Fingernails
Music and lyrics by John
L. Cooper.
©2003 Photon Music (BMI). All Rights
Reserved.
Never reaching what I
want to reach
Never being who I want to be
Blaming me when I fall and fail
All my dreams splintering
Under my
fingernails
Under my fingernails
I’m empty, lonely, and accused
Accused without a word
My fingernails
are chipping down
From clawing in the dirt
I’m so lost, lost and confused
I threw it all away
How can I
be beautiful
When I am so afraid
Never reaching what I want to reach
Never being who I want to be
Blaming
me when I fall and fail
All my dreams splintering
Under my fingernails
All my dreams out of reach
Under my fingernails
I
watched it all slip through my hands
My brokenness revealed
I’m so proud, I’m so proud
I’m crying
to be filled
I’m killing, destroying the plague
That’s killing me away
I’ve got to live, I’ve
got to love
Like I am unafraid
Never reaching what I want to reach
Never being who I want to be
Blaming me
when I fall and fail
All my dreams splintering
Under my fingernails (2x)
All my dreams out of reach
Under
my fingernails
I’m wasting, wasting every moment
I want to be tasting
Tasting every moment with You
I’m
suffering, I’m bleeding, on my knees
Who’s going to save me?
Suffering, bleeding
Save me from this pit
of frailty
Never reaching what I want to reach
Never being who I want to be
Blaming me when I fall and fail
All
my dreams splintering
Under my fingernails (2x)
All my dreams out of reach
Under my fingernails
Never
reaching me