Dont you tell me how to feel
Every time your state your opinion
The obligation here is real
Cause you know that Id say anything for you
Well, if this is the kind of life youre happy to live then go on
But times are changing and I can see
I see now, I have to choose
Its turning me away from everything familiar
And casting me out on a sea Ive never known
And all Your efforts to keep me safe
Just make me dependant
And out here when I need You most
You cant rebuke the wind thats tossing me
To reach this half-alive heart
He had to touch my eyes
To show me truth thats real to me
Cause it speaks of all Ive left behind
Coming alive is harder than anything Ive tried
And fear, dont reach for me now
Cause Im so close, so close
Pretty stories of a Man who walked among the people
Healing anyone who could just believe in all He said He was
And the decision wasnt mine when it came
To what was right and wrong
But You would smile down on me
Whenever I could tell You what it was
But I cant deny the holy life of this Man
Whose death I deserve to die a thousand times
And realising what I need is always easier than changing
From what Ive always been into who I need to be
To reach this half-alive heart
He had to touch my eyes
To show me truth thats real to me
Cause it speaks of all Ive left behind
Coming alive is harder than anything Ive tried
And fear, dont reach for me now
Cause Im so close, so close