creativeSongwriting
He Looks In Me (incl. second draft)
ByDan Wilt
As I was writing the lyrics the last few days, I was looking for a word to follow "beautiful", and I realized I'd already included a bunch of the fruits of the spirit. So, I decided to include all of them, which I think finely fleshed out the theme of God seeing what's inside us -- that He's continually putting there -- and needing Him to bring those things out of us. The song doesn't really have much of an ending, because this is an ongoing process (not the song, which is too, but the process of manifesting outwardly what's inside us).
For the second draft I improved the lyrics, played around with the melody, and jumped the key up from C to F (played in C with capo on fifth fret).
Draft 2
Chorus:
C
He looks in me
G
He looks in me
Am F
The heavenly Father looks in me
C
He looks in me
G
He looks in me
Am F
The heavenly Father looks in me
Em Am
I don't know what He sees in me
C G
He tells me that it's good
Em Am
It's joyful and it's faithful
C G
It's me, the me that should
F C
That should be temperant and kind
Am G
That should love everyone
F C
That should be resting quietly in
Am G
The peace that God has won
Oh ...
Chorus
I want to practice all the fruit
The He's placed in my heart
I am all that's stopping me
I'm proud, and vain, and smart
But inside I am patient
As the Spirit works in me
Inside I am pleasant
And I want the world to see
Oh ...
Chorus 𝄇
Draft 1
Chorus:
C
He looks in me
G
He looks in me
Am F
The heavenly Father looks in me
C
He looks in me
G
He looks in me
Am F
The heavenly Father looks in me
G Am
I don't know what He sees in me
C G
He tells me that it's good
G Am
It's beautiful and faithful
C G
It's me, the me that should
F C
That should be temperant and kind
Am G
That should love everyone
F C
That should be resting quietly in
Am G
The peace that God has won
Oh ...
Chorus
I want to show the world the truth
That He sees in my heart
I am all that's stopping me
I'm proud, and vain, and smart
But inside I am joyful
Inside I'm patient too
Inside I am pleasant
He's manifesting fruit
Oh ...
Chorus 𝄇