Contemporary Christian singer/songwriter Francesca Battistelli has released the fourth single and title track of her latest album, If We’re Honest. The first three singles–Write Your Story, He Knows My Name and Holy Spirit–have all been Top 10 hits, and this spare piano ballad hits all the right notes, with its themes of openness with our life situations and accountability to our God and brothers and sisters in the church. Hopefully, Christian AC will respond well to this track as well and score her a rare feat with four straight Billboard Christian Songs Top 10 hits from one album. If she pulls this off, she will be the first Contemporary Christian solo female artist to do so.
IF WE’RE HONEST Lyrics
Francesca Battistelli
Truth is harder than a lie
The dark seems safer than the light
And everyone has a heart that loves to hide
I’m a mess and so are you
We’ve built walls nobody can get through
Yeah, it may be hard, but the best thing we could ever do, ever do
Bring your brokenness, and I’ll bring mine
‘Cause love can heal what hurt divides
And mercy’s waiting on the other side
If we’re honest
If we’re honest
Don’t pretend to be something that you’re not
Living life afraid of getting caught
There is freedom found when we lay
our secrets down at the cross, at the cross
Bring your brokenness, and I’ll bring mine
‘Cause love can heal what hurt divides
And mercy’s waiting on the other side
If we’re honest
If we’re honest
It would change our lives
It would set us free
It’s what we need to be
Bring your brokenness, and I’ll bring mine
‘Cause love can heal what hurt divides
And mercy’s waiting on the other side
If we’re honest
If we’re honest
