Changed Forever (Feat. Nirva Ready) - TobyMac, Nirva Ready

I heard Your name, but never seen Your face

Been touched before but never Your embrace

Had a soul to lose and the world to gain

But then You whispered my name

And I heard the truth but never from Your lips

Bought the lies of many counterfeits

Dreamed my dreams, but they were never in color

And I searched for You in many others

I was down for the count

Then I saw Your face

Just a glimpse of Your face, and my whole world changed

Then I saw Your face, and I was changed forever

Changed forever now

Then I saw Your face

One glimpse of Your face, it’s a whole new game

Then I saw Your face, and I was changed forever

Yours forever now

If I could reach the stars, I could touch the sky

And if I spread my wings, I could almost fly

I had everything paper could buy

I was lost in my disguise

And if I played my role, they would feel my style

If I bought the night they would buy my smile

I’ve been runnin' this game for a million miles

Believin' my own lies

I was down, I was out

I was blinded by my selfish dreams

Everything ain’t what it seems

From inside to out, there ain’t no doubt

I been changed

Nothing short of satisfaction

Your love caused a change reaction

I can tell you this much I felt your touch

And I’m changed

When I was down for the count, Your love surrounded me Blink of an eye

I saw my destiny

Change, rearranged ‘cause I couldn’t maintain

The heart it took to even stay in the game

One look in Your eyes even I realized

A fellow like me had been put down to size

To be built up in a better way, Your way

Yahweh ain’t about to fade

Bombastic, ain’t no way to mask it I saw Your face, and my old way’s blasted

I’m Yours forever now

(Featuring Nirva Ready)

«This song has been around the block.

It was going to be on Diverse City (2004),

but didn’t make it.

Then it reemerged for Portable Sounds (2007),

but didn’t make it.

I’ve always loved it, but I just never nailed the

recording process or the production process.

But I felt like we nailed it this

time.

The song is about the thought of seeing God’s face and in an instant

being changed.

The idea originated at a Brennan Manning retreat we did a long

time ago—a no communication retreat;

we could only talk at dinner.

At that retreat, that’s one of the first times I feel like I saw God’s face;

I feel like he gave me a glimpse of Daddy’s love.

It’s a little crazy,

but I just imagined Him stroking my head.

That’s where the thought came from,

‘Then I saw your face, and I was changed forever.'

I’ve always held onto that

image.»

— tobyMac