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Control (Somehow You Want Me)
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Jul 20, 2026 updated
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Tenth Avenue North's song 'Control (Somehow You Want Me)' is a worship ballad about surrendering personal plans and desires to God. The lyrics express the tension between wanting to hold onto control and learning to trust God's greater purposes. The singer acknowledges that God doesn't need them, yet loves and wants them, which frees them to release their grip on life. The song emphasizes letting go of shattered expectations and believing that God's plans are to redeem and restore. It's a heartfelt invitation to open hands and give God full control, finding freedom in His love.
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Here I am
All my intentions
All my obsessions
I want to lay them all down
In Your hands
Only Your love is vital
Though I'm not entitled
Still You call me Your child
God You don't need me
But somehow You want me
Oh how You love me
Somehow that frees me
To take my hands off of my life
And the way it should go
God You don't need me
But somehow You want me
Oh how You love me
Somehow that frees me
To open my hands up
And give You control
I give You control
I've had plans
Shattered and broken
Things I have hoped in
Fall through my hands
You have plans
To redeem and restore me
You're behind and before me
Oh help me believe
God You don't need me
But somehow You want me
Oh how You love me
Somehow that frees me
To take my hands off of my life
And the way it should go, oh
God You don't need me
But somehow You want me
Oh how You love me
Somehow that frees me
To open my hands up
And give You control
Oh You want me
Somehow You want me
The King of Heaven wants me
So this world has lost it's grip on me
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God You don't need me
But somehow You want me
Oh how You love me
Somehow that frees me
To take my hands off of my life
And the way it should go, oh
God You don't need me
But somehow You want me
Oh how You love me
Somehow that frees me
To open my hands up
And give You control
I give You control
Oh, give You control
Oh I want to give You control
I give You control
Oh You want me
Somehow You want me
The King of Heaven wants me
So this world has lost it's grip on me