Sometimes when things get to me
That's when I want to be
There right next to you
I know it will all come true
I'm still waiting for that day
When tears will be wiped away
(Chorus)
When I see You - face to face
Man, I tell you I just can't wait
When I see You - and it's said and done
Then You and I can be as one
I know it won't be long, so I'm gonna keep holding on
I'm gonna do what He wants me to do,
Oh Lord, I wanna be with You
When I see You!
This world keeps moving faster
It's heading for disaster
But, I've put my trust in You
Just like You want me to do
And nothing else can compare
When we're taken up in the air
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
I'll do anything so let me know what You want me to do...
All my hopes and everything will come alive,
Yea, they'll come true
They'll come true
(Chorus)
When I see You
I know a place where God's people can run free
It's a new kind of love and they call it Agape
Don't take too long to find
True love transcends all time
That non-reacting everlasting love
(Chorus)
Give me your unconditional love
The kind of love I(you) deserve
The kind I want to return
(2x)
Don't try to change or tear your brother down
Let him make his mistakes and he will come around
Hasten just to pray
In God's true word obey
In non-reacting everlasting love
Looking at the walls that divide you freedom
Doubt works overtime handing you a line
Dou you dare to take a climb on over
Or will fear cast its fate in the darkness of the day
(Chorus)
There is a love, There is a love
There is a love that I am thinking of
We all sing songs of happiness and songs of pain
I hear it all the time in the melodies we make
A heart that grows cold makes some sad, sad music
Is there hope for him, Buddy listen in cause
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Oh there is a love that
God can give to all of us
Will you stand around?
Look what's coming down, Look what's coming down
Some will shake it off it will roll right off their backs
Hearts can be like stone, I tell that's a fact
But love will have its triumph
In power he will come like a flash across the sky
Burning every soul
They tore a building down today
Where the children use to play
They have nowhere else to go
Let the children in your homes
Take them in and keep them warm
They have nowhere else to go
See them on their knees
As they pray for you
See them in their knees
As they pray
They are the meaning of life
There's a young man on the shore
Listening to the ocean roar
He won't smile for us at all
Thought his savior cam, called his name
Reached and broke his fall
He won't smile for us at all
Broken hearts like these
Are the one God cries for
Broken hearts like these
Hear them cry
They are the meaning life
Words of comfort
Few and far between
The cracks in our walls
Words of mercy brake the walls
On people just like me
Who the savior came for
Broken hearts like these
The one God cries for
Helpless one like me
Again and again
Holes in his cage looking nowhere for what he wants the most
Precious daylight comes and goes
In silence they wait, holding candles as she prays for a sign
Will they set him free tonight?
Will she have him back?
Like the Son of God
Home from the war
To embrace the love he was fighting for
The only thing that would keep him going on
Safe by the hopes of every friend in a secret place of trust
To be be found for all of us
And shines in the eyes of every child
Wondering what would heaven send
To be the first sign of the end
Of the longest night
When the New World comes, eternal love
Calls my name when the world is sleeping
Love, love eternal
To light the stars of a thousand skies
Love, love eternal
To crash the gates of a million cities
Love, love eternal
To build a bridge of a thousand miles
I see faces cold dark faces that turn away
I see dreamers leave their dreams for another day
Listen up now
Listen everybody hope has come into this world
Empty eyes yell
I wanted to die, I wanted to yesterday
They scream right through you
Tear right through you
Is it too late?
Listen up now
Listen everybody hope has come into this world
We need mercy
Love, faith, mercy, that's what we need
To heal our minds
And give us hope for tomorrows dreams
Listen up now
Listen everybody hope has come into this world
Listen up now
See the arms of God are ready to hold on to
Listen up now
Take a look at the world how the people run around
Time marches on and the world keeps running down
They're living in a fantasy, Of what they think life should be
There's a deadness in this world and I know why
People look for life from things that make them die
They just can't understand, How my life is in God's hands
And I won't fade away
(Chorus)
Life begins at the cross
It's not easy to take,
But it's the price you pay
Life begins at the cross
No other way
And if you want to live eternally
God said pick up you cross and follow me
And then He was crucified
Put on a cross crucified
So I can live again
(Chorus)
Authors note:
It's not a piece of wood that hangs on your wall
It's not a piece of steel(that means nothing at all)
It's right here in our hearts, can't take it away
I wanna tell you something, tell you something, uh-huh
Something happening, man it's real, uh-huh
Somebody knows all about you, uh-huh
And He's out, He's out to get you, uh-huh, uh-huh
You can't hide no, He sees everything you do
He's reaching out to you, man, no He's reaching out to you!
(Chorus)
He knows you better than you know yourself
He knows you better, ah...
He knows you better than you know yourself
So you better take some time to think it out
He knows you man, what you're thinking, uh-huh
All you thoughts and situations, uh-huh
He can see into the future, uh-huh
What you're doing, where you're going, uh-huh
You can't hide no, He sees everything you do
I'm telling you, man, you know I'm telling you
(Chorus)
Jesus sees right through your heart
He wants to come and be a part
He knows you better
He knows you better, uh-huh
(Chorus)
You better take some time to think it out (2x)
"A tear falls now"
When you were a boy they said you were no good
Yea you tried and tried, but it never was enough
Now with all this on your head I'm not surprised
At the hate and pain showing in your eyes
You're a victim!
And when they start to shove you always shove right back
Anyway to ease the pressure, you attack!
Yea it seems to satisfy a need
It's a hunger that you just got to feed
You're a victim!
Chorus:
Hearts lost in nowhere
It's a real drag standing all alone
When you get to sleep it's the only rest you know
And you wake up with that ringing in your head
To the same old life, the same old way you live
You're a victim of a
Chorus
And this preacher's telling you "You must be saved"
And you cry out "Hey, how do you know what's right for me?"
But you heart is telling you, could it be?
That there is someone who really cares for me?
God cares! God cares about your
Jimmy was always running
Running from the evil that he'd done
Until one day thay caught up.
Right before they locked old Jimmy up
I said "Hey Jimmy, what will you do?
You've got to pay for what you've done.
There is somebody who wants to forgive you.
Is this message getting thru?"
(Chorus)
In G.L.M. there's a message that we send.
In G.L.M., Gut Level Music our communication
G.L.M., In your gut you know He's there.
He's on a level you can understand,
He's in the music that you hear in G.L.M.!!
Sally had a big dream
She wanted to see her name in the lights
And leaving for the city
She wound up with only lonely nights.
Sally, it's up to you!
I won't tell you what to do.
But somebody loves you
Just the way you are,
To Him, you're a star Sally.
(Chorus)
Dana hated living!!
He always felt that life was just a drag!
And ready to do himself in,
But right before he put a gun to his head.
I said "Hey Dana, I'm tellin' you life can be worth living. I'm on the level with you!
When everything's going wrong.
God can keep you holding on."
Hey now! take a look outside
There's and angel looking through your neighbors eyes
In a fire of compassion burning on
Mercy for everyone
Chorus:
Forever mercy, forever mercy
Forever mercy is what we cry
Forever mercy, forever mercy
Mercy is what we cry for
Hey now! we've come a long, long way
From the streets of anger and battles we fought yesterday
Wounds that tore our hearts
Healed with God's embrace
Chorus
Mercy to love, mercy to give
A love without conditions
In the garden He fell to His knees
The time had come and He knew
A sacrifice just had to be paid
For you and me
(Chorus)
It's the final hour
It's the final hour
Before the cross
And the victory!
His soul was so grieved
He could hardly stand the pain
As He prayed to the Father
'Please take this cup from me'
(Chorus)
His sweat became like drops of blood
Falling to the ground
Cause deep inside He knew
He had to lay his body down
So a cross lay before Him
There was no other way
To save the world from its sin
A sacrifice just had to be paid!
"There's a reality of the way it should be and a reality of the way it is."
Looking out from my window
Staring out as the world goes
Is this the way life is supposed to be?
Gangs in the street are fighting
Some people think living is dying
An innocent life lets out a scream
Chorus:
This isn't the way life was supposed to be
It wasn't like this in the beginning
This isn't the way life was supposed to be
A world cries and in these eyes I see
A fallen world falling around me
Out here people are hating
Down the street someine is praying
Some shake their fists in agony
Crying out to the creator
It's gotta change sooner or later
But, things just seem to stay the same
Chorus
Looking out from my window
Staring out as the world goes
Trying to figure out in my mind
Why can't we start living in the hope that God's giving
The hope our hearts were meant to find
I've fought to stay alive
Though everything pointed to the end
Through violent storms and emptiness
I found strength I never knew I had
The strength to rise above dark clouds in the sky
The strength to hold on
When the winds tear through everything inside
I can do it all
With faith!
I've traveled unmarked roads that led me into the night
Where dreams will fade away unless you hold on to them tight
I've lost a few dreams of my own along the way
Lost but not forgotten that I will find again someday
I can do it all
With faith!
I plead for mercy God!
Hold me in your hand
Mercy in my weakest hour
When it hurts to understand
Cause I've cried tears of doubt in times of uncertainty
Tears that brought to my knees
Tears that reminded me that
I can do it all
I thought that I could never
Look at things the way I do
My life has changed so much,
Cause of what Jesus can do
And from this day I can honestly say
(Chorus)
He's made a difference in me
I don't look at things the same anymore
Yea I finally realized the score
Can't believe what's happened to me
Don't know why He loves me so
And now it finally hit me
He's made a difference in me,
I know!
Those dreams of yesterday seem
So unimportant to me now
My life has changed so much
How can I ever, ever doubt
Show me Your way, show me today
(Chorus)
I once was like you, I once was like you
Hey, I know what it's like
To be lonely like you
But from today, I can honestly say
He's made a difference in me
I don't look at things the same anymore
Yea, I finally know
He's made a difference in me
I don't look at things the same anymore
Yea, I finally know
He's made a difference in me
Thought that I was a goner
Everyone had written my life off
Dreamed about better days
And hoped that I could make it happen somehow
Someone please help me
I'm dying from the inside out
Come to find out God loves me
Come to find out I was not alone
(Chorus)
You found me!
You found me!
You found me!
You found me!
Regeneration a new sensation
The rebuilding of my broken heart
I've put my faith into action
I've got a clean, a brand new start
The more I seek the more I find You
It seems the wonders never cease
How can I ever repay You
Help me Lord to see just what You see
(Chorus)
Empty dreams, hollow schemes
Don't get trapped into the things of this world
Or you'll find out like I found out
Hey that just won't fill your life no!!!
Come and see what I see
Man I tell you there is no other way
You want life? Real life?!
Then let Jesus find you like He found me!
Hard times in the city
They just don't go away
Out here the anger and frustration
Never takes a holiday
Well, I've seen the faces and
I'm not gonna turn away
Hey! I'm talking to you
I'm trying to get thru
God cares about you more than you think!
(Chorus)
To all the hearts that have been broken
To all the dreamers with abandoned dreams
To everybody in need of a friend now
You are loved! You are loved!
To all the rebels wounded in battle
To all the rockers that have lost that beat
To all the users all used up now
You are loved! You are loved!
In a flash he walked out!
He just couldn't take anymore
What he thought was happiness
Just turned around and smashed on the floor!
Well I see the faces and
I'm not gonna turn away
Hey! I'm talking to you
I'm trying to get thru
God cares about you more than you think!
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
You don't need to stand alone
There's someone you can hold on to
I want to let you know
You are loved! You are loved!
This world is such a hard place
You just get lost in the crowd
To some you're just a number
To others you're just somebody hanging around now.
I see the faces and
how can I turn away
Yea! I'm talking to you
I'm trying to get thru
Chorus:
I see the worries of the world turning
Turning and tearing from the outside in
I see the worries of the world burning
Burning in a fire that will never end
Burn all the worries of the days gone by
Promises of gold that are empty lies
Burn all the pain and isolation
Living in a world that's always changing
Isee the worries of thw world burning
Burning in a fire that will never end
I see the eyes of children crying
Their tears flow down in an endless rain
Tears of worry that fear tomorrow
Tears of pain felt yesterday
Their innocent lives stricken deaf by rage
Asking me question I can't explain
I can only point to a savior's love
I can only point to what He's done
I see the worries of the world burning
Burning in a fire that will never end
The time has come for worries to cease
the time hac come for tears to end
The time has come to hold on to every ounce of faith
It's all we have(it is enough)
"A broken cross appears in the rockets' red glare"
On a ship we came
Every mother, child and father
Thru the wind and rain
We almost died looking for the New World
The place our hearts were longing for
No one to push us down no more
On a midnight ride
We yelled in the streets "the British are coming"
But we still survived
we saw a nation born
In God we trust was the cry of our nation
For every future generation
Chorus:
But when I look around today
Things just aren't that way
Now I just stand and cry
Where's the New World?
There's a lady who stands
At the open gate, she shows the way
With a torch in her hand
For the tired and poor, the huddled masses
Welcome to the land of the free
Made for you -- made for me
Chorus
Bridge:
When you go to school don't wear a cross
No pictures of Jesus on the Christmas card
Don't take your Bible to school
Don't let the children pray, it's against the rules
Chorus
If that's the way it's gonna be
Don't tell us we're free
Someone please tell me please
You don't dig some of the things you see
Well, sin is sin and that's what you call it to be
Some say sin's all in the mind
But, you stand and say that's not right
(Chorus)
That's the way it is
When you're a Rebel! the world is just so different from you
When you're a Rebel! they don't understand the things you do
When you're a Rebel! you got to make a stand
Cause we're getting close to the end,
Yea gotta say it like it is man
When you're a rebel!
Well you're out there telling your friends
The Good News
All they think about is partying and being cool
Well you tell them who Jesus is
And they look at you like your just so out of it
(Chorus)
We've gotta make a stand for what we know is right
There's a battle going on that we all have to fight
Against this world we stand
We're telling them, hey Jesus is coming again
(Chorus)
Oh, when I am alone and need You near me
That's when I call on You God, won't You hear me
Come stand beside me, please don't ever leave me
Don't you know everything's gonna be Ok
(Chorus)
When I'm with God
Yea, I look into the night, it's cold and dark and
Oh, I just don't feel right, there's something wrong
Then God becomes a light to me, He gives me eyes to see
How can I ever be afraid
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
You can't hurt me, evil stay away
You can't hurt me, when I start to pray
You can't hurt me, I won't be afraid
(Chorus)
With God!
(Bridge)
"I found this song under some newspapers in the garage. It's only GLM and I like it."
Well I dig songs that really make me move
With drums in that back beat hitting the groove
And we're gonna take control, gut level rock 'n roll.
Yea, I dig the sound I get from my guitar
I'll make it scream, I'll make it roar
And we're gonna take control, gut level rock 'n roll.
The beat is coming is coming on strong and it's alright
Interactive human response
We get intense and drive and punch, we get up and go
Well we don't like those things that drag us down
You know what I'm saying what I'm talking about
And we're gonna take control, gut level rock 'n roll.
It's time to call alive buddy open your ears
Take a look at your heart can you hear?
Listen hear!
And we're gonna take control, gut level rock 'n roll.
And the beat is coming is coming on strong and it's alright
With a blast from electric guitar
I thrash out a chord from this board
We don't take no for an answer
And we will never settle down
And if the music gets any faster
You'll always know what we're talking about!
Someone told us "boys now you've got to calm down"
We said "listen man you can't stop us now"
And we're gonna take control, gut level rock 'n roll.
Cause when we get going we can't stop
With a fire in our heart and the truth in our gut
Way across the fields where the starlight falls
On the road to this little town
If the stars could tell a story
Which way would it end?
Who would lose, and who would win?
And it looks like the whole world is waiting
Far off in the land of kings
The humble man misused
Army come, set his house on fire
Terrorized and broken, the humble hide and pray
"Show us a sign, or take us away."
And it looks like the whole world is waiting
This is the moment we've waited for
Some men gave their lives writing out the ancient books
About the place where the kingdom come
A king to walk among us
One to call our own
Finally come to make this His home
And it looks like the whole world is waiting
Silent hearts, silent night
One voice to be heard
From the stables
There, a baby cries
The voice of God calling to a silent world.
Riding by the light of an unknown star
In the night full of heaven's hope
Hearing the news of angels
The hubmle make their way
coming to town to look for the King
And it look like the whole world is waiting
Silent hearts, silent night
All creation waits for this moment
Now the kingdom comes
To a world crying out
Silent hearts, silent night
One voice to be heard
From the stables
There, a baby cries
"Bigger hearts, smaller mouths"
Rebels attention, can you hear me?
Man, we've got to take this message out in the streets
(And not necessarily with a megaphone)
In this wilderness our voices(hearts) must be heard
With everything we've got to be a light in this world
Rebels attention, do you hear me?
It's not easy I know, but you've got to stand with me
I've too many people fallen to the lies
The truth has to come from you and I
Chorus:
We've got to shout louder! louder!
Louder than the world!
Shout it straight from your hearts(key word here)
Give it to them all you've got shout it!
Hey rebels attention you can hear me
All the fired out brains and kids without names
get to me.
I see them lying there in the city morgue
Mom and Dad's wondering what went wrong?!
Hey rebels I'm pleading you can hear me!
The way we live the way we love is everything
So what if I memorized every verse(Bible or song verse)
Chorus
Shout it! Make actions scream
Shout it! What this world needs
Shout it! Stick to your guns
Cause from our hearts (then) form our lungs.
I was just a child of ten
When I was told a train was comin'
Engine of steel, spirit of lightning
Heart of fire a place for me
I knew that's where I wanted to be
Chorus:
Ride this train
When I was a boy of sixteen
Fire in my eyes and filled with dreams
I took my place upon that train
I wanted nothing more than to pull that chain
And hear that whistle calling my name
Chorus
I'm gonna ride this train through the streets of heaven
No side tracks I'm on the main line yeah
I'm gonna ride this train
I'm gonna ride this train
Well look out cause it's leaving the station
Look out people from every nation
It's gathering steam
Yeah, it's gathering steam
Hear that whistle blow!
Hear that whistle blow!!
Rails of life divide this land
I cry for justice mercy
I scream for love
In the shadows and a man is weaping
Alone to face no one
A river of pain is steadily rising
Ready to overflow
Flooding the hope for tomorrow
Can I rise above?
Chorus:
I feel the winds blowing stronger
I see the storms coming closer
Shelter me in heavens son
I need some place to turn
Give me hope, give me love
These are more than words
So many dreamers leave empty handed
The fade away
Fade into a veil of sorrow
Tormented night and day
And the victims that walk the streets so freely
You'd never know the pain
Inside they're so torn to pieces
Torn like you and me
Chorus
It's my prayer, it's my cry, desire
I cry for justice, mercy
I scream for love
My empty hand extends to hevean
For just a single touch
I hold my head up
And look to You
For my strength and guidance too
You give to me
All that I need
You give to me a love that's free
Oh yeah, that's more of what I need and...
(Chorus)
Oh, oh, I need more of You
Oh, oh, do what You wanna do
Oh, oh, I need more of You
I need, I need, I need, I need more of You
Change my heart God
I wanna be like You
Yea I know there's work to do
Don't give up on me
Said can't you see
You've just begun the work You've done
And more of You is what I need and...
(Chorus)
I'll hold on, I'll hold on, I'll hold on
"To the Bloods, Crips, 5th street gang, etc...you are loved."
In a rage they stand
In a world gone mad
Tight fisted lives of heartache
Living in this land
In their worn out jeans
With holes in the knees
All the battles fought in empty lots we've never seen
Chorus:
How many lives will be lost
How many lives will be won
Cause the kids are on the run
And all the planned out schemes
And video machines
Running through the night
Chasing another dead end dream
And all the idle time that just passed by
They're unaware of the damage done
The think they'll never, never, never die!
Chorus
Bridge:
They're reaching out for something
This world cannot give
and they're lashing out in anger
Cause deep inside they want to live
God the kids just want to live! live!
Has the script been read?
Does the kid lie dead?
To survive they do what they can just to stay ahead
And the tragedy isn't hard to see
The kids are just reflections
Of everything they hear and everything they see
How many lives will be lost?
How many lives will be lost?
Tell me!
Cause the kids are on the run
I keep on thinkin about Him
Yea, how He came and died for me
Oh and I'm so thankful
Cause I know that I am finally free
And some it's just not true
But I know
And I won't hesitate to show, oh-oh!
(Chorus)
That, Jesus is Number One with me
I talk to Him all the time
I let Him know what's going on
I don't care what people (the world) say(s), No way!
Listen, can't you see He's Number One with me
I keep on singing about Him
I'm telling the world there's a better way
You just can't get around it
Life gets better ever-everyday
And some say it's just not true
But I know
Hey I won't hesitate to show, Oh-oh!
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
I think about it, where would I be if I didn't have Him
Because I know that, I couldn't live without Him
I couldn't live, Oh-no!
(Chorus)
You've been looking at your situation, ah-ah
Thinking it's time to take a new direction, ah-ah
Yea, you're tired of the same old games, ah-ah
'Cause everything you do seems to be the same, ah-ah
Well, if you wanna change then
Won't you let Jesus in, won't you?
(Chorus)
'Cause if you let Him in - He'll never let you down
If you let Him in - He'll change your world around
If you let Him in - you'll never be the same
If you let Him in right now
Let me tell you, Jesus has all the answers, ah-ah
And He wants to help you in all your matters, ah-ah
There's nothing too big that He can't handle, ah-ah
Yea, He wants to help you, if you only will, ah-ah
Open up your heart, let those changes start
Won't you
(Chorus)
Won't you let Him in right
Won't you let Him in right now
Everybody's going around saying this, saying that
You don't know what to believe man,
You just don't know.
There's some truth here and a little over there
Do this, do that, it's just a big zero!!
It gets so confusing yea
But let me tell you plain and simple!
(Chorus)
I'm not talking about religion
I'm not talking about just a belief
I'm not talking about going to church
That's not Christianity
I'm not talking about science
I'm not talking about politics
I'm not talking about shaving your head
I'm talking about God and
That's relationship ah yea!
Some say if you want to find truth it's in your mind
Some place, somewhere, it's deep inside
Just sit there on the floor
Cross your legs and shut the door
Say this word over and over
and the truth will come, man it never does
You wanna find truth, You wanna find love well
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
I'm not trying to hand you some old line
I'm telling you God lives in my heart,
that's right!
Do you understand what I'm saying?
Do you understand what I'm talking about?
Do you? Do you? Do you?!!!!!!!!
A lie is a lie and no matter how it's said
I'm tired of all the destruction,
I'm sick of it!
I'm gonna say it like it is Jesus is God
He died for you and rose from the dead
That's the way it is!!!
Just turn and you will see
I can't believe what I'm seeing
People on the move
(People on the move)
Coming to the King of Kings
Cause they found it is true
(Yea it is true)
Yea, they found what they've been missing,
Now they're into
(Yea, they're into)
And they're telling all the world what we've
Been telling you, Hey!
I'm into God - that's what I said, man
I'm into God - and He really loves you
I'm into God - that's what I said
And God is into me
Everything is on the up swing in this land
Things are looking good
Yea we're looking strong again
Well I question it!!!
Looking at the way society has changed
What used to be a sin
Is now normal today!
Well I question it!!!
And I can't stop no!
And I can't stop no!
Look at what they're teaching in our schools today
Evolution's a fact
Creations a dream
Well I question it!
Well the law says it's ok to kill an unborn baby
It's a mothers choice
Throw the baby away
Well I question it!!!
And I can't stop no!
"She waited and waited for a chance to tell them..."
Listen - there's a mockingbird singing everyone's song
Listen - to the mockingbird singing
Everyone's song but yours
Your not saying much anymore
Chorus:
Did they understand
What you were trying to say to them?
Should they know why you turned and ran?
Tell me what you mean
Is the human sound just a scream?
Standing - in an ocean of people
Talking just to themselves
They're not saying much to nobody else.
Chorus:
All that they can make
The very same sound that babies make
They very first time that they awake
Who knows what they mean?
Is the human sound just a scream?
Bridge:
Tell me what you mean
When you fell down to the floor
Just what you were sreaming for
For someone to listen - here
Whisper something in my ear
Tell me something and I'll understand
Listen - they're all afraid of the first word
But they all want the last word
Cause they can't say what they mean
"What else can we count on?"
Here it comes again
Man it comes again, oh yea
Those seasons of change
Oh, how I hate to change, yea
Well it grabs you by the throat
Throws you down and squeezes slow, let go!
Times of trouble, times of pain
I wish that life would stay the same, but I know
I know!
Chorus 1:
When darkness comes
You can count on love
To take you thru it all
You can count on love
Love won't let you down
I'm telling you right now
You can count on love
That's the way life is
You go from that to this
Hit and miss!
No one said it would be easy
No one said you'd never feel the pain
From being pushed and kicked around
By all the things that drag you down yea
Yet, this ray of hope I see is always
Shining down on me shine on me
Shine on me!
Chorus 2:
When darkness comes
You can count on love
To take you thru it all
You can count on love
Love won't let you down
I'm telling you right now
You can count on love
No matter what they say
You can count on love
You know it's here to stay
You can count on love
There's a reason for everything
When it comes right down you see
You can count on love, You can count on love!
Here it comes again, man it comes again
Come on!!
This time I'm gonna take it
It's gonna be a fight
I'll tell you again and again and again!
So many dreams have been crushed down
Heartaches that just never stop
I've seen the destruction this world can bring
They eyes that say there's no hope let me tell you something...
(Chorus)
He's calling to you standing in darkness
He's calling to you in the shadows of the night
He's calling to you the grace just waits for you to take
He's calling to you won't you come to the light!
Fulfillment lasts only a season
Yea you reap what ever you sow
There's no need to live in confusion
God loves you so don't you know just let go
(Chorus)
God doesn't need any reason
For loving us the way that He does
Just turn and see man the message we bring
Calling out to believers - Come let your light show thru
The world's waiting for answers, man, from me and you
Calling out to believers - who wanna lead the way
There's no room for standing still
Either keep-a-moving or get out of the way and I'm...
(Chorus)
Calling out! to those who really love Him
Calling out! you who won't conform
Calling out! come on and follow Jesus
Calling out out to believers, Calling out!
Calling out to believers - we've got a job to do
It's getting down to the wire, hey, this world's almost through
Watch out for deceivers who try to bring you down
Stand firm in the faith, my friend
Keep running for that crown, and I'm...
(Chorus)
Calling out to believers - we are the salt of the earth
We are the light of this world, do understand this?
Calling out to believers, come out where ever you are
Will you live for Him? Will you die for Him?
Will you spread His love tell me, huh!...
(Chorus)
Calling out to believers (repeat) AH-AH
This is Mike Stand speaking,
I'm calling out to believers where ever you are.
Will you live for Him? Will you die for Him?
Will you spread His love tell me, huh!
As I stand before you, I see who I am:
A man who needs to confess his pride and foolishness.
Against you only I have sinned.
I've done what's evil in your sight and my heart is crumbling.
And I'm broken. Broken.
To see myself as I really am, a weak, broken man.
Won't you hear my cry, God?
See the state I'm in.
I know my transgressions are before me,
My righteousness is rags.
My sacrifice to you is this broken heart.
It's all I have, it's all I can give, and it won't go very far...
'Cause it's broken. Broken.
Please heal this broken heart today.
Don't turn it away because it's...broken!
Have mercy on me, God.
Do I stand condemned?
Let me know the joy and thanksgiving,
God, take away my sin.
I wanna know what it is, God,
To have that faith,
To keep on runnin', keep on going,
Put that strength in me.
Cause I'm broken. Broken.
To see myself as I really am, a weak, broken man.
And I'm broken. Broken.
Please heal this broken heart today,
Don't turn it away because it's...broken.
Broken, broken,
Oh, yes, I'm broken.
"Talk is cheap"
What kind of mess do we have here?
Right is wrong and right just isn't clear
Where's the compassion in people's lives today?
We want to bring them in, but we push them all away
Should we stand for mediocrity?
What do we mean by Christianity?
We throw our words around thinking we're doing great
Love is what we need, it goes against the grain it goes!
Against the grain!
Chorus:
With all we think we know
I would rather go!!!
Against the grain!!!
Some say screaming is all you have to do
But I say that's a lie that I can see right thru
Words mean nothing until you show you care
Look them in the eye, You know there's something there
What kind of mess do we have here?
Wrong is right and right just isn't clear
If you want to be a rebel, well maybe now's the time
To understand the truth and throw down all the lies
And go
I'm all alone and hanging by leather
With a loaded gun pointed at your head
I'm choking inches from climax
There's nothing for us to fear naked and bleeding
Sex and lies -- (Better) Organize your alibis
Tabloid eyes -- Scrutinize these shattered lives
Thrilled to death hanging by a thread
Breathless -- Turning blue dying in excess
Deviant -- Unzip your eyelids
Bear your fangs -- To show you're in the mood
I've got your innocence -- Hanging from a noose
Now's the time to set things clear
Oh my love -- Come over here
It hurts you if it likes hold on tight and bite your pillow
These late nights and these fireflies ignite and light your silhouette
Look me in the eyes -- Kiss me with your sugar tongue
Red lipped nurses -- Brought me back to life
Now's the time to set things clear
Oh my love -- Come over here
It hurts you if it likes hold on tight and bite your pillow
These late nights and these fireflies ignite and light your silhouette
we took you down off of the cross
and shot your ashes into space
oh what a waste of time to believe
you would ever come back to life
the resurrections were all faked
as the earth trembled and quaked
and all the stars fell from the sky
and the pagans began to smile and sing
You remind me of a wolf in jesus skin
I think its safe to say the drugs are kicking in
as you begin to howl under the Baltimore moon
as you begin to shapeshift into a christ-like cartoon
Well I remember when all the idiots and hordes
they stood tall like matadors
on the eye of the conviction
and the gruesome crucifixtion
inside the hourglass of time
hollow futures will unwind
into the ghosts that haunt the past
but it never seems to last
I see you standing there
your hands running through your hair
bleeding on the country side
underneath a bright red sky
It's warm inside your broken heart
I know that I never want to leave
the sweetest sting of pains
unlike anything I've ever felt before
seconds before the shotgun blast
ignites straight into your head
save the last dance for your dying bride
I-----I got a feeling,
deeper emotion I'm not the only one-
So cut the pain until its gone-
Time----where have you gone now,
seems just like yesterday caught up wit you,
up with you
so predict my heartache,
songs of a love gone wrong,
and in the end its tragic,
but so appropriate indeed,
but never the less the ending is fate.
barely alive----afraid of feelin,
pick me apart now, find someone else to blame,
wallow in shame until its gone.
time----where have you gone now,
seems just like yesterday caught up with you.
as we wait for the next forever,
perhaps our day will finally find,
and make its heart never surrender,
if they truly want to shine,
you walked out that front door,
into the back of my mind.
time---where have you gone now,
When it stops when it fades
When the bodies have all hit the ground
I'll be there at a funeral for a friend
When it's done when it's over
When the buildings have all burned down
I'll be there at a funeral for a friend
Take my last breath today
Close my eyes and fade away
Lower me in the ground
You'll be there at a funeral for a friend
I can't remember what I was trying to forget -- It doesn't matter now
Well I was frozen I was frozen in time -- In a cryonic dream
I can't remember what I was trying to forget -- It doesn't matter now
Well I was frozen I was frozen in time -- In a cryonic dream
Send me a message send me evidence from death
A postcard from paradise
They'll find me one day surrounded by porcelin flies
Ticker tape parades
Embalmed in napalm
A struggle for power
In the belly of the beast
Disneyland debutantes
Table dance for dollars
While Silicone soldiers wear Versace fatigues
And everyday I look I see the devil in the mirror
And everyday I look I see the devil in the mirror
I've been blinded by illusion
Perfection can't be attained
That's why
Ouiga won't you tell the future?
Roast the pigs with pineapples and smiles and tenderness
Poison a chicken
And it will predict the future
Hellhounds and witches are sniffing at my door
Over the borders we've been trading human skin
And everyday I look I see the devil in the mirror
And everyday I look I see the devil in the mirror
And everyday I look I see the devil in the mirror
I've been praying to bleeding statues dining with these hungry ghosts
That's why
Ouiga we don't want to tell the future
Roast the pigs with pineapples and smiles and tenderness
You've got a chip on your shoulder
There's a target on my chest
I've got a secret that I'm dying to confess
There's a chip on my shoulder
There's a target on my chest
I've got a secret that I'm dying to confess
I've been blinded by the future
Present life cannot sustain
That's why
Ouiga we don't want to tell the future
I'd do anything for you - girl you know it's true
All the beauty you see before your eyes - Are lies
So let's stop pretending - we're still alive
You know it's never to late - to turn right back around
With all the beauty before your eyes - it's a lie
So let's stop pretending - we're still alive
One look in your eye had me blind that I will not deny
fell for the bait a mistake that clearly was mine
You spoke of forever now severed it echoes my cries
Keep your faith keep your dreams keep that white lies
I'd do anything for you - boy you know its true
All the beauty you see before your eyes - are lies
So lets stop pretending - we're still alive
Faced with the truth at a loss for an alibi
Black as the night in spite of a moon lit sky
Still I'll love you, yes love you til the day that i die
On my way over to your place -- somewhere I got lost along the way
Blinded by all of these neon lights
Those southern belles and Savannah nights
I see you moving -- you're an addiction
I'll play the junkie you'll be the cure
You know me better than I know myself
Your cold intentions froze my desire
Cheap motels and this real cheap wine
Sex only sells if someone buys
The smell of sweat as the semen dries
Now I can not look her in the eyes
I'm on the edge now, I'm looking over
You're down and lonely your hands in motion
Beyond temptaion beyond control
Your cold intentions froze in my veins
Searching for the perfect alibi
Crawled across this glass, slept on these nails
Dissapointment never fails
These blood shot eyes focus on your flaws
Now reach for the shortest straw
Wide awake these nights, nightmares at ease
Now I become an anomaly
Shortness of breath program destruct
Cotton candy framed a paper cut!
Take one last breath fill up your lungs
Pay it back take it back-back where it belongs
Take one last breath fill up your lungs
Pay it back take it back-back where it came from
I swear on my mother's eyes
I had nothing to do with your demise
I'm lost without you
So let's propose a toast to the famine ghost
Open empty mouths,all tied in knots
Memories I thought that I forgot
These stomach pains, strain of disease
Can't hear my prayers ignore my pleas
A mothers child, a soldier's guilt
Smell the flowers before they wilt
Send a funeral wreath, a folded flag
A yellow ribbon wrapped around a body bag!
Take one last breath fill up your lungs
Pay it back take it back-back where it belongs
Take one last breath fill up your lungs
Pay it back take it back-back where it came from
I swear on my mother's eyes
I had nothing to do with your demise
I'm lost without you
So let's propose a toast to the famine ghost
Back and fourth from work 40 hours till home
Everyday the same this haggard life is my own
Hungry mouths need value meals
Super size my future and these 18 wheels
I'm as blue as my collar and this bruise of mine
Hammered down teamster bought box of pine
I swear on my mother's eyes
I had nothing to do with your demise
I'm lost without you
So let's propose a toast to the famine ghost
Pay it back take it back-back where it belongs
The icebox is locked and I can't cool down
It's Louisiana hot - old dog in a new town
Round midnight why can't the light be found
Got me poundin' on the pavement wrestlin' with the ground
Sharkskin in a pig pen stirrin' up a sound
Pawn shop stacks a box of .45 rounds
Got a code to uphold contractually bound
said the icebox is locked and I can't cool down
Icebox is locked and I cannot cool down
Plastic palm trees and conspiracies dot the grassy knoll
The icebox is locked and I can't cool down
Got both barrels cocked and a young blood hound
There's an old butchers block where you pay by the pound
And the homecoming queen's waiting tables in her own crown
Belly up to the bar to buy the first round
Bartender surrenders says we're in a dry town
Son we can't serve you here he said with a frown
Because the icebox is locked so you can't cool down
Icebox locked and I cannot cool down
Umbrella drinks and cheap cigars while hot tub bubbles roll
Icebox locked and I cannot cool down
Plastic palm trees and conspiracies dot the grassy knoll
Born of this world of hate - Born of an orphaned throne
Born without a faith - Born of a broken home
Belly to the bar dark in the block
I'm a boy in a bubble
Safe from a world that momma calls evil
She says she knows what's best for me
And so does my daddy
Trapped in a plastic coccon
It's this sterile womb that keeps me alive
And able to smile though sometimes I'm sad
When all I want to do is go outside and play
Candy fields and sugar trees -- Immune deficiency disease
Windex rain fluorescent sun -- Never touched by anyone
Self-contained in cellophane -- Quarantined yet on display
The TV screen it speaks to me -- It shows me the life I'm missing
Wear my disease on your sleeve -- Mother you're so naive
Can't you see this isn't a life worth living
Don't you find it hard to believe in God
Look what he's done to me
Night and day spent in this cage
Perpetually been disengaged
Can't smell the flowers or your perfume
Can't taste the lips your kiss consumes
My every thought my every dream
Get me out of this goddamn thing
My life's the dark side of the moon
If I had a pin I'd pop this balloon
Candy fields and sugar trees -- Immune deficiency disease
