Francesca Battistelli - If We're Honest Album Lyrics

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Write Your Story

They say
You're the King of everything
The One who taught the wind to sing
The Source of the rhythm my heart keeps beating

They say
You can give the blind their sight
And You can bring the dead to life
You can be the hope my soul's been seekin'

I wanna tell You now that I believe it
I wanna tell You now that I believe it
I do, that You can make me new, oh

I'm an empty page
I'm an open book
Write Your story on my heart
Come on and make Your mark

Author of my hope
Maker of the stars
Let me be Your work of art
Won't You write Your story on my heart

Write Your story, write Your story
Come on and write Your story, write Your story
Won't You write Your story on my heart

My life
I know it's never really been mine
So do with it whatever You like
I don't know what Your plan is
But I know it's good, yeah

I wanna tell You now that I believe in
I wanna tell You now that I believe in
In You, so do what You do, oh

I'm an empty page
I'm an open book
Write Your story on my heart
Come on and make Your mark

Author of my hope
Maker of the stars
Let me be Your work of art
Won't You write Your story on my heart

Write Your story, write Your story
Come on and write Your story, write Your story
Won't You write Your story on my heart

I want my history
To be Your legacy
Go ahead and show this world
What You've done in me
And when the music fades
I want my life to say

I let You write Your story, write Your story
Write Your story, write Your story

I'm an empty page
I'm an open book
Write Your story on my heart
Come on and make Your mark

Author of my hope
Maker of the stars
Let me be Your work of art
Won't You write Your story on my heart

Write Your story, write Your story
Come on and write Your story, write Your story
Won't You write Your story on my heart
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When The Crazy Kicks In

Here I go tiptoeing to the kitchen
And don't you know, crash goes the coffee cup
My only chance to be still and listen
Lord, don't let, don't let the kids wake up
A little time with You, the only way to get me through the day

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Oh, come meet me in this moment
Before it all gets going
These plates start to spin
When the crazy kicks in
A circus of distractions
It's just about to happen
I'll be ready when
When the crazy kicks in

Pushed and pulled by a thousand expectations
And all the roads that I'm supposed to play
To hit the ground, running's a temptation
But I have learned this lesson the hard way
A little time with You, the only way to get me through the day

[Chorus]

You got me, where You want me, even through the highs and lows
You know me, and You hold me, and You show me that You'll never let me [9x] go

[Chorus]

 

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He Knows My Name

Spent today in a conversation
In the mirror face to face with
somebody less than perfect
I wouldn't choose me first if
I was looking for a champion
In fact I'd understand if
You picked everyone before me
But that's just not my story
True to who You are
You saw my heart
and made
Something out of nothing

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I don't need my name in lights
I'm famous in my Father's eyes
Make no mistake
He knows my name
I'm not living for applause
I'm already so adored
It's all His stage
He knows my name oh, oh,
He knows my name oh, oh

I'm not meant to just stay quiet
I'm meant to be a lion
I'll roar beyond a song
With every moment that I've got
True to who You are
You saw my heart
and made
Something out of nothing

[Chorus]

He calls me chosen, free forgiven, wanted, child of the King,
His forever, held in treasure...
I am loved

I don't need my name in lights...
I'm famous in my Father's eyes...

[Chorus]

 

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Unusual

Everybody laughed at you
For doing what you're supposed to do
Standing up for what is true
Got your feelings hurt tonight
You must be doing something right

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You're so unusual
I think you're beautiful
You're so unusual

Gray is now the status quo
Black and white's not in, you know
You're the zebra in the pony show
Your wear your faith just like a light
I'd say you're doing something right

[Chorus]

Standing up for Jesus' name
Just let them call you strange
I call you brave, unique and set apart
A masterpiece, a work of art
Living out what you believe
Being who you're made to be
I love to see the way that you are so

[Chorus]

Unusual
I think you're beautiful
You're so unusual
Oh, for heaven's sake
You're unafraid and unashamed
You're so unusual

What's up with all these shades of gray
The difference should be night and day
You're so unusual

Brave, unique and set apart
Masterpiece, a work of art
Living out what you believe
Being who you're made to be
I love to see the way that you are
Unusual

 

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Choose To Love

I locked up my heart and I put on a show
I let the busyness of life be a wall so nobody gets close
Well I got a lot done, yeah, I'm so type A
But I'm finding arm's length is a safe but lonely place

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So I'm gonna choose to reach out
Choose to lay down
All of the fear that I've been hiding
Choose to be brave
Though my heart's afraid
To be a part of Your Kingdom rising, oh
God, I'm done running from
The reason that You sent Your Son
So I will choose to love

Well it's always a risk and it's always a dare
But it's a far more dangerous thing to listen to fear
But it's a beautiful thing to know and be known
Yeah, there's a whole lot of life outside of my comfort zone

[Chorus]

I'll choose to trust
Oh God, let my heart be tender in a world so tough
I'm gonna choose to love

[Chorus:]
I'm gonna choose to reach out
Choose to lay down
All of the fear that I've been hiding
Choose to be brave
Though my heart's afraid
To be a part of Your Kingdom rising, oh
God, I'm done running from
The reason that You sent Your Son
So I'm gonna choose to love
Maybe I'll hurt, maybe I'll bruise
Maybe I'll cry, maybe I'll lose
Still I will choose to love

 

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Run To Jesus

Hey, lonely
Hey, sad eyes
Hey, you who needs some sunshine
All you gotta do is open up the blinds

Hey, worry
Hey, heartache
Help is not that far away
Just open up your eyes

He'll be there, He'll be there every time

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When you're all out of heart and out of hope
And you don't really know which way to go
Come on, come on, run to Jesus
If you're lost and you don't know where to start
It don't really matter where you are
Come on, come on, come on, yeah, run to Jesus, run to Jesus

Do you know that your story
Starts and ends with mercy
And it's waiting in His arms
'Cause He knows what you're feeling
So don't you stop believing
He's got you right where you belong

[Chorus]

When you've reached the end of every road
And you're a million miles from home
That's when you run, run to Jesus
When the clouds have covered up the sun
And your strength is all but gone
That's when you run, that's when you run, that's when you run

[Chorus]

When you've reached the end of every road
Just run to Jesus

 

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Find Rest

He never sleeps, He never slumbers
He's been awake at every hour
No tear catches Him by surprise
He's never lost, He never runs out
He never lives in the shadows of doubt
No fear catches Him by surprise

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Find rest my soul
Put your hope in God
Put your hope, put your hope in God

He always is, He always will be
He always has been everything I need
How can this be catching me by surprise
He's ever strong, He's ever faithful
His love is real, now nothing is impossible
'Cause nothing catches Him by surprise

[Chorus]

I close my eyes, and I can see
The arms of mercy holding me
I close my eyes, and I can see
The arms of Jesus holding me

[Chorus]

Put your hope in God
Put your hope in God

 

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If We're Honest

Truth is harder than a lie
The dark seems safer than the light
And everyone has a heart that loves to hide
I'm a mess and so are you
We've built walls nobody can get through
Yeah, it may be hard, but the best thing we could ever do, ever do

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Bring your brokenness, and I'll bring mine
'Cause love can heal what hurt divides
And mercy's waiting on the other side
If we're honest
If we're honest

Don't pretend to be something that you're not
Living life afraid of getting caught
There is freedom found when we lay
our secrets down at the cross, at the cross

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It would change our lives
It would set us free
It's what we need to be

[Chorus]

 

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Giants Fall

Everyone's telling you
To let go of what you're holding to
It's too late, too far
You're too small, it's too hard
Throwing water on that spark
Living deep inside your heart
With oceans of reasons
The things you're not seeing
But oh, maybe they don't
Know what you know
That you're not alone

[Chorus:]
Don't you be afraid
Of giants in your way
With God you know that anything's possible
So step into the fight
He's right there by your side
The stones inside your hand might be too small
But watch the giants fall

We could really live like this
Can't you imagine it
So bold, so brave
With childlike faith
Miracles could happen
Mountains would start moving
So whatever you may face

[Chorus]

Ask and believe
You're gonna see
The hand of God in every little thing

[Chorus]

Miracles can happen
Anything is possible
Watch the giants fall

 

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Hands Of God

On my own
I've been falling to the pressure
There's a weight
That's been heavy on my shoulders
I need you
To lift me up
I'm so tired
Of trying to make up new excuses
Faking smiles
Trying to hide I'm only human
I need you
To lift me up
'Cause on my own
Is not enough

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Every time you speak out
And say the words I need to hear
Every time you reach out
I can feel His love so near
I hope you know
To me you are
The hands of God

I don't doubt
God is with me in the valley
But I believe
He gave me you
To remind me
The face of love
An answered prayer
The hands of God
With me right here

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Every time you listen to me
'Cause you know I need a friend
Every time you stop what you're doing
And help me find my way again
I hope you know
To me you are
The hands of God

You are the hand upon my shoulder when I'm hurting
You are the voice of truth and love when I am searching
For every time you reach to help me in my need
One day, Jesus will say, You did it for Me

[Chorus]

Every time you listen to me
'Cause you know I need a friend
Every time you stop what you're doing
And help me find my way again
I hope you know
To me you are
The hands of God

 

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We Are The Kingdom

If only we could see
Who we're made to be
Beyond the fear and doubt
That feels so crippling
Our song would rise today
Of a King so great
Who rules the universe but calls us all by name
Oh, oh, we are set apart
Oh, oh, we know who we are

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We are the Kingdom, we are the light
You set a fire we cannot hide
And we'll be Your city burning so bright
'Cause we are the Kingdom
We are the Kingdom

We will risk it all
For such a time as this
Not to gain the world
But make a difference
Oh, oh, we are set apart
Oh, oh, this is where we start

[Chorus]

We'll shine Your light and raise it high, raise it high
The Kingdom of God is alive, is alive

[Chorus]

We are the Kingdom
We are the Kingdom