Lyrics
Verse 1
Might feel like there is no way
Might feel like your chains won't break
But when Jesus
Shows up on the scene
You know somethings
About to change
Might feel like there is no hope
Staring at a Jericho
But when Jesus
Shows up on the scene
You know somethings
About to change
Chorus
Somebody speak the name
Somebody sing His praise
Somebody bring your faith
There's a breakthrough coming
Somebody testify
Somebody lift Him high
Let me tell you why
There's a breakthrough coming
Verse 2
Wanna see the lame man walk
Wanna see the blind get sight
Cause when Jesus
Shows up on the scene
You know somethings
About to change
Wanna see a slave go free
Wanna see a dead man rise
When Jesus
Shows up on the scene
You know somethings
About to change
Chorus
Somebody speak the name
Somebody sing His praise
Somebody bring your faith
There's a breakthrough coming
Somebody testify
Somebody lift Him high
Let me tell you why
There's a breakthrough coming
Bridge
Call on Jesus
Sing it Jesus
In the name of Jesus
Anything can change
Chorus
Somebody speak the name
Somebody sing His praise
Somebody bring your faith
There's a breakthrough coming
Somebody testify
Somebody lift Him high
Let me tell you why
There's a breakthrough coming
Outro
A breakthrough coming
A breakthrough coming
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
This upbeat praise song speaks to situations that look closed, such as chains that will not break or a barrier compared to Jericho. Each verse gives the same answer: when Jesus "shows up on the scene", "somethings about to change". The second verse backs that claim with images taken from the Gospels, including the lame walking, the blind receiving sight, a slave going free and a dead man rising.
The chorus works as an invitation to a group. It repeats "Somebody" in front of several actions, namely speaking the name of Jesus, singing His praise, bringing faith, testifying and lifting Him high, and it ends each time with "There's a breakthrough coming". The bridge narrows the message to calling on the name of Jesus and says "Anything can change".
The Jericho reference recalls the fallen walls in Joshua 6, and the healing images match Gospel accounts such as Matthew 11:5, though the lyrics do not cite the passages.
Related Scripture
- Joshua 6:20 The walls of Jericho fall, the barrier named in the first verse.
- Matthew 11:5 The blind receive sight, the lame walk and the dead are raised.
- Philippians 2:9-10 The name of Jesus is exalted above every name.