Lyrics to "Coming Up To Breathe" by MercyMe

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1. Coming Up To Breathe

I'm in way too deep again
I've forgotten how to swim
I can't tell which way is up or down
Save me before I drown down here
I just need some air

I'm coming up to breathe
Oh, I'm coming up to breathe
I've held my breath for all my life
But I am breaking free tonight
And I'm coming up to breathe

I just need to break these chains
I just need to leave this place
Before now this was all I knew
But with just one glimpse of You I see
You're the air I need

I'm coming up to breathe
Oh, I'm coming up to breathe
I've held my breath for all my life
But I am breaking free tonight
And I'm coming up to breathe

I've done everything I can
To get myself up on dry land
Lord, here I am again
Reaching for Your hand

I'm coming up to breathe
Oh, I'm coming up to breathe
I've held my breath for all my life
But I am breaking free tonight
And I'm coming up to breathe

2. So Long Self

Well if I come across a little bit distant
It's just because I am
Things just seem to feel a little bit different
You understand
Believe it or not but life is not apparently
About me anyways
But I have met the One who really is worthy
So let me say

So long, self
Well, it's been fun, but I have found somebody else
So long, self
There's just no room for two
So you are gonna have to move
So long, self
Don't take this wrong but you are wrong for me, farewell
Oh well, goodbye, don't cry
So long, self

Stop right there because I know what you're thinking
But no we can't be friends
And even though I know your heart is breaking
This has to end
And come to think of it the blame for all of this
Simply falls on me
For wanting something more in life than all of this
Can't you see

So long, self
Well, it's been fun, but I have found somebody else
So long, self
There's just no room for two
So you are gonna have to move
So long, self
Don't take this wrong but you are wrong for me, farewell
Oh well, goodbye, don't cry
So long

Don't feel so bad (don't feel so bad)
There'll be better days (there'll be better days)
Don't go away mad (but by all means)
Just go away, go away

So long, self
Well, it's been fun, but I have found somebody else
So long, self
There's just no room for two
So you are gonna have to move
So long, self
Don't take this wrong but you are wrong for me, farewell
Oh well, goodbye, don't cry
So long

3. Hold Fast

To everyone who's hurting
To those who've had enough
To all the undeserving
That should cover all of us
Please do not let go
I promise there is hope

Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is His grasp
So hold fast

Will this season ever pass?
Can we stop this ride?
Will we see the sun at last?
Or could this be our lot in life?
Please do not let go
I promise you there's hope

Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is Your grasp
So hold fast

You may think you're all alone
And there's no way that anyone could know
What you're going through
But if you only hear one thing
Just understand that we are all the same
Searching for the truth
The truth of what we're soon to face
Unless someone comes to take our place
Is there anyone?
All we want is to be free
Free from our captivity, Lord
Here He comes

Hold fast
Help is on the way
Hold fast
He's come to save the day
What I've learned in my life
One thing greater than my strife
Is Your grasp
So hold fast

4. Something About You

Where... where do I begin?
How do I say what's on my heart with paper and a pen?
How... how can I describe
The God of all the universe and make it rhyme?
I just wonder if it's worth
Painting You with so few words
Oh, with so few words

Still there's something about You
That keeps me in pursuit of who You are
I will spend my days, finding ways to praise
The glory and the grace of who You are

Why... why do I even try?
If I could speak the tongue of every man I'm still tongue-tied
What can I say about You
When everything I have won't do
Oh, it will not do

Still there's something about You
That keeps me in pursuit of who You are
I will spend my days, finding ways to praise
The glory and the grace of who You are

As long as life runs through my veins
I will live to praise Your name
And if a hundred years I live
I won't even scratch, I won't even scratch the surface

Still there's something about You
That keeps me in pursuit of who You are
I will spend my days, finding ways to praise
The glory and the grace of who You are

5. You're to Blame

I'm not one to pass the blame
But this is one I cannot claim even if I wanted to
There's something happening
There's something going on with me
And I think I like the view from where I'm standing

You are to blame for anything that is good in my heart
You are to blame for this change that has taken me by storm

There's one thing I am wondering
What exactly do You see that makes You want to stay?
I don't deserve Your attention
Why would You ever mention me?
Why You're treating me this way remains a mystery

You are to blame for anything that is good in my heart
You are to blame for this change that has taken me by storm
You are to blame for anything that is good in my heart
You are to blame for this change that has taken me by storm

And I feel like I can fly
Knowing I am Yours
And knowing that You're mine
I cannot ask for more

You are to blame for anything that is good in my heart
You are to blame for this change that has taken me by storm

6. No More No Less

I'm not trying to hide anything
I wear it on my sleeve
I wear it on my sleeve
I'm not trying to be something I'm not
This is all I've got
This is all I've got

I'm not trying to re-invent the wheel
Just trying to be real
Trying to be real
I'm not trying to say follow me
I'm not the one who leads
I'm not the one who leads

Let me introduce myself to you
This is who I am
No more, no less
I am just a man who understands
Because of You I'm blessed
No more, no less

I'm not trying to prove anything
It's all about the change
It's all about the change

Let me introduce myself to you
This is who I am
No more, no less
I am just a man who understands
Because of You I'm blessed
No more, no less

I hope you stare just long enough to see
The heart that's beating here inside of me
Beyond all of the things you may think you know
I'm just a kid trying to make it home, that's it
No more, no less
Lord, I want to go home
Nothing more, nothing less

7. Where I Belong

Everybody hopes
That maybe somewhere down this road
We'd finally find that place where we belong
That place where we're complete
The one that occupies our dreams
That place we're lucky to call our home
Well, I have arrived
And I can't keep this inside

So I raise my hands
And shout Your name
To praise You with my song
My dream's at hand
I've found my place
The place where I belong

Everybody tries
To find the purpose for their life
In hopes that one more day is justified
But once you truly see
The very reason why you breathe
It becomes so much more than getting by
Well, I have arrived
And I can't keep this inside

So I raise my hands
And shout Your name
To praise You with my song
My dream's at hand
I've found my place
The place where I belong

8. Bring the Rain

I can count a million times
People asking me how I
Can praise You with all that I've gone through
The question just amazes me
Can circumstances possibly
Change who I forever am in You

Maybe since my life was changed
Long before these rainy days
It's never really ever crossed my mind
To turn my back on you, oh Lord
My only shelter from the storm
But instead I draw closer through these times

So I pray

Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain

I am Yours regardless of
The dark clouds that may loom above
Because You are much greater than my pain
You who made a way for me
By suffering Your destiny
So tell me what's a little rain

So I pray

Bring me joy, bring me peace
Bring the chance to be free
Bring me anything that brings You glory
And I know there'll be days
When this life brings me pain
But if that's what it takes to praise You
Jesus, bring the rain

Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Is the Lord God Almighty
Is the Lord God Almighty

9. Last One Standing

Don't you count me
Out cause I've fallen
Out cause I've fallen down
I have landed
Down on my knees, oh
Down on my knees again
This is where I'll find the strength to carry on
This is where I'll find the strength to stand

I'm gonna be the last one standing
Fighting for something much bigger than me
I'm gonna be the last one standing here

Clear the way for
One who is worthy
One who is worthy of
All my praise He's

Already finished
Already finished strong
I have seen the way this story's going to end
I have seen who's already won

I'm gonna be the last one standing
Fighting for something much bigger than me
I'm gonna be the last one standing here

The last one standing wants it more
Finding there's something worth fighting for
We're gonna be the last ones standing here

I'm gonna be the last one standing
Fighting for something much bigger than me
I'm gonna be the last one standing here

The last one standing wants it more
Finding there's something worth fighting for
We're gonna be the last ones standing here

10. One Trick Pony

I'm a one trick pony, if you will
I got a one track mind with a heart that's real
And don't forget I've got tunnel vision
For something much bigger than superstition
Call me hard headed for the One that changed me
Say what you will, it will not phase me
No need for anything up my sleeve
There's just one thing that I'll ever need

You are my one and only
You are my one and only
Oh, I'm a one trick pony

If I hear just one more time
That I should try and be more open-minded
I think I just might scream
The world says this is all there is
Yet I believe the One who says there's life after this
Now tell me how much more open can my mind be?

You are my one and only
You are my one and only
Oh, I'm a one trick pony

11. 3:42 (Writer's Block)

3:41 AM, make that 3:42
Time just keeps rolling on while I'm here stuck like glue
So many things cross my mind
But nothing stays awhile... so frustrating
I just wanna say something worth while, speak through me

Say, say what You wanna say... and say it loudly
Say, say what You wanna say

6:45 AM, man that just can't be right
3 hours have gone by and this is all I've got
My common sense tells me I should get out the way... so You can speak
O Lord, show up or I'll be here all day... speak through me

Say, say what You wanna say... and say it loudly
Say, say what You wanna say... speak through me
If the idea's mine, it's nothing but a waste of time
So won't You say, say what You wanna say

Say, say what You wanna say
Say, say what You wanna say
Say, say what You wanna say (say it loudly)
Say, say what You wanna say

Say, say what You wanna say... and say it loudly
Say, say what You wanna say... speak through me
If the idea's mine, it's nothing but a waste of time
So won't You say, say what You wanna say

12. Safe and Sound

No more boarding up my windows
So that I can lay low
Nobody's home
No more trying to run away from
Tired of being afraid of
What I can't control
The hardest part I'm always told
Is letting go

Safe and sound knowing that You're big enough to
Wrap around my heart completely
Safe and sound just knowing that You know me

I can finally set my heart free
Lost within the mystery
Of this love I've found
There is nothing that can pull me
From the hand that holds me
I'm safe and sound
The hardest part I'm always told
Is letting go

Safe and sound knowing that You're big enough to
Wrap around my heart completely
Safe and sound just knowing that You know me

The greatest part now I know
Is letting go

13. I Would Die For You (written about B. J. Higgins)

And I know that I can find You here
'Cause You promised me You'll always be there
Times like these, it's hard to see
But somehow I have a peace... You're near

And I pray that You will use my life
In whatever way Your name is glorified
Even if surrendering
Means leaving everything... behind

My life has never been this clear
Now I know the reason why I'm here
You never know why You're alive
Until you know what you would die for
I would die for You

And I know I don't have much to give
But I promise You I will give You all there is
Can I possibly do less
When through Your own death... I live

My life has never been this clear
Now I know the reason why I'm here
You never know why You're alive
Until you know what you would die for
I would die for You

No greater love is found
Than of those who lay their own lives down
As sure as I live and breathe
Now i know what it means to be free

My life has never been this clear
Now I know the reason why I'm here
You never know why You're alive
Until you know what you would die for
I would die for You

Extra Track (after "I Would Die For You") Lyrics

Have fun in life
Make it all worthwhile
Have fun in life
Maybe crack a smile

Stop and smell the roses while the roses are in bloom
But promise me you'll honestly have fun in what you do

Stop and smell the roses while the roses are in bloom
But promise me you'll honestly have fun in what you do