Lyrics
I built a fortress with a hundred thousand faces
I constructed a stronghold with numerous different personas or appearances.
I'll keep it safe with a hundred thousand more
I will safeguard it with many more varied disguises or identities.
But these masks are wearing thin as You draw me in
These facades are becoming transparent as You (possibly referring to a higher power or someone significant) attract me.
I spent my time on the empty and the fleeting
I invested my time in pursuits that were insubstantial and temporary.
I spent my life on much less than what I'd dreamed
I dedicated my life to things much less than what I had envisioned.
But I'm reaching out to you to make me new
However, I am extending myself towards You, asking to be transformed.
'Cause I am just a beggar here at Your door
Expressing humility, acknowledging being a humble person at the doorstep of a higher power.
I am just a shipwreck here on Your shore
Portraying oneself as a wrecked ship on the shore of the same higher power.
I come empty handed ready to see
Approaching without possessions, ready to witness a transformation.
Your life in me changing who I've been, to who I need to be
Expressing a desire for a profound change, allowing the higher power to reshape one's identity.
To who I need to be
Reiterating the need for transformation and personal growth.
You tell me my story as You sift between the pages
The higher power is narrating the individual's life story by examining and understanding each moment.
I feel redemption in the space between each turn
Feeling a sense of redemption or salvation in the spaces between life's significant moments.
Could You take me in Your arms and tell it just once more
Requesting the higher power to embrace and retell the individual's story once again.
Could You take me in Your arms and tell it just once more
Repetition for emphasis, expressing a strong desire for the higher power's involvement.
'Cause I am just a beggar here at Your door
Reiterating humility, emphasizing being a beggar at the doorstep of the higher power.
I am just a shipwreck here on Your shore
Continuing the metaphor of being a shipwreck, underscoring vulnerability and dependence.
I come empty handed ready to see
Approaching without preconceived notions, prepared for a transformative experience.
Your life in me changing who I've been, who I've been
Desiring a change in identity, emphasizing the necessity of becoming a different person.
'Cause I am just a beggar here at Your door
Reiterating humility, acknowledging a humble existence at the doorstep of the higher power.
I am just a shipwreck here on Your shore
Emphasizing the metaphor of being a shipwreck, signifying brokenness and seeking refuge.
I come empty handed ready to see
Approaching without possessions, anticipating a transformative encounter.
Your life in me changing who I've been, to who I need to be
Expressing the desire for a change in identity, underlining the need to become a different person.
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