(Verse 1)

The static of this broken world, it's buzzing in the air

The powerful build their palaces on foundations of despair

They use the law to crush the ones who dare to stand and speak

While the rest of us are left to turn the other cheek

I dreamed we'd build a better place, a world of truth and light

But all I see are higher walls and a never-ending night

It's the same old story, yesterday, today, and on and on

Just trying to find a reason to believe until the dawn.

(Chorus)

"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

That's what Jesus said while walking on this world of shattered odds.

So let them have their silver, let them have their fading crowns,

'Cause we're holding out for a Kingdom coming down.

(Verse 2)

He came into a world like this, two thousand years ago

Under the boot of Caesar's Rome, where bitter seeds would grow

The proud and greedy had their fill, the faithful were ignored

And the poor and broken prayed for more than they could afford.

But Jesus walked those dusty streets and looked them in the eye

He didn't fight with sword and shield, He taught them how to fly

He lived inside their struggle, and He understood their pain

And planted seeds of Kingdom come in the middle of the rain.

(Chorus)

"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

That's what Jesus said while walking on this world of shattered odds.

So let them have their silver, let them have their fading crowns,

'Cause we're holding out for a Kingdom coming down.

(Bridge)

So when I'm at my breaking point, and all my hope is gone

I kneel and pray for wisdom that this world is not built on

My citizenship is heaven-bound, though my feet are on this ground

And I know the Lord is building it without a single sound.

(Chorus)

"Give to Caesar what is Caesar's, and to God what is God's."

That's what Jesus said while walking on this world of shattered odds.

So let them have their silver, let them have their fading crowns,

'Cause we're holding out for a Kingdom coming down.