When We Were Human

Step in my mind
Walk thru the fire
What was a spark
Grew to burning desire

Now theres a flame in my brain
That I can not contain
And it's burning to keep me inspired

They try to extinguish
By holding hoses
They must be high
Putting coke up their noses

They die and they choke
Like some unwatered roses
Dried up inside
Now they casket is closing

I'm feeling I'm chosen
Like I've just risen
My name ain't Jesus
My faith is a given
I ain't about wasting my days in a prison

You're more than tripping
Like you're candy flipping

I am a Christian
No Im not perfect
Was born in to sin
Wasn't born of a virgin

I fit the description of criminals perfect
Tattoos on my skin
They're surprised that I'm working

I got a mortgage
And copped me a couch
Bought me a new car
Put it all in my house

Boy I Got loans out the ass
That's no doubt
Knowing I owe all that cash
Stress me out

That's for my daughter
My son and my girl
Traded my Doberman in for that world
Some times in this world gotta choose
Either way that time I felt I was gonna lose

When we were human
We used to look each other in our face when we were human
We used to look each other in our face now we're staring down at our hands
When we were human
When we were human
We used to look each other in our face when we were human
Now we're staring down at our hands

Picked all the locks
Broke all the chains
What was a thought
Has escaped from my brain
Some moments got lost
So I'm afraid
I can't recall if my words caused pain

I lost control
Kicked in the door
Almost let myself push love to the floor
Sometimes I don't notice my face anymore
When I look in mirror its a stranger for sure

Removing that mask
What do I say?
I've put up a wall
So I don't face the change
I've put up a fence
Made love hard to embrace
I've blocked out my feelings
Emotions erased

Sorry I run
Sorry I hide
Sorry I'm good at them both
I've had time

To practice my walk
And perfect my stride
Playing the role
Like I'm acting full time

So this is the stage
And you're the front row
The only one in the whole crowd
That I know
That keeps me together the times I explode
The beginning & ending of every show

In every city, in every life
Your scars are the proof
Your hands freeze time
Your hands are the proof
I'm not worthy but I
Will testify
Because he had died

There on the cross
For all of my sins
Before I was lost
Now I know where to begin

Begin with a thought
Second, a word
Now clearly I see
Before it was blurred

That you are not death
You are the birth
The alpha omega
The heart of the church
The tip of the Thorne
That pokes in my side
Every time I'm questioning myself why?

Why am I here?
What is my purpose
What do I fear
Why am I worthy

We're all separated
We need a union
More love and less hating
Back to when we were human