A song written for a teen who was struggling with self-esteem regarding his relationship with Jesus. Thus, he was having real doubts about his 'worthiness' to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. This song came out of our many talks and prayer ti
Primarily contemporary Christian, based in the Roman Catholic Church.
Hi. My name is Dan Dúet (real last name... no "duet" pun... I'm just a proud Cajun)
I started playing guitar in college (at LSU), began writing songs for retreats... and the rest just kind of snowballed from there.
My website is: www.danduet.com and I have a MySpace at: www.myspace.com/danduet
Feel free to visit there as well!
Story behind the song
The origin of this song comes from a spiritually-based relationship I had with a teen that I was mentoring in guitar and music ministry. Great kid from a very Roman Catholic family. As I got to know him, I realized he had low self-esteem as regards his relationship with Jesus and, with his Confirmation approaching, he didn’t know if he was “worthy” of receiving the Sacrament. We sometimes talked and prayed together more than worked on playing guitar. Out of that relationship came this song.
Lyrics
Touch the Flame
words and music by Dan Dúet
Sometimes, I wake up in the night, and I sit and wonder about who I am
Oh these questions that haunt my mind, the doubts, the fears, can’t hide the tears inside.
Sometimes, when I wake up in the morning and I have face yet another day
I want to tear down these walls of mine, and throw away this mask for just one day.
Touch the flame, feel the love
Of a mighty God, a mighty Lord
Touch the flame, feel the love
Called by name, never be the same…
Jesus, sometimes I have to wonder, do You really know me, do You know my name?
It’s so hard to understand how one like You, could love someone like me.
And Jesus, I really want to know you, just like you seem to know me for who I am
So many voices, they take me away but still I try to find, the road that leads to You
Touch the flame, feel the love
Of a mighty God, a mighty Lord
Touch the flame, feel the love
Called by name, never be the same…
So I try to find the answers as I stumble through the darkness of a lonely world
Where the laughter comes and the anger grows but the pain I feel is oh so real
So I try to be what “they” want me to be but then I realize my hopes and dreams
Are just an echo of everything I’ve lost so I try to run, I try to hide
But the more I try the more I find that these prison walls I cannot climb
I’m tired of all the lonely nights, I’m tired of empty promises
And I know there’s got to be a better way so break these chains and set me free
I need You, I need You, I need You, my Lord
Touch the flame, feel the love
Of a mighty God, a mighty Lord
Touch the flame, feel the love
Called by name, never be the same…
touch the flame.
