Be Still - Jah Kiley

Do you have to show up on every corner Won't the dancin' begin without you Do you have to put on your eyes for me Be still I love you Now be still We walked through space in the twilight hours But did you really see the starset In your restless eyes I found the city lights Be still I love you Now be still Be still I love you Be still I love you Be still I love you I still love you now be still I know the child that I am has hurt you And I was a woman when I made you cry But a little boy wants to dry your tears Be still I love you Come on now Be still I love you Be still I love you Be still I love you I still love you now be still I still love you Come on now be still

God, why am I so obsessed with me? Don't I proclaim that you're the only one I see? Don't I believe that your son, he set me free? Why do I challenge this path you set for me? Seems that we're adamant on chasing these dreams, Bent on the images from television screens Why do I hog all the blessings that you lent? Why can't I get myself to give more than ten percent? Job security, my business, my ministry, My own idea of what the church should be... how Did I get so jaded, so lost to the fact that I should keep my heart instead of yours, God? May I go where you go, hurt where your hurt, See what you see especially in the church Will I pray for just enough to get by Or will I be still and know that you're the God of my life As I'm sitting patiently waiting for the Lord to speak Wait a minute, to be honest, I'm too anxious to sit Be still and know that He is Lord My biggest struggle cuz all the time I'm taking matters into my own hands Like Abraham and Sarah, looking to Hagar to give birth in whats promised Relying on my own experience and logic Lord, the passion I had for you has turned to what I do My eyes are fixed upon the ministry instead of fixed on You Father, I used to sit in peace soaked in Your presence still and quiet Listening to Your voice that calmed the mental riots But now I'm fighting with my strength walking in Your calling Lord help me cuz my feet will always be 2 steps from falling I desire to be in Your secret dwelling places Take this ambitious drive inside of me and bless me with serenity That I may be weak in the presence of the Son of Man Strengthened by the peace that transcends all to understand Sometimes it's hard to see the bigger picture. It's hard to see that God is working on something within you. He promised that He had a perfect plan for me. He said I am highly favored and His masterpiece. So why do I sit here and mope? When I should be joyful and filled up with hope. oh But wait I see most of my friends chasing careers Determined to make a solid living in the next four years. It's surreal, I feel like I am falling behind. I don't see myself making 6 figures in my lifetime. My family urges me to be the provider. To be a wealthy businessman with a Benz as my ride. But no, I'm at a fork, I'm torn; God, what should I do? I don't wanna disappoint my parents or deny You. I know that in my weakness, Your power is perfected. I know that in my weakness, Your power is perfected.

Lord help me now to face this battle My strength has failed and my eyes can't see Through the waves of doubt that take me under In the chaos I hear you speak Be still and know that You are my God Be still and know that You are enough Though my heart is racing still You're in control Be still and know that You are my God You brought me rest in times of struggle I lay my head down at Your feet The storm in me that I can't wrestle Is calmed when I hear you speak You are faithful And Your love endures forever Yes, Your love endures forever You are able In You I'll stand forever Yes, in You I'll stand forever

You're obsessed with finding a new brain, But what you need is a new body It feels your brain has lived a thousand lives before And the skin you call your home Holds a heart that quits and knees that buckle in, And lungs that can't breathe when they're alone And the days come to you like sailors You watch them as they drift away They meet the sunrise out at the horizon And it's neither sink nor swim At least the water's beneath your chin There's blood spilled on the floor Everyone's staring at you what for 'Till you realize the blood is probably yours You feel you've lost something you want it back You're lying motionless on your back And your legs aren't taking any more requests Those disobedient wrecks How you cared for them As they carried you from class to class and coast to coast When you owned land and when you were broke Through recessions and addictions It's just your accidental death Your accidental death It's just your accidental death You're the Indian in the cougar's nest Your fright gives way to memory Having coffee with your love Or the story your father told you long ago He was hunting with his own father for deer He pointed and spotted her And then tripped over some roots or some dead trees The gun went off, it was a mistake And my father was only eight And as he watched the dying deer, he was changed 'Cause he felt sorry for what he'd done And then he put down his gun Will you feel sorry for what you've done? Will you put down your gun? It's just your accidental death Your accidental death But there's no accidental death When you're the Indian in the cougar's nest It's just your accidental death Your accidental death It's just your accidental death You're the Indian in the cougar's nest