Trace it Back

[Verse 1] They market the glow, never mention the flame Package the gift, then erase the Name Sell you a rush, let the interest accrue By the time that it fades, it done purchased you Praise turn poison when pride get a plate Love get crushed under God-sized weight Put skies on shoulders made out of clay Then curse the creation when it starts to sway That kind of worship make good love crack Ask dust for forever, then call dust bad Every bright thing got a trail in the back Beauty leave prints—better trace that track Who put the knock in the kick, breath in the chest? Salt on the tongue, then a hush in the rest? Gold in the dusk, cold stream through the rocks? Hung moonlight low, put the tide on a clock? I don’t stop at the shine, I follow the thread Past what it promises, down where it’s fed If it got goodness, I know that stamp Don’t praise the glow—trace it back to the Lamp [Hook] Trace it back Trace it back Every good thing Trace it back Trace the shine Trace the sound Trace the joy To where it came from Trace it back Trace it back Don’t praise the echo Trace it back [Verse 2] A blessing turn idol when gratitude slips When the hand gets praised and the Giver gets missed When attention feels holy and romance gets crowned Good love goes under when worship gets drowned Can’t make a heartbeat hold heaven in place Can’t make a human be fountain and grace That ain’t devotion, that’s hunger misnamed Trying to make dust do what only God can I’ve seen control put protection on top Seen chaos wear chemistry, fear call it sparks Seen appetite preach like it knows what I need Whole sermon sounding sweet while it fattens the greed But peace got texture, truth got weight Love don’t need fog just to make itself great God don’t grow dim when the gifts get bright Every created beam owes rent to the Light And He ain’t the means to a comfortable end Not my divine little shortcut to win I want the Giver, not only what’s given The feast ain’t the point if I miss Who prepared it So I can love deeply and leave love human Hold beauty open without being ruled by it Receive every good thing with open hands Then follow the pleasure back where it began [Hook] Trace it back Trace it back Every good thing Trace it back Trace the shine Trace the sound Trace the joy To where it came from Trace it back Trace it back Don’t praise the echo Trace it back [Breakdown] Gift—Giver Stream—River Spark—Fire Ache—Desire Glow—Glory Page—Story Echo—Voice Trace that source Fruit got a root Sound got a breath Light got a home Love got a depth Don’t stop short Don’t praise the track Follow that beauty And trace it back [Final Hook] Trace it back Trace it back Every good thing Trace it back Trace the shine Trace the sound Trace the joy To where it came from Trace it back Trace it back Don’t praise the echo Trace it back Trace it back Trace it back I know the Source I trace it back