So now you're suffering the fallacy of what you said
When you uncover the depression from where you've tread
Breathe over the glass you wrote on
Swallow all that you waste your throat on
You wear the mark and wave the banner they made with sin
Revealing every single lie that you've been breeding within
Wash over the skin you've broken
Think over the tone you spoke in

So lost in your affliction / addiction
The solemn comfort of your grave
If you close your eyes the light can't take it away

Not I - I won't conform to what I see in you
Not I - I won't surrender what I am
Not I - And even if it was a part of me
Not I - I'll never be that way again

The blind will follow on the path that you created in vain
No guiding light, but just the shadow of the dead will remain
Dig open the pain you're hiding
Give your hand to the faith you're fighting
The void you suffer is a curse forever bleeding inside
Now you embrace the fatal sickness you should despise
Remember the day you lost that
Where is the shame that will bring your soul back

So lost in your affliction / addiction
The solemn comfort of your grave
If you close your eyes the light can't take it away

Not I - I won't conform to what I see in you
Not I - I won't surrender what I am
Not I - And even if it was a part of me
Not I - I'll never be that way again

Reach back behind your pride
And pull the thorn from the burning pain in your side

Sing me a new song
A broken song of redemption and regret
Sing me a new song
And beg for all the mercy you can get

Not I - I won't conform to what I see in you
Not I - I won't surrender what I am
Not I - And even if it was a part of me
Not I - I'll never be that way again


Lyrics submitted by WakeToLife

Not I Lyrics as written by S. Gallop D. Manning

Lyrics © Capitol CMG Publishing, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.

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    Guys, kids (teenagers in this occassion) can think clearlier than anyone else. They live in a world where they can think about anything! ;)

    Anyways, I think that this song CLEARLY speaks about stating you are a christian and then having regrets about it! ;) This is something we all feel when someone "confronts" us and we have no excuses to support our opinions.

    BUT NO!!!! Jesus said that when we are being "chased" for being christians we should feel PROUD about it, about not staggering! And ALWAYS the Holy Spirit will guide us when we get the chance to talk with some...atheists or anti-christians! ;) I was a bit off-topic, but I wanted to ancourage you people, you aren't alone! :D

    Edboyon April 10, 2008   Link

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