Matthew 5:29-30
"If your right eye makes you stumble, tear it out and throw it from you; for it is better for you to lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. If your right hand makes you stumble, cut it off and throw it from you; for it is better to lose one of the parts of your body than for your whole body to go into hell." 

The truth behind these radical words lies behind the fact no one can achieve this perfection. The problem is the hardness of our hearts that ultimately lead to our spiritual demise. But the hope is this: "For as through the one man’s disobedience the many were made sinners, even so through the obedience of the One the many will be made righteous." Romans 5:19

As far as the technical side of this track goes, it features about 30+ time signature changes. The main groove is an alternation of 4/4, then 7/8, then 4/4, then 9/8. The verses are mostly in 5/4. 

A Cut Too Deep: 

Living corpse, I'm surprised I feel anything
My brain is a dungeon, conditioned for suffering
Overwhelming condemnation is the verdict from everyone
Ever-present imperfection; I wish I wasn't anyone
I lived in fear for the whole of my life
Sick of my reflection; you're begging me for my knife
If I wished you were dead, that means I would forfeit
If you were alive, I'd still have none of it

You have to suffer
You have to pay
You must be punished
And bleed for me

I know I'm a freak that contradicts nature
Self-preservation, a self-inflicted feature
Justified, vilified: a sanguine harmony
Agony's reality, what I perceive is real
Strange relief that pain can be a focus
Still a stranger peace that punishment is comfort
But the deepest wound I've sustained through the years
Can't be deep enough to deliver my fears

You have to suffer
You have to pay
You must be punished
And bleed for me

Oh God, I've gone too far
Oh God, I'm dying
Please don't let me go

Amazing grace that's deeper than these wounds
When I was digging deeper, Your mercy's deeper too
"Considered Righteous" from the Judge who sits upon the throne
Through faith in Jesus Christ whose death my sins atoned

The Lamb did suffer
The Lamb did pay
The Lamb was punished
And bled for me
The Lamb is worthy
The Lamb was slain
The Lamb is risen
And reigns forevermore

A Cut Too Deep (Final Edit)

Jeremiah Oard