Death whispers of defeat in my ear My God, I draw near, my God, I near
God of creation, here I I've left Babylon to out who I am I've traveled, struggled, I've failed in vain My own ability will see eternal gain
God of creation, You whom I seek Lord, I feel strapped an' down and my strength is weak Oh Lord, I cry out, please hear what I speak Bring life to my body, awaken sleep
whispers words of defeat in my ear My God, I near, my God, I draw near
all vanishes and I stand in this place To the truth for what it is With no human escape to behind Just my soul an' God and I find it blowing
Knowin' that humanity and a mere man like me Can my slate cleaned of mistakes And the chance to put on Even though darkness has us In and spoken otherwise
Man, I refuse to take in that And I refuse to buy into lies These lies of pain, lies of shame These lies of dysfunction
This lie of hopelessness that will make a Feel they're nothing lie that will make me Feel like my struggle is one too to fix
An' isn't that what wants? For me to play the role of a But I'm a child of And no am I bound by slavery I say, "Oh death, where is sting And oh Hades, where's victory?"
my cry, Oh God, attend to my prayer From the end of the earth I cry to You When my overwhelmed I will cry to You Leave it to the that is higher than I For You have a shelter for me I will in Your time forever My God, I draw near, my God, I draw
whispers words of defeat in my ear My God, I draw near, my God, I draw