Reframed

Contemporary alternative country with a memorable off-kilter guitar motif opening, syncopated stops, unexpected instrumental replies, and an expansive chorus; buoyant, driving 110 BPM groove; rhythmic acoustic guitar, melodic electric guitar, expressive pedal steel, punchy bass, tight acoustic drums, subtle mandolin accents; warm distinctive male tenor with conversational phrasing and confident, natural delivery

[Verse 1]
I keep the good days in the window
 Where everybody passing sees
 A little polish on the picture
 Of the man I want to be
 Then I stumble on a Tuesday
 Over something I should know
 And give a single ugly moment
 The whole gallery to own
[Chorus]
Reframed, not rewritten
 My failures still have names
 But they don't get to tell me
 Who I am beneath Your grace
 The enemy holds a snapshot
 And swears that's all I'll be
 But You saw the whole picture
 Before You ever chose me
[Verse 2]
He doesn't have to make up every lie
 A twisted truth will do
 He points to what I did last night
 And says it's all I've ever knew
 I start repeating every sentence
 Till it sounds just like my name
 Funny how the voice that calls me hopeless
 Never offers me a way
[Chorus]
Reframed, not rewritten
 My failures still have names
 But they don't get to tell me
 Who I am beneath Your grace
 The enemy holds a snapshot
 And swears that's all I'll be
 But You saw the whole picture
 Before You ever chose me
[Verse 3]
Grace doesn't tear the pages out
 Or pretend nobody got hurt
 It brings my secrets into daylight
 And calls me to do the work
 Christ didn't die for a perfect picture
 Of the saint I'd like to be
 He went to Calvary already knowing
 Every crooked piece of me
[Chorus]
Reframed, not rewritten
 My failures still have names
 But they don't get to tell me
 Who I am beneath Your grace
 The enemy holds a snapshot
 And swears that's all I'll be
 But You saw the whole picture
 Before You ever chose me
[Bridge: Building with conviction and a touch of humor]
You factored in my stupidity
 Before You ever chose me
 Not one failure caught You off guard
 Not one sin You couldn't see
That's not a pass to keep on falling
 It's why I dare to rise
 You knew the fool You were calling
 And still You called him Mine
So when the accuser says, "You're finished"
 I can answer, "Not today"
 I won't call my wrongs a virtue
 But I won't throw Your grace away
[Instrumental: Driving electric guitar, Hammond organ, punchy drums]
[Verse 4]
Now when the picture turns out crooked
 I don't hang it up as proof
 I make amends where I have wounded
 And bring what's broken back to You
 I'm not performing for the window
 I don't need a spotless frame
 I want somebody looking through my life
 To see the One who changed my name
[Final Chorus: Full band, joyful conviction]
Reframed, not rewritten
 My failures still have names
 But they don't get to tell me
 Who I am beneath Your grace
 The enemy holds a snapshot
 And swears that's all I'll be
 But You saw the whole picture
And You still chose me
[Outro: Confident, instruments stop together]
Same history
 A different view
 The enemy saw my worst day
But You saw me through
Reframed
 Not rewritten
Redeemed

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[Verse 1] I keep the good days in the window Where everybody passing sees A little polish on the picture Of the man I want to be Then I stumble on a Tuesday Over something I should know And give a single ugly moment The whole gallery to own [Chorus] Reframed, not rewritten My failures still have names But they don't get to tell me Who I am beneath Your grace The enemy holds a snapshot And swears that's all I'll be But You saw the whole picture Before You ever chose me [Verse 2] He doesn't have to make up every lie A twisted truth will do He points to what I did last night And says it's all I've ever knew I start repeating every sentence Till it sounds just like my name Funny how the voice that calls me hopeless Never offers me a way [Chorus] Reframed, not rewritten My failures still have names But they don't get to tell me Who I am beneath Your grace The enemy holds a snapshot And swears that's all I'll be But You saw the whole picture Before You ever chose me [Verse 3] Grace doesn't tear the pages out Or pretend nobody got hurt It brings my secrets into daylight And calls me to do the work Christ didn't die for a perfect picture Of the saint I'd like to be He went to Calvary already knowing Every crooked piece of me [Chorus] Reframed, not rewritten My failures still have names But they don't get to tell me Who I am beneath Your grace The enemy holds a snapshot And swears that's all I'll be But You saw the whole picture Before You ever chose me [Bridge: Building with conviction and a touch of humor] You factored in my stupidity Before You ever chose me Not one failure caught You off guard Not one sin You couldn't see That's not a pass to keep on falling It's why I dare to rise You knew the fool You were calling And still You called him Mine So when the accuser says, "You're finished" I can answer, "Not today" I won't call my wrongs a virtue But I won't throw Your grace away [Instrumental: Driving electric guitar, Hammond organ, punchy drums] [Verse 4] Now when the picture turns out crooked I don't hang it up as proof I make amends where I have wounded And bring what's broken back to You I'm not performing for the window I don't need a spotless frame I want somebody looking through my life To see the One who changed my name [Final Chorus: Full band, joyful conviction] Reframed, not rewritten My failures still have names But they don't get to tell me Who I am beneath Your grace The enemy holds a snapshot And swears that's all I'll be But You saw the whole picture And You still chose me [Outro: Confident, instruments stop together] Same history A different view The enemy saw my worst day But You saw me through Reframed Not rewritten Redeemed

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