Living in the same town For all these years Doing the same old things Hanging with the same crowd And it's starting to get crippling You've never felt in place And you tell yourself it's all okay But something's different today You want to run the opposite way
And it seems like you're locked in a cage And you need to find a way of escape When everyone is setting the pace It's okay to run the opposite way
The Father sent His Son down The light of men The cross He bore was crippling Rejected in His own town They couldn't see the sun shining He knelt in the garden and prayed Father, let this cup pass from me It's not Your will for me to stay Your will for me is the opposite way
And it seemed like He was locked in a cage And He couldn't find away of escape But through the cross He conquered the grave My Jesus ran the opposite way
Oh, and through the cross He conquered the grave Oh, He ran the opposite way Yeah, through the cross He conquered the grave So you could run the opposite way
Song Description: "Jack and I wrote the first verse, which deals with living in the same town all your life. There's certainly nothing wrong with that; this song is talking about the state of mind you're living in. I think complacency is one of the biggest issues that confuses our generation, and everyone else, for that matter. But there has to be a point where we step over the line and don't live like a mediocre Christian any longer. The Chorus talks about being locked in a cage and needing to find escape, while the second verse addresses the idea of Jesus' life and what He did on this earth. It talks about the way He spoke and the way He lived, while He also gave the opposite answers to everyone's questions about the kingdom of God." - Leeland Mooring (Leeland)
