Allen Thomas, Randy Emerson - Slow Fade Lyrics

The importance of this story for us today is
We can look at this and think well that was his natural born son
That was his blood son, you know, I mean it's a great story
But I think here when we get into scripture
And we see that we have been adopted that in our current thinking
In our American thinking - that we might not understand how great it is
That you and I are not a so-called natural born son when it references us
But it references us as adopted sons and daughters
I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Said, I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Told my Father; time to give me my share, hand me my cut
Not many days after, had to gather together and bag it up
Only took one step out for me to reach a distant land
Separated from my dad's restrictions that was the plan
Bent on chasing pleasure, too busy seeking for gain
Broken traditions of what I thought was freedom it was just vain
I chose to disobey every rule under my father's roof
So far away from home, happy that I'm out of his view
Now I can live what I've been missing
Buy what I want, cuz it's my time to get it
You see, this type of lifestyle was forbidden
It's like I became the guy overnight in an instant
Finally got some friends who think just like me
We celebrate like every day, man they must like me
They raising altars up to names I've never heard
And I kept sipping on all of the drinks that they serve
So many names, so many curves
I can't explain, it was amazing all at first
So many faces, so many blurs
Chasing a taste I could never seem to quench the thirst
Slowly I'm starting to see less friends the moment I have less ends
But surely I still got respect left from my best friends
Now I'm coming up short on the end of my portions
Even though I play pretend, I know I can't afford it
Nonetheless this type of living seems to control me
I'm saying goodbye to the old me
No more limits can hold me
At last I can discover who I am made to be
Now that I'm away, feel like a slave that's been free'd
Still no regrets toward my departure
I just wanna stay in this moment and get lost in it
Been a long time I've felt this way
Slow fade
I can't act like everything is okay
Slow fade
I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Said, I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Been a long time I've felt this way
Slow fade
I can't act like everything is okay
Slow fade
I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Said, I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home

The importance of this story for us today is
We can look at this and think well that was his natural born son
That was his blood son, you know, I mean it's a great story
But I think here when we get into scripture
And we see that we have been adopted that in our current thinking
In our American thinking - that we might not understand how great it is
That you and I are not a so-called natural born son when it references us
But it references us as adopted sons and daughters
I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Said, I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Told my Father; time to give me my share, hand me my cut
Not many days after, had to gather together and bag it up
Only took one step out for me to reach a distant land
Separated from my dad's restrictions that was the plan
Bent on chasing pleasure, too busy seeking for gain
Broken traditions of what I thought was freedom it was just vain
I chose to disobey every rule under my father's roof
So far away from home, happy that I'm out of his view
Now I can live what I've been missing
Buy what I want, cuz it's my time to get it
You see, this type of lifestyle was forbidden
It's like I became the guy overnight in an instant
Finally got some friends who think just like me
We celebrate like every day, man they must like me
They raising altars up to names I've never heard
And I kept sipping on all of the drinks that they serve
So many names, so many curves
I can't explain, it was amazing all at first
So many faces, so many blurs
Chasing a taste I could never seem to quench the thirst
Slowly I'm starting to see less friends the moment I have less ends
But surely I still got respect left from my best friends
Now I'm coming up short on the end of my portions
Even though I play pretend, I know I can't afford it
Nonetheless this type of living seems to control me
I'm saying goodbye to the old me
No more limits can hold me
At last I can discover who I am made to be
Now that I'm away, feel like a slave that's been free'd
Still no regrets toward my departure
I just wanna stay in this moment and get lost in it
Been a long time I've felt this way
Slow fade
I can't act like everything is okay
Slow fade
I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Said, I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Been a long time I've felt this way
Slow fade
I can't act like everything is okay
Slow fade
I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home
Said, I know where I belong
And I can tell that this is no longer home