I'm not buying it anymore
You can't hold me down
(Can't hold me down)
I'm not lying on the floor
You can't hold me down
(Can't hold me down)
Now I can see
All the lies from between your teeth
The subtle manipulating
And I'm not buying it
I'm not dying anymore
You can't hold me down
(Can't hold me down)
I'm not prying for the shore
You can't make me drown
(Can't hold me down)
Now I can see
All the lies from between your teeth
The subtle manipulating
And I'm not buying it
[chorus]
You can let it flow
From your lips, but it drips
With pure lonliness
You can let it flow
Out, from your mouth
A fountain of bitterness
Or you can let it go
Start to heal, do you feel
The weight now as it lifts
Off you
It's time to move on
It's time to move
I always thought of myself as a thinker
But before I took your bait, hook, line and sinker
And now I'm moving away from the pain
Of the scar that still remains
It isn't easy
But letting go is all it takes
[chorus]
So you can let it flow
From your lips, but it drips
With pure lonliness
You can let it flow
Out, from your mouth
A fountain of bitterness
Or you can let it go
Start to heal, then you'll feel
The weight now as it lifts
Off you
When you choose to move on
When you choose to move
Saturday, April 3, 2010
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]
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}
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
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]
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
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
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
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