(Verse 1)
Lights off.
Room cold.
Ceiling feels like it knows my soul.
Clock ticks louder than my faith,
Every second tests my patience.
Thought You’d move by now.
Thought I’d see a sign.
But I’m somewhere in between
Your promise and Your timing.
Friends run past me,
Chasin’ open doors.
I’m sittin’ in a silent room
With You on this empty floor.
(Pre-Chorus)
I don’t feel forsaken.
Just undone.
Like You’re building something
No one sees begun.
(Chorus)
If this is the dark before the dawn,
Then keep me here tonight.
If this is the breaking of my pride,
Then break it right.
I don’t need the spotlight.
I don’t need control.
If You’re working in the silence,
Then work inside my soul.
I don’t understand it,
But I know You’re good.
So if You say stay in the shadows,
Then I will stay where You stood.
(Verse 2)
Every closed door stings a little deeper.
Every “not yet” makes the night feel steeper.
Part of me wants to force Your hand,
Kick down walls, rewrite the plan.
But I’ve seen what happens
When I move without You.
So I sit with the tension.
Let it press my chest.
Maybe roots grow stronger
When they’re buried, not blessed.
Feels like I’m hidden.
But maybe I’m held.
Feels like I’m stalled.
But maybe I’m compelled.
(Bridge – soft)
You’re not loud.
You’re not rushed.
You don’t bend because I push.
If I burn, let it refine.
If I wait, let it align.
I’d rather be unknown in Your will
Than shining out of line.
(Final Chorus)
If this is the dark before the dawn,
I won’t call it defeat.
If this is the shaping of my heart,
Then let it complete.
You don’t waste a season.
You don’t lose a plan.
If You placed me in this waiting,
Then I’m exactly where I stand.
Still in the dark.
Still in Your hand.
DDietz
