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Questions (Hiding Place)

By Tori Kelly

1,235 views Sep 13, 2026 updated Hiding Place album Verified editorial review

Song Meaning

Tori Kelly names real headlines instead of vague sorrow — "bombs falling in Syria, a child dying of AIDS" — before asking the question the whole song is built around: "what happens when the healing never comes?" It's Habakkuk 1:2's cry in modern language, the prophet asking how long he must call for help before God listens.


"Heaven can feel silent" and "just once, Your voice I'd love to hear" land close to Psalm 22:1's "why have you forsaken me" — not doubt dressed up as praise, but the specific ache of unanswered prayer stated plainly. The bridge doesn't resolve the silence; it just keeps counting galaxies and waiting, and the final verse settles for less than an answer: "I have so many questions... but You already know the end." That's not resignation so much as a decision to trust the ending without being shown it yet.


Lyrics Verified by Editorial Team


[Verse 1]

I heard that there are seasons

To laugh and to cry

I struggle with the season

When You lived and You died

It's hard to play this game

Because the rules, they don't seem fair

If You care, God if You're still there


[Verse 2]

Bombs falling in Syria

A child dying of AIDS

Fighting 'round the world

A daddy lost his girl

Still we kneeled and prayed

But Heaven can feel silent

And the floor beneath gets cold

When your soul refuses to let go


[Pre-Chorus]

But wait, tell me am I too late?


[Chorus]

What happens when the healing never comes?

Do we stand and curse the heavens

Or lift our hands and feel the sun

The mystery's not clear

Just once, Your voice I'd love to hear

What happens when the healing never comes?


[Verse 3]

I know we love the seasons

Like summer and the spring

But I've been stuck in winter

Since the fall of misery

One day I'm full of anger

And the next I'm full of fear

Every year, there's a new supply of tears


[Pre-Chorus]

But wait, tell me am I too late?


[Bridge]

Is there a chance for me to believe

We would dance together soon

If there's a billion galaxies

I'll count each one 'til I'm with You

They say where You are is better

But I want You here with me

Oh, this is for a purpose

But hurt won't let me see


[Verse 4]

So now I must be silent

Your voice is in the wind

The hands that made the heavens

Will heal the storm within

I have so many questions

I don't know where to begin

Since You were there at the beginning

You already know the end


[Chorus 2]

Ooh, what happens when the healing never comes

Do we stand and curse the heavens

Or lift our hands and feel the sun

The mystery's not clear

Just once, Your voice I'd love to hear

What happens when the healing

What happens when the healing

What happens when the healing never comes

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