Lyrics
Verse 1
Got all these emotions, don't know how to feel
Sometimes it's like I'm livin' on a ferris wheel
Torn between the fiction and what is real
I hear You whisper to me to give You all control
Somedays it's harder for me just to let it go
I just need to step out and step into Your flow
Refrain
No matter what the pressure, pressure
You will always be the answer, answer
Chorus
Only You know how to steady me
Ready me heart for everything that's comin' my way
Help me trust that You're ahead of me
Go in before my feet with every step I take
Only You can calm a storm
And only You can restore me when I'm worn
Steady me
Only You can steady me, steady me, me
Verse 2
Everybody wants to tell me what I need to do
They only one I need to be listenin' to is You
So I'ma take Your hand and I'ma let You lead me through
Refrain
No matter what the pressure, pressure
You will always be the answer, answer
Chorus
Only You know how to steady me
Ready me heart for everything that's comin' my way
Help me trust that You're ahead of me
Go in before my feet with every step I take
Only You can calm a storm
And only You can restore me when I'm worn
Come steady me
Only You can steady me, steady me, me
Verse 3
My energy on two
I'm feelin' like I'm through
These problems weighin' me down so I'm trustin' all in You
I'm servin' You until the death of me
Even if my light gets tanner, Stephanie
I just look to see Your hands when it's finished though
And You never let me down, so I know we winnin'
Only You can keep me calm
Only You can see me through
Only You can set me free
Cause...
Chorus
Only You know how to steady me
Ready my heart for everything that's comin' my way
Help me trust that You're ahead of me
Go in before my feet with every step I take
Only You can calm a storm
And only You can restore me when I'm worn
Steady me
Only You can steady me, steady me, me
Only You can steady me, steady me
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Meaning & Inspiration
Steady Me is a Christian hip-hop and R&B song that asks God for steadiness amid emotion and pressure. The first verse describes a mix of emotions and feeling like riding a Ferris wheel, torn between fiction and reality, hearing God whisper to give Him all control and finding it hard to let go. The refrain says that whatever the pressure, He will always be the answer, and the chorus says that only He knows how to steady the singer, ready the heart for what is coming and calm a storm.
The second verse says that many people give advice but the only voice that matters is God's, so the singer will take His hand and let Him lead. The third verse admits exhaustion and worry but trusts Him fully, serves Him until the end, and says that only He can keep the singer calm and set the singer free. The themes follow Mark 4:39 on Jesus calming the storm, Isaiah 41:10 on strength, and Psalm 37:23-24 on being upheld. The repeated hook gives the song a trusting, settled tone.
Related Scripture
- Mark 4:39 Jesus calms the wind and sea with a word.
- Isaiah 41:10 God tells His people not to fear because He is with them.
- Psalm 37:23-24 The Lord upholds the one whose steps He establishes.