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You Can

By Matty Mullins

1 views Sep 24, 2026 updated Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Framed as a first-person confession of helplessness, this song moves from confusion to quiet resolve. The opening lines admit bewilderment — the singer doesn't understand why they've been led into a valley where nothing is clear and fear presses in from every side. That admission becomes the hinge for the chorus, which turns on a simple contrast: a mountain that can't be moved alone, but can be moved by God. The storm imagery carries through, with the singer knocked down yet still standing because someone else stands with them. A later verse names the internal voice of doubt directly, the one insisting hope is something you can lose, and answers it by claiming that no situation is impossible for God. The bridge distills the whole song into a repeated declaration of weakness met by strength, ending the fear. What keeps this from being a generic anthem is its honesty about the valley itself — the song doesn't skip past the confusion to get to the victory, it sings from inside it, and the final chorus returns to the same admission of inability, now held as a reason for trust rather than despair.
Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team

I can't always understand it
I don't know why you brought me here
Is there redemption in this valley
'Cause everything's unclear
And I'm surrounded by my fear

I can't move this mountain on my own
But You can
Even when I'm knocked down in the storm
You stand
And when I cannot carry on
You will carry me
'Cause You can
Yes, You can

My lack of faith, it just keeps saying
That hope is something I can lose
But there is not one situation
That's impossible for You
I know You will bring me through

I can't move this mountain on my own
But You can
Even when I'm knocked down in the storm
You stand
And when I cannot carry on
You will carry me
'Cause You can
Yes, You can

I am weak but You are strong
So I will not fear any longer
I am weak but You are strong
So I will not fear any longer

I know I can't do this all alone
I can't move this mountain on my own
But You can

I can't move this mountain on my own
But You can
Even when I'm knocked down in the storm
You stand
And when I cannot carry on
You will carry me
'Cause You can
God, You can
You can

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