Husky - Instead Of Me Lyrics
Verse 1A good fella in the sight of many earthly eyesTill I saw my error and discovered that this heart was blindNever hurt nobody else and I obeyed the lawI kept myself to myself, cos I knew the scoreWhat you do comes back to you harderBut just in case let me pray to the FatherOh yeah, religious, from birth I've been attending churchMore superstitious, I didn't know the prayer could workI'd plead my case that I was good, look at the work I've doneTo earn some brownie points, I'd act the Good SamaritanOutweigh the bad, but in the end 'Only God Can Judge'And I was told that he was cool, they told me God is loveSo on the scale; I think I'm good, I guess he's pleased with meSo I'll just carry on with life, I'm living decentlyBut there's something that's been bugging me considerably, If I can save myself, then why was Jesus killed for me?ChorusWhen I survey my life, And then the cross of Christ, No it don't seem right that you were there instead of meVerse 2If you could see inside my mind, you'd see a different guyBut I'll just keep that to myself, no need to see insideDon't wanna see the hatred, the murder on my heartBut if you test my patience then you won't have to askYou'll see the overflow; my mouth will tell you what's been hiddenAnd you could tell from my jokes the lustful life I'm livin'These small seeds that I feed when I'm in the quiet placeBut keep that quiet please, cos I don't think that I could faceAnother grilling from my Miss's bout why I've been missingAll up in my face and telling me that I don't listenBut honestly I gotta say that most the time she's rightAnd I know that I'm the problem every time we fightI'm drawn to selfishness, man I need some help with thisIt's seems my secret problems overflow into my every actIt's like it's slavery, I thought it was a slave to meBut it seems that I'm the slave, and I'm in need of setting free! ChorusVerse 3I set some boundaries, but they never stopped desiresI tried suppress the flicker, but they only caught on fireI tried ignoring it in turn I substitute what's rightWe're called to holiness, but I prefer the selfish lifeNew heart, new desires, this is what I needAnd I was told this is why Jesus bled for meNot just my actions, but my thoughts, yeah, my very natureHave become tampered with and break the heart of the CreatorFalling short to cause a split in our relationshipPunishment, death, but it's life that he came to give! Christ died on the cross, then he rose and livesOnly through faith in Him we have restored relationshipHe took my blame and hung it with Him as my substitutePenalty gone! Sin, no longer friends with you! (peace! )Now through his Spirit he's reforming and reshaping meTo restore the image of the Lord like I was made to be! Chorus x2
