"Echo Chamber"

I found my voice
In a hidden place
Within the walls
That I was raised

Don't speak unless you are spoken to
Don't breathe a word, even holy tunes
Have a time and place
And it's all for the world to see

So sing it back, sing it back
Sing it back to me
Sing it back, sing it back
Sing it back to me

I found my place
In a hidden voice
A song on the wind
Amid all the noise

It said listen and wisdom be added to
Every action enacted in your attitude
Except grace
Grace interrupts

So sing it back, sing it back
Sing it back to me
Sing it back, sing it back
Sing it back to me

And I will follow the sound
Of your voice
The only song I've ever known
And I will run to it
I will run

So sing it back, sing it back
Sing it back to me (And I will follow the sound)
Sing it back, sing it back
Sing it back to me (And I will follow the sound)

"No Love No Light"

You are not the clothes you wear
You're not a head of hair
You're more than just the way they stare
If beauty is defined
It can't be drawn out by lines
It's hidden deep inside

So much time spent
Trying to look the part
So much time went
By the standards they impart
Don't let it shape you
Don't let them mistake you
You can only lose that game
If you play

Why would you ever second guess
Yourself if only to impress
Some other peoples' emptiness
Don't give them the time of day
If it's wasting yours away
You can love and not be led astray

So much time spent
Trying to look the part
So much time went
By the standards they impart
Don't let it shape you
Don't let them mistake you
You can only lose that game
If you play

You can't disguise me
You can't divide me
I don't care if I don't fit into your plan
Where I refuse to settle
I will stand

So much time spent
Some much time went
Left unchecked
And at a loss of self-respect
You gave yourself down to the bone
And no love was shown
And no light was shone

"Authority"

Am I just a piece
Am I just a pawn
One of your feats
Just ground to be won
Down on my knees
So close to the dust
Treated as dirt
Still willing to trust

There's a garden
Full of bullet holes
In the crossfire of
Two greater goals
Like God and the devil
I'm caught in the middle
Of someone else's war
For authority

So you've got a side
And I've got my own
Willing to fight
For a temporary throne
You may have a right
But remain to be close
If nobody knows that you care
How can they care you know
And I won't

There's a garden
Full of bullet holes
In the crossfire of
Two greater goals
Like God and the devil
I'm caught in the middle
Of someone else's war
For authority

There's a garden
Full of bullet holes
In the crossfire of
Two greater goals
Like God and the devil
I'm caught in the middle
Of someone else's war
For authority

For control of me

"Sun & Moon"

Your blinding rays are peering through the shades
Open up my eyes and make it fade away
Yesterday
Say you're waiting at the end of day
Just like the moon you're moving all the waves in me
Make me see
I can breathe

And oh, oh oh oh
Oh my Lord
I can't explain
So much emotion
I can barely say

Like a vine you're reaching up my spine
Into my mind erasing all the time I spent
Hesitant
Walking down that shore I've never known
Each grain of sand expanding to a home again
So let me in
And I'll begin

Ah oh, oh oh oh
Oh my Lord
I can't explain
So much emotion
I can barely say
I can barely say

Wait, love
I've been waiting here
Wait, love
I've been waiting here

Say you're waiting at the end of day
Just like the moon you're moving all the waves in me

"Clear In Time"

Long ago
As a child
There was a woman
And she smiled
Down at you
That was truth
That was all you needed

Now you're here
On your own
Where's that shelter
Where's your home
Did it change
Like the days
Growing more defeated

And I know you'll find
That silver lining
Somewhere in the darkened skies
This is far from the end
My friend, keep shining
It'll all be clear in time

Set the course
Curb your fears
Growing dimmer
Over years
Be a light
In the night
That's where it's needed

Now the world
Takes its turn
Be a fire
Let it burn
Be the start
When your heart
Is just barely beating

And I know you'll find
That silver lining
Somewhere in the darkened skies
This is far from the end
My friend, keep shining
It'll all be clear in time

And time is an illusion
Only now breathes our confusion
But looking back in the past
Did it ever really last
A wave of comfort in its stead

And I know you'll find
That silver lining
It's always been your place
Where that light outshines
Any doubts in the present time
Wipe the tears from off your face

"Brighten Part II"

I've gone to church all my life
Learned right and wrong and black and white
But this area of gray called grace
Keeps standing up to take its place
Debunking all I've seen, all this time

But I can't find anywhere that seems to fit
For years I've thought that this is finally it
And maybe I'm the problem here
And maybe I'm not seeing clear
But something about the system doesn't sit

I sing
I'm not looking for perfection
I'm looking for intention
Do you know the Father
Do you want to share his grace
And make this world a brighter place

Seems we've made a mockery of love
Mixed politics and made it push and shove
An overcomplicated game
Of casting stones and passing blame
As my Father keeps on watching from above

And he sings
I'm not looking for perfection
I'm looking for intention
Do you know the Father
Do you want to share his grace
And make this world a brighter place

Come with me son
Come with me daughter
This is far from the end and you should know
That I am alive here
Open the window
Don't be afraid to let this brightness show

...

Where is God in the churches?
I'll find him on my own
Where is God in the churches?
I'll find him on my own
In the wilderness alone

"Jubilee"

The fruits you bear
As plain as the clothes you wear
An emblem for all to see
Just like leaves on a lively tree

As you're reaching to the sky
And I'm left to wonder why
If the roots growing underneath
Were meant to reach anything

Is your fantasy
Grounded in reality?

Jubilee, oh oh, jubilee
Is your joy really intended
For you or for me
Jubilee, oh oh, jubilee
You're smiling at the thought of it
But not at me

Can you hear me from way up there?
As my words hang in the air
Caught up in the sea of clouds
You've made as a kingdom now

With little to no response
You tell me to join along
But if this is the place it leads
Then I don't want anything

Jubilee, oh oh, jubilee
Is your joy really intended
For you or for me
Jubilee, oh oh, jubilee
You're smiling at the thought of it
But not at me

Your eyes
Looking at the stars
Love is so close
But you're oh so far
Your eyes
Looking at the stars
Love can hear
Both the near and far

"The Spider"

O, the webs you weave
As you lie in wait
Patience is a lonely game
That doesn't always pay
You'll set your snare
For the unprepared
The misguided, flying
Going nowhere

O, the paths you make
You wind just like a maze
Spread every direction
To fill a vacant space
You'll survive
Where others' hope subsides
And you'll hold them close
Until they die

And the spider died in her web
And the spider died in her web

O, the walls close in
They break and fall
Every fragile line that you designed
You've lost them all
There's no one left
For you to catch
When you're dealing in poison
There's bound to be collapse

And the spider died in her web
And the spider died in her web

"You Taught Me All I Know"

Tell me what is real
Cause all I know is all I feel
Nothing more concrete
Than the heart of stone inside me

Hard to believe in what you see
When you're just as blind as me
With the path you've left behind
Marked with all the people aching

If truth is black and white
With nothing true on either side
Then I'm a mile ahead of you in your own shoes
With nothing gained, nothing to lose

Meet my line of sight
When your chin is held upright
And I'm a pessimist of intention
Optimistic for ascension

So if the truth is black and white
And we're either wrong or right
Then I'm a mile ahead of you in your own shoes
Singing the blues
For the road you choose

You'll say okay
And stay the same
You'll say it's okay
And never change

If truth is black and white
With nothing true on either side
Then I'm a mile ahead of you in your own shoes
With nothing gained, nothing to prove

"Empathy"

I can't tell you to stop
I can't tell you to start
I can't see through your words
Can't see your heart
I can't tell you to change
I can't live your life

You say, you don't know
If you've been hurting me
As much as I've been hurt
I can't say, that I know
But I know that if you love something
You show what it's worth

So here I sit, in the dark
Waiting for a sign to shine, a lonely spark
Where I quit, fell apart
Clawing up to see the light, a lonely spark

Am I just deluded
Am I just diseased
Because I've lost so much by letting
People do as they please
Now the walls
The defense
You always said that I should have
Became a wired fence

As I sit, in the dark
Waiting for a sign to shine, a lonely spark
Where I quit, fell apart
Clawing up to see the light, a lonely spark

So rewire, the transceiver
Cause both are calling but we're hearing neither
Meet the mark on common ground
Use our hollowed out hearts to hear our echoes sound

"Miracle"

Compose yourself
A melody that you can sing for the weekend
Erode yourself
Down to the bone until there's no more feeling
Impose yourself
On anyone hoping that you'll break even
Know yourself
And know you need a reason

See the signs
Complete with off-key notes, uneven rhythm
See the lines
Dividing what you feel is worth believing
See it's fine
Not having to pinpoint the future's dealings
Breathe this time
You're gonna find the meaning

Open up the heart inside
Bruised and broken, brought to light
A miracle you're still alive
And there's still hope to find

Hold the door
Slight enough for some light to creep in
Open more
No fear of facing the deepend
Close that door
And there may be no way to see it
Feet on the floor
What's a heart if it isn't bleeding

"Dogmatic Charismatic"

It's been a long time
Of the same thing
Seeing, never
Understanding
And these scars
Won't go away
You find the hole in my armor
And that's where I cave

This isn't love
And I won't stay
I'm tired of
Going on this way
The more you push
The more I pull away
Let go, let go of me

What I bring up
It gets put down
No more
No sound
I'll designate
What I display
No one you call a friend
Should make you feel this way

This isn't love
And I won't stay
I'm tired of
Going on this way
The more you push
The more I pull away
Let go, let go of me

Not yours to own, not yours to own
Not yours to own, and throw away

It's all just give and take
What I give you don't reciprocate
And it hurts to fade away
But it's killing me to stay