Overloved, by Christ

Coffee's cold, the morning's running late

Another day I can't seem to outrun

I'm a man with the world on my shoulders

Trying to be what I swear I "should" become

Clock-in dreams and a smile I practice

Wear the weight like it's just "my life"

But I'm tired of chasing perfect

And I'm scared of the quiet at night

Every voice says, "Keep it together"

But my chest feels ready to break

I reach for the dark like a blanket

Then I hear You speak my name

Overloved — oh, I'm overloved

When I'm overworked and overlooked

Your mercy comes like a rising flood

Pulling me out of the undertow

Overloved — oh, I'm overloved

I was made for more than this alone

You don't just find me, You bring me home

Out of the dark and into the light

I'm overloved… by Christ

Late nights, overtime in my bones

Doing my best but it's never loud

I get "good job" when I'm useful

Then it's silence in the crowd

And I start believing I'm a number

Just a tool that you put away

So I flirt with disappearing

Let the shadows have their way

But You don't love me when I earn it

You love me where I'm at

In the middle of my worry

You remind me I'm Yours — and that's that

Overloved — oh, I'm overloved

When I'm overworked and overlooked

Your mercy comes like a rising flood

Pulling me out of the undertow

Overloved — oh, I'm overloved

I was made for more than this alone

You don't just find me, You bring me home

Out of the dark and into the light

I'm overloved… by Christ

I thought the dark would hide me

But Your light is not afraid

You step into my questions

And You stand between me and my shame

If I run — You chase

If I fall — You stay

If I'm lost — You make a way

Your love is louder than my fear