Lyrics
Verse 1
If I told you who I really was
Would you still listen when I say to you
God is good
If I showed you my humanity
Would you still see His hand on me
Verse 2
If you saw my scars
And felt the pain, I feel
Would you believe me when I say He still heals
If I lost it all
Nowhere to abide
I will still believe that He will
He will provide
Pre-Chorus
Is it the truth if my life looks like a lie
Will His truth still stand if nothing's going right
I will still be a witness to all that You can do
I will sing of Your mercy and all You brought us through
I will still be Your witness, I will still be Your witness
And when the truth looks like a lie declare
I will live and not die
Chorus
I'm gonna live
Just declare those things that be not
And watch what He gives
Chorus
I'm gonna live
Just declare those things that be not
And watch what He gives
I'm gonna live
Just declare those things that be not
And watch what He gives
I'm gonna live
Just declare those things, declare those things
Declare those things
I'm gonna live
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
Live is a gospel song of testimony and declaration about holding on to faith when life looks like a lie. The opening verses ask whether people would still listen to a word that God is good if the singer revealed who she really was, her humanity, her scars and her pain, and promise that even after losing everything, the singer will still believe that God will provide. The pre-chorus asks whether truth is still truth when life looks like a lie.
The singer answers by promising to be a witness to what God can do and to sing of His mercy and all He has brought people through, declaring in the chorus, "I'm gonna live," and calling on listeners to declare things that are not as though they were. The themes follow Psalm 118:17 on living to declare the works of the Lord, Romans 4:17 on calling things that are not as though they were, and Revelation 12:11 on the word of testimony. The repeated declaration gives the song a bold, determined tone.
Related Scripture
- Psalm 118:17 The psalmist will not die but live and declare the works of the Lord.
- Romans 4:17 God gives life to the dead and calls into existence the things that do not exist.
- Revelation 12:11 Believers overcome by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.