Perspective of a Tree Lyrics

I was just a seed

Planted inside the dirt

And out of all the other trees

You knew that what I'd grow into would work

You took care of me

You protected every twig

you knew that you would use me

And what for, I will never forget

You let them cut me down

And shape me into a beat up rugged cross

But what you used me for was a win

Even if it felt like a loss

The same hands that formed this wood

Would be the ones to bleed on me

The same nails that pierced your body

Would be the ones that pierced this tree

The same eyes that looked to heaven

When heaven wouldn't see

Are the same eyes that looked in the dirt

And who's tears watered me

It's a different side of the story

In the perspective of a tree

I was just a thorn

Buried deep in the sand

And like every other bush

I was created by your very hand

But you took care of me

You protected every twig

I knew that you would use me

And what for I will never forget

You let them cut me down and shape me

Into a pointed sharpened crown

I never understood why

Until now

The same hands that formed this wood

Bled right below me

The same hair of my father

Would be the same hair that clings to me

The same eyes that looked to heaven

When heaven wouldn't see

Are the same eyes that looked in the dirt

And who's tears watered me

It's a different side of you lord

In the perspective of a thorn

You let them cut you down

And shape you into what sin looks like

You left the throne and became the lamb

Just to be the sacrifice

It was my hands that formed the wood

And the thorns that you see

I went through all the pain

Still knowing the world would reject me

I let every nail pierce my body

When I could've been set free

But I didn't call on angel armies

Because I knew you needed me

It's a different side of the story

Oh it's a different side of the story

In the perspective of a king