Desert Tears Lyrics

You've placed me in places

I could have never imagined

The moments of grief and sadness

Of chaos and madness

Disaster and dissatisfaction

Pardon my over reaction

But there's been moments

Where I felt like giving up

Where misery was my cup

And All I had were these salt tears

God, are you still here

Or have my fears finally come to pass

They told me that pain is temporary

But this emptiness has lasted

And I once sat silently passive

But now I'm held captive

By the need to call this for what it really is

God, where are You

And what are You saying

Cactuses my only friends

And I'm not playing

You get to close and they start stabbing

These desert wolves keep playing savage

God, where are You

Why can't I feel You

Where's the breakthrough

Remember, You made me

I didn't make You

So I am Your responsibility

And lately it feels like You've

limited my mobility

And You've kept me in this dry valley

Where only bones keep me company

So, what is it You're showing me

And while I didn't make You

I continually try to shape You

Into the God I desire You to be

The God of the breakthrough

And I hear You whisper, Joe

You don't need a breakthrough

I need to break you

Well, Lord be subtle

Before You break me like

Bread You broke before

They sold You for silver

See, I think that's the part of communion

That we miss

We talk about the broken body that You endured

As if we don't have to sacrifice anymore

But maybe You broke that bread with Your own hands

As a symbol that one day You'll break us

with Yours

Because whoever wants to gain his life

Will lose it

And lately I feel like I'm losing while

Everyone else is winning

And I guess that's the point

Because I'm just now beginning

To realize that to live is Christ

And to die is gain

So connected to this barren plain

Are the tears hidden behind these frames

And maybe the only thing

That can turn this dust

Into moldable mud

Are these tears as they flood

So as You poured out Your blood

I'll pour out these salt tears

And as I peer through squinted eyes

Flooded by the residue of water left behind

I'll thank You Jesus that because You now live

I too, am called to die

But resurrection will have the final cry

These desert bones will come to life

Bursting forth at the perfect time

Transforming these tears

into new wine

Break me like the bread You broke

Before they sold You for silver

If You don't break me

Will I sell You out for silver

Lord, break me like the bread You broke

Before they sold You for silver

If You don't break me

Will I sell You out for silver