There are things that look attractive 
on the surface of despair 
There are things that hold my interest when I really shouldn't 
care 
I have felt intoxicated viewing 
pleasures from afar 
But I've been illuminated when they're seen for what they are 
Keep me ever closer 
Save me from this strong seducing... 

Magnet of the world 
It reaches to my heart and pulls me 
Magnet of the world 
Wants to keep me far from You 
If it wasn't for Your love that holds me 
I would give in to the 
Magnet of the world 

When a compass pulled by magnetism points a different way 
It's not hard to lose your bearings, it's not hard to go astray 
Guide me with Your lighthouse 
Keep me from the rocks and from this 

When will I be free from this 
The unfulfilling counterfeit 
When will I learn to resist 
The constant pull that does exist 
Take me farther from this path 
Of least resistance now 
Will You show me how? 

And if it wasn't for Your love 
that holds me 
I would give in to 
The magnet of the world 
It reaches to my heart and pulls me 
Magnet of the world 
Wants to keep me far from You 
Magnet of the world 
It reaches to my heart and pulls me 
Magnet of the world 
Magnet of the world...