Start Again

(Verse 1) The walls are closing in, a heavy shade of grey, The shadows in my mind won’t seem to go away, I’m breathless in the silence, drowning on the shore, I don’t know who I am or who I was before. Every thought’s a mountain, every step thick as lead, Living with the echoes of the things the darkness said... (Pre-Chorus) But You reach through the static, You step into the deep, A promise for the broken, a vow You always keep.... (Chorus) Oh Lord, your washing out the canyons where the bitter waters ran, And in the quiet spaces, You’re teaching me to stand, I’m laying down the wreckage, the fever and the fear, You’re renewing every thought until the sky is clear, God, You’re erasing my past and helping me.... to start again! (Verse 2) The labels that I carried, the lies I thought were true, Are now all fading in the light of the grace I find in You. It’s a slow and steady turning, a shifting of the tide, No longer overwhelmed by the ghosts I've tried to hide; You’re rewriting the story, You’re mending every line, Oh Jesus, Your taking all my hollow parts and making them divine... (Pre-Chorus) But You reach through the static, You step into the deep, A promise for the broken, a vow You always keep.... (Chorus) Oh Lord, your washing out the canyons where the bitter waters ran, And in the quiet spaces, You’re teaching me to stand, I’m laying down the wreckage, the fever and the fear, You’re renewing every thought until the sky is clear, God, You’re erasing my past and helping me.... to start again! (Bridge) Old things have passed away, the morning’s breaking through, My mind is being rescued, my spirit is made new; From the prison of the "what-if" to the freedom of the "Now", I don’t have to know the way, I just have to trust and vow; To live a life for you, dear Lord, despising all Sin, Turning away from this world! (Pre-Chorus) But You reach through the static, You step into the deep, A promise for the broken, a vow You always keep.... (Chorus) Oh Lord, your washing out the canyons where the bitter waters ran, And in the quiet spaces, You’re teaching me to stand, I’m laying down the wreckage, the fever and the fear, You’re renewing every thought until the sky is clear, God, You’re erasing my past and helping me.... to start again! (Outro) One thought at a time, I’m coming home, In the garden of my mind, I’m never alone. God your the Architect of hope, the Healer of my pain, Thank You for loving mercy on me, Death and Sin you Overcame, God you've helped this sinner.... To Start Again! To start again.... To start again!!