Lyrics
Verse 1: TobyMac
I need to get below the surface (Surface)
People up here, they get me nervous (Nervous)
Some days I pray I got no service (Service)
'Cause that phone is robbin' me of purpose (Purpose)
Pre-Chorus: TobyMac
You can always tell me when I'm needin' a push
Breathe a little deeper just to slow down the rush
If you got the time, could you just come by and hang?
We'll put it all aside and marinate on some things
Chorus: TobyMac
Deeper, I wanna go deeper
I'm gettin' tired of the surface (Tired of the surface)
Deeper, I wanna go deeper
I'm gettin' tired of the surface, tired of the surface
Post-Chorus: TobyMac
Tired of the surface, tired of the surface (T. Wells)
Verse 2: Tauren Wells
Let's stop and have a conversation ('Sation)
Tell me what's really goin' on (Tell me what's really goin' on)
You probably feel some reservation ('Vation)
Real talk is fadin' like a song
Pre-Chorus: Tauren Wells, TobyMac, Tauren Wells & TobyMac
'Cause I been lost in my thoughts for a couple of days
You know I can't catch my mind when it's runnin' away
If you can make the time, can me and you conversate?
Let's push aside the noise and marinate on some things (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Chorus: TobyMac & Tauren Wells, TobyMac, Tauren Wells
Deeper, I wanna go deeper
I'm gettin' tired of the surface (Tired of the surface, oh-oh-oh-oh)
Deeper, I wanna go deeper
I'm gettin' tired of the surface, tired of the surface
Post-Chorus: Tauren Wells & TobyMac
Tell me what's been goin' on with you (With you)
And I'll tell you everything I been walkin' through
Deeper (Yeah, yeah)
I'm gettin' tired of the surface
Bridge: TobyMac, Tauren Wells, TobyMac & Tauren Wells
If you need a friend, need some shade (Need some shade)
I'll always be a safe place (Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
If you need some love, someone to pray (Someone to pray)
I'll stay up all night for you (Mm-mm)
I'll leave on the light for you (Ooh-ooh-ooh)
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh (Ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh, ooh-ooh)
Yeah, yeah
Chorus: TobyMac, Tauren Wells, TobyMac & Tauren Wells
Deeper, I wanna go deeper (I wanna go, I wanna go, I wanna go)
I'm gettin' tired of the surface (Getting tired of the surface)
Deeper, (Oh, yeah) yeah, yeah
I'm gettin' tired of the surface (Oh-oh), tired of the surface
Outro: TobyMac, Tauren Wells, TobyMac & Tauren Wells
We gon' take it down to the roots (Deeper)
To the roots, to the roots
We gon' dig a little deeper, just me and you (Deeper)
Me and you, me and you
We gon' take it down to the heart of it (Deeper)
To the heart of it
I'ma meet you where are
We gon' talk through every part of it, yeah
We gon' talk through every part of it
We gon' talk through every part of it
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Meaning & Inspiration
The song examines the need for honest friendship in a life crowded by phones, noise, anxious thoughts, and hurried conversation. Its speakers reject surface-level contact and ask for the time and safety required to say what is actually happening. Prayer appears alongside listening, companionship, and practical availability, presenting care as something expressed through attention rather than slogans.
The bridge makes that care concrete: a friend offers shelter, stays awake, leaves on a light, and remains present through another person’s distress. This emphasis aligns with biblical calls to bear one another’s burdens and to love consistently in adversity. The exchange is also mutual, since each voice offers to share personal struggles. By moving from distraction toward patient conversation, the lyric frames Christian friendship as a place where honesty, prayer, and steadfast presence can help carry emotional weight.
Related Scripture
- Galatians 6:2 Paul instructs believers to carry one another’s burdens.
- Proverbs 17:17 The proverb describes a friend whose love remains constant in adversity.
- James 5:16 James connects honest confession and prayer for one another with healing.