lift me up so high that i cannot fall
calm the storms that drench my eyes
And my mind is crushed by the crashing waves, lift me up so high that i cannot fall, lift me up so high that i cannot fall
lift me up so high that i cannot fall lift me up
Down pour on my soul, rain rain on my face
I can t feel my feet touching the ground, rain rain on my face, lift me up lift me up when i m falling
And my mind is crushed by the crashing waves, lift me up so high that i cannot fall, down pour on my soul
And dry the streams still flowing, lift me up i need you to hold me lift me up keep me from drowning again
calm the storms that drench my eyes
Calm the storms that drench my eyes, lift me up i need you to hold me lift me up keep me from drowning again
Down pour on my soul, but if i can t swim after forty days Clay, i can t feel my feet touching the ground
But if i can t swim after forty days, and my mind is crushed by the crashing waves, slowly i become one with the mud
Dark sky all around, splashing in the ocean i m losing control Flood, lift me up i need you to hold me lift me up keep me from drowning again
Lift me up so high that i cannot fall, lift me up lift me up when i m falling
And my mind is crushed by the crashing waves, and my mind is crushed by the crashing waves, but if i can t swim after forty days
lift me up i need you to hold me lift me up keep me from drowning again
Lift me up i need you to hold me lift me up keep me from drowning again, but if i can t swim after forty days Jars, but if i can t swim after forty days
And dry the streams still flowing, slowly i become one with the mud Jars, casting down all the waves of sin
and dry the streams still flowing
and dry the streams still flowing
lift me up i need you to hold me lift me up keep me from drowning again
Lift me up i need you to hold me lift me up keep me from drowning again, rain rain on my face
down pour on my soul
dark sky all around
lift me up so high that i cannot fall
my world is a flood
Casting down all the waves of sin, lift me up i need you to hold me lift me up keep me from drowning again
And my mind is crushed by the crashing waves, but if i can t swim after forty days
Lift me up lift me up when i m falling, lift me up i need you to hold me lift me up keep me from drowning again
And my mind is crushed by the crashing waves, lift me up so high that i cannot fall
I almost never listen to Christian music, despite being Christian myself. Reason being (and it's just my amateur opinion) is that a good chunk of the genre is quite similar, not just in lyrics and message, but tonality and atmosphere. So it's just quite boring sometimes.
Jars of Clay veers away from the typical notion and plays with a high tempo in a harsh acoustic environment and turns out pretty profound in the end. Making this song easily one of my favorites. Someday I want to get this song transcribed for the piano.
I'm no longer Catholic as I was raised, but I still like JoC. Thanks to all Christians who are accepting of other faiths or lack thereof and still help them.
I love you all!
Any atheists on here love this song? because I am and I love this song. Then again I was 6 when this song came out so I didn't know what it was about. My mom was a rocker and loved music so I loved most 90s music especially the music she listened to. I remember her having a Jars of Clay CD among many many other great albums from 90s 80s 70s. I am so grateful for the music she introduced me to but as of late all that great music that has always brought me back to good times and made me feel good is now making me sad. My mother passed away this past Christmas eve. I hope that one day this music will make me happy like it did before and make me think of the good times with my mother. Anyway been listening to this song since I was 6 years old and now I'm 27. man I miss those days so much good music.
"Calm the storms that drench my eyes, and dry the streams still flowing, casting down all waves of sin,and guilt that overthrow me"....I love these guys!!
DC Talk is the 90's Christian band that gets all the hype. However, although they are good, I think Jars of Clay are far superior. They are deeper lyrically and more creative musically. This is actually far from their greatest song. If this is all you've heard from them, I strongly encourage you to delve more deeply into their repertoire. If you're an indie rock fan, I highly recommend their most recent album Inland. If you want to hear more 90's folk rock like this, listen to their debut self-titled album, and then listen to their second album Much Afraid, which I would rank among the greatest albums of the late 90's.
