Breaker This one hurts A young Christian man took a bullet for speaking his mind Name was Charlie Husband, daddy, voice for the kids Lord, why'd it go down like that? Stage lights cold as a winter rain One breath, one prayer, then the world went strange Crowd froze up when the thunder cracked Truth on a mic and a life attacked He talked about hope in a storming land Bible in the heart and a promise in his hands But a shadow reached from a coward's perch Cut down a son in the middle church And I swear if the tables turned the other way Y'all know there'd be fires in the streets today But here we stand with candles and a folded flag Begging God for mercy on the road we drag How dare they steal the breath from a faithful man? How dare they stain the grass where his boots once stand? They call us evil, point at our cross Then pull that trigger and reckon no cost If it were theirs, there'd be sirens and flames But we're praying for truth while we whisper his name Charlie, we ain't letting go your hand Erica holding on the picture frame Two little hearts asking who's to blame America's weeping like a mourning dove When a voice falls silent that was speaking love He stirred up halls where the lions roar Told young souls they were made for more Now we kneel in the quiet where the echoes ring And promise to carry what he came to bring If the shoe was flipped you'd hear a different cry We'll choose the truth and we won't reply With fire for fire, stone for stone We'll stand for justice and we won't back down How dare they steal the breath from a faithful man? How dare they stain the grass where his boots once stand? They call us evil, point at our cross Then pull that trigger and reckon no cost If it were theirs, there'd be sirens and flames But we're praying for truth while we whisper his name Charlie, we ain't letting go of your hand Let the sheriff ride and the truth come clean Let the darkness face what it's never seen We won't forget and we won't lose heart Soaring his mission where the fields are sparse To every kid who thinks they're alone Take up the banner and bring it home Speak what's right through the night feels long Make your life the answer, make your faith a song How dare they steal the breath from a faithful man? But grace still moves like the river can We'll lift that cross, we'll guard that flame Hold tight to hope and say his name If it were theirs They'd burn the town But we'll fight with truth, we won't bow down Charlie, your light keeps riding on For Charlie, for his family For every kid who needed that voice, we'll carry it now Rest in peace Charlie Diesel out