Walls
So
many hurting people, I see them every day.
Yet
they try to hide their pain behind a mask.
When
I ask them how they are, they just smile and quickly say
I'm
doing fine, but it's nice of you to ask
Sometimes
don't you wish we could reach beyond the veil,
through
the walls we have built around our heart.
Upon
these walls are vines and hedges,
with
thorns of pain from yesterday,
there
to guard a life which once was torn apart.
If
we could let ourselves be loved, if we could give our love away,
If
we’d take a chance and open up our heart to you,
Then
we could reach out with the love of God today.
We’re
all born in the darkness, reaching for the light,
Grasping
at the silhouettes of truth.
And
we try to fill the void with all the pleasures of this world,
All
the while, some will waste away their youth.
Sometimes
don't you wish we could reach beyond the veil,
through
the walls we have built around our heart.
Upon
these walls are vines and hedges,
with
thorns of pain from yesterday,
there
to guard a life which once was torn apart.
If
we could let ourselves be loved, if we could give our love away,
If
we’d take a chance and open up our heart to you,
we could reach out with the love of God today.
But
when true love is introduced into a thirsty soul and mind,
with
time the thorns will slowly fade away.
Then
God can chip away the mortar
that
holds the stubborn wall in place,
and
one by one, the stones will fall, till we can say:
I
can let myself be loved. I can give my love away.
I
can take a chance and open up my heart to you.
I
can reach out with the love of God today.
I
can take a chance and open up my heart to you.
I
can reach out with the love of God today.