Broken Man

Walking with my head hangin' low
A friend just turned to foe
What happened? I don't even know
But now I've got nowhere to go
Am I a man or merely a machine?
When did it become such a travesty to dream?
And how did I become a one-man team?
The switch was once turned on
But I blinked and now it's all gone
It's all wrong
That's why I'm writing this song
A pen and a pad are my only friends
It's a game over, and I'm at the end
There's nothing I could even mend
My God, some help... when you gonna send?
I feel like a loner
This brokenness is mine; I am its owner
If I'm ink, I need more toner
My cup no longer runneth over
What can I do?
Can I redo?
Jesus, please make this wretch new.

I cannot stand
Without the hand
Of the Great I AM
Who is this broken man?
Am I this broken man?

So I'm still walking
And I'm still talking
Guess I'm the sheep Satan's still stalking
At my door, somebody's knocking
Should I open the door?
And see what the enemy has in store?
Could he possibly do any more?
I can't keep fighting this war
Gunshots fly all around me
The waters rise and try to drown me
Once again my enemies surround me
Instantly, they begin
Toward me they close in
There's too many - I can't win
I say a prayer one last time
I write down this one final rhyme
But then came an intervention by the divine
It was like a miraculous sign!
One-by-one my enemies disappear
And along with them, went my fear
Though I couldn't see, God was always near
I guess that's why I'm still here

I cannot stand
Without the hand
Of the Great I AM
Who is this broken man?
Have I become this broken man?

So my enemies said "goodbye"
By the Grace of God I didn't die
And once and for all, God is nigh
That doesn't mean that I can stop running
And after the clouds, there'll be some definite sunning
Kinda stunning...
Isn't it?
It blows my mind when I think of it
God reached down and saved me from my pit
So if I bow on bended knee
And practice humility
From Heaven God will see
And then He'll bless me
Raise me high above the strongest enemy
And in Heaven, there won't be an end to me
Despite all this saving, I'm still broke
And I'm definitely not better than any other folk
But God loves me even in my brokenness
I must simply repent and confess
And together, we'll clean up this mess
And one day, I'll no longer be broken
But until that time, His arms are always open

I cannot stand
Without the hand
Of the Great I AM
Who is this broken man?
I am this broken man.