Breaking Me Down
Breaking Me Down
“What if deconstructing was less about walking away from Jesus, and more about a refinement of theology and faith drawing us nearer to Him? ‘Breaking Me Down’ is a worship song from a new perspective, speaking to how, at times, what God does to build us up begins with breaking us down.” (James Paek)
BREAKING ME DOWN
Written by Jalen Seawright (ASCAP), Mark Alan Schoolmeesters (BMI), James Paek (BMI)
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VERSE 1
Ab
They say you’re the answer
Bbm Fm Db
But I feel you bring up so many questions
Ab
They say that you’re safe
Bbm Fm Db
But I’ve seen you take me to dangerous places
Ab Bbm
They say that you clean up a life
Fm Db
But I feel you calling me to the dirt
Ab Bbm
They say that you’re so black and white
Fm Db
But here in the gray is where I met you first
CHORUS
Ab Bbm Fm Db
O God, I feel you breaking me down
Ab Bbm Fm Db
O God, I feel you breaking me down
VERSE 2
Ab
They say your way’s easy
Bbm Fm Db
But I’ve seen you pull me from so many comforts
Ab
They say that you will bless me
Bbm Fm Db
But I have experienced you in the nothing
Ab Bbm
They say that you’re on our side
Fm Db
But I see you loving my enemies
Ab Bbm
They argue that you’re left or right
Fm Db
But your love is bigger than boxes like these
BRIDGE
Eb Fm
Sitting in the aftermath
Db Ab
In the wake of what has passed
Eb Fm Db
Took this pain to finally make it clear
Eb
I will lift my head
Fm
And look again
Db Ab
In the midst of brokenness
Eb Fm Db
It’s all for naught if you don’t meet me here
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