Lyrics
Verse 1
Well, it all comes down to this
Nothing else to bother me
And no one else around
I'm searching for Your kiss
Running back into Your arms
And facing toward the ground
With the beating of my heart
And the tears rolling down
All I'm looking for now
Is the peace and joy that I once knew
Chorus
Because it's You
You are the one
And it's You
Giving light to the sun
And it's You
You are always unto
Yeah, it's You
Verse 2
Well, I know sometimes it seems
I'm losing track of time with You
And everything's so clear
Well, like a bird I'm free
Noticing Your love for me
Never far, but near
So I'm still looking for,
Trying hard not to look back
I know I'll never get bored
With the love and joy I find in You
Chorus (Repeat x2)
Bridge (Repeat x3)
Nothing else compares to You
You are the life, You are the truth
Nothing else compares to You
Take me back where I once knew
Outro
It's a song of love
Video
Meaning & Inspiration
"Devotion" describes an intense, almost desperate pursuit of God's presence, stripping away every other distraction until nothing remains but the search itself. Its opening verse pairs physical imagery, a beating heart, falling tears, a face turned toward the ground, with a stated longing for peace and joy remembered from an earlier time.
The chorus repeats a simple identification, addressing God directly as the singular source of light and constancy, using brief phrases rather than developed argument to communicate total dependence. A second verse shifts tone toward freedom and closeness, describing time spent with God as clarifying rather than confusing, and noticing his love as consistently near rather than distant.
The bridge closes the song with direct echoes of Christ's own words, declaring that nothing else compares because God alone is life and truth. Rooted in contemporary worship's language of romantic pursuit applied to God, the song functions as an extended expression of longing, treating devotion itself as the return to something once known and since missed.
Related Scripture
- John 14:6 Records Christ's declaration that he is the way, the truth, and the life, directly echoed in the song's bridge.
- Psalm 63:1 Describes a soul thirsting for God in a dry and weary land, echoed in the song's intense longing for God's presence.