Description
From Chapter 23, “What If,” of It’s Impossible by J H McIntosh — Act I: Love Awakens.
Stand gently invites you to experience the quiet strength in the knowledge loving another might "…cost everything and still leave you standing with nothing." This requires a courage only someone in a love that is not under their control could ever muster. To embrace love with no promise of return is a hallmark of true love. This kind of love, when offered freely and wholly, is a profound gift not a burden to fear or outrun. This song encourages a hopeful reflection on the possibility of being enough for someone else.
Lyrics
Some loves arrive like thunder,
Some like a quiet prayer.
Some don’t knock at all,
They just stand and stare.
My thoughts run fast, they circle you,
What if forever, never comes true?
I hear a still, quiet voice inside say,
Be grateful for whatever comes your way.
I brace myself for what might be,
This truth cuts deep, and humbles me.
That loving you might cost everything,
And still leave me standing, nothing.
If we’re together, it must be whole,
Not borrowed time, not half of a soul.
One drop of water, won’t save a man
Lost in a desert’s, barren sand.
I can stand not demanding more,
Waiting for an opened door.
When love is real, it never pretends,
It never ends.
I won’t clip your wings or steal your light,
I’ll cheer your strength with all my might.
Independence looks holy on you,
It always has, it’s what you’re due.
I know not yet what your heart needs,
Not-knowing brings me to my knees.
Still, I’d never bend you into shape,
What He has made, no man could break.
If what you want outgrows one name,
I won’t shame you, I won’t complain.
Your life was never mine to steer,
My wish…to be standing near.
If we’re together, it must be whole,
Not borrowed time, not half of a soul.
One drop of water, won’t save a man
Lost in a desert’s, barren sand.
I want you with the one who’s best,
I stand ready, I’ll face the test.
It only works if I’m your will,
Either way, I’m standing still.
Another knew my outer skin,
Still another reached me within.
And somehow, call it grace or flame,
You woke the part that bears His name.
I didn’t know that love like this was real,
Didn’t know a man could be one who kneels.
But your touch taught me the truth that is,
And I gained more than I ever was.
If we’re together, it must be whole,
Not borrowed time, not half of a soul.
One drop of water, won’t save a man
Lost in a desert’s, barren sand.
Hope breathes eternal in the human breast,
I can never give up on true love’s quest.
I pray you always understand,
My offer forever stands.
