Wednesday, March 31, 2010

"Permanent Divide"

Oh, it feels like endless night
There's a burning deep inside
It's consuming all of me
Oh, my tongue it feels so dry
Can you hear my constant cries
For my soul to be set free

Help me reach across
I'd die for just one drop
Of Your living water

[chorus]
I'm drowning in the emptiness
I've never known such lonliness
And I'll never see a glint of hope again
Where am I within this sea
Of chaos and desparity
I'm crying out as all is caving in

Oh, I met Love face to face
Before I found this place
Now it feels like just a dream
My nightmares have all grown eyes
And they're eating me alive
There's nothing here to comfort me

[chorus]
I'm drowning in the emptiness
I've never known such lonliness
And I'll never see a glint of hope again
Where am I within this sea
Of chaos and desparity
I'm crying out as all is caving in

[bridge]
And when I stop to think
About Your hands and feet
I wonder why it felt like
They were never reaching out to me
Was it all because of pride
Or were they too preoccupied
With more important things
Than to save a life like me?

I remember the land that I lived in
It felt like hell, but it was closer to heaven
Than I'll ever know

[chorus]

Tuesday, March 30, 2010

"You've Got It All"

Where are You taking me this time
I should be scared out of my mind
But something deep within me
Is telling me that it'll be all right

What is it You've got up Your sleeve
It's still so hard to just believe
That You can see it all right now
Even when it's all behind the scenes

[chorus]
You, You've got it all
All figured out
You, You've got it all
All plotted out
You, You've got it all
And You're shouting out
For us to follow

What is the meaning of this life
What do I do with this ounce of time
That You've entrusted to me
To help You make things right

To make the world what it should've been
Instead of the mess that we're living in
I've got to hold on tight
Or I might start sinking

[chorus]
You, You've got it all
All figured out
And You, You've got it all
All plotted out
You, You've got it all
And You're shouting out
For us to follow

[bridge]
There's so much more
To be percieved
And I don't want to doubt You
I just want to believe
But I've got faulty eyes
They can not see, ooh
The things You're trying to move
Around me

I've got to trust that
[chorus]
You, You've got it all
All figured out
Yeah, You, You've got it all
All plotted out
And You, You've got it all
And You're shouting out
For us to follow
{repeat}

Wednesday, March 17, 2010

"Now And Not Forever"

This feeling grips me
And I know it isn't guilt
The sting of conviction
My self-made affliction
That's making my heart wilt

I keep on running
Don't know where I'll finally fall
But right now I just wish
That the consequence
Was something I could pre-recall

[chorus]
And I know
That there is something better
But all I see
Is now, and not forever
Would You help me
Give me eyes to see
So I can start to live
Like I believe

I want to change here
But it comes back to the heart
Where my comfort lies
What directs my life
That's where the problem starts

But I get so forgetful
Of the things You've done for me
And this foolish pride
Takes the driver's side
Saying there's still more that I need

[chorus]
And I know
That there is something better
But all I see
Is now, and not forever
Will I outgrow
All these selfish endeavors
Or will I bleed
From what the truth will sever
Would You help me
Give me eyes to see
So I can start to live
Like I believe

[bridge]
I want to live like I believe
What's holding me back?
Holding me back
I want to open my eyes to see
With no turning back
No turning back

Let faith be my sight
I don't need to know
What the future holds
Let Your love be my light
All I need to know
Is You're in control

[chorus]
And I know
That there is something better
But all I see
Is now, and not forever
Would You help me
Give me eyes to see
Give me faith as small
As a mustard seed
So I can start to live
Like I believe

Right now
And into forever

Sunday, March 14, 2010

"I Don't Want Your Kind Of Love"

Ooh, you can be so inviting
On the surface you're flawless, but something is hiding
Ooh, though your looks are contagious
I can see past your cover and see the torn pages

You've been hurt before
I can see it clear
You were made beautiful
How did you end up here?

[chorus]
I don't need you
Or whatever it is you're thinking of
I don't want you
I don't want your kind of love
Because it's just a cheap mockery
Of the real thing
But His won't let you down
I wish you could see
All you were meant to be
You were never made to drown

Ooh, you can be so enticing
But I see in your eyes all the things you're devising
Ooh, you can grasp for attention
Believing it yours, but it's the devils' invention

You were made beautiful
How did you end up here?

[chorus]
I don't need you
Or whatever it is you're thinking of
I don't want you
I don't want your kind of love
Because it's just a cheap mockery
Of the real thing
But His won't let you down
I wish you could see
All you were meant to be
You were never made to drown

Ooh, you can cast your spell
You can imitate love but you can't do it well (x4)

[chorus]

"Heart Issues"

You couldn't love me more
And You couldn't love me less
You love me now and You loved me then
Regardless

It's not the things I've done
But the things I've yet to change
That keep me running back into
This place

[chorus]
It keeps coming back
To these heart issues
The things I've yet to let go of once and for all
My heart gets steered off track
When I misuse
The grace You've given me and just return to it all

It's immaturity
I don't want to leave behind
All the things that consoled me back when I was
Blind

But You are now my strength
And I feel the weight inside
When I build on Your foundation with a
Lie

[chorus]
It keeps coming back
To these heart issues
The things I've yet to let go of once and for all
My heart gets steered off track
When I misuse
The grace You've given me to just return to it all

[bridge]
Let the things that hold me down, now be lifted
Come find my heart wherever it has drifted
I know You've sought me out, through sands You've sifted
The desert is the dead inside of me

[chorus]
So I will give you all
These heart issues
Until the race is finished once and for all
I know I'm bound to fall
But I won't misuse
The grace You've given me until we've finished it all

Friday, March 12, 2010

"Supplication"

Please
Would You show me what it means
Why I ache for all these dreams
That seem to be just out of reach

Please
Would You only let me see
If all these things I want to be
Are fiction or a reality

[chorus]
I'm begging and praying
But my feet are staying still
I can't see forever
And it feels like I never will
I'm wanting and needing
But still just not seeing how
The plan that You're making
Is a chance that's worth taking now

Please
I'm on my hands and knees
Trying to embrace humility
But still I cling on desperately

Please
I only want a life of ease
That's the heart behind these pleas
To sink right back into apathy

[chorus]
I'm begging and praying
But my feet are staying still
I can't see forever
And it feels like I never will
I'm asking and seeking
But Your voice is speaking clear
I'm lost in the words
That You're making heard here

Will I ever be there
Will I ever be there
Or do these dreams
Simply end with my prayers
Whatever the case
I will chase
The desires inside
Until I reach the end of me

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

"Heaven's Light"

Do you see the dark clouds
Hanging over our house
Blocking the sun from
Letting the light down

Do you feel the fear rise
Coming on with the dark skies
Don't let it derail you
And lead you into compromise

Greater power is in us
Greater power is in us
To tear this down

[chorus]
Let us fight the good fight
Till the end of the night
We won't lose the battle
If we don't lose sight
Let us cling to Hope
Our heart's delight
Like we already live
Under heaven's light

Do you feel it rising
The night's darklit horizon
Waves are building up
To throw this ship into capsizing

But greater power is in us
Greater power is in us
To tear it down

[chorus]
Let us fight the good fight
Till the end of the night
We won't lose the battle
If we don't lose sight
Let us cling to Hope
Our heart's delight
Like we already live
Under heaven's light
'Cause we already live
Under heaven's light

[bridge]
And it won't go away
Until we lie down
But don't be afraid
Please don't give up now
Because a greater power is in us
Greater Power lives in us

To finish this race

Let us fight the good fight
Let us fight the good fight
Let us fight the good fight
We're living in the light

Monday, March 8, 2010

"Song Of This World"

We are told
That we are alone here
That we're always running with nowhere to go here
We're told
That we have no place here
Just a face in a crowd that is bound to disappear

I won't believe it
No, I won't believe it

[chorus]
Open our eyes to see
The truth of who we're meant to be
Lies fed straight to me
From the hands of animosity
The voice of the suppressing
Calling out in perfect harmony
With the song of this world
That is buried deep in me

We are told
That we shouldn't serve You
We bowed down to idols convinced that they were You
We're told
That we know the right way
That we are the drivers, so we take our own reins

From my hands
Take them from my hands

[chorus]
Open our eyes to see
The truth of who we're meant to be
Lies fed straight to me
From the hands of animosity
The voice of the suppressing
Calling out in perfect harmony
With the song of this world
Deafen my ears to what it sings

[bridge]
We know
Just how the story goes
We know
Who gets the final blow
We know
We don't have to listen anymore
We know
We're not alone to fight this war

Your voice is all I want to hear

Sunday, March 7, 2010

"Be Remembered"

I didn't ever know you
I'd never even heard your name
I don't know your family
But somehow I can feel their pain

I don't know your friends
But I can see the sorrow in their eyes
Trying to form the words to say
To fill the hole you left behind

And it hurts my heart to think about it
It hurts my heart to think about it
It hurts my heart to think about it now

I don't know the man who did it
But I've seen his picture on the news
I know forgetting won't be easy
And forgiving is the hardest part to do

And it hurts my heart to think about it
It hurts my heart to think about it
It hurts my heart to think about it now

Broken-hearted people, just the look in their eyes
Crying tears of disbelief that cannot be disguised
The inspiration you proclaimed with your life
Is written in the faces of the ones you left behind
You will be remembered
Be remembered, dearly

No words can quite express
The deep impression left inside
When you see a life that's stripped away
How do you look at your own life?
We still have life
We still have life

Thursday, March 4, 2010

"I'm Hoping"

What do I do with this feeling kept inside
What do I do to bring it to the light

How do I know if this is right
How will I know when the time comes to decide

[chorus]
I'm hoping that it goes away
I'm hoping I won't have to deal with it
I'm hoping, I'm hoping
That time will tell the end of it
I'm hoping that I find the truth
That I don't lose a part of my heart
Along with you
I'm hoping
I'm hoping

I'm tethered to you and I don't know why
Is it something genuine or just another heartfelt lie

Cause even with best intentions still in tact
I just can't seem to argue with the plain and honest facts

[chorus]
I'm hoping that it goes away
I'm hoping I won't have to deal with it
I'm hoping, I'm hoping
That time will tell the end of it
I'm hoping I find clarity
That I don't lose a part of my heart
Along with me
I'm hoping
I'm hoping

[bridge]
I want to die to myself in this desire
Lift it up to You, so consuming fire
Can test my heart for what it's really worth
See what You want for me, so I can chase it first

So I can chase You first

I'm hoping for Hope itself to come
And let my heart become undone
I want to chase You as far as these feet can run
To run to whom I really love

"Beneath Your Light"

I feel so out of touch
With the world around me
I feel like there's so much
Emptiness surrounding

And I know You're trying to show me
Trying to speak between the sound
But now I face the task of knowing
How to single Your voice out

[chorus]
I am so lost
So lost without my Guide
Going on
Without You by my side
I want to be out there
And feel like I'm alive
But it's only when I'm here
That I feel like You are near
Beneath Your light

God, please take this
Heart of shallow dreams
Reaching for my goal, it's
Never as it seems

You've got a future planned for me
All that I lack is the faith to see

[chorus]
I am so lost
So lost without my Guide
Going on
Without You by my side
I want to be out there
And feel like I'm alive
But it's only when I'm here
That I can see the picture clear
Beneath Your light

[bridge]
So shine
It into, it into my life
So shine
It into, it into my eyes
Remove
The darkness that's clouded my sights
Make me new
Set my heart right