4th century BC
Plato
- Idealism — forms over particulars
- The Republic ethic: “God is not the author of evil”
Lyrics
[INTRO]
Before the dark had edges
Before the deep had a floor
[VERSE 1]
Before the first of mornings
Before a star was lit
There was a Mind already turning
And somehow I was in it
No sun to cast a shadow
No sky to hold a name
But You were already loving me
Before the daylight came
[PRE-CHORUS]
And the nothing wasn't empty
You were already there
[CHORUS]
Before the light, You loved me
Before the world was warm
Before the dawn had risen
I was wanted, I was sworn
You didn't find me later
You didn't change Your mind
I was Yours before the morning
I was chosen before time
[VERSE 2]
You didn't pick me looking
At anything I'd be
No good of mine to lean on
No light in me to see
You loved the darker version
The one that wasn't bright
And then You leaned into the silence
And called me out as light
[CHORUS]
Before the light, You loved me
Before the world was warm
Before the dawn had risen
I was wanted, I was sworn
You didn't find me later
You didn't change Your mind
I was Yours before the morning
I was chosen before time
[BRIDGE]
Older than the sunrise
Older than the sea
The oldest thing about me
Is that You wanted me
[FINAL CHORUS]
Before the light, You loved me
Before the world was warm
Before the dawn had risen
I was wanted, I was sworn
You didn't find me later
You didn't change Your mind
I was Yours before the morning
I was loved before the time
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