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The Day That I Found God Lyrics
The morning comes like an enemy soldier
I feel the weight across my shoulders
I feel the shadows getting colder
But that ain't you
This noose ain't getting any looser
I get so fearful about the future
I hear the shame of my accuser
But that ain't you
I found strength
But it wasn't what I thought
I found peace in the places I forgot
I found riches ain't the things that I had bought
Yeah, I found out
The day I lost myself was the day that I found God
I get caught chasing my own illusions
I get so lost in these confusions
I keep on looking for my own solutions
But that ain't you
That ain’t you no
My enemies weren't the ones that I had fought
My liberties weren't the freedoms I had sought
What I learned weren't the lessons I'd been taught
I found out the day I lost myself was
The day that I found God
Where is God out in the darkness
Cause the voices in my head ain't talking honest
They're saying maybe you made us then forgot us
But that ain't you
That ain’t you no
And all I know is that I still don't know a lot
I don't know how it ends
I'm in the middle of this plot
Yeah and I found grace for the man that I am not
Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself
Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself
Yeah, I found out
The day I lost myself was the day that I found God
I feel the weight across my shoulders
I feel the shadows getting colder
But that ain't you
I get so fearful about the future
I hear the shame of my accuser
But that ain't you
But it wasn't what I thought
I found peace in the places I forgot
I found riches ain't the things that I had bought
Yeah, I found out
The day I lost myself was the day that I found God
I get so lost in these confusions
I keep on looking for my own solutions
But that ain't you
That ain’t you no
My liberties weren't the freedoms I had sought
What I learned weren't the lessons I'd been taught
I found out the day I lost myself was
The day that I found God
Cause the voices in my head ain't talking honest
They're saying maybe you made us then forgot us
But that ain't you
That ain’t you no
I don't know how it ends
I'm in the middle of this plot
Yeah and I found grace for the man that I am not
Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself
Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself
Yeah, I found out
The day I lost myself was the day that I found God
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"There is a rage that burns like a fire inside. Like I'm fighting the fight of my life all on my own. And sometimes the walls are closing in, and the pain takes over, free falling into bitterness- anger cynicism and doubt. Like I'm bound to lose. Like I've already lost. And in these dark moments when I abandon the pretence. I shake my fist at the heavens and say, why? Why this tension? Why this life? Why? And wordless, I hear the answer, "because I love you. Because you mine." And when I let go of the fight for me and mine - I begin to enter into a bigger story. When I come to the end of myself, I find that I'm standing on holy ground. There is a tri-tone near the end of the song, (which a note called a flat 5 or an augmented 4th). It's been called the devil's interval, with rumors, ( however unfounded) that this interval was actually banned by the Catholic Church because it's so unsettling, so mysterious. We felt like this interval would be the perfect musical statement to end a song about The Mystery Himself. The music is meant to be a bit uncomfortable and disturbing. We wanted to echo the lyric of the song- I come face to face with a God who will not be defined when I come to the end of myself, in the broken and uncomfortable places. Who are you God? "Tell them, I am sent you." -- Jon Foreman