After Your Heart
Phil Wickham Lyrics

Can I have your attention?
The singer is asking for the listener's undivided focus and consideration.

What are we starting here?
The singer is pondering about what is the beginning of something new and significant in their life.

Just look around you 'cause the answer is clear
The singer is encouraging the listener to observe their surroundings, as the answer to their question is evident.

Listen, listen and hear the coming sound
The artist is imploring the listener to pay attention to the message that is being conveyed.

All of the children are singing it loud
The artist is using a metaphor to describe the energy and enthusiasm that surrounds the message.

Let's be the revolution
The singer is proposing that they be the catalysts for a significant change in their environment.

That lives for holding nothing back, nothing back
The singer is suggesting that the revolution they start must be authentic and genuine, without any reluctance or reservation to hold anything back.

We're after Your heart, after Your heart
The artist is expressing their earnest desire to seek and pursue the heart of God.

All of the walls now are breaking apart
The artist is celebrating that all the barriers and obstacles that once prevented them from reaching for God are now falling apart.

Live like we see it, love like we mean it
The artist is exhorting the listener to live with a sense of purpose and intentionality, as if they are seeing with clarity and meaning everything that they encounter.

This is the start we're after Your heart
The singer is emphasizing that seeking after God's heart is not a one-time endeavor but an ongoing process that begins with the determination to pursue it.

Start the ascension, begin the holy climb
The artist is encouraging the listener to embark on a spiritual journey that leads them upwards and closer to God.

Up to where heaven and the earth collide
The singer uses a metaphor to describe the destination of the journey, which is an intersection between the spiritual and the physical.

Bring your affection all that you have inside
The singer is urging the listener to bring everything that they have, all their emotions, desires, and aspirations, to the pursuit of God.

Enter the kingdom and become alive
The singer is using a metaphor to describe the ultimate goal of the journey, which is to enter into a deeper and more meaningful relationship with God that brings spiritual vitality and renewal.

'Cause love with no condition
The artist is expounding on the nature of God's love, which is unconditional and unreserved.

It lives for holding nothing back, nothing back
The artist is reiterating that the revolution they propose must be genuine and unreserved, like God's love for us.

Oh, let's go higher and higher
The singer is using a metaphor to describe the journey upward towards God, which should be characterized by a sense of eagerness and enthusiasm.

Hear the sound of the free
The singer is encouraging the listener to listen to the message of liberation that is being proclaimed.

Hallelujah, Hallelujah
The artist is using a liturgical expression of praise and thanksgiving to God.

Lift your soul join with the choir
The artist is calling the listener to join with others in praising God, as a way of lifting their hearts and souls towards him.

Sing the song, let it ring
The artist is suggesting that the act of singing is a powerful form of expression that can lift the spirit and convey a message.

Never going to stop until we reach You
The singer is confessing their unwavering commitment and determination to pursue God until they find him.