This song is a dichotic intersection between the realization of one’s fallen nature and the reality written on the page that God loves us.
The song resulted from a time when I was very much ‘cutting to myself in aguish and in fear’. I was in a self-involved, worried space, thinking/overthinking about this or that, driving my heart into a never good dark space of self-pity, when a wave of truth hit me: that no matter if I succeed or do not succeed ‘You Love Me’.
The wake up effect was immediate. Its clarity drenched me. I lurched over and cried like a baby. Not from sadness, but from relief. It was a granted, given time, showing me this truth is the only thing that matters. The song is both a confession and a cry of thanks for the gifting of this understanding. One to be held on to and not forgotten.
Lyrics
Though I often think so cruel
And hurt with judgements made
Though I often refuse to see
The colors till they fade
Though empty as I am some days
In loving others well
I still can see what these words say
And what these words do tell
You love me. You love me. You love me. You love me
Though cutting I am to myself
In anguish and in fear
Though sickle man he calls to me
To cut my soul with tears
Though I can’t see the blessings plain
Nor see the light of day
The words are written on the page
And this is what they say
You love me. You love me. You love me. You love me
You love me. You love me. You love me. You love me
But still the price was never cheap, to show these words are true
It dips within the darkest place within the things you’d do
Oh yes, the meaning of them words, they shine the brightest light
Piercing from the darkest place, Your love it gives me life
Your love it gives me life. Your love it gives me life
You love me. You love me. You love me. You love me
You love me. You love me. You love me. You love me