There’s a certain kind of cry that comes when you’ve been walking with the Lord, but the old chains still rattle behind you. Deliver Me, the newest release by Demaree, puts that moment into words. It’s a song written from the middle of the battle—not from the victory lap.
She sings, “Here I stand at the crossroads, looking ahead… I’ve seen destruction in choices I’ve made.” These aren’t the words of someone trying to impress anyone. These are the words of someone who’s been through it and knows that the only way forward is through the mercy and strength of God.
God Doesn’t Deliver Us Halfway
The heart of the song is simple and scriptural: we’re not meant to return to the Egypt God saved us from. The chorus pleads with God to part the sea—not because He hasn’t done it before, but because we so often forget He still does it today.
“Why would someone enslaved ever wanna return?” It’s a good question. And yet, how many of us feel that familiar pull? Sin has a way of dressing itself up like comfort, even after we’ve walked away. Temptation doesn’t just vanish when you follow Jesus. That’s why this song matters. It reminds us to cry out to the Deliverer—not just once, but every time the past tries to drag us back.
We Don’t Need a Boost—We Need a Savior
This song doesn’t pretend that willpower is enough. It reaches for something deeper. When Demaree sings, “Not by my own strength, Lord, show me Your way,” she’s echoing every believer who’s learned the hard way that self-reliance leads back to bondage. Only God can free us—for good.
And let’s be honest: sometimes freedom costs us our pride. Sometimes it means standing still at the water’s edge, surrounded by fear, and trusting that God will move before we do. That’s not weakness. That’s faith.
About Demaree – From Broadway to Brokenness to Bold Faith
Before her music ministry began, Demaree was a Broadway performer and Disney voiceover artist. She starred in Les Misérables, Wicked, and lent her voice to characters like Ariel and Elsa. But behind the spotlight was a real-life journey full of detours, heartbreak, and eventually—surrender.
After walking through a painful divorce and raising two young children alone, Demaree returned to Nashville not to chase fame, but to survive. She found herself back in church, back in the Word, and eventually—back to songwriting. Not for a record label. Not for applause. For healing. For ministry. For God.
That’s where Deliver Me was born.
It was never meant to be a hit. It was a journaled prayer she turned into music. A few years ago, she was just trying to make it through Christmas alone. This past year, she ended up recording a duet with Dolly Parton on You’ll Never Walk Alone—a door only God could open. Not because she pushed. But because she obeyed.
Demaree’s story reminds us that when we give God our yes—even in the hard seasons—He brings purpose out of pain, and healing out of surrender.
If you’ve been following Jesus but still feel the pull of the past… if you’re standing in front of a sea and don’t see a way across… this song is for you.
God still delivers. And He won’t stop with you.
Stream Deliver Me by Demaree on all platforms, and stay connected with her journey at demareemusic.com or on Instagram @demareemusic.
Lyrics
Here I stand at the crossroads looking ahead
I walked the wrong path
And don’t wanna go back
I’ve seen destruction
In choices I’ve made
But each time you show me your grace
I wanna honor you
Not by my own strength
Lord show me your way
Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Me
I’ve read the story
I need you part this sea
I know on the other side
You have so much more for my life
So deliver deliver deliver deliver me
Why would someone enslaved ever wanna return
How does fear over take what we’ve already
learned
Why do I feel the arms of my past
Temptation keeps pulling me back
I’m moving on
These strongholds can’t go
Where I know that I’m called
Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Me
I’ve read the story
I need you part this sea
I know on the other side
You have so much more for my life
So deliver me
Deliver me from my enemies
Oh deliver me
Set me free
*Instrumental
Deliver Deliver Deliver Deliver Me
I’ve read the story
I need you part this sea
I know on the other side
You have so much more for my life
Deliver Deliver Deliver
Deliver Deliver Deliver
So Deliver,
Deliver Deliver Deliver me