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A Better Me

do you and I have time to spare
to wonder why and is it fair
who is it that makes me frown
I'm inside out and upside down

I say we can
I say we can, but we might not be
a better man, a better me

what was it you used to say
better shut your mouth and look away
I've been thinking about yesterday
I'm still thinking about yesterday

Inside 
it creeps and bites
my thoughts and head
my patience dead

and low
it grows and hold me
loves to hate me
so irate I...

I say we can
I say we can - but we might not be
a better man, a better me


All Pretty for the TV (top)

I see the wealthy guy
The world in his eyes
He need not contain no pain or shame
"And never will," I cry

And I'm a dirty word
You know I'm so absurd
If I write things off as meaningless
So I'm never heard

Stare and no care into nowhere
Round and round pounds the sound inside
We never give it up
Well, I can never live up and the box won't shut up
Ground me out without a doubt
We never give it up

So I didn't need a book 
to get the certain look now
Well, I just tune it in
So this is what it means to live
And I am really free
Cause you and me are we and how
We always fit right in
So this is what it means to live

And now I'm turning blue
Without a thing to do
Cause I'm wrapped, enthralled and my brain it stalls
I can't think it thru

Give me a second chance
I'll learn your happy dance
Cause I want to be in, forget the sin
You'd think I'm in a trance

Have you got ears to hear
And would you draw so near
Cause it's got things to say and us to change
You know you needn't fear

So make your senses soft
And never turn it off
Just step inside and join the ride
Here's our real God.


A Month Of Moments (top)

It swept me in and tossed me out, I fear
And the consequence is clear
Listen to the heartbreak, my dear
And now I sit alone

I count the words in me
“If you could only see
Sometimes choice is crippling
Abide in Me”

Am I full of pride or lost inside?
When I stand alone I am alone
(And I) have not the strength to break this shame
(And why) if I hate the sin and let it in
Do I see His arms are open wide

It’s deafening to hear the ring of sin
And the waves are crashing in
Will I ever, ever win?
So take me home

I find these words in me
“If you would only see
The choice could make you free
Abide in Me”

Am I full of pride or lost inside?
When I stand alone I am alone
(And I) have not the strength to break this shame
(And why) if I hate the sin and let it in
Do I see His arms are open wide

And the moment was or the moment is
(Help me stand in the present time)
And the moment was or the moment is
(Help me stand in the present time)


A Snowfallen Desert (top)

you 
in this world 
are so strong 
little girl
look beyond 
the dimming lights
keep this song 
and know it's right 
crash down 
in this town 
deadness rings knows the frown 
second nature, second thoughts 
hold the key with love that's not

so you shiver 
and it's cold 
like the world
as you were told 
and you love
and you hear 
but do you listen
is He near 
there are reasons there are signs
no need to read between the lines 
fill the heavens with your tears
and your cries oh yes He's near 

where are you going 
tell me what do you find 
well i can tell you 
it's just a waste of time 
and if you don't mind, 
and if it's all the same to you my friend 
i won't play this game 
still you run


Army Guy (top)

(words by Aaron Sprinkle)

I got my rifle toy
rifle toy
I got my rifle toy

Army Guy

I'm friends with Charlie Brown
Charlie Brown
I'm friends with Charlie Brown

Army Guy


Bartholomew Higgins (top)

if you want to see what i am saying 
focus then, on our decision 
blindness, greed, and empty feelings
they're all ours and where are we now 

if you wanna see just listen
to the light i can see glistening

again and again to war for our freedom 
i haven't got my peace of mind 
i tell you this and you tell me 
to come inside it's warm and nice 


Bittersweet (top)

as sweet as it was
or as sweet as it seemed
like the most magnificent wonder
that was just a dream

and it shook me all up
and it stirred me around
but it left me cold and wanting
cause it had no ground
oh, none to be found

and i know why
(know why i sell myself short)
and i know why
(know why i sell my Savior small)
but it won't make me cry
make me cry tonite

the beauty was such
and immeasurably so
my eyes were alive and bright
to the blinding glow

and as i embraced
to love it more
i shivered and fell like a leaf
to the forest floor
where i was before

and i know why
(know why i sell myself short)
and i know why
(i sell my Savior small)
but it won't make me cry
but it won't make me cry
(why do we stand there?)
in constant fear
almost near

as if my only thought
and my only breath
i gave and i gave and i gave
till i'd nothing left
except consequence

and i know why
(know why i sell myself short)
and i know why
(know why i sell my Savior small)
have i run to Christ?
have i?
(why do we stand there)
in constant fear
almost near
(why do we stand there?
without a care
though so aware


Bliss Is (top)

raised to be rich
trip or be tripped
give to get, live to get
throw a fit
give to get, live to get
what is it?

you're gonna have to wait
my family can't relate
on the floor, out the door
clean the slate
on the floor, out the door
in this hate

and this is how
i'll let it go
Savior saves me 
from what i know
(oh, what do i know?)

pushed ahead in this
society angry bliss
disregard life is hard
give a kiss
disregard life is hard
cut my wrist

did i never care?
silence at the dinner chair
hish up now, hear us now
sit and store
hush up now, hear us now
was it fair?

and this is how
i'll let it go
Savior saves me 
from what i know
(save me from what i know)


Bones are Breaking (top)

is it daybread? i'm sure
and you're feeling weary
there is so much, i know 
it's just got to end soon

well, i can't hold this weight
upon my shoulders anymore
my bones are breaking
hands are shaking
with everything

are you worn out?i'm sure
not happy nearly
too far in such to know
you just have to break soon

well, i can't hold this weight
upon my shoulders anymore
my bones are breaking
hands are shaking
with everything

so i
give all 
to you 
my God

well, i can't hold this weight
upon my shoulders anymore
my bones are breaking
hands are shaking
with everything

well, i can't hold this weight
upon my shoulders anymore
my bones are breaking
my bones are breaking
my bones are breaking
my bones are breaking


Cannon-Fire Orange (top)

sailing away 
towards uncertainties
uncertain seas
change today
traveled to that land
took it all second hand
i fought for cover 
then i ran, ran, ran

found a love colored me whole
no more cannon-fire orange, 
cannon-fire orange, cannon-fire orange

does the flower drown
in the winter swon
or go away
never again to show
can it be found
below the frail ground
when we look away 
is it around

for now i see what needs to be
no more cannon-fire orange,
cannon-fire orange, cannon-fire orange

i'm counting the days 
to discover the ways
how the fire turns cold
like i've been told
the flame burns the tree
i don't know what to be
'someone' holding the match
'someone' is me

so i cannot stand
without the help of His hand
no more cannon-fire orange, 
cannon-fire orange, cannon-fire orange


Center of Your Ways (top)

These wonderful words
Are not magical
Oh so spiritual
And indivisible
I get so confused
When I see you
And the center of your ways
Just the center of your ways

I can't see you
I can't see you

My life is going up up
Oh to climb the walls these days
It's love - it's God
And I'm in it all
Who is your lord?
What's on your hands?
It's not the Blood of Christ
But the happiness of man

I can't see you
I can't see you

Paper-thin faith in nothing
Yet a chance to have it all
Please don't run away
When His love is so tall
You keep a cross around you
The new symbol, new style
Just stop for one moment
Think of this awhile

I can't see you
I can't see you


Chance for the Chancers (top)

everything's gonna be okay
He's gonna wipe those fears away
and before the night is thru
this is all going to make sense to you

but you won't herar these words
no you don't have the time
that would be a crime

right now, right away
before it gets to cold
and I know how it kills 
and I know how it makes you ill

but you won't hear these words
no you don't have the time
that would be a crime

everythin's gonna be okay
He's gonna wipe those fears away
and before the night is thru
this is all going to make sense


Closing Down (top)

goonight
sleep tight
the sun is set
and day is night
just you rest
it's all alright

but it's the same
day to day
why can't I 
sleep this away 

a headache 
(keeps me awake)
my eyes are red
(from trusting to much in me)
I've got to pray
(I've got to give this up)
but will He hear me now?

goodnight
sleep tight
I wish I were 
I wish I might

but it's the same
day to day
and I can't 
sleep this way

a heartache
(keeps me awake)
is my brain dead?
(from trusting to much in me)
I have to say
(I've got to give this up)
He said He'd hear me now


Come to Me (top)

Matthew 11:28-30


Complain (top)

did you see my hands were tied?
i pierced this Savior's side
well, what have i done?
(what have we become?)

and more words to run it thru
to crush anything in You
and to trip it up

it's simple though i'm tired
been unmoved, uninspired

did you see my eyes were blind?
to even know what I had to find
much less count the cost
(or count me for lost)
insane for another day
so all is all right, okay
i trip it up

it's easy though i'm mad
weathered so and sad...

to see the lies in me
and why (i never try)
but i'll stand (displeased) so cheap

did you see my mouth wad closed?
of the priceless fill i know
not a word to say
(i spoke anyway)

well, i cried for an inside
an inside to realize
oh, how tripped up

it's different though, i'm strange
i'll never, never change...

to see the lies in me
and why (i never try)
but i'll stand (displeased) so cheap

did you see my head was dead?
to any right or good that's said
would i bow?
(could you learn it now?)

sick for a little hope
hope that's a choke and joke
Christ - trip me up

i really see i'm free
when You carry me...

to see the lies i believe
and why (i'd ever try)
and i can pray (so deep) received


Crowded  (top)

There are a million things
That want the best of me
Now my head is spinning
And back and forth I weave
It all looks the same to me
Is it good or bad?
But I read that the truth shall set me free

So make a sound in me
What I need to hear
Is muddled with uncertainty,
Mediocrity, and lack of sleep

There are a thousand things
That try to turn my head
And my blinking eyes
Are they easily led
It all feels the same to me
Is it good or bad?
It all feels the same to me
But I read that the free are free indeed

So make a sound in me
What I need to hear
Is muddled with uncertainty,
Mediocrity, and lack of sleep
So speak into my ear
What I want to hear
Is married to simplicity,
The King of Kings, and less of me

So come on down
I have much to, much to say
Be quiet now
And just you stay

So make a sound in me
What I need to hear
Is muddled with uncertainty,
Mediocrity, and lack of sleep
So speak into my ear
What I want to hear
Is married to simplicity,
The King of Kings, and less of me


Cruciality (top)

Inside my selfish thinking
In the middle I'm always sinking
I am so far down I can't escape

But all around the trees are falling
Too much sunshine comes in
And so I wait another day

What is brightest in my life
And what will I receive (tomorrow)
If I'm Spirit filled will I be so content (so content with sorrow)
Crucial is my mind on Christ
So much He had to (He had to die)

Buildings empty, standing tall
Precious people breathe and fall
What will you have when all is thru?

Or maybe then I save the sea
For other people after me
Instead I am never living now

Turn my eyes and to the stars
Is there life so very far?
Or better is there any very near

It is this so understand me
Christ gave so we can be free
And will I wait another day

Is this love?
Is this life?

This world's already gone
This world needs the Son
But we have so many things to do?

And so enough of flower power
Step on ways that make us sour
We cannot wait another day.


Crushed (top)

On top of the world
I am proud
In my heaven

A star in the sky
Shine so bright
Like the weather

I am sight and I am sound
They are lost and I am found
The well runs deep inside of me
Though I cannot sleep

I am crushed 
And I am broken
With the words and with the truth He has spoken

Feet on the ground
Hand to the plow
I am going

A flash in the crowd
Know my name
I am chosen

I am light and I am loud
If you would don’t make a sound
The door opens wide to me
Though I cannot see, I…

I am crushed
And I am broken
With the words and with the truth He has spoken
I am crushed
And I am hoping
Grace could find this soul of mine and hold me


Digging Deep (top)

so now hold your breath
and set the stage
prepare your self fot the cynic's rage
is it a question still of who is man?
or how they feel with what i am

but digging deep i found a way
what more do i need to say

gone thru life and death 
and what remains
if any blemish hang your head in shame
like a fever that just keeps you down
would you simply let it stay around?

'digging deep' i guess i say
is more pridfulness of that day
in truth i know that it is clear
i was distant, God is near

in the goodness and strife
found an empty wanting life
though so long made no sound
with tears i bowed myself down

won't you greet this man 
and hear his words
maybe an open ear would make him stir
could aclosed heart have saved a man?

digging deep i guess i say
is more pridfulness of that day
in truth i know that it is clear
i was distant, God is near
so now hold your breath and set the stage
prepare yourelf for the cynics rage
is it a question still of who is man?
or how they feel and what i am


Do I? (top)

She might have been a princess
She might've been here with us
Or ride so high and far away

Is she sleeping safely?
Is her sky the same way?
Does she know now my own fear?

She might've seen the ocean
If I'd had the notion
To listen closely and obey

I don't know love - do I?

He might have had the stars in
In his eyes and within
He might've been my brother now

Jesus will you hold him?
Showing that you love him?
Careless I have been with words

He should not see the weather
His joy should last forever
Please give him reason to go on

Well is my treasure ever
Any good if I'll never
Have the love to give away?

We might've seen the ocean
I know I've had the notion
But I don't know love
So what's to say?


Enough (top)
And is the worst all over
did my dreams go south or...
I've a bruise on my head
does it show?

my words sound so strange to me
thought that I was strong
but now I'm feeling empty
and so low

another cup of nothing
cause I think I'm full
and my hands are trembling
for a soul

wait, don't count be down or lost
(I know what's real)
I've held - I've held His hands
I know the cost

this is written on me
Christ is everything

wait, don't count me down or lost
(I know what's real)
I've held - I've held His hands
I know the cost


For the Love of my Country (top)

for the love of this country, hey
one man pinned up and traded away
for the love of the country, hey
He is...

for the love of this country, man
how He laid down to love His land
for the love of this country, man
He is all

but what can i say?
(oh)
run and hide?
(no)
how can i be?
(low)

do you see this place?
(gone away, gone away, gone away)
do you see this race?
(gone away, gone awau, gone away)

for the love of this country, see
how we shake our fists angrily
for the love of this country, see
we are so

but what can i say
(oh)
run and hide
(no)
how can i be
(low)

do you see this place?
(gone away, gone awway, gone away)
do you see this race?
(gone awway, gone away, gone away)

for the love of this country, hey
would i live so to fade away?
for the love of this country, hey
would i fall?


Friday To Sunday  (top)

Darkness fell across the land
Our hope fell in the sand
And there it was
Though for certain we stood still
The earth shook and spilled
Then gave it up
Could we believe our eyes
When life has tossed us aside?
So turn and hang your head
He is given up for dead
And so am I

So give me the light to understand
The fight to comprehend the whys
So give me the mind to step ahead
When I hear what You’ve said and hide

The night turned to day
The days fade away
And so it was
The hours wouldn’t pass
And forever couldn’t last
We gave it up
We were fixed on the door
Waiting for… is this a dream?
Tell us how to feel
Can it be that this is real?
What am I?

So give me the light to understand
The fight to comprehend the whys
So give me the mind to step ahead
When I hear what You’ve said and hide

We once were full of hope to know
He’s opened up our eyes
But if He walks across the sea
What does any of it mean
If He has died

But the stone was rolled away
And the angel came to say
He’s alive, He is alive
But the stone was rolled away
And we just have to say
He’s alive

So give me the light to understand
The fight to comprehend the whys
So give me the mind to step ahead
When I hear what You’ve said and hide


Hello Sunny Weather (top)

She shook her head and turned away
she said she will not hear me voice today
"you are still asleep and still the same,
same as the day you said you'd change."

and with my thoughts she let me stand
with words that scared my face and hands
maybe when I let my rocket land
she will see the boy inside the man

break this heart as cold as stone
you got to, got to know
than hello sunny weather
hello sunny weather
breath so deep this love of Christ
I got to, got to know
than hello sunny weather
hello, hello

lovliness it has a name
like John and Jill and Bill and Charlemange
and I guess my years of acting sane
were spent looking for the saviors face

I know I've said this all before 
but I'm sure I mean it now all the more...


Hope for Always (top)

when 'all is mine' is over
would You have the time, my friend
to push me up and over
hold me till the glory end and

when my pain is sober
would You have the mind to send
hope for always ever
hold me - this wicked man and

me, with pain and all
might take the fall
yet grow so tall

and creeping like a wonder
is the fear that drives me mad
"that all is going under,
all is always ever sad" and
throwing winter summer
and breezing me to my greed
but give me hope for always
'all' is falling on my knees and

You, with love and truth
will make us new
and will hold us thru

the sins of the world wouldn't hold You
though it seems each day i try
please, bless me with hope for always
that i might live, might die and

me, with pain and all
might take the fall
yet grow so tall

You, with love and truth
will make us new
and will hold us thru


I Am No Good (top)

so it seized me
so it grieves me
grabs me everyday

will it bleed thru?
does it burn you?
got to take us ever low

take, us, take us ever low
no, other, no other chance i know

am i thinking?
am i drinking?
wrapped in me today

so you're scheming
wtill you're dreaming
all you have and plan you fail

all, you, all you have you fail
i, put, i put my life up for sale

cause i am no good
(i am no good)
i am no one
(i am no one)
no, i am no good

leave it all down
i give all now
full of earth, i agree

does it create?
like a headache?
got you on your hands and knees

ou, your, on your hands and knees
now, i, now i fall in need

cause i am no good
(i am no good)
i am no one
(i am no one)
no, i am no good
(i am no good)
cause i am no good
(i am no good)
i am no one
(i am no one)
no, i am no good

now, i, now i fall indeed


In Love with the Greenery (Love You) (top)

You said, "I love the world"
"I love what you've done for me"
you let my grip go
And played the piano keys

Couldn't even see
Boxed in by a fantasy
Scared of real love
You're dead by your destiny

Now shuffling around
Shaking like a tambourine
Confused like the tide
By every star you've seen

You took on the world
It took you by surprise
Like the day you fell
And tears fell from my eyes

Standing so tall
You said, "Yes I'll salute you King"
Lost in a forest
In love with the greenery

Apart from the crowd
Never caught looking
around for a scene
Like loneliness you're sinking

I cried of your sin
And every other thing
that held you down
Down so far from me

Take diamonds right now
But I promise eternity


It's Simple to Me (top)

well everything's so crazy in our heads
and sometimes i wonder if i should be dead
but i know that you know that we know why we live
and that is to be in all that He's said

the world is gray
here and gone today
the Son is here
He'll never go away

can we ever try, and do we know
that the things we want are beginning to show
we are all rich people now
but the eye of the needle is the way to go

well i could talk forever cause it's simple to me
and very often the things we know we can't even see
we hardly open up our eyes
and He's dazzled me with all that i can be


Joy I had was Joy I Sold (top)
boom, I fell 
on the ground
was it something sad
that made me mad

feelings to close to let me free
and what i have is what i hold
and joy I had was joy I sold, you'll see

crown the pain
and face the day
what i though would last 
is fading fast 


Lie, Lie, Lie (top)

tired of seven hours a day
and weekends that go to fast
i set my sights on boardwalk streets
and a sunset that will last
i grabbed my coat and told my friends
that i was going away
just a few long miles
and a few good smiles 
and i'll have my love today

ohh, lie, lie, lie
why must i look so hard?
ohh, lie, lie, lie
must i be so far? 

intent on a life that is what i dream
i set out to be free
turned my check on my beleiffs
with whatever in front of me
sick of words like 'trust' and 'hope'
and 'hey man, you got to be good'
but if i want i'll sit and stare all day
at the clouds like i wish i could

....and just for tonight
a place to rest my head
my syes were heavy
but i found no peace in this bed
with the silence around
i felt to alone again
well, i closed my eyes with lifted hands
and i fell to my knees instead

tired of tears and a broken heart
and love that fades too fast
i set my sight for golden streets
and a joy that will ever last...


More (top)

Oblivious to some things more in store
And when I wept I knew not what 
or when or why what for
Is this earth so great though it will not last
Through crashing walls what stands is
one good thing one way one chance

And glimmer shining up and through the floor
Will run and hide and fade 
just like He said it would before
And now my head is really spinning fast
I lived it all for me 
and now it simply moved right past

Seeing, revealing
More is here today
Distance, no wisdom
I pushed true life away

"Wonderful" have I missed and I ignore
And "terrible" was my word 
and was my life I became poor
Self was in my hands and then it passed
I'm left with picture perfect thought 
of what we think we have

Imagine when I found I'm no savior
Imagine when I knew and saw 
and fell before the Lord
Myself none of any good my world crashed
I lived it all for me 
and so it simply moved right past.


My World Falls Down (top)

oh, how my world falls down
and how i sink at the sound
but how i won't shut up

i stay(though my pain it swells)
i wait (as if all is well)
i faint (cause i've choked to tell)

i've got my sin and i've got my life
am i on my face? got to know who am i
i'm a stupid man and my eyes are dry

oh, how my world falls down
and how i sink at the sound
but how i won't shut up

insane. what say me?
my God, get me free
insane. what say me?
my God, get me free

i stay(though how dumb i be)
i wait(as He waits for me)
i faint(cause it's so heavy)

will i lift my hands and die inside?
i suffocate when i hold my life
will we throw this out? ya, i need Christ

insane. what say me?
my God, get me free
insane. what say me?
my God, get me free

oh, how my world falls down
and how i sink at the sound
but how i won't shut up


Never Said (top)

in the summer's chill
we say the winter kills
but we don't know ourselves
well enough to know if this is true
ask a question here
and get an answer there
well it can take us years to 
get to the One that sees us thru

you never said which things were real
i don't always know what's real to me
Someone right here said that He is gonna stay
you never said which things were real
i don't always know what's real to me
Someone right here said He's willing to explain

take a moment now to step out
think what everything is about
turn again to face the proud
they're saying now that they don't know
where to put our hands
who to tell us when and should we can
but we will lose our heads
from watching our confusion grow

does the headache know
do our faces show
that all we think we need
is just the things we want
sometimes i feel so gone
and my ways are often wrong
we've just got to realize
there's Someone more in this song


Now  (top)

Don’t dream of hours gone by
Of seconds came and spent
Don’t wish on distant stars
Of worlds come and went
(Oh, what do I see?)

Tripping through the moments
(And to my shame)
I’ve longed for years and months and days
(And days…)

Don’t wait for cloudless skies
When the sun breaks in between
Don’t hope on fruitless things
What’s in our hands, on what is seen
(Oh, what do I see?)

Tripping through the moments
(And to my shame)
I’ve longed for years and months and days
(And days…)

Don’t swim in drowning grief
Anticipating the despair
Don’t choke the seeds of joy
Give them life and give them air
(Oh, what do I see?)

Tripping through the moments
(And to my shame)
I’ve longed for years and months and days
(And days…)
Since I held the hands
(That bore my shame)
I count the years and months and days
(And days…)


Peapod (top)

i've been standing here so long
i don't know where i've been
and i've been looking around so long
i don't know what i've seen
can i chase away the blues
and will i understand this
been here, there, everywhere
can i get back to His side?

it's alright

i've been turning around so long
i don't know which way is right
we've been tripping around so wrong
i know we've lost our sight
can He chase away the blues
and will we understand that
we've been here, there, everywhere
got to get back to His side


Praying For The Perfect World  (top)

I see… You are merciful
I see… You are kind
I see… You are full of love that is far beyond my mind

I hope… for strength to stand
I hope… to be the man that I should be
I hope… that You will embrace these little ones in spite of me

So I’m praying for the perfect world
Praying for the perfect…

I fear… for what I will say
I fear… for things that I have said
I fear… I’ll close my eyes and trip on what is ahead

I know… I need to trust
I know… I need to reach
I know… I need to believe in what I cannot always see

So I’m praying for the perfect world
Praying for the perfect…

World where the darkest days are like the brightest skies
World where we look through the eyes of a little boy and girl
World where the darkest days are like the brightest skies
World where we walk in the faith of a little boy and girl


Puddleglum (top)

and then the rain falls down 
into welcome hands on my lips 
and in the distance i see clearer skies 
oh, and i wonder do they come for me 

majestic kingdom fall on me 
lie me down and make me see 

right above me the eye of the storm
my one and only my only love
but a single drop changes it all around 
oh, and i feel so insecure 

and soon there shines a light behind the clouds 
and i reach and i pray 
that someday we'll all find 
the light that we've been looking for 


Rail (top)

Jesus tie these hands
I used to think 
that every thing I touched 
turned gold
but it don't
it turns cold

and reason guides this man
like spring, and fall 
and wind to sand
I sway, I sway, 
I cannot stand
what do I do,
when it seems I relate to Judas 
more than You
and I can't ever
I can't ever
see the end...

Jesus help me see
it's not about consequence 
it's peace
and I won't seek
on my own knees
and grace is over me
It's true I feel, I know it's real
but will I live 
what I believe


Receive (top)

tell the jury
tell the judge
tell the world
mom and dad
you are sad
check your name
check your head
I've heard more joy 
from some - someone dead

are you He?
did you die on a tree
and I can't help 
it makes me think
made of dirt
full of greed
like a theif 
making life in robbery
mae a crown
for the pain
and it falls on your mind 
like so much rain

recieve

too close
to far 
to insane

recieve


Revolve  (top)

It promises much
It promises you’ll never be cold
The words are such
As to turn you until you are sold
And walk in this rut
And run in the ground where we know
Have the lights gone dim
In the light of this sin?
Am I breathing right?
Am I breathing right?

I’m pushing this out and pulling You in
I’ve been living in doubt and walking on pins
I’m throwing this out and hoping in
(Where joy and peace begin)
I’m sick of the drought and walking on

The current is strong
To move me and push me aside
And where I belong
Is it lost in the move of the tide
And when I am wrong
And when I am drowning inside
Has the sea rushed in
In the weight of this sin?
Am I breathing right?
Am I breathing right?

I’m pushing this out and pulling You in
(Where joy and peace begin)
I’ve been living in doubt and walking on pins
I’m throwing this out and hoping in
(Where joy and peace begin)
I’m sick of the drought and walking on

Pick up your feet and pick up your head
(I’m as tired as I can be)
Lift up your voice and sing till the end
(Lord, I need Your strength in me)

I’m pushing this out and pulling You in
(Where joy and peace begin)
I’ve been living in doubt and walking on pins
I’m throwing this out and hoping in
(Where joy and peace begin)
I’m sick of the drought and walking on


Ring True (top)

what is this?
thru strange and bad
it does not touch this joy i have

what is this?
thru future, past
and now or then only love will last

oh, these words ring true to me

love the Maker
crown the King
who gives us all and makes me sing

count my blessings on my knees so thankful for everything

oh, these words ring true to me

my strength is dead
i hope instead
in what will be
in what we'll se
my strength is dead
i hope instead 
on every word He's said

this is real
and this is good
to trust ion truth now as i should

give the glory 
give the pain
and let the fall build me again

oh, these words ring true to me
oh, these words ring true to me

my strength is dead
i hope instead
in what will be
in what we'll see
my strength is dead
i hope instead 
on every word He's said

who gives us all
(who gives us all)
and makes me sing
so thankful for 
(so thankful for) all everything

my strength is dead
i hope instead
in what will be
in what we'll see
my strength is dead
i hope instead 
on every word He's said

who gives us all
(who gives us all)
and makes me sing
so thankful for 
(so thankful for) all everything


Shine (top)

What is it like when it's gone?
All the day and the night and the song
And what seems so real
Is what keeps us from the dawn

Truly I know it sometimes
I see the reasons and signs
That this world can only 
turn so many times

In a simple way
Though I be so wrong
Though I turn away
I know where I belong

Feelings all around in me
Do this, do that, and you'll see
That it's hard to find
Just what we need where we seek

I'll say it again that I've tried
To find the right ways on this ride
Where we're upside down
And we still will try to hide

In a simple way
Though I be so wrong
Though I turn away
I know where I belong

And the Son will shine
And the reign won't fall
And I know inside
How He loves us all

Our hands will get so that they
Can't pull us up all the day
We need to find that 
now we have to say


Sickly (top)

is it sunny?
or is it raining out today?
is it calm outside?
or is the wind all on your face?
did the storm subside?
did it leave without a trace?

are you well?
ar have you never been so sickly?
are you stupid?
or have you never been so funny?

will, i don't know, byt i think i'm gonna 
scream
well, i don't know, but i think i'm going 
crazy

are you empty?
or are you all up full of money?
is your head clear?
or is it busy, falling, snowing?
are you sad?
or have you never been so happy?

will, i don't know, byt i think i'm gonna 
scream
well, i don't know, but i think i'm going 
crazy
will, i don't know, byt i think i'm 
on my knees
will, i don't know, byt i think i 
gotta pray


Slipknot (top)

and fear
how it often seems to be all you hear
like a siren that just fills up your ears
will you lit it show you what you hold
oh, so close

and confused
i think i keep the devil amused
when i believe that his lies are true
but beyond the haze i know
which glory remains

my need i seek
in this hope i own
Majesty, i see
indiffernce is cold

and hate
it seems to run this world just great
will they turn on time or roll in too late?
there's no turning round
on our knowledge now

and pain
does it fall upon your life like rain?
it will not kill or make you insane
just don't bow your neck 
to the cutter's blade

my need i seek
in this hope i hold
Majesty, i see
indiffernce is cold

and fear
is it ever, ever all you can hear?
like a siren that just fills up your ears
would you let it go and throw you arms
to Christ, so close

my need i seek
in this hope i own
Majesty, i see
indiffernce is cold


Slow (top)

green i've seen
as jealous as anything
blue it's true
weep to sleep over you

i feel - and i kill

the sea in me
toss me up, around indeed

i will - be still

it's all chasing, racing
often crazy
does it show?
but i've been praying lately
and Christ will slow me, free
i know

red i'm dead
"grief had got me" so i've said
clear to hear
however gone i could be near

i will - be filled

it's all chasing, racing
often crazy
does it show?
(grab me
that i might be awake)
but i've been praying lately
and Christ will slow me, free
i know
(slow me
as i am running way to fast)

the wind in sin
on my hands instead again

instill - Your will

it's all chasing, racing
often crazy
does it show?
(grab me
that i might be awake)
but i've been praying lately
and Christ will slow me, free
i know
(slow me
as i am running way to fast)


So Good to see Me (top)

What is special now?
Well, I think that I am
And I see that we all revolve around me
And what I have in my hands is what I deserve

There's no better way to be
I say, so good to see me

Now I feel I've given so many, so much
Well here's my hands
I want more, more, more
Can you see that I am tired of being small?

That's how only you should be
I say, it's so good to see me

What is up and up for you
Does hold me down
Stay awhile and see that my words gleam
You know my mind is tired of the same old sounds

That's how you wanted it to be
I say, it's so good to see me


Sometimes Cry (top)

don't delay for a minute
cause if you do i'll know you're too far into it
i mean the world around us
the world around

to keep your head above water
to be humble amidst tears and laughter
sometimes we need to hide
sometimes cry

run away
far away
to Yahweh
He's my hideaway

star-studded-super-step
yeah, you've turned around again
well i can feel it inside
in His side

and i'll tell you what He sees
but first i must fall down on my own knees
let me hold your hand
holding our hands

i need to lower my head
i don't know if i can
i've been so lost
i don't know if i can
i really have to fall
i don't know if i can
i'll say it again
i don't know if i can

and now we're losing time
no, we can't say we never got a sign
the love is all around us
and it surrounds us.


Speak Soft (top)

Jerry had some beers and started to sing
he knows what he means he don't mean a thing
he waited fot the wisdom years would bring, to him
on the refrigarator door 
are the words he had written moments before
it says i hope i never have to goes to war

speak soft, baby don't you talk to me

he goes to the dance and falls in love
Years later it's to her he's thinking of
she never spoke once or even looked up, enough

speak soft, baby don't you talk to me

Houdini closed himself inside of a box
he didn't have a trick to spring the lock
off the stage the people watched, the clock
prison could be a nice place to live
the bars on the window like bars on a crib
freedom is the least desired gift, to give

speak soft, baby don't you talk to me

Jerry had some beers and started to weep
it's time to turn away, it's his time to sleep
don't trouble yourself with seeking peace, go cheap


Sunlight & Shadows  (top)

I’ve been mixed in dark and light today, you know
And I’m sure it does not please or bless or show
Still there’s something to be said
However far beyond my nose, I know

Have you become so dull, so cold?
Does the truth leave an awful taste in your…

I’ve been betwixt in wrong and right today, you know
It crowds the mind and stops the heart, so let me go
How far down will I be lead
I pray you put the foot down, I am so low

Have you become so dull, so cold?
Does the truth leave an awful taste in your soul?
When fear grips it chokes out the air
Sometimes the dark is dark because a door is there

I’ve been tripped in weak and might today, you know
The longing glance of circumstance has begun to show
Lord, free this guilty head
I let go and take a step and watch me grow

Have you become so dull, so cold?
Does the truth leave and awful taste in your soul?
When fear grips it chokes out the air
Sometimes the dark is dark because a door is there


The Waiting Room  (top)

She was staring at the ceiling
I was staring at the floor
He was fixed in thought and wonder of what lied behind the door

There was a man with little movement
I knew I’d seen him here before
The people with the children were sick to death and would wait no more

The world it can’t be moving
It’s been two thousand years or
Have I stopped breathing?
Have I stopped believing?
Believe me, I…

He must’ve talked for forever
I think they finally turned away
And I was thinking to myself I should have plenty more to say

And some were getting very restless
Some were filling up the days
I was hoping that the girl with the curl would be safe

The world it can’t be moving
It’s been two thousand years or
Have I stopped breathing?
Have I stopped believing?
Believe me, I…
Just want to have the patience of a saint who waits at the gate
Please don’t be late

The floors are giving in
The walls are getting thin
The clock is moving slow
My breathing comes and goes
The room is getting small
The sin is growing tall
We wait for the day
We wait for the day

The world it can’t be moving
It’s been two thousand years or
Have I stopped breathing?
Have I stopped believing?
Believe me, I…
Just want to have the patience of a saint who waits at the gate
Please don’t be late

She was full of good intentions
I was full with all my greed
He was holding out his hands as if to give, as if to bleed

There was a man with little substance
I know I’d seen him here indeed
The people with the children spoke so soft to confess their need

And some are getting hopeless
Some are filling up the days
I am hoping on a promise, on a gift, and so I wait…


The Weeds that Grow around my Feet (top)

choices cloud my head again
wrapped inside my self instead
and if I fall this time
will it be the time 
for this crime

and anger has more of my soul
than I ever wished it would hold
and as I let it grow
and watch how it grows
it won't fold

do I love this world?
can I breath beyond here?

flowers have grown round my eyes and ears
the soil it soaks all my tears
how I'm tired of standing here
and I'm sick of that heat that's so near

and if were all right
and if we can't be wrong
than we needn't
we're almost there
like I'm depressed and I hold a gun

do I love this world?
can I breath beyond here?

it's all the same
just falling rain
all more the reason to stay
what is the scene
it's brown and green
the weeds that grow around my feet


This Theatre (top)

this theatre 
is so run down
the grabbing hands 
oh the people of this town
my costume is on 
and the scenery shines 
they all wait for me 
to say my lines

countless in numbers 
are the laughter and tears 
the emotions so differ of he who hears 

i laugh in fear 
as i cross the stage 
my whole life's been used 
just to reach this age
and now i'm stepping in 
to begin again 
and i start to cry 
will this ever end

i dance and i dance 
and i sing and i sing
i hope my conscience won't let me
keep this masquerade going

i finish my part 
and the lights go down 
and once again
i'm just a clown


Thoughtless (top)

in my money, i was at home
to the beggar, i was so cold
in my pockets, all that i could hold
as i left here, this was all i was told...

well, i get a dime for all of my good
a nickel for all that i could
and a qurater for all i said i would
and i was left poor, poor, poor
of my, how poor

as a thinker, i was so loud
in my wisdom, i was profound
as i left here, this was the sound...

well, i get a dime for all of my good
a nickel for all that i could
and a qurater for all i said i would
and i was left poor, poor, poor
of my, how poor
oh my Lord

by my own way, i felt very near
when it shook me, this was all i could
hear...


To Be Awake (top)

Well I'm a happy man 
So will I ever speak my mind 
But I know that we just never have the time 
To be awake, to be ashamed, will you? 

This world wants to drownd me 
with the things it's thinking of 
So now I don't want to see or breath 
in this place that cannot love 
I would rather lose my life 
than to ever, ever lose my mind 
But in this world, in this land 
It's our thoughts that we cannot find 

So now you see me run away 
and you wonder why I get scared 
Well, I just can't help but think 
about the things of which we're
not aware.


Today  (top)

It is the sweetest thing to know that
To know it is right
And what a sight
To step ahead and see the Son, now…

Not a cloud in mind
Or waiting on time
I’ve emptied my hands
And now I can, I can receive

The most amazing things seem to follow
The darkest of nights
And what a sight
I am saved from the deepest of graves, now…

Not a cloud in mind
Or waiting on time
I’ve emptied my hands
And now I can, I can receive

Today
May be the most beautiful day
I don’t sing alone
And the angels say…

Today 
May be the most wonderful day
I don’t sing alone
And the angels say…


Tried and True (top)

What kind of lies have led your despise
Have stung your mindsize
Tried and true no gain

Yes it's true that things are upset
Wrapped in substance
Please call His name

This sort of drug has got you thinking
Well I think you're sinking
And it's all the same

It's simple now you think you need it
Well I think it's sickness
Please call His name

Blue now thru and thru
And I see you're gone
Content in a reason bent
Please don't take too long

Another trip, another day lost
And in whose cost?
What do you claim?

Well I believe in truthful glances 
And second chances
Please call His name

Feelings of joy, mindless toy
Could you get by, and never get high
Feelings of joy, mindless toy
Could you restrain, would you complain
Feelings of joy, life unsoiled
My Lord gives a new life
Don't, don't take a long time

What kind of lies have led your despise
Have stung your mindsize
Please call His name

Blue now thru and thru
And I see you're gone
Content in a reason bent
Please don't take too long

Stop it's always me and me
Like the other song
He shines with grace and peace
So don't take too long


What if Uncle Ben had Lived? (top)

falling down the stairs
climb into the sea
the world is on it's hands
then it's on it's feet
touch the silent man
who cares where he goes
stand high above his back
like the ground beneath your toes

the breeze is to much for me - anymore
(I've seen this in people who are weak)
and if I push the blade in deep
will in break inside of me
in me, in me...

reaching for a star 
with my eyes dead on the floor
racing all the time
my soul can't take much more
touch the silent man
who makes himself so low

will I spit on him again
and turn myself away
what more will it take

falling down the stairs
climb into the sea
the world is on it's hands
then it's on it's feet
touch the silent man 
who makes himeself so low
make your self as small
just He and I and all


Where Were All of You (top)

hey you got a little something to say
i know you think it wrong
and you're gonna make the world okay
make us strong

where did you go?

want your right? rise up today
you, one and all
and the soul not so much to pay
feeling tall

where did you go?
where were all of you?

a man can die
a child can cry
or One crucified
for you and i

a child can die
a Man can cry
and nailed on high
to give us life

where's the rights?
where's the rights?
oh, where's the rights?

have to push 'no choice' away
ya, make it small
"have to do all what we may"
you can't fall?

where did you go?
where did you go?