Boarded Up Heart

from Boarded Up Heart EP by From Breath

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lyrics

I’ve got a boarded up heart
a closed soul
Trying to take my God under my own control
but a box cant hold His heart
only pieces and parts
The whole is squandered among lumber
but the splinters tear apart the tissue
leaving Him ripped to shreds
I will not let my God be captive
Captivating maybe but no prisoner. no convict in me
no lions, no den of thieves can keep
me away from my God or my heart that I put on my sleeve
My God is not gonna be held down by what I perceive
my boarded up heart only keeps me safe
not allowing room for risk or mistake
my boarded up heart is confined by my own insecurities
but my heart and my God are not the same
one has a piece in another and the other
well it has no hunger
no thirst or wanting because He’s perfect
blameless and unwavering my god is not suppressed to what I believe He should be

CREATE IN ME A NEW HEART OH GOD
one stripped bear
blooding but still pumping
open but still thumping
accepting of healing
fix the shell it calls a home
cause this bound up heart takes place in a house
but not a home

only constructions and concepts-
give it shelter
but the winds and rains stain the broken concrete
this unstable foundation isn't strong enough
to hold your heart

SO Build IN ME A NEW HOUSE OH LORD
build it on a firm foundation
on solid rock not sinking sand
wasn't that the plan
I want a structure
structured to protect your heart but not confine it
not to bind it
but let the light shine from it
enough to blind us

break off these boards
BUILD A NEW HEART
BUILD A NEW HOME OUT OF BROKEN PEICES
YOU I WILL WELCOME

SO BUILD ME UP
BUILD ME UP
JESUS