Before Time, I Am

[Verse 1] I searched for You in images, In everything my eyes could see, I named the shadows, judged the forms, And called the dream reality. But every question that I asked Was born within a world of time, Until the Voice of gentleness Began to quieten my mind. [Pre-Chorus] And slowly all the meanings fade, The separate pieces fall away. What I thought I had to understand Was never far for me to find. [Chorus] Before time was, I Am. Before the world began, I Am. Beyond the words, beyond the form, Beyond the dream that I have worn. I and my Father are One, There is nowhere left to run. When every symbol disappears, What always Is is shining here. Before time was, I Am. [Verse 2] Forgiveness is the gentle dream Where judgment has no place to be. The world I made through separate eyes Is washed in innocence before my sight. No past remains to tell me who I was or what I have become. The Holy Present stands untouched— No history, no future to come. [Pre-Chorus] And every face becomes the same, No one to blame, no name to claim. Perception heals when I release The thought that we could ever part. [Chorus] Before time was, I Am. Before the world began, I Am. Beyond the words, beyond the form, Beyond the dream that I have worn. I and my Father are One, There is nowhere left to run. When every symbol disappears, What always Is is shining here. Before time was, I Am. [Bridge] Lay down the body, Lay down the stars, Lay down the story Of who you thought you are. Lay down the questions, Lay down the name. Nothing was lost, And nothing needs to change. Even the symbols That pointed toward the Light Are gently laid aside When only Light remains. No image of the Holy, No thought that can explain— Creation knows Itself Beyond all words and names. [Breakdown] Forgive the past... Forgive the dream... Forgive the face That seemed to come between. Forgive the story, Forgive the time. Let every question Dissolve into the light. And in the silence I remember... [Final Chorus] Before time was, I Am. Before the thought of time, I Am. Before the body, before the name, There is no loss and no game. I and my Father are One, The journey and the seeker gone. No questions left, no doubts remain— Only the certainty of the Self. Before all worlds, I Am. [Outro] Knowledge simply Is... Knowledge simply Is... No words... No images... No distance... Only What I Am. I Am.