Tears in a Bottle

 

 Tears are Coming

(Intro)

(Slow, melancholic piano melody in C major. A pedal steel guitar slides in with a high, lonely note.)

(Verse 1)

The clock on the wall says it’s quarter to three

And sleep is a stranger that won’t visit me

I’ve tossed and I’ve turned, and I’ve paced on the floor

Wondering if I can take anymore.

The silence is loud, and the room feels so cold

And I feel like a story that ends before it’s told

Lord, I’ve cried 'til my eyes are too heavy to see

Does anyone know? Does anyone care about me?

(Chorus)

But then I remember, there’s a Keeper of rain

He knows the number of every grain of sand and every pain

He’s keeping your Tears in the Bottle

He’s writing them down in His book

He knows the long journey, the road that you took.

So hold on, my brother, through the darkest warning

‘Cause there’s Tears in the Bottle, but Joy in the Morning.

(Verse 2)

You know, King David, he sat on a throne

But even a King can feel all alone

He said, "Lord, my adversaries are many and strong"

And the night seems to last, oh, so terribly long.

But the God of the mountain is the God of the night

He’s painting the sunrise, He’s bringing the light

You might be planting your seeds in the sorrow right now

But the harvest is coming, and that is a vow.

(Chorus)

Yes, He’s keeping your Tears in the Bottle

He’s writing them down in His book

He knows the long journey, the road that you took.

So hold on, my sister, through the darkest warning

‘Cause there’s Tears in the Bottle, but Joy in the Morning.

(Key Change / Climactic Chorus)

(The band swells. Drums kick in with a slow, powerful crash. Key change up to D major. Choir sings full harmony.)

(Sung with power)

I said the weeping may endure for a night!

But JOY is coming with the early light!

He’s keeping your Tears in the Bottle

He’s writing them down in His book!

He knows the long journey, the road that you took

(Choir: The road that you took!)

So hold on, believer, through the darkest warning

(Hold on!)

Yeah, there’s Tears in the Bottle...

But there is Joy...

Unspeakable Joy...

(Slowing down)

There is Joy... in the Morning.

(Outro)

(Piano resolves gently)

The sun is coming up.

Joy is on the way.

Amen.