A Form Without the Fire [Verse 1] We learned when to stand and when to sit, When to raise our hands and close our eyes. We learned the verses, learned the language, Learned to make religion look alive. But a building full of Bible words Can still be miles away from grace. You said a tree is known by fruit, Not by the holiness we fake. [Chorus] Lord, tear the religion out of me If it keeps me from Your feet. If my lips can sing Your name While my heart stays far from Thee. If I know the Book but will not obey it, If I’ve got the form without the power, Burn away the lie in me. I don’t want to look alive While something in me dies. Lord, tear the religion out of me. [Verse 2] We can preach against the darkness While we hide our own behind the door. We can guard a reputation And forget what Calvary was for. We can quote the words of Jesus Then refuse to love like He commands. Sing about surrender With our lives still in our hands. [Chorus] Lord, tear the religion out of me If it keeps me from Your feet. If my lips can sing Your name While my heart stays far from Thee. If I know the Book but will not obey it, If I’ve got the form without the power, Burn away the lie in me. I don’t want to look alive While something in me dies. Lord, tear the religion out of me. [Bridge] But before I point at anybody, Before I name what they became, Search me, God, and know me fully. Am I hiding in the same? What if I can say, “Lord, Lord,” And never do the Father’s will? What if everybody thinks I’m living, But Heaven finds me standing still? Search me. Break me. Strip away what isn’t You. [Final Chorus] Lord, tear the religion out of me Till there’s nothing left to hide. Take the pride, the performance, Every place I’ve compromised. Make me more than words on Sunday. Make obedience my reply. I don’t want the form without the fire. I want Jesus. I want life. [Outro] Search me, O God. Know my heart. And if there’s anything in me That looks like You but isn’t— Take it apart.
