If They Could See You

Verse 1

I didn’t come to You clean, Lord

Didn’t have my life together

I came with dirt on my hands

And a heart that couldn’t remember

I was tired of pretending

I was stronger than my fear

I was drowning in silence

Till You whispered, “I’m right here”

Pre-Chorus

You didn’t flinch when You saw me

Didn’t turn Your face away

You stepped into my mess

And You called me by my name

Chorus

If they could see You like I’ve seen You

Arms wide in the middle of shame

If they could hear You when the world goes quiet

Calling broken men by name

They wouldn’t run from mercy

They wouldn’t hide their scars

Lord, if they could see You like I see You

They’d fall right where they are

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Verse 2

I’ve watched men carry burdens

They were never meant to hold

White-knuckled through the suffering

Too proud to be made whole

They think You’re mad at their failures

Think grace is just a word

But I’ve felt You in the ashes

And I’ve heard You when I was unheard

Pre-Chorus

You don’t wait for us to climb back

You don’t ask us to pretend

You meet us in the wreckage

And You stay until the end

Chorus

If they could see You like I’ve seen You

Standing in the darkest nights

If they could feel You when the walls fall down

And hope slips out of sight

They’d stop trying to earn You

They’d stop running so hard

Lord, if they could see You like I see You

They’d give You their whole heart

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Bridge (spoken or half-sung, very raw)

I’m not trying to win an argument

I’m just trying to save a life

I’ve buried too many men inside themselves

Because they were told they had to be strong all the time

Jesus…

I know what You pulled me out of

And I can’t keep that to myself

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Breakdown (quiet, almost prayer)

You loved me when I was angry

You stayed when I shut the door

You held me together

When I couldn’t hold anymore

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Final Chorus (lift, but not flashy)

So let them see You like I’ve seen You

Patient, steady, kind

Let them hear You in the waiting

When they’ve run out of fight

Break the lies that say they’re too far gone

Or too scarred to start

Lord, let them see You through my life

And meet You where they are

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Outro

I’m Yours, Lord

All my days

Use my story

To light the way