Permanent

Permanent
Words & Music by James Tealy

I would gather up some cardboard and build myself a house
I’d find some shiny things and call them mine
It’s all I had to offer, it’s all I knew there was
I’d take a shallow breath and call it life

There must be something better
I know there’s something real
Cause I can feel

Something permanent
Something everlasting
Something wind and water
Cannot wash away

Have I really been so blinded by all that I can see
To think that what I see is all there is
There is hope below the surface, there’s life beyond this skin
And grace to get us to that place from this

And I have built a home there
My days here won’t last long
I’m so soon gone

Somewhere permanent
Somewhere everlasting
Somewhere wind and water
Cannot wash away

In the meantime I’ll keep a looser grip
On the stuff I’ve piled in this sinking ship
And I’ll hold tight through this long night
To Jesus

Cause He’s permanent
Cause He’s everlasting
He is permanent
He is everlasting
And His peace inside me
Will not wash away

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