[Verse 1]
d**h rides blackened clouds across the sky
The Son of man lays down to die
With every pounding blow upon the nail
Thunder rumbles all through hell
And from d**h's barren womb the captives cry
Who is there to free us should He die
[Verse 2]
His grave becomes a door, He enters in
To face the author of all sin
Defying d**h and the grave He takes their keys
And with them every captive frees
And from d**h's barren womb the captives cry
Arise for our redemption draweth nigh
[Chorus]
For He holds the keys
He holds the keys
And though we've been held captive
At long last we are free
For He holds the keys
[Verse 3]
Against the gates of hell I now resist
For the shackles that had torn my wrists
Lay before me now upon the ground
To sin I am no longer bound
For from d**h's barren womb
He heard my cry
And loosed the chains that bound me to a lie
[Bridge]
And to all the things that have kept you away
That keep you defeated day after day after day
The heartache that nobody sees
That eats at your soul like a cruel disease
He who set the captives free
It is He, it is He who holds your keys