The Chair

Paralysing facts, countless diseases
Semi-mobile, semi-useless subhuman
So many startled eyes say it: "Only an occasional ray of light...but feel free to subtract any ray of hope."

Disabled, confined, labelled and shelved
Minus limbs, minus movement, minus worth
"So sorry," they say, but they forget me
Once a year they buy themselves that right

We won't understanding, not pity
We need love, not occasional headlines
We've been used, abused, and aborted for years
And I've learned not to expect respect for my tears

Regular check-ups, needles and charts
The nodding of heads and the shedding of hearts
My legs are defenceless, this chair is my cell
My food is my medicine, reality hell

Disabled, confined, labelled and shelved
"So sorry," they say, but they forget me
Once a year they buy themselves that right

We won't understanding, not pity
We need love, not occasional headlines
We've been used, abused, and aborted for years
And I've learned not to expect respect for my tears

Sometimes I feel so removed
Lost in a maze of self-pity and dreams
No one regards me, I just don't belong
They don't know how to act around me
Sometimes I feel so removed
Lost in a maze of self-pity and dreams
No one regards me, I just don't belong
They don't know how to act around me

Until you came to me, Lord, I had so little to live for
'Til you came to me, Lord, I had nowhere to turn
Jesus, you alone have helped me to grow beyond my circumstance and despair
My suffering can't compare to what you took willingly
Sacrifice nowhere near what you gave on that tree
I can see though I'm blind
Loving one at a time, there is so much that I can do

Giving love and following you
Giving love and following you
I'm so glad you care
Let my love flow free on this chair