Intro
Cm Cm A# F
Cm D# Cm
Lost in Darkness, hands outstretched
A# F
And I wonder...
Cm
God where are you?
D# Cm
I'm drowning in the mess I've made
A#
I can't do this on my own
F
I'm crying out but I still feel alone
D# A# F
Yearning for a distant time when when I was your own
Cm D#
Wondering if I ever even knew you at all
A# F
God how can I face them all, they're haunting me;
Cm D#
Violent voices screaming "this ain't who you outta be."
Cm D# Cm
So I asking to come and hold my heart
A# F
Father hold my heart
Cm
So to continue the metaphor
A# F
The water's rising quicker than ive еver seen before
Cm
And I look up, see anothеr wave coming
D# A#
It's caught me in its undertow and I know to start swimming away
I'm gonna have to leave behind that which I've clung to
F
And trust in Him instead of doing what I do
Cm
And I'm so scared cause I've been here before
D#
And I don't think that I could take this back and forth any more
A#
This time I promise you that I've found my way
F
I'm through with this sick carnival and I'm so tired of drifting away
D# A# F
It's been way too long since I last felt the warmth of your embrace
Cm
Now it's time to come home
D# A#
Wash me, cleanse me, save me God!
F
The stains of my sin have soaked my skin
Cm A# D#
I'm screaming for you now I am deep down in the mud I cannot find my way
Gm
So I take a stroke, but then I'm pulled back down
Gm D# F Gm
Why do bad things happen to good people?
Cm
No one's good
Gm
No one's good
Gm D# F Gm
Why do good things happen to bad people?
Cm
Because He loves me
D#
Because He loves me
F Gm D#
Because He calls me His child, although I have sinned
F Gm D#
In the midst of the silence, He's moving within
F D#
Within
A# F
It's been way too long since I last felt the warmth of your embrace
Cm A# D#
Now it's time to come home
A#
Wash me, cleanse me, save me God!
F
The stains of my sin have soaked my skin
Cm A# D#
I'm screaming for you now I am deep down under now I cannot find my way
Cm
So I start to swim to shore but it’s too hard
A# F
Father it’s too hard
(N.C. For a Beat)
F D#
And out of the raging sea
A#
I'm lifted by His hand
F
An angel dragged me to dry land