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Artist: Derek Webb
Canonical path: /derek-webb/what-is-not-love
Related lyric paths: 6
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What Is Not Love
Read What Is Not Love lyrics by Derek Webb on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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What Is Not Love
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What looks like failure is success
And what looks like poverty is riches
When what is true looks more like a knife
It looks like you're killing me
But you're saving my life
But I give myself to what looks like love
And I sell myself for what feels like love
And I pay to get what is not love
And all just because I see things upside down
What looks like weakness can do anything
And what looks like foolishness is understanding
When what is powerful has not come to fight
It looks like you're going to war
But you lay down your life
What looks like torture is a time to rejoice
What sounds like thunder is a comforting voice
When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
And I say I don't know you
But you say it's finished
When what is beautiful looks broken and crushed
And I say I don't know you
But you say it's finished
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Who performs "What Is Not Love"?
Derek Webb performs "What Is Not Love", and this lyric page sits inside the Derek Webb catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "What Is Not Love"?
Yes. The related section below points to A King & A Kingdom and A Love That's Stronger Than Our Fear with a short reason for opening each page next.
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