If I Abide - 7 Seconds

Encouraged to speak, shown every sign

Learned to never waste the time

Taught to have an open

(Mind)

Why give me a heart

When you won’t let it beat?

And I’m not afraid, I’ve still got hope

But now you tell me I belong

Do I stay and sing this same old

(Song)

Why give me a key

When you won’t set me free?

And you listen to our song

And you wonder what’s going on

You say that growth’s okay

But do it by the rules

But if I abide, how will I grow or learn?

Is this one big lie or have we been misled?

It’s time to practice what we preach

It’s time to move ahead

Now I’ve lived awhile

Not much I haven’t tried

But tell me what to do and you’ll see

How high I can fly

Why give me the space

When you won’t let me breathe?

It’s time to make things fresh

Bring in the new

Put our minds together

And see beyond this tunnel view

Why give me two eyes

When you won’t let me see?

And you listen to our song

And you wonder what’s going on

You say that growth’s okay

But do it by the rules

But if I abide, how will I grow or learn?

Is this one big lie or have we been misled?

It’s time to practice what we preach

It’s time to move ahead