I Am
Discovering Identity: I Am in You and You Are in Me
Lyrics
Walking out alone
Walking alone
The night fits like a stone inside a boot heel
The night feels heavy, like a burden in a boot heel
Hot and cold winds blow
Experiencing contrasting emotions, hot and cold winds
And no oneís here to know the way I feel
Feeling isolated, no one understands emotions
The corner I once knew brings me in to view again
Returning to a familiar place, self-reflection
So I could stay out late, find new bones to break
Considering risky behaviors, seeking change
But then Iíd be dragging home admitting
Acknowledging consequences, admitting dependency
I am because You are I am
Realizing identity is connected to another ("I am because You are I am")
I recognize clearly I see
Perceiving clarity and self-awareness
I am because You are I am
Reaffirming interconnectedness with another
I am in You and You are in me
Expressing unity and mutual existence
Spent too many days devising many ways trying to escape you
Spending time trying to avoid connection
Played too many roles
Playing different roles, losing authenticity
Dug too many holes just big enough to fall in to
Creating problems just big enough to fall into
And I could linger here, hoping to disappear in excuses
Considering escape but caught in excuses
Come morningís shining face Iíd be crawling to the place I call home Where first you cut me loose and The places that Iíve carried You, I wouldnít take a dog
Reflecting on the consequences of detachment, longing for home
Stop and calmly think of that
Pause and reflect on the consequences of actions
Tear this church down to itís cornerstone
Suggesting a need for radical change and rebuilding
And build it up again, build me up again.
Desiring personal and spiritual reconstruction
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