Alone on a hot dry day
I sit and contemplate
What happened to me?
Yeah, What happened to me?
I was up on stage, rocking that song
Then I messed up and sung it all wrong
Oh, why right now of all times
Oh why right now
I’m the laughing stock of the city (Build-Up)
I must prevail against controversy
So what do I do?  x4 (Rap)


I will redeem myself(Chorus)
I will show my strength
Show those judges I can sing
Give me the mic
Turn up the gain
And let loose all the pain
Redemption, Redemption, Redemption!
I want redemption…

I was the best of all of them
People thought I could win
I began to grow slack
And committed a huge sin
The appreciation got to my head
All 4 judges wanted me
Oh, the direction I was being led
Music came naturally to me
I breezed through the semifinals with little practice
Took me music for granted
“Now what do I do”, I chanted


I will redeem myself(Chorus)
I will swallow my pride
I will sway them to my side
Give me the stage
Turn up the bass
And show the world my face
Redemption, Redemption, Redemption!
I just want redemption…

I will rebuild my reputation back
Maybe even become a national sensation
But I will forget not the importance of humility
And shall not go astray
I will pray but don’t know about fate
I don’t believe in fate anyways
I will control my destiny
And reach the core of everybody I see
Now it’s time for action

I will expose myself to the public eye(Chorus)
Might be laughed at a couple times
But I will sway them to my side
Give me the audience
Turn up the expectations
And show the world how hard I’ve been practicing for this
Redemption, Redemption, Redemption!
I just want redemption…

there is no redemption for the hopeless
let me hang my head in shame
there is no redemption for the hopeless
these wounds at least let me feel pain

after the battle leave me here to die
i never deemed myself a hero or a knight
why can't you see i cannot win this fight
this coward's only weapon is to hide

there is no redemption for the hopeless
let me accept my defeat
there is no redemption for the hopeless
i lost when i tried to cheat

let me suffer here for all my sins
grace no longer has a place for this monstrosity
i am sentenced a lifetime of being me
the lashings give it all away on my skin

there is no redemption for the hopeless
it took me a while to see
that there is no redemption for the hopeless
because the real enemy here is me