[Intro]
Center of me…
Still and free…
Center of me…
That’s the real me…
[Verse 1]
Underneath the noise, underneath the rush
There's a center in me, a sacred kind of hush
Not the busy self that's always on the move
The center's where the true self has something to prove
Nothing — 'cause the center doesn't strive or race
The center is the quiet, the center is the place
Where I meet the Presence, where I meet the still
The center of me, that's the deepest will
[Chorus]
Center of me, center of me
That's where I find who I'm meant to be
Center of me, deep and free
Underneath it all, that's the real me
Center of me, center of me
Quiet place where I can finally breathe
[Verse 2]
Every meeting, every deadline, every text
Every notification keeping my mind so vexed
But the center stays still even when the day's a mess
The center's not affected by the world's excess
This is contemplation, this is Merton's way
Finding solid ground beneath the noisy day
Not escaping life but living from a deeper place
Center of me, that's where I find my pace
[Chorus]
Center of me, center of me
That's where I find who I'm meant to be
Center of me, deep and free
Underneath it all, that's the real me
Center of me, center of me, center of me
Quiet place where I can finally breathe
[Bridge]
Close your eyes for a second if you can
Find the center, find the quiet, find the plan
That was always there before the world got loud
Center of me, standing steady, standing proud
[Final Chorus]
Center of me, center of me
That's where I find who I'm meant to be
Center of me, deep and free
Underneath it all, that's the real me
Center of me, center of me
Quiet place where I can finally breathe
[Coda]
Center... of me... still... and free...
Center... of me... that's... the real me...
D.C.
CIAN INTERPRETATION: Under the notifications there is a still place. Contemplation, not escape. The lyric names Merton.
- Text origin
- 21st century
- Melody origin
- 21st century
- Recording
- 2026
- Original language
- English
- Performed language
- English
- Musical form
- Hip Hop
- Primary doxological address
- To God unspecified
- Trinitarian form
- None
- Economy-of-salvation themes
- Prayer
- Psalm 46:10CIAN INTERPRETATION (editorial): "Be still and know" is the still center under the notifications.
- 1 Kings 19:12CIAN INTERPRETATION (editorial): the Presence is in the thin silence, not the earthquake of the day.
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