“Atlas: One” marks the start of a series of songs (from one to nine) based on The Enneagram; the study of nine different personality types of humans.
People who refer to themselves as a ‘Type One’ (also known as ‘The Reformer’), are typically conscientious and ethical with a strong sense of wrong o...
[Verse 1]
Hold on for a minute
'Cause I believe that we can fix this over time
That every imperfection is a lie
Or at least an interruption ...
Now hold on, let me finish
No, I'm not saying perfect exists in this life
But we'll only know for certain if we try
[Chorus]
I want to sing a song worth singing
I'll write an anthem worth repeating
I want to feel the transformation
A melody of reformation
[Verse 2]
But the list goes on forever
Of all the ways I could be better, in my mind
As if I could earn God's favor given time
Or at least "congratulations" ...
Now, I have learned my lesson;
The price of this so-called perfection is everything
I've spent my whole life searching desperately
To find out that grace requires nothing of me
[Chorus]
I want to sing a song worth singing
I'll write an anthem worth repeating
I want to feel the transformation
A melody of reformation
[Outro]
I'll hold it all more loosely
And yet somehow much more dearly
'Cause I've spent my whole life searching desperately
To find out that grace requires nothing
Grace requires nothing of me
One was written by Ryan O’Neal.
One was produced by Sleeping At Last.
Sleeping At Last released One on Mon Oct 09 2017.
On his blog, Ryan states
ENNEAGRAM is (in the words of wikipedia) “a model of human personality which is principally understood and taught as a typology of nine interconnected personality types.” If you’re unfamiliar with what this is, read up on it. I have found it to be an extremely beautiful and...