Atlanta-formed Contemporary Christian punk rock band Family Force 5 has never really been on my radar, despite the excellent quality of the music it produces. The new album, III, features Not Alone, which I’ve only recently managed to listen to. What a great ballad! The ambiguity of the lyrics makes Not Alone an opportune song for crossover to secular markets, although Christians can clearly see why the track can also be a Christian song to God. It has the markings of one of the greater Christian ballads of the last four years – Relient K, Starfield, and Rush of Fools have all created some of the finer tracks about which I’m talking – and Not Alone may be a surprising addition to that pantheon.
NOT ALONE Lyrics
Family Force 5
We’re far away, miles apart
I’m touching you from a distance
Photographs
I can’t last
It’s killing me because I miss you
It’ll be okay
I breathe in
Just knowing that you’re listening
Yeah I’m holding back the tears right now
Just tell me that I’m not alone
Cause I don’t hurt when you say it
I hear your words, I can make it
I need you now, I want you now
To tell me that I’m not alone
Tell me that I’m not alone
Tell me that I’m not alone
My greatest fear is losing you
Never wanna be the one to fail you
There’s no doubt, I’m missing out
I’m not there, but I should be
I’m breathing in, I’m breathing in
I know, know
Knowing that you’re listening
Yeah I’m holding back the tears right now
Just tell me that I’m not alone
Cause I don’t hurt when you say it
I hear your words, I can make it
I need you now, I want you now
To tell me that I’m not alone
And you know that I can’t wait
I Wait to see your face
I wonder why I ever leave
Whoa
You’re the reason I don’t break
And why I always say
You’re where I wanna be
Can’t hold a memory
Cause I don’t hurt when you say it
I hear your words, I can make it
I need you now, I want you now
To tell me that I’m not alone
Just tell me that I’m not alone
