Lyrics
For so long
I carried the weight of my past
Cripple by burdens like stones on my back
I thought I had fallen too far from your grace
But you came and showed me the way
When I was lost soul searching
You were the ground beneath my feet
When I was blind man begging
You were the eyes so I could see
When the smoke was rising up
You were the air that I could breath
You gave me hope you gave me something to believe
Now I’m alive and born again
Rescued from the grip of sin
God your love came crashing in
And pulled me out of the fire
I’m a survivor
Now all I can see are the fields of your grace
Wherever I run your leading the way
You shook the shackles off my feet
I found redemption on my knees
You gave me hope you gave me something to believe
Now I’m alive and born again
Rescued from the grip of sin
God your love came crashing in
And pulled me out of the fire
I’m a survivor
Oh I’m a survivor
You’re my God
You’re my fighter
You make me a survivor
Now I’m alive and born again
Rescued from the grip of sin
God your love came crashing in
And pulled me out of the fire
I’m a survivor
Oh I’m a survivor
You pulled me out of the fire
I’m a survivor
Songwriters: Zach Williams / Jonathan Lindley Smith / Bryan Fowler
Survivor lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Essential Music Publishing, Capitol Christian Music Group
About This Song
“I remember the day we were writing this song. My wife Crystal came to mind. She survived a fire accident when she was about 14 years old and there’s a lyric in that song that says 'you pulled me out of the fire I’m a survivor.' And a lot of what I wrote the song about was my own personal testimony but it was also with her in mind that she survived this accident and it got me to thinking about so many of us that are all survivors. The one thing we can all relate to is that through Jesus He can pull us out of any place that we’re at and we can all become survivors.” – Zach Williams
Here more from Zach Williams in his interview with CCM here.