[Verse 1]
Yeah
On a plane overlookin’ the ocean
Lately, I’m just tryna live in the moment
Certain people I needed just couldn’t stick around
If they ain’t see the vision, I bet they feel …
[Verse 1]
He just wanna be recognized by the OGs
And spray paint in the alleyway while he smokes weed
Middle finger up like, “Fuck the judge and the police”
Runnin’ through the streets …
[Verse 1]
Yeah
It’s been a while since I spoke to you, everything seems different now
I’m tryna focus, you’ve been out of frame, but it’s crazy how I see the picture now
It’s …
[Intro]
All these days I’m thinking of you
You’re leaving me behind
I’ll put it all behind
Just to be close to you
[Pre-Hook]
Everybody knows you don’t feel how I feel about you, girl
Everybody knows …
[Verse 1]
Yeah, you said you need some assurance, I wrote this song for you
I’ve been stressin’ and I don’t know how to talk to you
I’ve been dealin’ with pressure, our …
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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