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Why You ever chose me 00:24
Has always been a mystery 00:27
All my life I've been told I belong 00:30
At the end of the line 00:33
With all the other not-quites 00:36
With all the never-get-it-rights 00:38
But it turns out they're the ones You were looking for 00:42
All this time 00:46
'Cause I'm just a nobody 00:47
Trying to tell everybody 00:51
All about Somebody 00:54
Who saved my soul 00:57
Ever since You rescued me 01:00
You gave my heart a song to sing 01:03
I'm living for the world to see 01:06
Nobody but Jesus 01:09
I'm living for the world to see 01:12
Nobody but Jesus 01:15
Moses had stage fright 01:19
When David brought a rock to a sword fight 01:21
You picked twelve outsiders nobody would have chosen 01:24
And You changed the world 01:28
Well the moral of the story is 01:30
Everybody's got a purpose 01:33
So when I hear that devil start talking to me saying 01:36
"Who do you think you are?" 01:39
I say 01:42
I'm just a nobody 01:42
Trying to tell everybody 01:44
All about Somebody 01:48
Who saved my soul 01:51
Ever since You rescued me 01:54
You gave my heart a song to sing 01:57
I'm living for the world to see 02:00
Nobody but Jesus 02:03
I'm living for the world to see 02:06
Nobody but Jesus 02:08
So let me go down, down, down in history 02:12
As another blood-bought faithful member of a family 02:18
And if they all forget my name, well that's fine with me 02:24
I'm living for the world to see 02:29
Nobody but Jesus 02:32
So let me go down, down, down in history (Goin' down in history) 02:36
As another blood-bought faithful member of a family 02:42
(That's all I ever wanna be) 02:48
And if they all forget my name, well that's fine with me 02:50
I'm living for the world to see 02:54
Nobody but Jesus 02:56
'Cause I'm just a nobody 03:00
Trying to tell everybody 03:03
All about Somebody 03:06
Who saved my soul 03:08
(Gonna save, gonna save my soul) 03:11
Ever since You rescued me 03:12
You gave my heart a song to sing 03:15
(You gave me a song to sing) 03:18
I'm living for the world to see 03:19
Nobody but Jesus 03:20
(Nobody but You, Lord) 03:22
I'm living for the world to see 03:24
Nobody but Jesus 03:26
I'm living for the world to see 03:30
Nobody but Jesus 03:33
03:35

Nobody

By
Casting Crowns, Matthew West
Album
Only Jesus
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Lyrics:

[English]

Why You ever chose me

Has always been a mystery

All my life I've been told I belong

At the end of the line

With all the other not-quites

With all the never-get-it-rights

But it turns out they're the ones You were looking for

All this time

'Cause I'm just a nobody

Trying to tell everybody

All about Somebody

Who saved my soul

Ever since You rescued me

You gave my heart a song to sing

I'm living for the world to see

Nobody but Jesus

I'm living for the world to see

Nobody but Jesus

Moses had stage fright

When David brought a rock to a sword fight

You picked twelve outsiders nobody would have chosen

And You changed the world

Well the moral of the story is

Everybody's got a purpose

So when I hear that devil start talking to me saying

"Who do you think you are?"

I say

I'm just a nobody

Trying to tell everybody

All about Somebody

Who saved my soul

Ever since You rescued me

You gave my heart a song to sing

I'm living for the world to see

Nobody but Jesus

I'm living for the world to see

Nobody but Jesus

So let me go down, down, down in history

As another blood-bought faithful member of a family

And if they all forget my name, well that's fine with me

I'm living for the world to see

Nobody but Jesus

So let me go down, down, down in history (Goin' down in history)

As another blood-bought faithful member of a family

(That's all I ever wanna be)

And if they all forget my name, well that's fine with me

I'm living for the world to see

Nobody but Jesus

'Cause I'm just a nobody

Trying to tell everybody

All about Somebody

Who saved my soul

(Gonna save, gonna save my soul)

Ever since You rescued me

You gave my heart a song to sing

(You gave me a song to sing)

I'm living for the world to see

Nobody but Jesus

(Nobody but You, Lord)

I'm living for the world to see

Nobody but Jesus

I'm living for the world to see

Nobody but Jesus

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

mystery

/ˈmɪstəri/

B2
  • noun
  • - something that is difficult or impossible to understand or explain

soul

/soʊl/

B1
  • noun
  • - the spiritual or immaterial part of a human being or animal, regarded as immortal.

rescued

/ˈreskjuːd/

B2
  • verb
  • - save (someone) from a dangerous or difficult situation.

heart

/hɑːrt/

A1
  • noun
  • - a hollow muscular organ that pumps the blood through the circulatory system by rhythmic contraction and dilation.

sing

/sɪŋ/

A1
  • verb
  • - make musical sounds with the voice, especially words with a set tune.

world

/wɜːld/

A1
  • noun
  • - the earth, together with all of its countries, peoples, and natural features.

stage fright

/ˈsteɪdʒ fraɪt/

B2
  • noun
  • - nervousness before or during an appearance before an audience.

rock

/rɒk/

A1
  • noun
  • - a stone.

sword

/sɔːrd/

B1
  • noun
  • - a weapon with a long metal blade and a hilt with a hand guard, used for thrusting or striking and now typically worn for ceremonial purposes.

moral

/ˈmɔːrəl/

B2
  • noun
  • - a lesson that can be derived from a story or experience.
  • adjective
  • - concerned with the principles of right and wrong behavior

purpose

/ˈpɜːrpəs/

B1
  • noun
  • - the reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.

devil

/ˈdevl/

B1
  • noun
  • - the supreme spirit of evil; Satan.

history

/ˈhɪstəri/

A2
  • noun
  • - the study of past events, particularly in human affairs.

faithful

/ˈfeɪθfl/

B2
  • adjective
  • - loyal and steadfast.

family

/ˈfæməli/

A1
  • noun
  • - a group consisting of parents and children living together in a household.

forget

/fərˈɡet/

A1
  • verb
  • - fail to remember.

Grammar:

  • Why You ever chose me Has always been a mystery

    ➔ Inversion (in indirect questions) and Ellipsis

    ➔ The phrase "Why You ever chose me" acts as a noun clause. The word order is inverted as if it's a direct question. Ellipsis is used: "Why You ever chose me" instead of "Why You have ever chosen me".

  • All my life I've been told I belong At the end of the line

    ➔ Present Perfect Passive Voice

    "I've been told" is the present perfect passive voice. It indicates that the action of being told has happened at some point in the speaker's life and continues to have relevance.

  • With all the other not-quites

    ➔ Hyphenated Adjective (Compound Adjective)

    "Not-quites" is a compound adjective created by joining "not" and "quite" with a hyphen. It functions as a single adjective describing a noun, and it is often pluralized when referring to people.

  • Ever since You rescued me, You gave my heart a song to sing

    ➔ Past Simple and Infinitive of Purpose

    "Rescued" and "gave" are in the past simple tense, indicating completed actions in the past. "To sing" is an infinitive of purpose, explaining *why* You gave my heart a song.

  • Moses had stage fright When David brought a rock to a sword fight

    ➔ Past Simple and Adverbial Clause of Time (When)

    "Had" and "brought" are both in the past simple. "When David brought a rock to a sword fight" is an adverbial clause of time, indicating *when* Moses had stage fright.

  • And if they all forget my name, well that's fine with me

    ➔ Conditional Sentence (Type 1)

    ➔ This sentence presents a Type 1 conditional. "If they all forget my name" expresses a possible condition, and "that's fine with me" expresses the likely result.