Lost the Plot

Lost the Plot is the tenth track on Newsboys' sixth studio album, Take Me to Your Leader. It is 4 min. 56 sec. long.

Lyrics

When you come back again
Would you bring me something from the fridge?
Heard a rumor that the end is near,
But I just got comfortable here

Sigh
Let's be blunt
I'm a little distracted
What do you want?

Headaches and bad faith
Are all that I've got
First I misplaced the ending,
Then I lost the plot

Out among the free-range sheep
While the big birds sharpen their claws
For a time we stuck with the shepherd,
But You wouldn't play Santa Claus

Sigh
Let's be blunt
We're a little distracted
What do you want?

Once we could follow
Now we cannot
You would not fit our image,
So we lost the plot

Once we could hear You,
Now our senses are shot
We've forgotten our first love
We have lost the plot
Lost the plot

When I saw You for the first time,
You were hanging with a thief
And I knew my hands were dirty,
And I dropped my gaze
Then You said I was forgiven
And You welcomed me with laughter
I was happy ever after
I was counting the days

When You'd come back again
We'll be waiting for You
When You comin' back again?
We'll be ready for You
Maybe we'll wake up when
Maybe we'll wake up when
You come back again

Lies
Let's be blunt
We're a little unfaithful
What do you want?

Are you still listenin',
'Cause we're obviously not
We've forgotten our first love
We have lost the plot

And why are You still calling?
You forgave, we forgot
We're such experts at stalling
That we've lost the plot
Lost the plot
Lost the plot
Lost the plot

When you come back again
Would you bring me something from the fridge?
Heard a rumor that the end is near,
But I just got comfortable here

Trivia

• This continues the theme of disappointment in failed endtimes predictions as found in earlier songs such as "Lost the Sky Again" and "Lights Out."

Scripture references

• The lines, "When I saw You for the first time\\You were hanging with a thief," is a reference to Jesus' crucifixion between two thieves in Luke 23.
• The line, "We've forgotten our first love," might be a reference to 1 John 4:19.