Lyrics
They’ve made me feel like a prisoner
They’ve made me feel set free
They’ve made me feel like a criminal
Made me feel like a king
They’ve lifted my heart
To places I’d never been
And they’ve dragged me down
Back to where I began
Words can build you up
Words can break you down
Start a fire in your heart or
Put it out
Let my words be life
Let my words be truth
I don’t wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You
You can heal the heartache
Speak over the fear
(Speak over the fear)
God, Your voice is the only thing
We need to hear
(We need to hear)
Words can build us up
Words can break us down
Start a fire in our hearts or
Put it out
Let my words be life
Let my words be truth
I don’t wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You
(Back to You)
Let the words I say
(Let the words I say)
Be the sound of Your grace
(Sound like Your grace)
I don’t wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You
I wanna speak Your love
Not just another noise
Oh, I wanna be Your light
I wanna be Your voice
Let my words be life
Let my words be truth
I don’t wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You
(Back to You)
Let the words I say
(Let the words I say)
Be the sound of Your grace
(Sound like Your grace)
I don’t wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You
(Back to You)
Words can build us up
Words can break us down
Start a fire in our hearts
Or put it out
I don’t wanna say a word
Unless it points the world back to You
Songwriters: Jon Steingard / Matt Hammitt / Seth Mosley
Words lyrics © Capitol Christian Music Group, Music Services, Inc
About This Song
"I wanted the chorus in this song to be a prayer that I want to live my life this way. I've seen the power that words have in my life, and I want to be sensitive to my words in dealing with other people. Also, sometimes as believers, whether in Christian music, or pastors, or anyone in ministry, sometimes it's easy to get caught up in those things and have our families take a back seat.
We need to remember on a daily basis those people who need us. That person for me is my wife. The people close to us are our first ministry. That goes for all of us. Those were all things we were thinking about when we wrote the song. That's also why we asked Bart Millard to sing on the song with us, since he was the one who got the whole idea started.
For me, the chorus is a prayer and asking God for help. In Christianity, we can get caught up in behavior modification and what we want to do better. In reality, God's interested in the condition of our hearts and our lives will flow out of that. "
- Hawk Nelson