[Verse 1]
You say you know the hairs upon my head
But I think that you'd be more concerned with things like raising up the dead
You say you hear my gentle whisperings
but I think that you'd be more consumed by so much more important things
[Chorus]
Oh God of wonders
Sometimes I have to wonder
How can it be the God of the universe
Who gave us life and shows his mercy over all the earth
Sees me on my knees and hears my every word
Cause it's hard to believe that out of billions you could still know me
How can it be
[Verse 2]
Sometimes I need to know you hold the stars
But right now I need for you to be so small that you can hold my heart
And sometimes I need your voice to calm the seas
But right now I need for you to calm the raging storm inside of me
[Chorus]
Oh God of wonders
Sometimes I have to wonder
How can it be the God of the universe
Who gave us life and shows his mercy over all the earth
Sees me on my knees and hears my every word
Cause it's hard to believe that out of billions you could still know me
How can it be
[Verse 3]
You're big enough that I've seen healings
You're big enough to change a heart
You're big enough to give me feelings
And still you're small enough to care what they are
[Chorus]
How can it be the God of the universe
Who gave us life and shows his mercy over all the earth
Sees me on my knees and hears my every word
Cause it's hard to believe that out of billions you could still know me
How can it be
How Can It Be
Song Meaning
Jonny Diaz sets up a deliberate mismatch of scale in "How Can It Be" — "you say you know the hairs upon my head, but I think that you'd be more concerned with things like raising up the dead." The song voices its own skepticism honestly before answering it, admitting that a God capable of cosmic acts noticing something this small feels implausible on its face.
"How can it be the God of the universe... sees me on my knees and hears my every word" keeps the question open rather than rushing to resolve the tension, treating wonder itself as an appropriate, ongoing response rather than a problem to be solved once and moved past. "Sometimes I need to know you hold the stars, but right now I need for you to be so small that you can hold my heart" names both scales as necessary at different moments, not choosing one over the other.
"You're big enough that I've seen healings... and still you're small enough to care what they are" closes the song holding both claims together as its final statement, refusing to let either magnitude cancel out the other.