The Hammer Holds Lyrics - Bebo Norman

A shapeless piece of steel, that's all I claim to be 

This hammer pounds to give me form, this flame, it melts my dreams 

I glow with fire and fury, as I'm twisted like a vine 

My final shape, my final form I'm sure I'm bound to find 

So dream a little, dream for me in hopes that I'll remain 

And cry a little, cry for me so I can bear the flames 

And hurt a little, hurt for me my future is untold 

But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds 

And the water, it cools me gray, and the hurt's subdued somehow 

I have my shape, this sharpened point, what is my purpose now? 

And the question it still remains, what am I to be? 

Perhaps some perfect piece of art displayed for all to see 

So dream a little, dream for me in hopes that I'll remain 

And cry a little, cry for me so I can bear the flames 

And hurt a little, hurt for me my future is untold 

My dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds 

The hammer pounds again, but flames I do not feel 

This force that drives me, helplessly, through flesh, and wood reveals 

A burn that burns much deeper, it's more than I can stand 

The reason for my life was to take the life of a guiltless man 

So dream a little, dream for me in hopes that I'll remain 

And cry a little, cry for me so I can bear the pain 

And hurt a little, hurt for me, my future is so bold 

But my dreams are not the issue here, for they, the hammer holds 

This task before me may seem unclear 

But it, my maker holds