C Em G You fixed your eyes on us Am Em Your flesh and blood Am Em D C A sculpture of water and unsettled dust Em D G And there was bad blood in us Em We learned our lesson Am Em D G Genesis to the last generation Em D G So we wrestle with it all Am Em The concept of grace Am Em The faithful concrete D C As it breaks our fall Em D G Our questions are all the same Am Em A den of cold words Am Em How they feel brand new D C Against different time frames Am Em A den of cold words D C Against different time frames Em C G We know it all by heart Am Em The whole is greater D C Than the sum of its parts Em C G We heard it all before Am Em And beauty there echoes D C The speck of our souls Am Em And beauty there echoes D C The speck of our souls Em D G Like firewood burning bright Am Em In the dead of winter Am Em D C Now only the flicker can cling to this life Em D G So we heard it over mass Am Em Is a faith a prediction Am Em D C Wear our tradition until we collapse Am Em D C And argue our bearings until we collapse Am D G We study our story arcs Am Em Inherently good Am Em D C Or were we broken right from the start? Em D G Our hesitant fingerprints Am Em Trace every mountain Am Em Lace every valley D C Until we?re convinced Em C G We know it all by heart Am Em Every blade of grass D C Bears our mark Em C G And the name will be engraved Am Em Oh it?s just another word D C For being afraid Em C G We know it all by heart Am Em The whole is so much greater D C Than the sum of its parts Em C G We heard the truth before Am Em And beauty there echoes D C The speck of our souls Am Em And beauty there echoes D C The speck of our souls Am Em And beauty there echoes D Am Em C The speck of our souls