[Verse 1]
I grew up singing songs that told me
How every day with Jesus would be
Sweeter than the day before
The preacher said this is the gospel
God loves you
He's got wonderful plans for you
And every word he said was true
But the trouble with the truth
Is there's just so much that you and I
Will never understand
On this side of Heaven
[Chorus]
So, what am I gonna do with
All these unfixables
All these not as they should be's
And not as they will be one day
I'm gonna trust You with
All these unfixables
Until the day
When I finally see a way
You make masterpieces out of these unfixables
[Verse 2]
The virus grows
The cancer spreads
We ride the waves of hope and dread
And drop our anchor deep again
In all that You have promised
Cause if what You said is really true
You're really making all things new
And working all things together
For our good and for Your glory
[Chorus]
So, I'm gonna trust You with
All these unfixables
All these not as they should be's
And not as they will be one day
I'm gonna trust You with all these unfixables
Until the day
When You wipe the tears away
[Bridge]
But for now
We're living between these ruins and the restoration
Waiting to see
The beauty that is sure gonna rise
I will believe the promise of Your resurrection
Your resurrection
Your resurrection
[Chorus]
I'm gonna trust you with
All these unfixables
Knowing that nothing will be wasted
In the end
I'm gonna trust you with
All these unfixables
I know all these broken things are
Not as they will be one day
God, help me trust You with
All these unfixables
Until the day
When I finally see the way
You make masterpieces out of these unfixables
[Outro]
You're making all things new
You're making all things new
You're making all things new
You're making all things new
Unfixables
Song Meaning
Steven Curtis Chapman remembers a simpler version of faith before admitting its limits in "Unfixables" — "I grew up singing songs that told me how every day with Jesus would be sweeter than the day before" — and "the trouble with the truth is there's just so much that you and I will never understand on this side of Heaven" names the gap between the songs and reality directly.
The chorus coins its own word for what the verses couldn't explain — "what am I gonna do with all these unfixables, all these not as they should be's, and not as they will be one day" — and "I'm gonna trust You with" repeats as the only response the song offers instead of an explanation.
"The virus grows, the cancer spreads, we ride the waves of hope and dread and drop our anchor deep again" names specific, ongoing suffering rather than a resolved crisis, and "we're living between these ruins and the restoration" locates the whole song in that unfinished middle space. "I will believe the promise of Your resurrection," repeated three times, answers unfixable things not with a fix but with a future, and the closing repetition, "You're making all things new," said four times in a row, lets the promise outlast every unresolved thing the verses named.