Matters (20 Year Deluxe Edition)

[Verse 1]
The night slips in
I brush away the black from my face
I feel the bone-chilling cold
Of my loneliness and my lack of faith
And how the darkness drapes
It covers me from heart to my soul
And you cling to me like a candle
As you waver in and out but still glow

[Chorus]
And to you, I matter
And to you, I've mattered all along
To you, I matter

[Verse 2]
And now I love you more and more
As my face seems to wrinkle with time
And from the splendor of my youth
Stems a silver crown of wisdom that’s mine
And as you guide me by your hand
Show me glimpses of your plan and your glory
So others always see that to me

[Chorus]
You’ll always be what will matter
How to me, you’ll matter all along
To me, you matter

[Bridge]
All of my soul longs to see
How you could take the blame for me
Just to be in your glory
I don't know

[Verse 3]
When we are just alone
And I’m kneeling at your throne, will you show me then?
How in the blackest of my years
You collected all my tears and what you did with them
And how you laughed out loud
Delighting in the details of me
How I’ll forever be the one that you set free

[Chorus]
'Cause I matter
'Cause to you, I mattered all along
To you, I matter
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