Lyrics
I lived
Heart on the wire
Hand in the fire for so long
But You've shown me better
A new kind of love
It's ever the one I want
I'm lifting you higher, higher
There's nothing that I'd rather do
A sweet elevation of praises
There's no one I love more than You
I never knew a love like this before
The kind of life that I could not find on my own
I've seen the world but I have never been so sure
That I want Your heart
God, I just want to be where You are
Where You are
I just want to be where You are
Your love, like nothing I've seen
My wildest of dreams don't come close
I've never known better than living like this
I cannot resist You Lord
I'm lifting you higher, higher
There's nothing that I'd rather do
A sweet elevation of praises
There's no one I love more than You
I never knew a love like this before
The kind of life that I could not find on my own
I've seen the world but I have never been so sure
That I want Your heart
God, I just want to be where You are
Where You are
I just want to be where You are
Where You are
I just want to be where You are
And after all this time with You by my side
I can't imagine what it'd be like on my own
I've made up my heart, this love is all I've got
And You're the only one I know worth living for
A sweet elevation of praises
There's no one I love more than You
I never knew a love like this before
The kind of life that I could not find on my own
I've seen the world but I have never been so sure
That I want Your heart
God I just want to be where You are
Where You are
I just want to be where You are
Where You are
I just want to be where You are
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Meaning & Inspiration
"Where You Are" describes a shift from an earlier, harder way of living - "heart on the wire, hand in the fire" - toward a love the singer calls better than anything previously known. Hillsong Young & Free frame this change as personal, repeating that no other love compares and that nothing else is wanted as much as closeness to God.
The chorus settles on a simple request: to be near God, phrased as wanting to be "where You are" rather than naming any particular blessing or outcome being sought. Later verses extend the theme, admitting dependence - "I can't imagine what it'd be like on my own" - and describing this love as the one thing worth living for.
Built mostly from direct address and repetition rather than developed imagery, the song keeps its focus on nearness itself, treating closeness to God as the central desire of the singer rather than a means toward some other outcome.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 73:25 The psalmist's declaration that there is nothing on earth desired besides God mirrors the song's repeated claim that no other love compares.