When I was born you were my breath You warmed my skin against your breast You were my food you were my light You were my morning and my night It's always only ever been It's always only ever been you And then I met you on the wall You were seventeen inches tall A painted smile across your face I prayed for heaven, prayed for grace I gave my life when I was ten I prayed in tongues was born again It's always only ever been you You were there As the world unfolded harsher fare As the spiral pared the seams And the brand new colors gleamed I could only think of you You were there Every broken heart and tangled care Jesus, Savior, Lord, and King Oh my friend and everything It was always only you I saw the writing on the wall You were a man and that was all There was no God in heaven above There was no perfect saving love It was always only ever me It was always only me And then my world was torn apart I felt a ground, I felt a heart And all the universe was one Just like a Father, Spirit, Son My heart is open once again A distant love, a forlorn friend Maybe it's always ever been You If you are there As the world unfolds its harsher fare As the spiral pairs the seams As the holy haunts my dreams I will stay right here with you You were there Every broken heart and tangled care Jesus, Teacher, Brahman Light Son of God and Source of Life And it's always only you
@Evija3000
8 жыл бұрын
I just love this song and how it's built. It's the journey to God the way a lot of people who are born in a christian environment experience it. As a baby you don't know him, but you're dependent on him. As child you know of him, but it's more like some concept you're taught, you don't really get the magnitude and glory of it, hence he's just 17 inches tall and with a painted face, but you pray and look for him, you accept him and are born again. But then at some point, usually in teenage years a lot of people experience a kind of crisis, where they become unsure or even rejecting of God and what they've been taught (this is where the guitar solo comes in and fits perfectly). Yet later they often experience something that makes them realize God is there and has always been there. It's a lot like my experience and I bet it's the author's too. I also like the metaphor about the wall and ground. I'm not sure I entirely get it, but the way I see it is: when you're a child the world is before you, you're feel like you're high on a wall and God is somewhere next to you, you're both high and important. When you're older you're not on the wall anymore, and when you're critical of God's existence, he's not a person next to you, he's not *up* on the wall, he's just a painting on the wall (an inanimate thing), on the same level as you. And when you realize he's real and has always been there, it says "I felt a ground", which could mean he found a strong ground to base his life on, or it could also be a continuation of the metaphor. You only feel the ground if you're lying or at least kneeling on it, not standing. It shows how he's fallen, he's humbled. He's not somewhere high or standing on his feet, he's on the ground.
@somethinggood9267
5 жыл бұрын
That was a really good explanation
@ScottLHarris
2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you brother for the comment…so good!
@ScottLHarris
2 жыл бұрын
That guitar…yes! The lyrics are spot on…love this!
@chicken546
6 жыл бұрын
Musical brilliance! The words and tune go perfectly together. When he gave his life it was calm and quiet. Not a pain in sight. But when he forgot about God it got really loud and not a pretty tune. Then when he came back to God, the music was quiet. Again I say... MUSICAL BRILLIANCE
@Holyrighteousandfree
8 жыл бұрын
this album is simply amazing keep blazing a fire in the christian music realm!
@markuswmenezes
6 жыл бұрын
kingdomroots it’s buddhist
@GirlyGirlDiazg
8 жыл бұрын
IN LOVE W THIS ONE!
@brittanynayneecassum7844
8 жыл бұрын
wow! love the rhythm and I enjoy soul in the lyrics. simply beautiful.
@nelsoncastro6703
8 жыл бұрын
I love this song!
@chicken546
6 жыл бұрын
Can’t get this song out of my head! 😂 literally I’ve tried!😂😂
@mikea4855
8 жыл бұрын
Sweet!
@tureinas5179
8 жыл бұрын
Muito bom
@SSS-ie5ix
8 жыл бұрын
+Tu Reinas PODERIA ME RESPONDER O SIGNIFICADO DE "There was no God in heaven above":?...nao entendi o que ele quis dizer
@buongiornosophia
8 жыл бұрын
+Sarah .S translate this : he is talking about when we go through hard times we start to push away or reject God
@SSS-ie5ix
8 жыл бұрын
Sophia Sahagun ho yes, almost "doubting" the existence of God ... thank you
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