Love The Way You Lie

In the beginning,

I created you in my image,

My desire was for your fruitfulness, but

What I intended became so evil

Why am I still surprised?

Yet my offer still remains,

Will you take the gift of life or suffer from your lies?

You say you love me,

Take me in your arms again,

Serenade me with praise,

Even though tomorrow you’ll be cursing my name

Your anguish is brewing up a storm,

You stayed inside while my tears poured

Breaking my heart with every empty word

Yet I came between you and the world, taking the flames for you

And you just watch me burn...

Well that’s alright, because I like the way it hurts.

I wiped every tear from your eyes

Your worship is lukewarm,

But that’s alright I love the way you lie…

In this tug of war between death and life,

You’ll always be able to win my heart,

Even though I’m always right…

I feed you parables from my hands,

But your tongue is a double edged sword,

Wielding thoughtless threats and healing words.

It’s baffling, and to think that as God,

All these battles between us, just to hear you say I love you one last time

Is all that keeps me satisfied.

Call me bluff, go ahead and call me a masochist if you’d like,

I love you unconditionally,

So let the noose tighten with every tug of your wrists,

I never want to leave your side,

I can be your groom if you will be my bride,

To me you are my valentine, do you still believe in me?

"Love doesn’t run, always patient, always kind

Love doesn’t anger, doesn’t envy, doesn’t lie."

I take your sins up in smoke, with all of your iniquities

Washed by the blood of the lamb, will you take me as I Am?

***

It’s morning, I’m sorry for the words I said to you

Lethargic, I lay in the wake of my own destruction

Shh, Hush God speak softly

I’m hungover from your wrath,

Tell me you’re awfully sorry

That you took my only daughter from me,

So I can scream at your blasphemy!

Try to hug me

So I can take this knife and stab you in the back

Writhe in your betrayal!

Where are you going? You’ve forsaken me.

You ain’t leavin’ me!

Here we go again, I’m so insane!

Please it wasn’t you, it was me

I know I’m a liar, I’m sorry

Don’t leave me Lord...

If you walk away, I’ll follow you like a lost puppy

God without you I’m nothing!

I was lost but you found me..

Then you tell me how ugly I am, because of my sin

But that you’ll always love me!

Then after that shove me back into the destructive path that I’m on

A psychopath erratic from a heartache, on a psychotic break!

As I cling to my daughter's grave,

The only way my love for you will die,

Is when my sin starts erupting like a volcano,

But every time you speak it’s melodic like a piano

You calm the storm in my eyes, but you’re the rage in my sails!

My heart is sinking because I’ll never meet your standards

I’m sorry for the dirt that I do,

I’m sorry for the way that I am to you.

You’ll always have my back, and I'm just that lucky!

You gave me faith that can move mountains,

But my hatred makes mountains from molehills

God with you I’ll live forever

You are my youth fountain

I need a straight jacket, I’m deranged

If I partake in a celestial romance.

I devote my life to you

Emotionless motions,

Just existing versus living in your glory

Pardon me I know all I do is lie...

God I just want you back,

My brokenness can become blessings

If only I let you do the mending...

I’ll tie you to these wooden beams, light a match

And watch you burn, as I sing in the choir!

Because with you my mind’s unruffled,

Without you it’s a kerfuffle

I’ve been a liar, and a cheat, and my sins need holy water

God let your grace pour over me, baptize me in the river

So I can get out of this jail on bond.

My sins need holy water, so let the river run.

***

Go ahead and watch me burn in your transgressions,

That’s alright because I like the way it hurts

Just stand there and hear my cries

As the nails pierce my hands and feet for your crimes,

Well that’s alright, I love the way you lie.

Stretched along these wooden beams,

I love you as far as the East is from the West

If you want trust, you need to give some away

If you want love, you’re gonna have to endure the pain

I discipline, so that you may harvest in my holiness.

No greater love is this, that someone would lay down their life

For their friends…

I gave my back to the whips, as my flesh ripped

I exposed my face to spit and disgrace

And that’s alright because I like the way it hurts,

Go ahead and watch my tears fall,

Be there when my last breath calls

"Forgive them, for they know not what they do!"

Man, you have no idea how much I love you…