[Verse 1]
I thought it'd be different
Was hoping by now
I would be closer
Have it all figured out
Been counting the reasons
Been feeling the weight
Of all of my failures
And every mistake
And though I cannot see
I know you promised me
You're making a new heart
Where the old one used to be
I'm gonna be changed
A little each day
Even when I fall I'll trust You when You say
I'm gonna be changed
By Your grace
You won't let me stay the same as yesterday
I'm gonna be changed
I look in the mirror
I see in my face
The pain that I've carried
Is being replaced
There's a brighter future
I see it in my eyes
There used to be darkness
But now there's a fire
And now that I can see
Everything You promised me
You're making a new heart
I'm not who I used to be
I'm gonna be changed
A little each day
Even when I fall I'll trust You when You say
I'm gonna be changed
By Your grace
You won't let me stay the same as yesterday
I'm gonna be changed
I'm gonna be changed
'Cause the One who began a good work in me
Is faithful to make me complete
You're the Author, Perfector, my Hope and my Healer
The reason that I believe
I can change, oh I can change
I'm gonna be changed
A little each day
Even when I fall I'll trust You when You say
I'm gonna be changed
By Your grace
You won't let me stay the same as yesterday
I'm gonna be changed
I'm gonna be changed
I'm gonna be changed
Oh I can change
Changed
Song Meaning
Sanctus Real keeps "Changed" honest about the gap between promise and evidence — "and though I cannot see, I know You promised me, You're making a new heart where the old one used to be." The transformation described isn't yet visible; the song trusts a stated intention before it can point to finished results.
"I'm gonna be changed, a little each day, even when I fall I'll trust You when You say" frames change as gradual and interrupted by failure rather than instant and complete, which keeps the song's hope realistic about setbacks along the way. "I look in the mirror, I see in my face the pain that I've carried is being replaced" ties the internal claim to something concretely observable, not just an internal feeling.
Quoting Paul directly — "the One who began a good work in me is faithful to complete it" — grounds the whole song's confidence in someone else's track record rather than the singer's own progress, closing with "You're the Author, Perfector, my Hope and my Healer" as the reason ongoing failure doesn't cancel the promise.