Inspired by the orginal 1997 song “Frail”. Scribe takes a deeper dive into a song that has meant so much to him from the day he first heard it 19 years ago. Before the release of the song, Scribe managed to connect with Jars of Clay. Allowing them to be the first ears that would hear the re-imagined...
Convinced of my deception
I've always been a fool
I fear this love reaction
Just like you said I would
A rose could never lie
About the love it brings
And I could never promise
To be any of those things
If I was not so weak
If I was not so cold
If I was not so scared of being broken
Growing old
I would be
I would
Blessed are the shallow
Depth they'll never find
Seemed to be some comfort
In rooms I try to hide
Exposed beyond the shadows
You take the cup from me
Your dirt removes my blindness
Your pain becomes my peace
If I was not so weak
If I was not so cold
If I was not so scared of being broken
Growing old
I would be
I would
Perhaps this moment is something that ain’t gon last forever
What happens after is ain't up to me but however
I know I’m free to decide, I’m free to comply
I’m free to be like Gideon, stay here and hide
I don’t feel fit to be a leader. Most days it’s hard to follow
Broken wine skins, explains me feeling hollow
These gifts I do not own, but I trade for something borrowed
Feel like I’m penny pinching my way up the gallows
Bout to lose my head or my mind, I’m seein red
As I look across them verses, tryna live it how it’s read
I wish I could back to the day my father said
Remember who you are
Fast forward 10 years, I think I finally get it
My identity in God, shouldn’t ever be hidden
If I wasn’t so afraid they gone forget about me
Or if I wasn’t so concerned I got no team around me
If my treasures were in heaven would I find wealth
If this song was like a flair would you Send Help
I’ll put this flag upon a pole the size of Everest
And I'll surrender all my fears and bow in reverence
Never forgetting this
If I was not so weak
If I was not so cold
If I was not so scared of being broken
Growing old
If I was not so weak
If I was not so cold
I would be
(I would be)
I would be
(I would be)
I would be
Frail
(I would be)
Frail
(I would be)
Frail
Frail
(I would be)
(I would be)
(I would be)
Much Afraid was written by Charlie Lowell & Stephen Mason & Matt Odmark & Dan Haseltine & Scribe Music.
Much Afraid was produced by Young Taylor.
Scribe Music released Much Afraid on Fri Jul 27 2018.