ONE THING (A Song About Taking Thoughts Captive)

[Verse 1]
(G) (Em) (C) (D)
The feed is full of futures I can plan and buy and chase
A thousand little vapors dressed in urgency and grace
I scroll through all the noise until my restlessness is fed
And miss the One who’s speaking — sitting right before my head
[Pre-Chorus]
(Em) (C) (G) (D)
Martha’s in the kitchen, hands are full and heart is thin
Mary found the better place — where do I begin?

[Chorus]
(G) (D) (Em) (C) — repeat)
One thing — I’m coming back to one thing
Not the algorithm’s pull, not the market’s voice that rings
One thing — You said only one thing matters
Let the anxious world go on — I’m sitting at Your feet

[Verse 2]
(G) (Em) (C) (D)
“Tomorrow we will go there, spend a year and turn a gain”
But I don’t know tomorrow — only vapor, only vane
The days are dark and clever, they were made to keep me numb
So awake, sleeper, awaken — don’t be foolish, kingdom come
[Pre-Chorus]
(Em) (C) (G) (D)
The light exposes everything the darkness tried to sell
I’m making the most of time — by knowing You are well

[Chorus]
(G) (D) (Em) (C)
One thing — I’m coming back to one thing
Not the algorithm’s pull, not the market’s voice that rings
One thing — You said only one thing matters
Let the anxious world go on — I’m sitting at Your feet

[Bridge]
(Em) (G) (D) (C) — slow, stripped)
Take my thoughts captive, Lord
Every high and hollow word
Bring them low before Your throne
Where the truth is finally heard
I was worried and was bothered
About so many, many things
But You speak in the stillness —
If the Lord wills, let me sing
(Build back in — full band)
(Em) (G) (D) (C)
Awake, awake, arise from sleep
Christ will shine, Christ will shine
Awake, awake, the days are deep
Make them count — make them mine in You

[Final Chorus] (Key lift to A)
(A) (E) (F#m) (D)
One thing — I’m coming back to one thing
Not the algorithm’s pull, not the market’s voice that rings
One thing — You said only one thing matters
Let the anxious world go on —
Let the anxious world go on —
I’m sitting at Your feet

[Outro]
(A) (E) (D) — repeat and fade)
If the Lord wills… if the Lord wills…
Only one thing… only one thing…

Production Notes:
	∙	Open with a single acoustic guitar and a lone voice — bare and honest
	∙	Drums and bass enter on the second verse
	∙	Bridge strips back again to just guitar and voice before the full-band build
	∙	The key lift on the final chorus (+2 to A) gives it emotional elevation without feeling manufactured
	∙	Consider a brief moment of near-silence before “If the Lord wills” in the outro — let it breathe

indie folk/rock with some weight to it — think early Mumford & Sons energy but with a more contemplative, modern feel.