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15 Minutes
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Aug 7, 2026 updated
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Michelle Williams's song "15 Minutes" reflects on a life transformed by God's grace and mercy. The lyrics express gratitude for being spared from a life of brokenness and aimlessness, acknowledging that despite past wounds and shame, God's love and plan prevailed. The singer marvels at being given a second chance, recognizing that her only hope was in God, who continually comes to her aid. The song conveys themes of redemption, surrender, and thankfulness for divine intervention.
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[VERSE 1:]
Through all the things I never said and did
Through memories and passageways I'd long since hid
One ordinary life is somehow changed
I can't explain
For all the wounds, the longing scars and pain
There's a picture of a broken dream somehow re-framed
One ordinary life somehow exchanged
I'm born again
Don't understand
[CHORUS:]
It should've been me left standin' out in the pourin' rain
All of my hopes and dreams burned up in a burst of flame
And it should have been a once in a lifetime
I'm still here wondering why
And here you come again
[VERSE 2:]
Now looking back through time and space and dreams
The image of your love and grace I've often seen
And knowing now what I could not know then
This was your plan
And still sometimes I bow my head in shame
Desperate in my longing just to speak your name
And finally I'm resolved to simply trust you
And here you come again
I just don't understand
[CHORUS]
It could've been me left out there wandering aimlessly
Running here, running there, with no place to be
And I should have been a one-hit wonder 15 minutes of fame
With nothin' gained and nothin' left to lose
My only chance was you
And here you come again