Stop Before I Start by Julie Elias

Unbroken by Julie Elias

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Stop Before I Start
by Julie Elias

Album: Unbroken

Verse 1
Like a fire that's been raging under blaze on August sun
Though the flame may soon extinguish, the damage just begun
Oh, God what could I have done to stop the spark
My thoughtless words and angry heart, put so many in the dark!

Chorus 1
I need to stop and breathe
Nothing else needs to be said
Let the silence fall like rain
My hurting heart will heal
What caused others pain, I'm letting go
And stop before I start

Verse 2
Like an untamed horse that's reeling, wild and carefree
My momentary weakness unleashed an ugly me
What was only for a second caused a life to change for worse
And I can't believe I caused all this, with just some careless words

Chorus 1
I need to stop and breathe
Nothing else needs to be said
Let the silence fall like rain
My hurting heart will heal
What caused others pain, I'm letting go
And stop before I start

Bridge
In this wasteland where You found me
Life will grow again
Desolation won't consume me
The future's in Your hand
So Lord be with those I have broken
And all those that I blamed
From this day of new beginning
I relinquish all my shame

Chorus 2
Nothing else needs to be said
Let the silence fall like rain
My hurting heart will heal
What caused others pain, I'm letting go
And stop before I start

Outro
Oh, I'm letting go
All my pain, all my shame
Oh-ooh, I'm letting go