L A Z A R U S H E A R T
Awakening Lazarus: A Song of Resurrection and Redemption
Lyrics
There's a Man who's been hanging round tombs
Refers to a mysterious Man frequenting tombs.
And the whole town don't know what to think
The town is puzzled by the Man's presence.
See, He talks to the dead, tells them to rise
The Man communicates with the dead, commanding them to rise.
And they rise just like they were asleep
The dead respond, awakening as if from sleep.
And they ain't just some phantoms or wraiths
The resurrected have physical form and identities.
They've got skin, they've got bones, they've got names
The resurrected have tangible attributes.
They speak of this Man, say You've gotta meet Him
Witnesses praise the Man and recommend meeting Him.
Just His shadow heals sick and the lame
The Man's mere shadow can heal the sick and lame.
He's doing just what He said
The Man fulfills promises and expectations.
He's raising the dead
The Man resurrects the dead.
And He's come for me
Expresses the Man's purpose of coming for the speaker.
To wake me from my sleep
The Man intends to awaken the speaker from spiritual slumber.
He shouts out my name
The Man calls the speaker's name.
And He scatters my dark
The Man dispels the speaker's darkness.
And He raises this Lazarus heart
The Man revives the speaker's "Lazarus heart."
There's a flower that's blooming in me
Describes a new, positive development within the speaker.
It's never grown here before
Portrays emotional expressions of others in response.
Sisters joyfully weep, they recline at Your feet
Highlights joyful reactions and gestures toward the Man.
Spill their perfume all over the floor
Symbolic act of pouring perfume at the Man's feet.
But the honeymoon's over for me
The speaker's enthusiasm wanes, suggesting a change.
Broke my vows almost instantly
Confession of breaking vows hastily.
If this is new life, how come I still strive
Questions the transformative nature of the new life.
Maybe death isn't finished with me
Uncertainty about the completeness of overcoming death.
But You're doing just what You said
Acknowledgment of the Man's faithfulness to His promises.
You're raising the dead
Confirmation of the Man resurrecting the dead.
And You've come for me
Reiteration of the Man's purpose for the speaker.
To wake me from my sleep
Emphasis on waking the speaker from spiritual slumber.
You shout out my name
The Man calls the speaker's name again.
And You scatter my dark
Continued dispelling of the speaker's darkness.
And You raise up this Lazarus heart
Renewal and revival of the speaker's "Lazarus heart."
Oh-oh-oh this is gonna hurt
Acknowledgment of forthcoming pain in the transformation.
Oh-oh-oh but it has to work
Acceptance that the painful process is necessary.
And though I can't see any daylight in me
Despite current struggles, trust in the transformative process.
Still you're ripping me out from the dirt
Illustrates the challenging extraction from difficulties.
So please heal me
Expresses a plea for healing from deep-seated issues.
My death just runs so deep
Acknowledges the profound nature of the speaker's spiritual death.
Yet You reach to my depths
The Man reaches into the speaker's profound struggles.
And You scatter my dark
Continued dispelling of the speaker's darkness.
And You raise up this Lazarus heart
Renewal and revival of the speaker's "Lazarus heart."
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