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Where the Light Shines Through Lyrics
When you're feeling like an astronaut
Stuck on a planet even time forgot and
You're a version of yourself
But you're not the same
You try to keep the wound camouflaged and
The stitches heal but the years are lost and
Another bottle on the shelf can't numb the pain
Why're you running from yourself now
You can't run away
Cause your scars shine like dark stars
Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through
So let's go there
To that place where
We sing these broken prayers
Where the light shines through
The wound is where the light shines through
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
Ain't we all just Abraham's son
Saint and sinner with the song and drum and
We're fallen on our knees, we all bleed the same
And the only tattoos that I have are scars
I got your name written on my heart
And the story that brought us here ain't the thing that changed
No
I wanna see that light shining
Brighter than the pain
Cause your scars shine like dark stars
Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through
So let's go there
To that place where
We sing these broken prayers
Where the light shines through
The wound is where the light shines through
Mama, ain't the blood just proof I'm human
Mama, ain't the wound just retribution
Well Mama, ain't the scar like a vision of grace
The wound is where the light shines through
The wound is where the light finds you
The wound is where the light shines through
The wound is where the light finds you
Your scars shine like dark stars
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
It's where the light shines through
Yeah, yeah, it's where the light shines through
Yeah, the only time to our heart oh oh
It's where the light shines through
Where the light shines
Where the light shines through
Where the light shines through
It's where the light shines through
Stuck on a planet even time forgot and
You're a version of yourself
But you're not the same
You try to keep the wound camouflaged and
The stitches heal but the years are lost and
Another bottle on the shelf can't numb the pain
Why're you running from yourself now
You can't run away
Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through
So let's go there
To that place where
We sing these broken prayers
Where the light shines through
The wound is where the light shines through
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
Saint and sinner with the song and drum and
We're fallen on our knees, we all bleed the same
And the only tattoos that I have are scars
I got your name written on my heart
And the story that brought us here ain't the thing that changed
No
I wanna see that light shining
Brighter than the pain
Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through
So let's go there
To that place where
We sing these broken prayers
Where the light shines through
The wound is where the light shines through
Mama, ain't the wound just retribution
Well Mama, ain't the scar like a vision of grace
The wound is where the light finds you
The wound is where the light shines through
The wound is where the light finds you
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
It's where the light shines through
Yeah, yeah, it's where the light shines through
Yeah, the only time to our heart oh oh
It's where the light shines through
Where the light shines
Where the light shines through
Where the light shines through
It's where the light shines through
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Correction: "the story that brought us here ain't the thing I'd change." Not "that."
there is light in darkness. you have to analyse all your dark times to properly appreciate your good times if you do not acknowledge that you had dark times in the past that means they might not be over. that's what I think this song is about anyway.
"Ironically, this album of light was born from one of the darkest times I've ever been through. But instead of running away from the darkness, I wanted to meet it face to face. So I made a commitment to sit on a rock near the ocean for thirty minutes a day and wrestle with these dark questions. The darkness and I would argue every night. On the same rock, under the same stars: just the darkness and I fighting it out alongside of the uncompromising roar of the Pacific ocean. And somehow, against that backdrop of darkness, light began to break through. These scars of mine began to turn into songs. What are my struggles? What are my fears? Where do I find God? Or more aptly put- where does God find me? Lately, He's been finding me in the dark, sitting on a rock beside the ocean. And through these times in the dark I'm beginning to realize that "living it well" means something bigger than just pretending: pretending that everything is OK, pretending that I have all the answers. That living well begins by acknowledging the wound. After all, the dark wounds of our world are inescapable- the wound is you, it's me, it's humanity. The wound is Afghanistan, it's Palestine, it's the United States. The wound is our broken homes, our broken marriages, our broken hearts. The wound is Golgotha, the wound is the cross. But rather than running away, let's embrace the truth about our broken humanity, and the truth will set us free! Let's not pretend to be well- after all, it's the sick that need a docter. No, we are the wounded. Mortally wounded. Darkly wounded. Do we really believe in a Living God who is our redeemed, strong and loving- capable of healing these wounds? If so, then let's bring our darkness to Him. All of it. Life is short I want to live it well.
The wound is WHERE THE LIGHT SHINES THROUGH." -- Jon Foreman