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Captured by TobyMac cover art

TobyMac - Captured Lyrics

Artist:
TobyMac

Lyrics

All I wanna do
All I wanna do
I'm Your prisoner by choice
I will rest at Your feet
And I'll only lift my voice
When You want me to sing
It's the beauty of Your covering that's stealing my heart
And it's the mystery of You that tears me apart
If I should die before I wake
I pray the Lord my soul to take
And if I should get a peaceful sleep
I wanna wake at my Father's feet
All I wanna do is get into You
You got me captured (By Your love)
All I wanna do is stay here with You
You got me raptured (Can't get enough)
Let's go
The sun's on the rise
The sleep's in my eyes
The dew's on the ground
The night is disguised
There's hope in the air
I'm fresh off a prayer
The blue mountain bean is clearin' my stare
I make recompense
It's all makin' sense
Like blood in my veins
You're my sustenance
The moment of trust
The "me" becomes "us"
The "we" become "one"
Your gift is my gust of wind
'Til we meet again
So faith, don't fail me now
If you touch my heart
You can feel it pound
So faith, don't fail me now
So faith, don't fail me now
If you touch my heart
You can feel it poundin'
So faith, don't fail me now
So faith, don't fail me now
When I touch my heart
I can feel it pound
Gotta get myself up off this ground
Faith, don't fail me now
You got me, and You won't let go


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Meaning & Inspiration

Captured describes willing surrender to divine love rather than confinement imposed by force. The opening image of being a prisoner by choice is immediately explained through rest at the feet of God, attentive worship, and security beneath divine covering. Desire runs through the lyric: the singer wants nearness, prayer, sustaining faith, and finally an awakening at the feet of the Father. Even ordinary morning details become part of that dependence, as prayer clears the mind and divine presence is compared with blood carrying life through the body.

The posture recalls Mary sitting at the feet of Jesus in Luke 10:39, listening in a place of chosen attention. Psalm 63:1 also offers a fitting parallel for the repeated longing to remain close to God. The later plea for faith not to fail introduces vulnerability beneath the energetic language. Love has taken hold, yet trust must still persist through weakness. That tension gives the song its spiritual center: surrender is portrayed as freedom to rest, listen, sing, and keep trusting the One who will not let go.

Related Scripture

  • Luke 10:39 Mary sits at the feet of Jesus and listens to His teaching.
  • Psalm 63:1 The psalm expresses an earnest desire for God and His presence.