Lyrics
[instrumental intro]
[soft female voice]
remember your creator in the days of your youth (remember your creator)
[bridge]
ALL IS VANITY, ALL IS VANITY
i’m chasing after the wind;
there’s nothing new here under the sun,
not even in all its complexity.
[verse]
there was a time to be born,
there was a time to be alive.
but now that i’ve tasted life,
i just simply wanna die!
there was a time to go plant,
there was a time to uproot.
but in all that i’ve grown
i just taste the bitter fruit!
there was a time to go kill
there was a time to go heal
but in my broken heart
there just lies a void still!
[bridge]
ALL IS VANITY, ALL IS VANITY,
i’m chasing after the wind;
there’s this great emptiness inside me
that can never truly be filled
[quiet pause]
[chorus]
Wretched man that i am!
I was born straight into sin.
Of the seed of Adam,
That’s where misery begins.
I’ve forgotten my creator
I’ve lost sense of who i am
I’m a slave to all my passions
And this flesh is my worst traitor
WHO WILL DELIVER ME FROM THIS BODY OF DEATH?
surely no one on earth who has Adam’s breath
[quiet pause]
[orchestral chorus]
there was a time to tear down,
there was a time to rebuild.
but in my own carnal kingdom,
i’ve just made a comfy cell!
there was a time to rejoice,
there was a time to just weep.
but in all of my emotions
it’s all shallow; nothing deep!
there was a time to have peace,
there was a time to have war.
but all of my own battles
i’m the dead man i ignore!
[bridge]
ALL IS VANITY, ALL IS VANITY,
i’m chasing after the wind;
why is my life so temporary?
there must be more than all of this!
[quiet pause]
[chorus]
in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was god and the Word was with god
All things were created through Him, and nothing existed without Him
In Him was life and that life was the light of man
And He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world
To be holy, blameless and in love with Him
He created us for communion, oneness and holy adoration
But through the lies of darkness there came despicable deception
And eternal separation which is truly condemnation
[verse]
Oh heavenly man that He is!
He was born apart from sin.
Of the seed of Spirit,
He’s where eternity begins.
He remembered His creation;
He restored love back to man.
He freed us from the deception
And then redeemed us once again
[bridge]
HE IS LIBERTY, HE IS LIBERTY,
i’m chasing after the Word;
what a lovely new joy inside me!
this flesh has been killed completely!
[bridge]
HE IS LIBERTY, HE IS LIBERTY,
i’m chasing after the Word;
what a lovely new joy inside me!
this flesh has been killed completely!
[chorus]
there was a time to go search,
there was a time to be lost.
but then the Holy Shepherd
brought me back at His own cost!
there was a time to have hate
there was a time to find love
and the One that i desired
was right there all along!
there was a time to be slaves,
now it’s the time to be freed!
go pursue the gospel message
and be His heavenly Seed!
[outro]
remember your creator in the days of your youth
[orchestral]
