4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[VERSE 1]
Before my mother held me
Before my heart had a beat
You knew the boy I'd grow to
Down to the dust on his feet
You read me like a story
You'd already chosen to write
You knew my name in the dark
Before there was a morning light
[CHORUS]
Before I was, You knew me
Before I breathed, I was known
Every page of all my members
You had written, You had sewn
I am not a happy accident
A coin that landed true
Before I was a body
I was a thought of You
[VERSE 2]
You weren't surprised to find me
You'd seen the whole reel through
The Author never wonders
What His own pen's going to do
So when I feel forgotten
Like a face the world walked past
The One who knew me first
Is the One whose knowing lasts
[CHORUS]
Before I was, You knew me
Before I breathed, I was known
Every page of all my members
You had written, You had sewn
I am not a happy accident
A coin that landed true
Before I was a body
I was a thought of You
[BRIDGE]
You knew me, You knew me
Before there was a me to know
And nothing I become
Can make You love me more or let me go
[FINAL CHORUS]
Before I was, You knew me
Before I breathed, I was known
Every page of all my members
You had written as Your own
I am not a happy accident
A coin that landed true
Before I was a body
I was a thought of You
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