[Verse 1]
If I listen when I could speak
And if I love someone who hates me
When I drop the stones I wanna throw
And turn the other cheek
And I make the first apology
If I go without for someone in need
When I use my strength defending the weak
When I lose and choose to celebrate
You instead of me
Oh-oh-oh, it's no mystery
[Chorus]
If there's anything true in my life
Anything right that makes
You start dreaming of a higher place
Any kindness I show
Any good thing can only be
You're just seeing my Father in me
Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh
You're just seeing my Father in me
[Verse 2]
I know all the depths of my heart
I've seen all the ugly and dark
I could try to be a better me
And work to play the part
But I'll rest in my Father's arms
[Chorus]
If there's anything true in my life
Anything right that makes
You start dreaming of a higher place
Any kindness I show
Any good thing can only be
You're just seeing my Father in me
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
You're just seeing my Father in me
[Bridge]
Seeing my Father in me (Any kindness I show)
Seeing my Father in me (Oh, there's one thing I know)
It's not me
It's not me
[Chorus]
If there's anything true in my life
Anything right that makes
You start dreaming of a higher place
Any kindness I show
Any good thing can only be
You're just seeing my Father in me
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
You're just seeing my Father in me
Oh-oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh
You're just seeing my Father in me
My Father In Me
Song Meaning
CAIN opens "My Father In Me" with a list of small, deliberate choices rather than a single dramatic one — "if I listen when I could speak," "if I love someone who hates me," "when I drop the stones I wanna throw and turn the other cheek" — treating restraint and mercy as the actual test of character.
"If there's anything true in my life, anything right that makes You start dreaming of a higher place" credits none of it to the singer directly, and the chorus's conclusion makes the point explicit: "any good thing can only be, You're just seeing my Father in me." The verse's closing line, "oh-oh-oh, it's no mystery," treats that source as obvious rather than something requiring explanation.
"I know all the depths of my heart, I've seen all the ugly and dark" refuses to pretend the singer is naturally good, and "but I'll rest in my Father's arms" answers that self-knowledge with dependence instead of despair. The repeated closing insistence — "it's not me, it's not me" — strips away credit twice in a row, leaving only the title's claim standing.