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Treason
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Aug 19, 2026 updated
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Kutless's song "Treason" is a raw confession of spiritual failure and the struggle between devotion and disobedience. The narrator admits to praising God with their lips while turning to blame and sin, feeling like a traitor to their faith. They question whether their repeated failures amount to treason, yet acknowledge that Christ's blood covers all sin and transforms a traitor into family. The song captures the tension between human weakness and divine grace, ultimately pointing to the hope found in redemption despite our inconsistency.
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It all starts here with my disgrace
I give you my life then I run in haste
In this false life something needs to give
Tell me a reason why this isn't treason
Tell me, tell me I'm wrong
I swear I'm back but then it turns out it's only a season
So tell me, tell me I'm wrong
With my two lips I will praise your name
Then I turn around and only curse and blame
I give in, strength is thin, adding to my shame
Tell me a reason why this isn't treason
Tell me, tell me I'm wrong
I swear I'm back but then it turns out it's only a season
So tell me, tell me I'm wrong
Your blood it covered all my sin
You changed a traitor into kin
In this false life something needs to give
Tell me a reason why this isn't treason
Tell me, tell me I'm wrong
I swear I'm back but then it turns out it's only a season
So tell me, tell me I'm wrong.