They Told Us To Stay Away [Verse 1] There was a day, we walked in the Garden, as the Garden In the cool, quiet of the day Breath was in us, living as us It was a beautiful place to stay But there came a time, we listened to wrong voices Teachers who led us astray And we fell in our awareness Of who Breath and we always were that day [Verse 2] Something happened, something shifted They told us to stay away Not Breath, not Father, not Elohim But they told us anyway They said we were not holy They said we were sinners They even said Messengers stood guard At the gate to keep us out forever [Chorus] Yep, they told us to stay away They told us to stay away They said we had done something wrong And we believed what they would say They filled us up with guilt and shame They taught us how to fear So we walked away from the Garden Though we were always there Yep, they told us to stay away [Verse 3] But none of that was ever true Those Messengers were never against us They spoke of two with flaming swords But that was never to condemn us What was really in their hands? Not weapons meant to harm But the Logos Word of Life Calling us back to where we belong [Chorus] Yep, they told us to stay away They told us to stay away They said we had done something wrong And we believed what they would say They filled us up with guilt and shame They taught us how to fear So we walked away from the Garden Though we were always there [Verse 4] There were so many stories told So many years of lies “Don’t come near that mountain,” they said “Or surely you will die” They told us we were not holy Said stay back, don’t come near But that mountain was a place of learning Not a place of fear [Verse 5] They built up walls and curtains Said only one could enter in “If you’re broken, stay outside If you’ve got any kind of blemish or sin” Blind or lame or different They said you don’t belong But there were so many places We had been in all along [Chorus] Yep, they told us to stay away They told us to stay away They said we had done something wrong And we believed what they would say They filled us up with guilt and shame They taught us how to fear So we walked away from the Garden Though we were always there [Bridge] But we ain’t afraid no more We’ve come back to that place Listening to the Voice of Truth Calling us by name We’re climbing up that mountain now No guilt, no shame, no fear We belong in that holy place We’ve always been right here [Final Chorus / Outro] Yep, they told us to stay away But we ain’t listening no more They told us to stay away But we know what’s true for sure They said we had done something wrong But that never shut the door We don’t carry guilt or shame We don’t believe that anymore There’s nothing left to fear We don’t walk away We’ve always been in the Garden No matter what they say Don’t walk away… don’t walk away… don’t walk away Be who you’ve always been