Who Am I

Rise Electric

I was so afraid
am I alone again?
To keep me here with you,
'cause only you are true.

I'm sorry for the hurt,
and I'm sorry for the shame.
I'm sorry for the guilt,
and I'm sorry I complain.

Who am I?
What is life?
I want to know,
who is God?
Only Heaven knows,
what is life.
I want to know,
who is God?
Cause He gives me faith (faith),
He keeps me safe (safe).
Only Heaven, only Heaven knows.

Sorry for the hurt,
and I'm sorry for the shame.
I'm so sorry.
I'm sorry for the guilt,
and I'm sorry I complain.

But who am I?
What is life?
I want to know,
Who is God?
Only Heaven knows,
what is right.
I want to know,
who is God?
cause He gives me faith (faith),
He keeps me safe (safe).
(Now...now)

If you hate Him, you hate you.
If you hate Him, you hate you.
If you hate Him, you hate you.
If you hate Him, you hate you.

I'm sorry for the hurt (hurt),
and I'm sorry for the shame (the shame).
I'm sorry for,
sorry for, I'm sorry.
I'm sorry for the guilt,
and I'm sorry I complain.
I'm sorry for, sorry.
He gives me faith, faith.
(If you hate Him, you hate you.
If you hate Him, you hate you.)
He gives me faith.
(If you hate Him, you hate you.
If you hate Him, you hate you.)
He gives me faith (faith, safe)
Who am I?
What is life,
I want to know.


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    This song is so unbelievably beautiful Its one of those songs that really makes me think about everything, I love it and I love Rise Electric

    Insidemyheadon April 15, 2007   Link
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    I love the opening guitar. The only part that is strange to me is the, "If you hate Him, you hate you." part, because it really doesn't sound like that. It sounds like "perfection" something or other.

    ashjenbffon June 03, 2007   Link

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