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Basics

By Jonathan McReynolds

870 views Sep 14, 2026 updated My Truth album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Jonathan McReynolds opens by cataloguing years of ministry highlights — miracles, healed legs, "lost girls leave kept" — before admitting the uncomfortable question underneath all of it: "who would think I could lose contact with You?" Years of witnessing God work for other people didn't automatically keep his own connection intact.

His fix isn't a new strategy; it's a return. "You strip it down and rebuild it back with truth," he sings, "climbing down from the trees, getting back to the root." McReynolds is honest that he still believes the theology he's studied — "I promise I still believe all that" — but insists belief alone isn't the same as staying grounded in it.

Jesus tells the church in Revelation 2:4-5 to remember where it fell from and "do the things you did at first," and Jeremiah 6:16 calls people back to "the ancient paths" for rest. McReynolds turns that call into a repeated instruction for anyone drifting the same way he did: "if you lose your way, get back to the basics."

Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

[Verse 1]

I've seen miracles

And good shouts

And people leave with no doubts

Man, they different when they step out

Yeah, I've seen

Legs healed and arms stretched

Men's hearts refreshed

Lost girls leave kept


[Verse 2]

And after years witnessing all that

Who would think I could lose contact with You?

So what do you do when it gets like that?

You strip it down and rebuild it back with truth


[Verse 3]

So I can't believe that I'm back to the basics

Climbing out of the trees, getting back to the root

No, I can't believe that I'm back to the basics

Jumping down from the clouds, getting grounded in You


[Verse 4]

I've heard every song

And Sunday word

The profound, the absurd

And I studied

'Cause I'm a nerd

And I've heard that God's good

And He's real

And the devil, he'll steal

Faith over what you feel


[Verse 5]

And I promise I still believe all that

It's simple things that you must come back home to

Ain't complex with You

I can give my best

Even give what's left

But I can't move mountains if I lose step with You


[Verse 6]

So I can't believe that I'm back to the basics

Climbing down from the trees, getting back to the root

I can't believe that I'm back to the basics

Jumping down from the clouds, getting grounded in You


[Chorus]

So if you lose your way

Get back to the basics

Somebody needs to pray

Get back to the basics

God's love is still the same

Get back to the basics

Come back and find your faith

Get back to the basics


[Verse 7]

Yeah, His hand don't pull away

So get back to the basics

You're not too far today

To get back to the basics

There's sun after the rain

Back to the basics

There's healing after pain

Back to the basics


[Chorus]

Get back to the basics

Get back to the basics

Getting back to the basics

Get back to the basics

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