You and me, why are we living in retrograde
Loving me, losing me, driving without a break
Going full speed ahead never without a fight
Running red lights
Running red lights
Oh, Oh, no turning …
[Chorus]
Trust issues got me being cautious
Not friendly – niggas rolling swishers
Do I wanna hit it – not really
Blood in the streets for any one of my niggas
I’m ridin solo – …
[Hook:]
I’m kissing styrofoam
You know what I be on
Thats what I be on
She know what I be on
Who know what I be on
Thats what I be on
Baby move along
I keep moving …
He’s still driving that 1970 hand-me-down truck
And he’s still wearing that red and black jersey
Waiting for the band to start up
He’s still showing up twenty late, finding hearts and rules …
You know I’m gonna hit it on the radio
You know I’m gonna put it on my video
I know you gon’ be turning up the volume
I know you wanna split me …
I want you as you are, not as you ought to be1
Won’t you lay down your guard2 and come to me
The shame that grips you now is crippling3
It breaks my heart to see you suffering4
Cause I am for you
I’m not against you5
If you wanna know
How far my love can go
Just how deep, just how wide6
If you wanna see
How much you mean to me
Look at my hands,7 look at my side8
If you could count the times I’d say you are forgiven
It’s more than the drops in the ocean9
Don’t think you need to settle for a substitute
When I’m the only love that changes you10
And I am for you
I’m not against you
I am for you
I’m not against you
If you wanna know
How far my love can go
Just how deep, just how wide
If you wanna see
How much you mean to me
Look at my hands, look at my side
If you could count the times I’d say you are forgiven
It’s more than the drops in the ocean
Open your heart
It’s time that we start again11
Open your heart
It’s time that we start again
If you wanna know
How far my love can go
Just how deep, just how wide
If you wanna see
How much you mean to me
Look at my hands, look at my side
If you could count the times I’d say you are forgiven
It’s more than the drops in the ocean
The drops in the ocean
I am for you
I’m not against you
I am for you
I’m not against you12
Hawk Nelson sings from the perspective of God in this song, saying that each person is important and loved by God for who he or she truly is.
“Lay down your guard” means “stop trying to be an ideal version of yourself.”
When people allow shame to determine what happens in their lives, they lose the opportunity to be the people God made them to be.
Hawk Nelson fervently believes that God’s heart breaks whenever a human is in despair.
God means “I’m on your side” when he says this.
Hawk Nelson insists that God’s love is gigantic and unending.
“Look at my hands” means “look at the blood on Jesus’ hands that were staked into his cross.”
Jesus’ side was also wounded during his crucifixion. Hawk Nelson alludes to that here.
God is telling listeners that they have always been and will always be forgiven for their wrongdoings.
God claims that God is the only source of deep love in the universe.
Hawk Nelson believes that God is gracious and allows people to move beyond their past mistakes and start afresh.
Hawk Nelson performs this song of comfort to communicate to their listeners that God is a God of love, grace, and forgiveness.
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