The Alchemist

from The Alchemist by Daniel and the Sparrows

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lyrics

Verse1:
So many times I’ve been afraid
Of falling over the edge
I guess I know
But in my head and not in my heart
That I’ve always been falling

Verse2:
But don’t give me wings I don’t have it in me to fly
Just give me my measure of patience
To wait for you
To lift my soul from this tired shell
And join You in the sky

Chorus1:
Like a dream with the terror of a nightmare
I give up control
My pride and self-reliance will burn from my bones
All that’s left all that stays in this life will turn to gold
I give up all this lead in my heart
To the Alchemist of my soul

Verse3:
So You come like a roaring lion
You’re all I fear and all I love
Tear away
All the dead skin that clings to my back
Though I bleed and though I burn

Chorus2:
In the shallow of these nail pierced hands I’m justified
In Your arms like a raging furnace I’m purified
Though I bleed, though I burn, though I cry out
Don’t you let me go
Though this heart in my chest has turned to stone
You won’t let me go cold
So please take all this weight in my heart
For Your hands to hold

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from The Alchemist, released November 23, 2018

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Daniel and the Sparrows Chicago, Illinois

Daniel and the Sparrows is a Christian songwriter who uses music and storytelling to live and breathe his faith- "Show the world that we stand together broken but whole".

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