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God and Prozac

By Chris Renzema

763 views Sep 14, 2026 updated Manna album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Chris Renzema names an uncomfortable contradiction most worship songs skip past — "the better part of my twenties spent writing songs about God, on a Prozac prescription, doesn't that seem odd?" He doesn't treat the medication as a failure of faith; he treats the gap between belief and feeling as the actual subject worth singing about.

"I know that You're with me, yeah I really do," he insists, "but these feelings just need some help to break through" — holding both truths at once instead of picking the more spiritual-sounding one. The chorus turns the tension into something almost funny and sad together: "I've been writing the book on how to write you a love song, when I still need help trying to love myself."

Psalm 34:18 promises God is close to the brokenhearted, not distant from them, and Paul learns in 2 Corinthians 12:9 that God's strength gets "made perfect in weakness." Renzema's closing hope — "I know a day's coming when You'll make all things new" — leans on Revelation 21:5, trusting a future healing even while today's chemistry still needs outside help.

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

[Verse 1]

The better part of my twenties spent writing songs about God

On a Prozac prescription, doesn't that seem odd?

Cause I believe in a gospel and a God who is good

But these chemicals don't always work like they should


[Verse 2]

Hung up on this heartache, and the distance between

The way that I'm feeling and what I believe

'Cause I know that You're with me, yeah I really do

But these feelings just need some help to break through


[Chorus]

Cause I've been writing the book on how to write you a love song

When I still need help trying to love myself

I've been writing the book on how to write you a love song

When I still need help trying to love myself

I still need help trying to love myself


[Verse 3]

I keep trying to move forward, and not get stuck in my head

If there's a foolproof solution, I haven't found it yet

'Cause I know a days coming when You'll make all things new

But 'til then I'll just try to be honest with You


[Chorus]

Cause I've been writing the book on how to write you a love song

When I still need help trying to love myself

I've been writing the book on how to write you a love song

When I still need help trying to love myself

I still need help trying to love myself


[Chorus]

Cause I've been writing the book on how to write you a love song

When I still need help trying to love myself

I've been writing the book on how to write you a love song

When I still need help trying to love myself

I still need help trying to love myself

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