My Time to Pass it Over

You pass me by
No reason to cry
When I soar so high
I pass you by
No reason to cry
When I am at flight 
Tonight, I fly with might
You gave me delight
I fight the good fight

I’m deteriorating 
It’s infuriating 
Impulsive thoughts from the devil
Need to improve upon my self-control
It’s aggravating 
It’s frustrating 
Oh, this sting inside
I don’t know how to hide
Cave-stricken and cried 

Please forgive me, Lord, cuz I did you wrong
Please have mercy, God, I have my doubts

You pass me by, me by
Now, I’m left to die, die
Hmmmm
Oooh, ooooh, ooh
You pass me by, me by
Somehow, I’m living a lie
Hmmmm
Because of you

I’m burning up in here
Let me just shed a tear
I sinned and left unforgiven
I’m winded and felt unknown
I’m living a lie and forgotten 
I’m rotting and can’t think straight on my own 
In ruins…
Oh, my sins…
What have I done? 
What have I done?
Am I far gone?

Will I ever move on?
Move on from here…

I’ve misconstrued you
I felt misunderstood too
I’m as sheltered as the rain upon the rooftop
I’m as sweltered as ever and driven awfully insane
I’ve given up and giving in to endless sins in mind that won’t stop 
Hurting me inside…it’s a turbulent road, a shadowy lane

Please forgive me, Lord, cuz I did you wrong
Please have mercy, God, I have my doubts

You pass me by, me by
Now, I’m left to die, die
Hmmmm
Oooh, ooooh, ooh
You pass me by, me by
Somehow, I’m living a lie
Hmmmm
Because of you

I’m falling from the sky
As you pass me by, me by
I’m no longer living in fear
I’m just hopelessly here…
Alone inside my cave of catastrophe 
On my own in my own world of captivity

Please forgive me, Lord, cuz I did you wrong
Please have mercy, God, I have my doubts

You pass me by, me by
Now, I’m left to die, die
Hmmmm
Oooh, ooooh, ooh
You pass me by, me by
Somehow, I’m living a lie
Hmmmm
Because of you

Will you release the beast inside of me?
You pass me by as you clearly cannot see
The victim in me and the predator in you, in you…Oooooh…
You chained me with vanity and doubt like you always do

Please forgive me, Lord, cuz I did you wrong
Please have mercy, God, I have my doubts

You pass me by, me by
Now, I’m left to die, die
Hmmmm
Because of you
It’s nothing new
You made me blue
Darkness I cannot undo 
Madness I can’t unscrew
I loved you in the brightest of days, oh Father of truth, so true
But, you…you haven’t a clue
What I have been through
Precious is the light of God too
If only you knew…

Oh God, I always have high hopes
No reason to cry as you pass me by
Copyright © | Year Posted 2026

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