Lyrics

They spoke with tongues that split the air
Built monuments of skin and bone
With hollow eyes they led the pack
But the cracks were theirs alone
The soil remembers every step
The weight of pride leaves lines too deep
But when the statues fall to dust
The depths of truth will never sleep

Don’t mistake the fall for the end of the road
We all bear weight we’re not meant to hold

We all walk with fault lines under our feet
No one’s above the curse, there’s no elite
There’s more to truth than flesh and bone
It stands when leaders fall from thrones
Don’t let their ruin make you blind
This Word remains, where hearts will slide
It wasn’t them who held the key
And it’s not them who set you free

The suits they wore became their mask
And power turned their hearts to stone
They claimed the path but left behind
The grace that walks the road alone
Their fall was loud, their sins were wide
But truth remains beneath the dust
No preacher’s hands can save your soul
But grace still lives in sacred trust

They built the walls, but walls will fall
Their rise was never meant to solve

We all walk with fault lines under our feet
No one’s above the curse, there’s no elite
There’s more to truth than flesh and bone
It stands when leaders fall from thrones
Don’t let their ruin make you blind
This Word remains, where hearts will slide
It wasn’t them who held the key
And it’s not them who set you free

We all have crumbling hands
We all wear lose, fragile skin
But the truth was never theirs to lose
And grace was never tied to sin
Don’t throw the sky away for ash
Don’t burn the bridge for what they’ve done
It wasn’t men who made the light
And it won’t die with anyone
Don’t look for God in man-made halls
His name will be here when the buildings fall

We all walk with fault lines under our feet
No one’s above the curse, there’s no elite
There’s more to truth than flesh and bone
It stands when leaders fall from thrones
Don’t let their ruin make you blind
This Word remains, where hearts will slide
It wasn’t them who held the key
And it’s not them who set you free

Meaning

“Fault Lines Under the Fallen” is about how nobody is above reproach. (“For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God.” Romans 3:23)

We all look to Christian leaders, pastors, and scholars, and as much as we say we don’t put them on a pedestal, we do. (“Stop regarding man, whose breath of life is in his nostrils; for why should he be esteemed?” Isaiah 2:22)

We all do. I do. Even though I know everyone is capable of all types of sin and man’s heart is full of evil. (The heart is deceitful above all things and desperately wicked; who can understand it?” Jeremiah 17:9)

This is not to bring anyone down and take away from great leaders. (“Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor, especially those who labor in preaching and teaching.” 1 Timothy 5:17)

The point is, we’re all in the same world, with the same Word. (“Sanctify them in the truth; Your word is truth.” John 17:17)

Too many people have left the church and Christianity as a whole because of the sins of leaders.

We have to start by holding each other accountable, but we also have to remember that we’re all human. (“Brothers, if anyone is caught in any transgression, you who are spiritual should restore him in a spirit of gentleness. Keep watch on yourself, lest you too be tempted.” Galatians 6:1)