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Serenity

by Woodsy Jr.

on Facing Satan (2018), Classic Hayden: Winceworthy (2023)

[Intro: Random Bible Guy]
How long wilt thou forget me, O Lord? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me?
How long shall I take counsel in my soul, having sorrow in my heart daily? how long shall mine enemy be exalted over me?

[Hook: Woodsy Jr.]
I got one, two, three, four demons at my door
I got five, six, seven, eight too many things on my plate
I got nine, ten, eleven, twelve lies I tell myself
And I got way too many lies I sell to everybody else
Things get to me mentally (they get to me)
And I'm runnin' out of energy (I'm runnin' out)
I'm not as strong as I pretend to be (I'm not)
And I just can't find serenity (I can't find it)

[Post-Hook 1: Chelcie Marie Gette]
I said I was a rock
But even rocks get chipped
Thought I had my feelings locked
But even locks get picked

[Verse 1: Woodsy Jr.]
I got doubt weighin' heavy on my mind
Fear weighin' heavy on my heart
It get to me every time
I look in the mirror, I'm fallin' apart
I'm wearin' out, I'm wearin out
Got more demons than I care to count
Turn the music up to blare ‘em out
But no matter what I do, I hear ‘em loud, sayin'
People laugh at you
Makin' fun of you behind your back, it's true
You really dumb, don't just act a fool
Got C-level grades in a class or two
So I either doubt myself
Or I start believin' every single lie I tell
Man, welcome to my hell
Satan laughin' at me from outside my cell

[Hook: Woodsy Jr.]
I got one, two, three, four demons at my door
I got five, six, seven, eight too many things on my plate
I got nine, ten, eleven, twelve lies I tell myself
And I got way too many lies I sell to everybody else
Things get to me mentally (they do)
And I'm runnin' out of energy (I am)
I'm not as strong as I pretend to be (I just)
And I just can't find serenity (man)

[Post-Hook 2: Chelcie Marie Gette]
No, I just can't find serenity
I'm always strugglin' with the simple things
I'm not asking for your sympathy
I'm just searchin' for my inner peace

[Verse 2: Woodsy Jr.]
Thoughts in my head keep me tossin' in bed
Fear strides on my right, doubt walks on my left
With caution I step ‘cause of snakes in the path
But try as I might, my faith never lasts
Man, it's keepin' me low
Yeah, we love sin ‘til we reap what we sew
Life is a storm and it's sinkin' my boat
Lookin' for a lighthouse with a beacon of hope
‘Cause I can't find my zone
Every time I get behind the microphone
My mind is gone, don't know where I belong
Got a list of sin like a mile long
But then a thought hits me
What if mistakes aren't enemies?
What if everything I struggle with is meant to be
‘Cause in the end it'll lead me to serenity?

[Outro: Random Bible Guy & Woodsy Jr.]
But I have trusted in thy mercy; my heart shall rejoice in thy salvation
I will sing unto the Lord, because he hath dealt bountifully with me
Woodsy