# I DON'T NEED TO KNOW [INTRO — distorted bass pulse, warped synth, sparse industrial percussion] [WHISPERED] Why? Why? Why? Why? [LOW VOCAL] Tell me what You know. Tell me what I'm missing. Tell me what's behind the door. [BEAT CUT] Why won't You tell me? [VERSE 1 — tense, syncopated bass groove] I keep pulling at the thread Till the whole thing comes undone I keep asking for the ending Before I've learned to trust the One I want answers I want reasons I want maps beneath my feet I want heaven's hidden language Written out for me to read If I can't explain it I don't wanna believe it If I can't see it I don't wanna receive it I keep reaching past the line You never asked me to cross [PRE-CHORUS — building tension] You gave me today I'm demanding tomorrow You gave me enough I'm digging for more I keep climbing For a view When You keep saying— [BEAT CUT] **COME DOWN.** [CHORUS — explosive] **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!** EVERYTHING YOU KNOW! I DON'T NEED TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO SHOW! **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!** I JUST NEED TO OBEY! TAKE WHAT'S IN MY HANDS AND TEACH ME HOW TO STAY I DON'T NEED THE ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION IN MY HEAD I DON'T NEED TO SEE THE FUTURE TO FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!** **I JUST NEED TO KNOW YOU!** [POST-CHORUS — distorted bass riff] LET IT GO! LET IT GO! WHAT WAS NEVER MINE TO KNOW! [VERSE 2 — faster, restless rhythmic delivery] I've got opinions I've got theories I've got reasons I've got proof I've got twenty different answers Before I ever ask You I've mistaken information For the wisdom that I need I've been staring at the mystery While ignoring what's beneath my feet Feed the hungry Forgive my brother Tell the truth Love the one who's hard to love But I'm busy asking Why You haven't told me Everything. [BEAT CUT] Everything. [PRE-CHORUS — rising] You gave me today I'm demanding tomorrow You gave me enough I'm digging for more I keep climbing For a view When You keep saying— [BEAT CUT] **COME DOWN.** [CHORUS — bigger] **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!** EVERYTHING YOU KNOW! I DON'T NEED TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO SHOW! **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!** I JUST NEED TO OBEY! TAKE WHAT'S IN MY HANDS AND TEACH ME HOW TO STAY I DON'T NEED THE ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION IN MY HEAD I DON'T NEED TO SEE THE FUTURE TO FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!** **I JUST NEED TO KNOW YOU!** [BRIDGE — music collapses to bass + distant pulse] [WHISPERED] If I have no eyes... I don't need to pretend I see. If I don't have the knowledge... I don't need to pretend I know. If it's beyond my power... I don't need to reach for it. [PAUSE] Maybe humility isn't thinking less of myself. Maybe it's finally admitting— **I'm not God.** [DEEP BASS HIT] I'M NOT GOD. [DRUMS ENTER] I'M NOT GOD. I'M NOT GOD. [BUILD] I don't have to hold the universe. I don't have to solve the mystery. I don't have to know what's hidden. I don't have to be You. [EXPLOSION] **I JUST HAVE TO BE YOURS!** [BREAKDOWN — crushing half-time] WHAT'S MINE? **TODAY.** WHAT'S MINE? **THIS MOMENT.** WHAT'S MINE? **THIS CROSS.** WHAT'S MINE? **THIS LOVE.** WHAT'S MINE? **THIS CALL.** WHAT'S MINE? **THIS LIFE.** WHAT'S NOT MINE? [ALL] **WHAT'S NOT MINE IS YOURS!** [FINAL CHORUS — huge, frantic, layered vocals] **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!** EVERYTHING YOU KNOW! I DON'T NEED TO SEE WHAT YOU HAVE CHOSEN NOT TO SHOW! **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!** I JUST NEED TO OBEY! TAKE WHAT'S IN MY HANDS AND TEACH ME HOW TO STAY I DON'T NEED THE ANSWER TO EVERY QUESTION IN MY HEAD I DON'T NEED TO SEE THE FUTURE TO FOLLOW WHERE YOU LEAD **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW!** **I JUST NEED TO KNOW YOU!** [FINAL TAG — instruments stripping away] I DON'T NEED THE MAP. I DON'T NEED THE REASON. I DON'T NEED THE ANSWER. I DON'T NEED THE SECRET. [WHISPERED] I need humility. [PAUSE] I need You. [FINAL BASS HIT] **I DON'T NEED TO KNOW.**
