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Artist: Matisyahu
Canonical path: /matisyahu/bal-shem-tov
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Bal Shem Tov
Read Bal Shem Tov lyrics by Matisyahu on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Bal Shem Tov
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On a day when a man was born, up from one world to another
I don't know who you are, even when we face each other
When I wake up I know you're here this is everything that you've done
I've got nothing to fear cause the battle's already been won.
This is the time of divine favor
Sublime love cuts like a razor
Burning up our fear and pain
Ascend in fire like a laser beam
Search heaven and the seven seas
The answer lies inside you
You know it won't come easy
You've got to find your own truth
When I returned to the lower garden
I saw many souls living and dead
Rushing back and forth
Descending from one world to the next
The joy was to great for ears to hear or for words to express
All will be forgiven for our stolen time & debts
Ask me to come with the
Cause of the glory of your contemplation
You’ve been given eyes to see
Looking for a prophet to accompany me
A long lost soul alone
Fly with my very own set of wings
I reached the highest heights
Knocking on the door of the king of kings
This is the time of divine favor
Sublime love cuts like a razor
Burning up our fear and pain
Ascend in fire like a laser beam
Search heaven and the seven seas
The answer lies inside you
You know it won't come easy
You've got to find your own truth
It’s your life to live
And I can’t live it for you
It’s your time to give
And I can’t give it for you
It’s your fear to lose
And I can’t lose it for you
Death or life so choose
And I propose it for you
So Find your word of truth
You got to find your word of truth
It’s your life to live
And I can’t live it for you
It’s your time to give
And I can’t give it for you
Search heaven and the seven seas
The answer lies inside you
You know it won't come easy
You've got to find your own truth
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Matisyahu performs "Bal Shem Tov", and this lyric page sits inside the Matisyahu catalog on LyroVerse.
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