"Empty World"

We live in a world
Where people chase their feelings
Believing it'll make them free
We live in a world
With captives still in bondage
With people still in slavery

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When you reach the high
And hit the low
And wonder how far down it goes
Is there anything that makes you feel whole?
When you're breaking down
With your eyes shut close
When you know that hell is real
Cause it feels so close
Stop believing this empty world

We live in a world
Where women sell their bodies
Where the value of your fellow man is gone
We live in world
Where people are commodities
And people only aim at what they want

[chorus]
When you reach the high
And hit the low
And wonder how far down it goes
Is there anything that makes you feel whole?
When you're breaking down
With your eyes shut close
When you know that hell is real
Cause it feels so close
Stop believing this empty world

What are they selling you?
What are they selling you to?

There is a hope I know
Dying to bring depth to the shallow
Reaching out
That transcends the broken ends of the hollow
A love that won't abandon you

Shallow, hollow
Shallow, hollow
Don't believe in this empty world!

"Broken Home"

Standing on the edge of the earth
Absorbed in the vastness of the sky
Silhouetted shapes in the setting sun
Just passing me by

The water paves a path between me
Sand melts between my even toes
Feels like my heart could wash away from me
As easy as the tide arrives and goes

When broken homes
Are all I've known
I'm sure I wasn't
Made to be alone

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What am I doing wrong
Why do I feel like I don't belong
Where do I fit in this reality
I can picture it inside my head
But the peices all around are dead
And this lonliness will be the death of me

Step back to see the sun above me
Hiding behind the army clouds
They keep the light contained for only so long
Before the gold comes out

When broken homes
Are all I've known
I know that if it's love
It doesn't leave you alone

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What am I doing wrong
Why do I feel like I don't belong
Where do I fit into this family
I can picture it inside my head
But the people all around are dead
And the lonliness will be the death of me

So I don't fit
I can understand
But when you fill the spaces so tight
No one can
Overlooked, still approachable
Is there hope left for the invisible?

"30 Shades Of Red"

Wake up it's a brand new day
Light shines on a tired face
As my feet feel the carpet floor
I wonder what's in store

People drive and people bike
Some people walk and others hike
The footsteps never look alike
But they always end up here

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We beat the gray
Even though we're not the same
We all see the world in a different way
But we do what we can
To hit the mark
We're right on target
And now you've started
To paint this picture in my head
In thirty shades of red

Step into a crowded place
Out of the comfort I create
It's a busy world outside
Of the walls in my mind

Every person, a different piece
A different shade in a masterpiece
All connected where our hearts beat
In red

[chorus]
We beat the gray
Even though we're not the same
We all see the world in a different way
But we do what we can
To hit the mark
We right on target
And now you've started
To paint this picture in my head
In thirty shades of red

And I know inside
We lose the lines
That we have drawn
When we look beyond the face
Even with the same color on
We all wear our own shade

"To Love And To Lose"

I can keep
The shutters down
Close the blinds and pretend
That I live in a ghost town

I can hide
In my own mind
Ignore all the world and say
How can I see when I'm blind?

[chorus]
You open my eyes
To see deep in the wound
The distance between the two shores
I'm starting to see
That to be alive at all
Is for my heart to hurt like Yours
Like Yours

It's a risk
Putting your heart on the floor
When you give your love out
And know that it might be ignored

So I can see
How it must feel to be like You
Just a grocery-list God
We half-heartedly come to
When You've given it all

[chorus]
You open my eyes
To see deep in the wound
The distance between the two shores
I'm starting to see
That to be alive at all
Is for my heart to hurt like Yours
For my heart to break like Yours

We can't hide away
Afraid to be scarred
To love and to lose
Is to be who You are
To be who You are

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"The Battleground"

Help me see the truth in this
As the things I know begin to change
Through the highs and lows, my weakness shows
My comfort's seen its end of days

The empty thrills and dull attractions
The candy-coated sugar rush
Rebuilding a heart with missing parts
Is already hard enough

To say you suffered so I wouldn't have to
Well, that's only a half truth

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I'm a part of this now
There's no backing out
Signed up for the war you're waging
Against the broken world around me
I'm not backing down
Though the fire is all around
I'll listen for your voice
To guide me through the battleground

My eyes grow heavy in the garden
The night is just as heavy too
When men with swords come to make their war
Will I be awake to fight for you?

To say you died so I wouldn't have to
Well, that's only a half truth

[chorus]
I'm a part of this now
There's no backing out
Signed up for the war you're waging
Against the broken world around me
I'm not backing down
Though the fire is all around
I'll listen for your voice
To guide me through the battleground

This life, this life
This life's a battlefield
Strip down, these walls
Awake the dead and make me real

Equip me with the things I need
Through patience and long suffering
Clinging to your side
I know that hope will never disappoint me