i m at war with myself the very thing i want to do i keep trying to do but i just can t seem to do the things i know you want me to cause i m at war with myself i m going through a lot of things that make me stumble attacking me beating me breaking me keeping me humble the word is good but my sinful nature s taking over i need a light can someone help me to recover all i need is you all i want is truth can i find the faith i m calling out your name chorus the very thing i want to do i keep trying to do but i just can t seem to do the things i know you want me to cause i m at war with myself no matter what i try to do i keep failing you but i know that i should do the things i know you want me to cause i m at war with myself i m fighting in this battle like a wounded soldier i don t think i can bear this burden on my shoulder the ride is rough it s going fast it s almost over i need a hand to get me off this roller coaster how can i get to you i still desire truth i m desperate for the faith i m screaming out your name when the righteous cry out they ll be set free from the pain in this life that brought them to their knees in the night a light the smoke is clearing the sky is dark and hot but i m not fearing it s raging on but i know that i can win this battle eventually the other side of me will crumble all i need is you all i want is truth can i find the faith i m crying out your name repeat chorus war scriptural reference we know that the law is spiritual but i am unspiritual sold as a slave to sin i do not understand what i do for what i want to do i do not do but what i hate i do and if i do what i do not want to do i agree that the law is good as it is it is no longer i myself who do it but it is sin living in me i know that nothing good lives in me that is in my sinful nature for i have the desire to do what is good but i cannot carry it out for what i do is not the good i want to do no the evil i do not want to dothis i keep on doing now if i do what i do not want to do it is no longer i who do it but it is sin living in me that does it romans 7 14 20 for to be sure he was crucified in weakness yet he lives by god s power likewise we are weak in him yet by god s power we will live with him to serve you examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith test yourselves do you not realize that christ jesus is in you unless of course you fail the test 2 corinthians 13 4 5