Like A Lake

So much hurt and preservation Like a tendril round my soul So much painful information No clear way on how to hold it When everything in me is tightening Curling in around this ache I will lay my heart wide open Like the surface of a lake Wide open like a lake Standing at this waters edge Looking in at God's own heart I've no idea where to begin To swallow up the way things are Everything in me is drawing in Closing in around this pain I will lay my heart wide open Like the surface of a lake Wide open like a lake Bring the wind and bring the thunder Bring the rain till I am tried When it's over bring me stillness Let my face reflect the sky And all the grace and all the wonder Of a peace that I can't fake Wide open like a lake Everything in me is tightening Curling in around this ache I am fighting to stay open I am fighting to stay open Open open oh wide open Open like a lake