Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
El shaddai, El Shaddai
El-elyon na Adonai
Age to age You're still the same
By the power of the name
El Shaddai, El Shaddai
Erkamka na Adonai
We will praise and lift You high
El Shaddai
Through Your love and through the ram
You saved the son of Abraham
Through the power of Your hand
Turned the sea into dry land
To the outcast on her knees
You were the God who really sees
And by Your might
You set Your children free
El Shaddai, El Shaddai
El-elyon na Adonai
Age to age You're still the same
By the power of the name
El Shaddai, El Shaddai
Erkamka na Adonai
We will praise and lift You high
El Shaddai
Through the years You've made it clear
That the time of Christ was near
Though the people couldn't see
What Messiah ought to be
Though Your word contained the plan
They just could not understand
Your most awesome work was done
Through the frailty of Your son
El Shaddai, El Shaddai
El-elyon na Adonai
Age to age You're still the same (ooh)
By the power of the name (ooh)
El Shaddai, El Shaddai (ooh)
Erkamka na Adonai
I will praise You 'til I die (ahh)
El Shaddai (ahh)
El Shaddai, El Shaddai (ooh)
El-elyon na Adonai
Age to age You're still the same (ooh)
By the power of the name (ooh)
El Shaddai, El Shaddai (ooh)
Erkamka na Adonai
I will praise You 'til I die (Praise you)
El Shaddai (ooh, ooh)
El-elyon na Adonai
Age to age You're still the same
By the power of the name
El Shaddai, El Shaddai
Erkamka na Adonai
We will praise and lift You high
El Shaddai
Through Your love and through the ram
You saved the son of Abraham
Through the power of Your hand
Turned the sea into dry land
To the outcast on her knees
You were the God who really sees
And by Your might
You set Your children free
El Shaddai, El Shaddai
El-elyon na Adonai
Age to age You're still the same
By the power of the name
El Shaddai, El Shaddai
Erkamka na Adonai
We will praise and lift You high
El Shaddai
Through the years You've made it clear
That the time of Christ was near
Though the people couldn't see
What Messiah ought to be
Though Your word contained the plan
They just could not understand
Your most awesome work was done
Through the frailty of Your son
El Shaddai, El Shaddai
El-elyon na Adonai
Age to age You're still the same (ooh)
By the power of the name (ooh)
El Shaddai, El Shaddai (ooh)
Erkamka na Adonai
I will praise You 'til I die (ahh)
El Shaddai (ahh)
El Shaddai, El Shaddai (ooh)
El-elyon na Adonai
Age to age You're still the same (ooh)
By the power of the name (ooh)
El Shaddai, El Shaddai (ooh)
Erkamka na Adonai
I will praise You 'til I die (Praise you)
El Shaddai (ooh, ooh)
Lyrics submitted by spliphstar
El-Shaddai Lyrics as written by John W Thompson Michael J. Card
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Royalty Network, Integrity Music, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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