Lost the Sky Again

Lost the Sky Again is the tenth track on Newsboys' fourth studio album, Not Ashamed. It was written by Steve Taylor.

Lyrics

Like a criminal guilty on all counts,
Rattling his cage with every ounce
Of resolve he ever had,
I was convicted.
Then I took the pardon
And the walls came down,
But I must like it here,
'Cause I keep hanging around
For a better suit, and an escort,
And a winning lottery ticket.

First we waited for miracles,
Then we needed a sign.
Now we're here to confess
That we've wasted the time.
But I know, I know, I know, I know that

Every blade will wither and fade,
As the old man dies again.
Seasons pass, we're clinging to grass,
'Cause we've lost the sky again.

Like a woman trying to give birth,
She strains, she labors, she's not sure if it's worth
The suffering, and she wonders, "How long?"
When I first heard the rumor
You were coming back, I confess my impatience.
I guess I lost track of what I'm to persevere for,
Of the reason you put me here for.

Remember when it was any day now.
Never dreamed we were wrong.
Now we're shaking our heads,
Wondering, "How long?"
But I know, I know, I know, I know that

Every blade will wither and fade,
As the old man dies again.
Seasons pass, we're clinging to grass,
'Cause we've lost the sky again.

I feel a moment of your perfect love.
I catch a glimmer of your sweet grace.
But it only makes me long for the day when
I look full in your face.

Every blade will wither and fade,
As the old man dies again.
Seasons pass, we're clinging to grass,
'Cause we've lost the sky again.

Trivia

• The discussion of a failed endtimes prediction in the second verse was in the aftermath of various failed predictions for the Second Coming of Jesus Christ in the late 1980s, most prominently by Hal Lindsey and Edgar C. Whisenant. The songs written by the Newsboys around this period, found on their demo tape and first studio album, had a substantially greater eschatological focus, suggesting that some or all band members gave stock to some of these predictions, and this song was written as they were coping with having to wait even longer for Christ's return. Criticism of Christian apocalypticism would find its way into subsequent songs by the band including Lights Out and Lost the Plot.
  

Scripture references

• The lyrics in the chorus about grass withering is a reference to Isaiah 40:8.