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I said GGod, I do not understand this world
Emeverything is dying and Gbroken
Gwhy do I see nothing but CsufferiGng?
GGod, I'm asking could this be Your plan?
EmSin has taken hold of this whole Gland
GWill You not say anything else Cto Gme?
He said Gwhere were you the day that I measured
Dsunk the banks and Amstretched the line over
 Call the earth and carved out its cornersGtone?
GWhere were you the day that I spoke and
Dtold the sun to sAmplit the night open
 Ccalled the morning dawn with its light to Gshow
GWho shut in the ocean with stone doors
Dmarked the reach of Amtides on those new shores
 Con the day the waves rose and first broke Gforth
GHave you seen the springs of that great sea
Dwalked the caverns Amcarved in the black deep
 Cthrough the gates of darkness there on its Gfloor
GHave you seen the armoury I hold
Dsnow and hail are Amstacked up in silos
 Cfor the times of trouble and war and Gstrife
GCan you raise your voice to the storm cloud
Dwould the thunder Amanswer and ring out
 Cdoes the lightning ask you where it should Gstrike
GWho has cleft the channels for torrents
Drain to sprout the dAmesert with forest
 Cin the wilderness that my hand has Gbuilt
GCan you hunt the prey for young lions
Dcan you loose the Amcords of Orion
 Cis this whole world bending beneath your Gwill?
I Dspoke of things I did not Cunderstand
things too Emwonderful for Dme
Dalthough I had no right to Cask
my God Dknelt and answered Gme

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Where Were You

by Ghost Ship

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I said God, I do not understand this world

Em G

everything is dying and broken

G C G

why do I see nothing but suffering?

God, I'm asking could this be Your plan?

Em G

Sin has taken hold of this whole land

G C G

Will You not say anything else to me?

He said where were you the day that I measured

D Am

sunk the banks and stretched the line over

C G

all the earth and carved out its cornerstone?

Where were you the day that I spoke and

D Am

told the sun to split the night open

C G

called the morning dawn with its light to show

Who shut in the ocean with stone doors

D Am

marked the reach of tides on those new shores

C G

on the day the waves rose and first broke forth

Have you seen the springs of that great sea

D Am

walked the caverns carved in the black deep

C G

through the gates of darkness there on its floor

Have you seen the armoury I hold

D Am

snow and hail are stacked up in silos

C G

for the times of trouble and war and strife

Can you raise your voice to the storm cloud

D Am

would the thunder answer and ring out

C G

does the lightning ask you where it should strike

Who has cleft the channels for torrents

D Am

rain to sprout the desert with forest

C G

in the wilderness that my hand has built

Can you hunt the prey for young lions

D Am

can you loose the cords of Orion

C G

is this whole world bending beneath your will?

D C

I spoke of things I did not understand

Em D

things too wonderful for me

D C

although I had no right to ask

D G

my God knelt and answered me

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