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Square One
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Aug 15, 2026 updated
Verified editorial review
Chris Renzema's 'Square One' is a raw, honest prayer about spiritual dryness and the desire to grow closer to God. The song captures the tension between wanting to change and feeling unable to do so without divine help. Renzema pleads for God to awaken his heart, using imagery like a burning bush and the call to wake from sleep. He admits that without God, he can't even begin to move forward. The repeated refrain emphasizes total dependence on God for any progress. The song's vulnerability and longing for transformation make it a heartfelt expression of faith and surrender.
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I want to want to get better
I want to want to feel closer to you and I'm far away
I want to feel the feelings I need to feel to be undone
'Cause without you I can't even get to square one
Without you I can't
So'd you light up my nervous system?
Would your voice come break over my deaf ears?
Burning bush in the distance
Opening my eyes after 40 years
Come and wake me, oh sleeper
I'm praying for the miracle of waking up
I'm praying for the miracle of waking up
I want to want to get better
I want to want to feel closer to you and I'm far away
I want to feel the feelings I need to feel to be undone
'Cause without you I can't even get to square one
Without you I can't
So'd you light up my nervous system?
Would your voice come break over my deaf ears?
Burning bush in the distance
Opening my eyes after 40 years
Come and wake me, oh sleeper
I'm praying for the miracle of waking up
I'm praying for the miracle of waking up
And I
Don't feel it all the time
Am I being too honest?
If I
Don't feel it all the time
Am I being too honest?
Am I being too honest?
I'm just being honest
Without you I can't even get to square one
Without you I can't even get to square one
Without you I can't even get to square one
Without you I can't