It started when we told them That worship's not a show Then we put on a show And they were too impressed to notice We didn't know then How far this thing would fall Now we've redefined it all Till we've forgotten what a show is Now we're up on the stage with our hand in the air The crowd is so into it's only fair We'll give you some glory, maybe you can share A little with us Celebrity wasn't our goal at the start But they set us so high and bright in the dark At first, we were lighthouses, but now we are stars Oh, God, forgive us Because we've got a lot of, he must increase in our songs But all of our I must decrease is gone And the money made it harder And we did the best we could But when they love you, it feels good And we just couldn't resist it So we took it even farther Started chasing after fame And when we lifted up your name Our name got lifted with it We had good intentions, but it was no use We couldn't be shepherds and superstars too In order to move forward, we had to choose And who could blame us Celebrity wasn't our goal at the start We just wanted people to see who you are But getting ourselves out of the way is hard When we're famous Because we've got a lot of, he must increase in our songs But all of our I must decrease is gone Celebrity wasn't our goal at the start But the pressure was high, and we had to work hard What's right for the church isn't to rise up the charts Serving two masters has torn us apart And we're still singing He must increase And we believe it's true But so hard not to increase too Because we've got a lot of, he must increase in our songs But all of our I must decrease is gone