CHORUS ITS TAKEN ME ALL THIS TIME TO SEE THE SUN ITS TAKEN ME ALL THESE ROADS TO LEARN HOW TO RUN YOUVE GIVEN ME RAIN TO WASH AWAY THE STUFF I THOUGHT I KNEW AND ALL THATS LEFT OF ME IS YOU
Verse(1): IVE BEEN SWEEPING AROUND THIS ROOM WITH A FINE TOOTH BROOM STILL DONT HAVE A CLUE IVE BEEN SEARCHING FOR SIGNS OF LIFE BUT NOTHINGS COMIN THROUGH IVE BEEN FLIPPING THROUGH PAGES FULL OF GOLDEN RULES A WEALTH OF TINY TRUTHS TRIPPING OVER THE SAME OLD THINGS, I THOUGHT ID LONG SINCE MOVED
Pre-CHORUS: I BELIEVE IN THE HELPING HAND, MY FELLOW MAN AND THE FAIL-SAFE LOVE THY NEIGHBOR PLAN THE PROMISE, THE CREED, THE OTHER CHEEK, SO HELP ME I NEED TO GET TO YOU
CHORUS
Verse(2): YOUVE BEEN PAVING THE WAY, MAKING IT STRAIGHT THE PATH HAS BEEN CLEARED IVE BEEN A LITTLE HESITANT, BUT YOU STILL FIND ME HERE YOUVE BEEN FLOODING MY THOUGHTS NOW IM BREAKING THE LOCKS MAKING MY WAY THROUGH I CAN SEE TO THE OTHER SIDE AND IM SO GLAD ITS YOU
Pre-CHORUS: I BELIEVE IN THE ONE ABOUT REACHING OUT, LIVING LOUD, AND ALL MY DOUBTS I BELIEVE IN WHAT I CANT DO AND I BELIEVE, I BELIEVE IN YOU
ITS TAKEN ME ALL THIS TIME TO SEE THE SUN ITS TAKEN ME ALL THIS TIME TO LEARN HOW TO RUN AFTER THE RAIN HAS WASHED AWAY THE RUST AND RESIDUE ALL THATS LEFT OF ME IS YOU
BRIDGE: I BELIEVE I CAN OVERCOME THE THINGS THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT UNDONE I BELIEVE I HAVE A PLACE TO GO, SOMEHOW I KNOW, I WILL GET TO YOU
I DONT WANNA WAKE UP IN A CROWDED ROOM NO ROOM TO MOVE CLOWNS TO THE LEFT OF ME JOKERS SNIFFING HELIUM FROM BALLOONS CUZ THEY GOT NOTHING BETTER TO DO YOU KNOW THOSE DAYS WHEN YOU CANT HEAR ABOVE THE NOISE AND ALL YOUR DOUBTS DEPLOYED ITS GETTING LATE AND YOURE GETTING BORED WITH THE STATUS YOU CLING TO
CHORUS: BEING ALIVE IS BREATHING IN AND BREATHING OUT OH BEING ALIVE IS KNOWING WHAT YOURE GONNA LIVE FOR ITS WAKING UP ANOTHER MORNING IN THE ARMS OF LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE
CHORUS(2): SO SAY YOU WILL, DONT SAY YOU WONT GIVE IN WHEN LOVE COMES AND WHEN IT DOES YOURE ASKING WHERE WILL IT COME FROM YOU WILL LIVE LONG ENOUGH TO LEARN, LONG AS YOU HAVE SOME LOVE LOVE LOVE.......
DO YOU EVER WAKE UP AND FIND THAT YOURE THE ONLY ONE THATS STANDING STILL JUST PART OF THE DRILL- NO BIG DEAL TODAY IS JUST ANOTHER THING TO GET THROUGH AND AS THE DAY GOES PASSING BY I RUN DOWN THE LIST OF ALL THE THINGS I MEANT TO TRY I MEANT TO FLY I JUST NEVER GOT AROUND
Verse(1): WHY ARE THE DAYS THAT SEEM SO CLEAR THE ONES I STARTED THERE AND SOMEHOW ENDED UP OVER HERE MY WAY HOME IS JUST A LONG AND WINDING ROAD
CHORUS: I- I DIDNT KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO I WAS BUSY HIDING FROM YOU I- WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO NOW ALL OF THIS IS WEARING ME OUT I GOTTA BE HONEST WITH YOU IM NEVER GONNA MAKE IT WITHOUT YOU
Verse(2): WHY IS IT THE THINGS I CHOOSE- IN THE END I FIND IVE ONLY GOT NOTHING TO LOSE SO HERE I GO CUZ ITS THE ONLY THING I KNOW
BRIDGE: MAYBE THIS IS SOMETHING I GOTTA DO MAYBE THIS IS JUST HOW I KNOW IM ALIVE AND IF IT BRINGS ME BACK TO YOU THEN ILL GO THROUGH
V1: YOU'RE PAINTING A PICTURE OF WHAT YOU WOULD PREFER OF WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE COME OUT OF YOUR LIFE BUT EVERY NOW AND THEN YOU GOTTA OPEN UP YOUR EYES
IT'S ALL RUNNING TOGETHER TAKING FOREVER AND I KNOW JUST WHAT THE FEELING IS LIKE BUT YOU CAN'T JUST LET IT ALL PASS YOU BY
WANNA SEE YA IN YOUR MOST OUTRAGEOUS STYLE WANNA SEE YA IN YOUR MOST COURAGEOUS SMILE LIVE IT LOVE IT OH YOU KNOW YOU WANNA TRY HEY-IT'S YOUR LIFE YOU'VE GOT THE LOVE YOU'VE GOT THE LORD YOU'VE GOT TO HOLD ON TO IT UH UH... HEY-IT'S YOUR LIFE
V2: RUN AWAY TO YOUR OWN BEAT TRIP OVER YOUR OWN FEET AT LEAST YOU KNOW YOU MIGHT BE FINDING YOUR WAY AND YOU'RE CLOSER THAN YOU WERE BACK IN THE DAY
WANNA SEE YA WITH YOUR MOST OUTRAGEOUS STYLE WANNA SEE YA IN YOUR MOST COURAGEOUS SMILE LIVE IT LOVE IT OH YOU KNOW YOU WANNA TRY HEY-IT'S YOUR LIFE YOU'VE GOT THE LOVE YOU'VE GOT THE LORD YOU'VE GOT TO HOLD ON TO IT UH UH... HEY-IT'S YOUR LIFE
BRIDGE: OOH LOOKIN FOR ANSWERS LIFE IS A DANCER ITS GONNA ASK YOU QUESTIONS YOU MAY NOT EVER KNOW AND ALL YOU GOTTA DO IS JUST LET GO
SYNOPSIS
This song is about those times where we find ourselves full of self-pity. I will be the first to admit that I often forget how simply but enormously blessed I really am. We all have goals and ambitions that just sort of sit still because of lack of ambition or our fear of inadequacy. The thing is that the God who is capable of creating the universe is just as capable of picking us up out of our easy chair recliner to go do what we know we should do. We are more equipped than we give ourselves credit for. So, just be encouraged. Everybody needs a little push every once in awhile!
Verse(1): I TAKE THE TIME TO LOOK AROUND ME ANOTHER DAY IN A CROWD THESE ARE THE DAYS I FEEL WHILE EVERYONE IS MOVING ON, IM HOLDING ON, JUST HOLDING ON ALL ALONE WITH EVERYONE OBLIVIOUS IS HOW I WANT TO BE TO THE WORLD SURROUNDING ME CUZ YOU KNOW MY NAME AND THATS ENOUGH FOR ME IM SEEING WHAT I THINK I SEE YOU SEEING ME - EVEN UNDERNEATH THE HEIGHT OF THINGS
CHORUS: WHO AM I - COMPARATIVELY AGAINST THE WIND - BESIDE THE SEA THROUGH TIME AND SPACE - BETWEEN THE TREES BENEATH THE SKY - ON MY KNEES BEHIND THE WALLS THAT MADE ME FEEL FREE YOU OPENED THE DOOR AND YOU FOUND ME THOUGHT I WAS LOST - GUESS I WAS WRONG YOU HAD IT PLANNED ALL ALONG AND YOU MADE ROOM FOR ME
VERSE(2): NOW IM FOREVER IN AWE THESE DAYS OF THE WAY YOU DEAL WITH ME HARD TO BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN ALWAYS BE PATIENTLY CREATING STILL A BETTER ME ALWAYS SEEING DEEP INSIDE THE BEST IN ME AND IM AMAZED AT WHO I AM
THIS IS ALL SO BEAUTIFUL BUT HOW MUCH OF THIS WILL REALLY BE ENOUGH TO KEEP ME ON MY FEET SO THIS IS HOW IT FEELS-WHEN ITS FOR REAL BUT HOW MUCH CAN BE INVISIBLE ENOUGH FOR ME TO JUST BELIEVE CUZ IM CHASING THE WIND AND ENDING UP RIGHT WHERE I BEGAN
I KNOW THAT THERES AN ART TO STARTING OVER AGAIN AND I KNOW THAT GOD WILL NEVER WASTE THE PAIN YOU CAN ONLY TRY SO HARD TO RIGHT A WRONG THIS SONG WILL ONLY LAST SO LONG BUT LIFE IS JUST THE ART OF LIVING ON
WE MAY NEVER KNOW WHY WE SHOULD JUST LET GO BUT DO WE REALLY WANT A GOD THAT WE CAN UNDERSTAND STILL WE CLOSE OUR EYES TRY TO REASON WHY BUT SINCE WHEN DO OUR DESIRES DOMINATE THE PLAN? WERE CHASING THE WIND AND ENDING UP RIGHT WHERE WE BEGIN
WHEN LIFE IS IN SLOW MOTION AND WHEN THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING HOLD ON TIGHT, YOURE GONNA CRY BUT THERES ALWAYS A REASON WHY
IM FOLLOWING THE LINES LOOKING FOR THE ANSWERS TO A PRAYER I M LOOKING FOR THE SIGNS WAITING FOR THE SIGNAL THAT UR THERE IF YOU ASK WHY I BELIEVE- O THE ONLY THING THAT I COULD EVER SAY
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN LIFE WILL TURN AROUND ONE DAY YOUR FAITHS STRONG THE NEXT IT CANT BE FOUND AND YOURE NOT LOOKING AND ALL I KNOW ITS OUTTA MY CONTROL AND YOU NEVER KNOW
I TRY TO FIGURE IN THE TIME WHEN MIRACLES SHOULD HAPPEN TO APPEAR AND WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO IT THERES NOTHING MORE THAT I CAN DO DOWN HERE I WANNA PLACE IT IN YOUR HANDS EVEN THOUGH I WANNA UNDERSTAND
YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN LIFE WILL TURN AROUND ONE DAY YOUR FAITHS STRONG THE NEXT IT CANT BE FOUND AND YOURE NOT LOOKING AND ALL I KNOW ITS OUTTA MY CONTROL AND YOU NEVER KNOW
IF YOU WANNA SPEND YOUR LIFE IN YOUR DESIGN, YOURE ONLY WASTING TIME