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When I Wake Up

from Waste by Nathan Allebach

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WHEN I WAKE UP

OH, I KNOW WHEN I WAKE UP,
THE SADDEST SONGS WILL PLAY,
‘CAUSE I KNOW THAT I TAKE LOVE,
AND THAT IT’S WRONG TO TAKE MORE THAN I MAKE.
AND I CAN’T CHANGE, I CAN’T CHANGE MY WAYS,
BUT I HOPE WHEN I WAKE UP,
YOU SEE MY INTENTIONS, NOT MY MISTAKES.

A BETTER MAN’S STUCK IN MY HEAD
AND NEVER CAN FIND THE EXIT
EVERY DAY I LOOK FOR HIM
BUT HE STAYS INSIDE AND KEEPS QUIET.

OH, I KNOW WHEN I WAKE UP,
THE GOVERNMENTS WON’T CHANGE,
‘CAUSE I KNOW THAT IT’S ALL JUST
FURNITURE THAT CULTURES REARRANGE.
THE MARK I MADE, MARK I MADE WILL FADE,
BUT I HOPE WHEN I WAKE UP,
THE LIFE I LED MEANT MORE THAN THIS CHARADE.

A BETTER MAN’S STUCK IN MY HEAD
AND NEVER CAN FIND THE EXIT
EVERY DAY I LOOK FOR HIM
BUT HE STAYS INSIDE AND KEEPS QUIET.

OH, I KNOW WHEN I WAKE UP,
THE CHURCH WILL TURN AWAY,
‘CAUSE I KNOW THAT I AM ONE
TO DENY YOU AT LEAST THREE TIMES EACH DAY.
BUT IN YOUR GRACE, IN YOUR GRACE I STAY.
AND I HOPE WHEN I WAKE UP,
MY PRIDE WILL HAVE TURNED TO HUMILITY,
WITH MORE OF YOU, GOD, AND MUCH LESS OF ME.

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from Waste, released July 12, 2016

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Nathan Allebach Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Raised in the Philly suburbs, Nathan Allebach's songwriting is inspired by existential, spiritual, and relational tensions.

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