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Flyleaf - Break Your Knees Lyrics

Artist: Flyleaf

Album: Memento Mori

Genre: Rock

  • Songwriters: Sameer Bhattacharya, James Culpepper, Jared Hartmann, Lacey Nicole Mosley, Kirkpatrick Seals

Breaks your knees and leaves you so
The sun can burn you up and wear you out
It's an angry summer

There's no room to smile
When the face you make just before you cry
Looks so young like a child

The sun will set on this, my dear
Your labors aren't in vain
You're blistered and you're burned from it
Your wounds are gonna heal

Life on earth will end for all conceived
And prove to be only a breath
A mist, a womb for what's to come
How soon forever arrives

The sun will set on this, my dear
Your labors aren't in vain
You're blistered and you're burned from it
Your wounds are gonna heal

Steadfast, my love, the end is near
Just keep your eyes ahead
Grab hold of me, I'll help you there
You're never on your own, you're never all alone

Life on earth will end for all conceived
And prove to be only a breath
A mist, a womb for what's to come
How soon forever arrives

Breaks your knees and leaves you so
The sun can burn you up and wear you out
It's an angry summer

Don't look at the past again
The first and last has made everything new
And you are too, so lift your head
And let your story be told

Life on earth will end for all conceived
And prove to be only a breath
A mist, a womb for what's to come
How soon forever arrives

The sun will set on this, my dear
Your labors aren't in vain
You're blistered and you're burned from it
Your wounds are gonna heal

The sun will set on this, my dear
Your labors aren't in vain
The sun will set on this, my dear
Your labors aren't in vain


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  • Stephaniemwatson89

    One of my favorite songs of all time. the ultimate encouragement.

  • Anonymous

    It's to me, it's about forgiveness and moving forward. It's not easy but the bible says to not look back, that as believers in Christ, we are made brand new and our past life is washed away. Moving forward, forgiving, and healing is not an easy process (labors) but they will be worth the effort in the end, for we are not of this world but of him. There is hope through suffering that our wounds will heal when we cooperate and allow god to touch them. We are all now or have been burned and blistered but can heal if we keep our focus on him.

  • Anonymous

    "the first and last" = Alpha and Omega = God
    wow. This song is simply amazaing.

  • Anonymous

    This song helps all of us who are Saved by Christ Jesus remember that our time on Earth is short. Though we are struggling now, it will end soon, whin Christ come back. It reminds us that when people judge us for our beliefs it is not in vain.

    Blessed are you when people insult you, persecute you, and falsely say all kinds of evil against you because of me. Matthew 5:11 :)

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