Sanctus Real is an American Christian rock band formed in Toledo, Ohio, in 1996. The group is composed of Matt Hammitt (lead vocalist, guitar), Chris Rohman (lead guitar), Dan Gartley (bass), Pete Prevost (guitar), and Mark Graalman (drums). The band is best known for their number one singles "Beautiful Day" (a U2 cover), "Everything About You", "The Fight Song", "I'm Not Alright", "Don't Give Up", "We Need Each Other", "Forgiven" and "Lead Me". Since 2002, they have released five albums through the Sparrow record label.
Sanctus Real formed in 1996, and the band released three independent albums over five years. After signing with Sparrow Records in 2002, the group released their major label debut, Say It Loud, at the end of the year. In June 2004 it was followed by Fight the Tide, which garnered a GMA Dove Award win in 2005, and two singles that charted at number 1 on Christian radio, according to R&R magazine. The band's third album, The Face of Love, was released in April 2006. The single "I'm Not Alright" received a GMA Dove Award nomination in 2007.
Verse 1:
Empty moments when I feel hopeless
Have left me restless inside.
Doubt and sadness have kept me in fragments
Longing for a better life.
Bridge:
Oh, it's the way the world turns.
The way, the way...
Chorus:
And I feel the current pullin' me down.
Can't keep the world from turning around
So I keep turning to You. I keep turning
'Cause You're the hope of a new sunrise
Breaking over a desperate life
And I keep turning to You. I keep turning to You.
Verse 2:
I'm so distracted by senseless passions
Tilting my wandering eyes.
But every person brings me closer to the truth
That only You can satisfy.
Chorus:
When I feel the current pullin' me down.
Can't keep the world from turning around
So I keep turning to You. I keep turning
'Cause You're the hope of a new sunrise
Breaking over a desperate life
And I keep turning to You. I keep turning to You.
Coda:
The way we're hurting keeps us turning to You... to You.
Bridge 2:
(Oh it's the way the world turns,
The way the world turns)
Oh, and I keep on turning to You.
(Oh it's the way the world turns,
The way the world turns)
Oh, and I keep on turning to You.
Chorus:
'Cause You're the hope of a new sunrise
Breaking over a desperate life
And I keep turning - turning to You.
(Oh it's the way the world turns,
The way the world turns)
Oh, and I keep on turning to You.
I keep turning to You.
Well I just need a place to lay my head
Forget the chain that hangs around my neck
These guns are not as heavy as the hearts they defend
I can't wait to get back home where I can find some rest
When I lay down my guns and lift my hands
Surrender to Love and live again
May this desert reach its end where my new life begins
When I lay down my guns and lift my hands
And I have seen the devil in this place
And I lost myself when my friends found the grave
When you're this far from Heaven
It's hard to keep the faith
I'm barely holding on
I can't wait to
Lay down my guns and lift my hands
Surrender to Love and live again
May this desert reach its end where my new life begins
When I lay down my guns and lift my hands
And I'm laying down these burdens
Taking off the weights
And I can't count the miles that I've walked to find my way
To lay down these guns
How I need to lay down these guns
Lay down my guns and lift my hands
Surrender to Love and live again
May this desert reach its end where my new life begins
And I'll abandon my defenses and live to love again
When I lay down my guns and lift my hands
Lay down
Lay down
Yeah, Mr. Deeds has got you wrapped around his finger
With what you think you need to do to be delivered
You look for accidents so you can be the hero
You wrote the charity check that ends in double zeros
You help old ladies cross the street,
You welcome homeless where you sleep
You give to everyone in need,
You even hold a city key
Aren't you great?
But that's not good enough
If you don't have faith you have nothing at all
If you don't have deeds your faith will fall
They can't be true without each other
you can't have one without the other
You think that faith is where you sit in a sunday morning
You've got a front row seat where you can be seen snoring
Throughout the week you live your life inside a bubble
You find your happiness avoiding people's thoughts
Your life revolves around yourself,
You don't treat others very well
You say your faith will get you by and that
you won't be left behind
You might be right, but that's not good enough
If you don't have deeds you have nothing at all
If you don't have faith your deeds will fall
They can't be true without each other
You can't have one without the other
You know I can't see thinking
That I'd be better off living just for selfish ambition, no
I know that faith is more than just believing
We should do the right
Do you believe in the restoration of a broken life
Hiding behind a face yeah you never know what you might find
There in the darkness beneath the surface of time and space
Could be a treasure that you'd only see thru the eyes of grace
Looking for a diamond in the black coal
It feels good when you strike gold
Diamond in the black coal
If you never look then you're never gonna know
Well it's so sad when something so radiate is kept from the light
Cause I've seen divine transformation that Jesus provides
And like a jeweler with a lifeless gemstone
He can make you shine
You could be a diamond in the black coal
It feels good when you strike gold
Diamond in the black coal
You gotta look or you're never gonna know
Precious diamonds
Brilliant shining
It's not always what you see
A good heart is just like a
Diamond in the black coal
It feels good when you strike gold
Diamond in the black coal
You never walked away
You never left or let me down
You always set me free
But though You love me i was found
So i won't walk away
And i will follow
You wherever You lead
I won't walk away
You always lead me on
To where You know i need to be
Forever i will trust in
So say goodbye 'cause you'll be leaving soon
I know it's hard, and I'll be missing you
I know it's time to say goodbye
I know the road, has worn You down
You never broke, you always held your ground
But now it's time to say goodbye
Say goodbye
Say goodbye
And though you're gone I
remember now the time we shared,
Your words still ring out
You're never far, you're in my heart
Someday we'll meet again
'Cause that's how the story goes
It's so hard to say goodbye
Remember the day when we ran away
And we saw the world for the first time?
We drove throught the night to those big city lights
And we knew that we could do anything
Anything at all
We don't have to live memories
Time can turn our dreams to reality
Oh, the possibilities
Now is the time to make up our minds
And live like this is the last day
That we have a chance to put it on the line
And run away to the best time of our lives
Because I still believe that we can do anything
Walk through the doorway to the great unknown
Can i look past the cliche
In every moment?
Can i learn to be amazed by You?
Can i find a simple way to praise you,
Even if it's already used?
Can I put my pride aside
And learn to sing in time
With someone elses praises (phrases)?
I love You,
I love You,
I love You,
Nothin' new
Can i accept that in a world of changes
You're not impressed with something new?
If i don't understand the language
So confined to the fear that you hold on to
Time unwinds and nothing seems
Promised you
Hey wait, i want to take you for a ride
Hey wait, i want to catch you
While there's time
Who'll(I'll) pick you up when there's no one
Around?
Who'll(I'll) hold you up when your heart
Hits the ground?
So defined by a love that has fallen through
But hope is kind
When you hope in something
You know is true
You're tired and you can't take
Another time around
You know it's hope i'm holding
Restless heart
Wait a little while longer
Heaven is holding out for you still
Lay your hand on somebody's shoulder
While you're here show someone you care...
Show them you're there
Inspiration is you and i
Changing nations
Changing lives
We all feel just a little bit older
As names and faces are passing us by
But there is a reason
Our hearts won't grow colder
There is one thing that won't ever change...
It's always the same
Seems we'll never do enough
To tell the world about God's love
But every soul is worth the fight
'Cause we can change the world
Where did you go?
How have you been?
I'll be right here.
Where did you go how have you been?
Are you still my best friend?
We've seen best of times,
We've heard worst of lies,
But here we still... Still we stand
Where did you go?
How have you been?
I'll be right here.
Where did you go and have you been
Thinking of remember whens?
And you will take the drivers seat
And I will take the captains chair,
And you will take the drivers seat,
I'm not satisfied in this lifetime
I'm following you to the other side
There's nothing that can change my mind
You're all I need
You're the only tie that binds my heart
Away from you I'm falling apart
We need to be closer than we are
You're all I need
So what can I do to get closer?
I know there is more my heart can bear
I give you control 'cause I need you
To take me there
Like a bird flying southI'm seeking you out
And there's no rope that can tie me down
I'm running home, I'm a slave set free
You're all I need
I am waiting
Draw me closer
I am waiting
So early morning when you come to me
Comfort me
Stop rewind and...
Play back that melody
No early warning when You come to me
Comfort me
I don't know 'cause i've been told
I just believe
We don't want to work 'cause it never works out
We don't want to talk 'cause words
Get around
All i want is to
Bring it back to love
I've got, you've got, we've gotta give it to
The one who made me
So sweetly coming back to memory
Done for me
I've got something that they won't believe
But we don't want to come
'cause we'll never come around
We don't want to love
'cause we never learned how
All You have is all i need
Be my light in this Darkend room
I'm on my face and I'm calling to you
I Cant fathom all you've done all you've done for me
Everytime it finds me on my knees
Like sun light in the winter cold
Everything about you it takes my breath
Away...Halleujah
I tride this once with out you and it was
my great mistake...Halleujah
Questions fade when you invade
You chase all my fears away
With your love in my atmosphere
All confusion disappears
And nothing your truth remains
Questions fade, you remain
You are like color on a page of white, bright
like eyes beneath black lights
Like a glowing city on the plains, you call
My name
Halleujah
Rain falls outside
I think the sky must know whats happening tonight
Children born while fathers die
It's the circle of life that we all live in time
We've been friends for a long, long time
So if you can't talk, just cry
And know that we can talk on the other side
It's bitter cold outside
But the sun still shines 'cause we can feel it
Benjamin, you mark the life that was left behind
We see him in your eyes
And we will be friends for a long, long time
So until you can talk, just cry
And know that we will be friends for the rest of our lives
When last place is where I've been
It's hard to find the strength to start again
Sometimes it seems like I can never win
I'm held back by the weight of the crowd
Can't move to find my way out
You give me faith to get my feet of the ground
'Cause it's not easy
Trying to fly against the wind
When I keep on falling back to where I've been
Start over again
I'm overwhelmed when there's too much
Hiding the view to all that you've done
I step back to see how far we've come
And you're always with me (when I'm)
Trying to fly agains the wind
But I keep on falling back to where I've been
Trying to fly against the wind
Start over again
When last place is where I've been
You give me what I need to start again
Trying to fly against the wind
But I keep on falling back to where I've been
Trying to fly against the wind
I'm as eloquent as an elephant
Bought as headstrong as the Mighty King Kong
On a rampage throwing airplanes
I can't believe you haven't gone away
Gone away
I'm difficult, argumentative
'Bout as thick skulled as the dinosaur bones on a Display in a glass case
I can't believe you haven't run away
Run away
[Chorus:]
It must be different through your eyes
'Cause you look at me like it's the first time
The first time
That you've ever seen my face
I'm preoccupied with a crowded mind
I get off track like a train rolling back to the future
Never too sure
Who'll be here when I come back around
But I'm finding out
[Chorus:]
It must be different through your eyes
'Cause you look at me like it's the first time
The first time
Give love one to another
Give love one to each other
And we'll be fine
We'll be fine
I feel alone, i feel so cold,
When i'm apart from you for just one night
You keep me alive
Feeling fine
When i've got something as good as you inside.
Got nothing to lost been hanging in twos
But i need something to get me through this
Nothing to lose been hanging in twos
But i need you to get me through this
There's no better time
Than when i find You in a feeling
And know i'm doing alright
Nothing to hide, just to confide
When i've got something as good as You inside
What the world needs now
Is a little know how
True love exists yes I know this
My heart was waiting for you
And when we met I felt my chest
pound fast, racing for the chance
to know you, to hold you
To open up and show you
The way it feels when you know...
You are not alone
Know that I would fight the tides to
Be together
When you feel alone
Listen to this song to make your heart
feel better
Two hearts entwined, yes, you are mine
And I'll be your's forever
I've done the math, I'm less than half
We're better off together
And I want you here by my side
As much as you are on my mind
When I'm gona you should no
Rainy Mondays feel like Fridays
When you're smiling at me I can feel
The space
Between us collapsing
Our love is everlasting
Listen to this song
After today I'll get me out of this place
Into the world so I can set a new pace
Seems I'm on my own from here
Vision doesn't seem so clear
Won't You lay me in Your hands of grace
I've got a funny feeling that I'm gonna go away
Gonna face my future, gonna try to make the grade
I've got a ways to go from here and vision doesn't seem so clear
But praise God He's got a plan and understanding isn't my place
After today I'm gonna come face to face
With a new world who knows I'm feeling this way
I've got a ways to go from here
I'm gonna overcome these fears
Still I'm gonna need Your hands of grace
I'll be a bigger man... I'll pray a bigger prayer
Are we afraid of what people say, what they think about us?
This is the way of cynical learning to trust
Everyone is scared of feeling out of place
Breakaway the walls
Carry us to where we belong
Make a way for us to follow grace so we can love everyone the same
Can I learn to drop my guard and show someone my heart
Break the vice of stereotypes that keep us apart
When you're feeling all alone and
you've got no friends on the phone
When you've reached your all time low, He'll be around
In your car, in the starts, He's everywhere you are
He's alive and He'll always find you
When your down He's around and He knows...
Of all the places you can go, you will never be alone
Of all the places you could find, there is nowhere you can hide
When you think you've escaped He's right beside you
When you sleep, when you wake, in the midst of your heartbreaks
He is there, and he knows
Make no mistake, He'll be around
How many times did I not stand up for you?
Face to face with someone I hardly knew
Where did they go from there?
Lost in the world and we may never meet again
God, will you send me another light to lead them in?
Where will they go from there?
Love, show me the way
When I'm afraid to say the right thing
I'm a stone, frozen in place
I need your grace to show me how to love
How many lives could be changed if I'd convey
All of the words that I was scared to say?
Show me the way from here
Love, show me the way
When I'm afraid to say the right thing
I'm a stone, frozen in place
I need your grace to show me how to
Love, show me the way
When I'm afraid to say the right thing
I don't know where they will go
As long as I know I have shown your love
I am lost without your love
I am lost without your love
Love, show me the way
When I'm afraid to say the right thing
I'm a stone, frozen in place
I need your grace to show me how to
Love, show me the way
When I'm afraid to say the right thing
I don't know where they will go
It's time for healing, time to move on
It's time to fix what's been broken too long
Time to make right what has been wrong
It's time to find my way to where I belong
There's a wave that's crashing over me
And all I can do is surrender
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but somehow there's peace
It's hard to surrender to what I can't see
But I'm giving in to something Heavenly
Time for a milestone, time to begin again
Re-evaluate who I really am
Am I doing everything to follow Your will
Or just climbing aimlessly over these hills?
So show me what it is You want from me
I give everything, I surrender
To whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but somehow there's peace
And though it's hard to surrender to what I can't see
I'm giving in to something Heavenly, something Heavenly
Time to face up, clean this old house
Time to breathe in and let everything out
That I wanted to say for so many years
Time to release all my held back tears
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but I believe
You're up to something bigger than me
Larger than life, something Heavenly
Whatever You're doing inside of me
It feels like chaos but now I can see
This is something bigger than me
Larger than life, something Heavenly, something Heavenly
It's time to face up, clean this old house
Get a hold of yourself
Try and figure it out...figure it out
There's a way to escape
But the choices you make
Stand in the way
So they say that it's the only way
But now you know how I feel about it
And i can't escape
The way you feel
'Cause it's the way i feel
And it's surreal
Take a look at yourself
Are you wondering how
It's gonna work out?
And there's a way to escape
What you think is your fate
But you say it's too late
And i can't escape the way you feel
'Cause it's the way i feel
And it's surreal
And i cannot change
The way it is
'Cause it's the life that you live
And it's so real
I'm missing you still
I have felt so far from home here
Don't want to stir the waters
Of a restless soul
I'll learn to let this go
There's a way to escape
What you think is your fate
I think I caught a glimpse of a life without friends
Bitter, empty, hollow, dark and lonely
We never meant to hurt each other so can?t we trust again
And take it as a chance to keep on growing
Well, I don?t know why it doesn?t come easy
But I know that we could be happy
If we?d only learn to love
Oh, oh, we need each other so what?s the fighting for
Oh, oh, we need each other, please don?t close the door
Oh, oh, we need each other through all the highs and lows
Oh, oh, we need each other 'cause no one?s meant to be alone
Life revolves around the need of having someone
Causing every complicated feeling
Oh and I don?t want to lose you so there is nothing wrong with
Telling me what you need to keep our love strong
Oh, it?s just a part of being a family
Taking the good with the bad and the ugly
If we could only learn to love
Oh, oh, we need each other so what?s the fighting for
Oh, oh, we need each other, please don?t close the door
Oh, oh, we need each other through all the highs and lows
Oh, oh, we need each other and I don't wanna be alone
Oh, oh we need each other, fathers and mothers
Oh, oh we need each other, all your sisters and brothers
Oh, oh we need each other, we need friends and lovers
Oh, oh we need each other
I need you, you need me
'Cause that?s the way it?s meant to be
I need you, we need each other
I don?t want to be alone
I need you, you need me
'Cause that?s the way it?s gotta be
I need you, we need each other
-Verse One-
I wanna know why pain makes me stronger
I wanna know why good men die
Why am I so afraid of the dark but I stray from the light?
-Verse Two-
I wanna know why You gave me eyes when faith is how I see.
Tell me, is it easier to doubt or harder to believe?
Oh so many questions stiring in me.
[Chorus]
And I'm wondering why.
Sometimes the truth ain't easy to find.
I want to know all the answers, but I'm learning that;
These things take time, yeah
These things take time.
-Verse Three-
How can success make us feel like failures?
And the harder we fall the harder we try
The more I have the more I need just to feel like I'm getting by.
Oh so many questions in one short life.
[Chorus]
And I'm wondering why.
Sometimes the truth ain't easy to find.
I want to know all the answers, but I'm learning that;
These things take time, yeah
These things take time.
{Bridge 1}
And we spend so much time
Chasing our tails
Hopin' to find
Every last answer
To everything in life.
So many questions
Not enough time...
[Chorus]
And I'm wondering why.
Sometimes the truth ain't easy to find.
I want to know all the answers, but I'm learning that;
These things take time, yeah
These things take time.
{Post Chorus}
We all want to understand why;
Evil lives and good men die
On the way to Heaven the truth unwinds.
These things take time
These things take time
Maybe I've had too much on my plate, 'cause lately there's been too much in the way of living life the way that You intended it to be, and giving of myself as freely as I have received. but know that I want to be...
living the way You wanted, giving the way I got it.
Oh, I'd do anything to feel the wind that day
There in the upper room, all in one place
And I'd give anything to hear the sound of the spirit
Coming down
And the praises they sang
It's the way that your beauty takes the stage
Bigger than a star struck grand parade
Louder than the sound of rock n' roll
Lights down, take a bow, you know you stole the show
And though I've never seen those holy toungues of fire
I feel you in my heart, you inspire me
I see you moving in the simple things
In the way you give life, it's the reason I sing
Sometimes I just want to start over, 'cause everything looks like a wreck
And I need the courage to carry on, 'cause I can't see what's ahead
And there are places I've wished I could be, battles I've wanted to win
Dreams that have slipped through my hands
I may never get back again
But I'm still a dreamer, a believer
Oh, I've lost my faith in so many things, but I still believe in You
'Cause You can make anything new
Sometimes I just wish we could say all the things that are easy to hear
Ignore the injustice we see and explain every unanswered prayer
But I'd rather speak honestly and wear a tattered heart on my sleeve
'Cause in the middle of my broken dreams, redemption is here
And I'm still a dreamer, a believer
Oh, I've lost my faith in so many things, but I still believe in You
'Cause You are the answer, the redeemer
Oh, I've given up on too many things, but I'm not giving up on You
'Cause You can make anything new
I don't have every answer in life
But I'm trusting You one day at a time
'Cause You can make a weak heart stay alive forever
this is where Heaven and Earth collide
I lift my hands and give my life
This is how my weary heart stays alive
Oh, I'm still a dreamer (This is where heaven and earth collide)
(I lift my hands and give my life)
Still a believer (This is how my weary heart stays alive)
Oh, You are the answer (Oh, this is where Heaven and Earth collide)
(I lift my voice and give my life)
The redeemer (This is how my weary heart stays alive, oh)
'Cause You can make anything new
I'm sorry for what I said about you
Will you accept my apology
I am sorry
Hey now what am I to do
I'd better think twice before I make my move
'Cause last time I didn't think it through
Don't know where it's gonna go
Don't know what we're gonna do
And hey now what am I to say
My foolish words got in the way
Of us being friends
Wake up, make up, can't we get along again
I don't really wanna fight over something
It's really nothing, it doesnt matter
I don't really wanna scar your heart with words that hurt you
I won't hurt you
And did you feel alright
When you hung me out to dry
Everybody knew when you put in on the 6 o'clock story on the Nightly News
Now it's turned to fake
Through this mess of words we made
'Cause times are hard to take
Powerfuls, politics, sharper than a razor pain
Did you really wanna fight over something
It's really nothing; it doesn't matter
Did you really wanna scar my heart with words that hurt me
Don't hurt me
I dont really wanna cry over issues
Wet tissues stick to my shoes
Can't take back words we've spoken
But I'm hopin' you'll forgive me
I don't care about what you said about me
Could we agree to disagree..
I am sorry
Did you really wanna fight over something
It's really nothing; it doesn't matter
Do you really wanna scar my heart with words that hurt me
Don't hurt me
I dont really wanna cry over issues
Wet tissues stick to my shoes
Can't take back words we've spoken
But I'm hopin' you'll forgive me
I'm hopin' you'll forgive me
I've seen your face on stained glass, in colored lights
In pictures of you looking to the sky
You've been portrayed a thousand different ways
But my heart can see you better than my eyes
'Cause it's love that paints the portrait of your life
The face of love
The face of love
You look more like love every day
I've read your words in the pages of your life
And I've imagined what you were like
I may not know the shape of your face
But I can feel your heart changing mine
And your love still proves that you're alive
You are the face that changed the whole world
No one too lost for you to love
No one too low for you to serve
So give us the grace to change the world
No one too lost for me to love
No one too low for me to serve
Must be tiring to meet my resistance
My stubborn will can be so twisted
Pride can steal the best from me
But it's not what I want
But You're what I need
So I surrender
I want You
To take over me
I want You
To take over me
I don't wanna be part of the resistance
I wanna be part of the release
So I want You to take over me
Oh, I can't survive a state of existence
Struggling to find what's missin'
I wanna win the war between these skin and bones
And what's underneath
So I surrender
Yeah, I surrender
I want You
To take over me
I want You
To take over me
I don't wanna be part of the resistance
I wanna be part of the release
So I want You to take over me, yeah
Never want to, never wanna be against You
Never meant to, never meant to resist You
I never want to, never want to be against You, against You
Oh, how could I resist You?!
So I want You
To take over me
I want You
To take over me
I don't wanna be part of the resistance
I wanna be part of the release
It is not safe to assume
that I am like me...
In anyway.
I do not even like the taste
of broken words
or broken promises.
I will not waste my time here.
Chorus:
I know what I've been called to be
I know it won't include me
You're trouble, You're wasted
You know I just won't take this
Sink or Swim
There is no place for you
in what I am called to do
Heart undergraced,
I do not understand the way...
You curse, you bend my words,
you just praise Jesus to be heard.
When will we ever learn?
(Chorus)
You're trouble...
You're wasted...
You're trouble...
You're Jaded...
(Chorus)
(Chorus)
Wont take this...
You're wasted...
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon Virgin Mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluia!
Christ, the Saviour is born
Christ, the Saviour is born
Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth
All here below, waiting patiently
Surrounded by a symphony of life and love
Understood by all to be the One
Oh and as I fall into Your arms
Deep inside purify
Breathe new life to me
Be my remedy
Wrap me tight in Your arms
Speak Your peace to me
Be my remedy
Life as we know, now a memory
Look down the page of history
By all He's done
Understood by all to be the One
Oh and as I fall into Your arms
Deep inside purify
Breathe new life to me
Be my remedy
Wrap me tight in Your arms
Speak Your peace to me
We didn't have a lot of fun in the desert
We didn't have a lot of fun in the sand
So saddle up your cow and fall behind us now
Cause we're going to the promised land
For years I've eaten nothing but manna
The dish that is filling but bland
But we're on our way
I'll have a cheese soufflé
'Cause we're going to the promised land
(Chorus 1)
Well in the promised land
It's gonna be so grand
We'll have our fill from the grill
As much as we can stand
It'll be so great
Oh we can hardly wait
'Cause we're going to the promised land
The dining was lousy with Moses
But we'll be feasting with Josh in command
I'd like a taco please with some pintos and cheese
'Cause we're going to the promised land
Chorus 1
(Chorus 2)
Well in the promised land
It's gonna be so grand
We'll have our fill from the grill
As much as we can stand
It'll be so great
With waffles on my plate
'Cause we're going to the promised land
(Waffles sound so good right now
I can just see the feast)
They saw it's flowing with milk and honey
They say it's flowing with milk and honey
It's flowing with milk and honey
'Cause we're going to the promised land
feeling I've been robbed of something more than meets the eye. laughter fades and joy is faint when new songs have run dry. oh, but I have found a love that covers all things.
You are the song that I long to sing when all is said and done. You've inspired the kind of life that moves my soul. I want to sing something beautiful- the song You've placed in me. just one taste of You has caused this overflow.
borrowed by some foreign savior, shadowing what's right. now she's back and her redemption seems so out of sight. oh, but I have found a grace that covers all things.
I've been waiting for some time to live my life on the other side... from where I am to where I want to be. I've been waiting for some guy to pick us up and change our lives. now I know it might not be our time.
but you know where I'll be when it's time to ride.
I'll be right here waiting, though hard times may pass us by. and I won't be separated, 'cause I know we've got time on our side.
I don't understand my life, why plans fall through and time flies by. "maybe we could make it if we tried." we all know it's not that way and we can't live but for today- and know that everything will work out right.
This too shall pass oh but it always comes back
And it's knocking upon your door
You say how did you find me here
Cause I've been running for years
Now you're back in the same place
You've been here before
Stuck in a maze trying to find an open door
Pray for the strength and take a leap of faith
You fail in your mind long before you ever try
Why do you believe those lies
You love to drown your fears
But you've been drowning for years in tears
Back in the same place
You've been here before
Stuck in a maze trying to find an open door
Pray for the strength and take a leap of faith
So what are you waiting for
Cause there is a Saviour waiting to save you
What are you drowning for
Back in the same place
You've been here before
Stuck in a maze trying to find an open door
So there's no room for God's own words on city wally
That's ten more reasons to be praying for us all
We'd better fight because it might not be too long
Before they say they've made our faith against the law
And I've got a message I'm taking to the masses
And I don't care if anyone tries stadning in my way because...
You can't hold us down
We're running fast and we're not stopping now
Going for the gold, we're going home
Yeah, when we die we'll return the prize
To the one who kept us running
Was right there by our sides
What a way to go home!
To everyone who's stood alone for doing right
You are the heroes of these dark, and desperate times
We can't go solo if we're gonna win this fight
We're only stronger when we're standing side by side
So, we've got a message we're taking to the masses
How do we explain the source of life
That runs within these veins and keeps my heart in time?
You are the music and I'm drawn in
Caught in the movement, I'm letting go, I can't resist
('Cause)
You're magnetic
I can't help it... I'm stuck on you
There's something magic in the way that you love me
I'm stuck on you
I know I have the freedom to decide
You don't make me love you
I just can't deny the force of gravity
And you are the ground that keeps me standing here with you
You're magnetic... I can't help it
I'm letting go of all control
Can't deny it, I won't fight it
I look around and see my wonderful life
Almost perfect from the outside
In picture frames, I see my beautiful wife
Always smiling, but on the inside
Oh, I can hear her saying
Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, but what about us?
Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone
I see their faces, look in their innocent eyes
They're just children from the outside
I'm working hard, I tell myself they'll be fine
They're independent, but on the inside
Oh, I can hear them saying
Lead me with strong hands
Stand up when I can't
Don't leave me hungry for love
Chasing dreams, what about us?
Show me you're willing to fight
That I'm still the love of your life
I know we call this our home
But I still feel alone
So Father, give me the strength
To be everything I'm called to be
Oh Father, show me the way
To lead them
Won't You lead me?
To lead them with strong hands
To stand up when they can't
Don't want to leave them hungry for love
Chasing things that I could give up
I'll show them I'm willing to fight
And give them the best of my life
So we can call this our home
Lead me 'cause I can't do this alone
I'm so tired of politics and all this bad news
I'm so tired of chasing the moment instead of chasing You
I let the World wear me down, I'm desensitized
Jesus keep my heart alive, keep my heart alive
Only You can save me from a world that's breaking right before my eyes
Keep my heart alive
Take these empty "hallelujahs", and fill my lungs again
'Cause I want to sing, and I want to mean it
I want to feel again
And let the world hear the sound of something divine
Jesus keep my heart alive (Only You can save me),
Keep my heart alive (Only You can save me)
Only You can save me when my world is breaking right before my eyes
Jesus keep my heart alive (Only You can save me),
Keep my heart alive (Only You can save me)
Only You can save me when my hope is fading, and I'm losing the fight
And when the world wears me down,
You're my lifeline
You keep my heart alive (Only You can save me),
Jesus keep my heart alive (Only You can save me),
Keep my heart alive (Only You can save me)
Only You can save me when my world is breaking right before my eyes
Keep my heart alive (Only You can save me)
Oh, keep my heart alive (Only You can save me)
You're my only hope, when my world is fading before my eyes
Jesus keep my heart alive
Lord, You see every part of me- I'm tired of feeling underground. time to take this inside out. and all my insecurity- it always gets the best of me. time to turn this thing around.
Lord, I fear I'm drowning here for an audience of one. and all I know is what I've been told- that there's something yet to come.
there's something new inside of me- I'm tired of feeling all worn out. time to take this inside out. and all my insecurity- I won't let it get the best of me now. time to turn this thing around.
If weakness is a wound that no one wants to speak of
Then cool is just how far we have to fall
And I am not immune, I only wanna be loved
But I feel safe behind the firewall
Can I lose my need to impress?
If you want the truth, I need to confess
I'm not alright
I'm broken inside, broken inside
And all I go through
It leads me to you, it leads me to you
Burn away the pride, bring me to my weakness
'Til everything I hide behind is gone
And when I'm open wide with nothing left to cling to
Only you are there to lead me on
'Cuz honestly, I'm not that strong
I'm not alright
I'm broken inside, broken inside
And all I go through
It leads me to you, it leads me to you
And now I'm moved, and now I'm moved, and now I'm moved, closer to you
And now I'm moved, and now I'm moved, and now I'm moved, closer to you
And now I'm moved, and now I'm moved, and now I'm moved, closer to you
And now I'm moved, and now I'm moved, and now I'm moved
I'm not alright
I'm broken inside, broken inside
I'm broken inside, broken inside
And all I go through
Leads me to you, leads me to you
I'm not alright
I'm not alright
I'm not alright
I heard the sound of your first breath
A brand new life on your mother's chest
A beating heart, expectant eyes
On the first day of your life
I saw you take your first step
And I watched you run with no regret
To chase your dreams and find true love
And the best is yet to come
So come with Me
I'll show you life
Even better than this
Come with Me
I'll show you love
You didn't know could exist
Better than your first crush
Better than your first kiss
I'll show you how to live
Remember how you felt from across the room
When you realized someone had eyes for you
And the way your heart sang cuz you believed
You were worth something
So come with me
I'll show you life
Even better than this
Come with me
I'll show you love
You didn't know could exist
Better than your first crush
Better than your first kiss
I'll show you how to live
Oh, I'll show you how to live
Cuz I created your heart
That makes you feel
I am the love that makes it real
Oh, I am the One, I'm the One, I'm the One
I am the One, I'm the One, I'm the One
So come with Me
I'll show you life
Even better than this
Come with Me
I'll show you love
You didn't know could exist
Better than your first crush
Better than your first kiss
I'll show you how to live
Cause I am the One, I'm the One, I'm the One
well nobody wants to get lost in the crowd
buried beneath the ambient sounds
under the beat of a million hearts
finding you can be the hardest part
well I found my way to trouble
i found my way to pain
well but I’m so tired of trying
to find my own way
so I wanna get lost
i wanna get lost in your arms
i wanna get lost
& lose my way into your heart
cause there’s so many voices
telling me how to get lost in this life
so right now I wanna get lost in you
before I lose myself
i never imagined at the start
the thousand ways I could find my heart
caught in a web of compromise
stuck in the prison of my own lies
it was easy to find my way
not as easy to get out
oh the roads to my own ruin
are too easily found
so I wanna get lost
I wanna get lost in your arms
I wanna get lost
& lose my way into your heart
cause there’s so many voices
telling me how to get lost in this life
but right now I wanna get lost in you
before I lose myself
& I'm tired of trying to find my own way
& I’m tired of playing the mouse in the maze
like I’m memorizing the same old phrase
just repeating my steps to the same old place
oh, I wanna get lost tonight
I wanna get lost
I wanna get lost in your arms
I wanna get lost
& lose my way into your heart
cause there’s so many voices
telling me how to get lost in this life
so right now I wanna get lost in you
lost in you
before I lose myself
You might think, you'll never be the one to save the day
Or do anything that matters in the world
But god can take your ordinary life and do great things
When you step out in faith
You don't need to be the biggest in life
Don't need to be the strongest to fight for what's right
Cause a hero's great for who they are inside
Don't need to be the tallest in line
You could be the smallest in size
And if your heart's right, you could be our hero tonight
So will you take, the little that you have, and make a change
For the weak and helpless in the world
If your embrace the journey thats before you, leadthe way
Your faith will guide you
And in your weakness, you will find your strength
Don't need to be the biggest in life
Don't need to be the strongest to fight for what's right
Cause a hero's great for who they are inside
Don't need to be the tallest in line
You could be the smallest in size
If your heart is right, you could be our hero
And if you feel afraid, when the road ahead looks hard
Follow your heart
You could be the flame, for a world that fears the dark
Brighter than the stars
Don't need to be the biggest
Don't need to be the strongest
To do what's right
Cause hero's are great for who they are inside
Don't need to be the tallest in line
You could be the smallest in size
Oh I want every second of the minutes in the hours of these days
Cause there's too many trees to climb
And secret spots to find down by the lake
Oh the fireflies are out and momma's calling now
We can't go to sleep cause we'll wake up older
We can't let these nights steal away half our lives
And we will spend our days finding helpless competition to defeat
Yeah we'll chase away the girls and pretend
that we don't want 'em on our street
Yeah the sun is running too
Being chased off by the moon
And we should go to bed but we'll catch fireflies instead
We can't go to sleep cause we'll wake up older
We can't let these nights steal away
And I don't want these days to ever be over
We can't let these nights just steal away
Oh just stay awake with me
Won't you stay awake with me
Oh stay awake with me
We can't go to sleep cause we'll wake up older
We can't let these nights steal away
And I don't want these days to ever be over
Well the past is playing with my head
And failure knocks me down again
I’m reminded of the wrong
That I have said and done
And that devil just wont let me forget
In this life
I know what I’ve been
But here in your arms
I know what I am
I’m forgiven
I’m forgiven
And I don’t have to carry
The weight of who I’ve been
Cause I’m forgiven
My mistakes are running through my mind
And I’ll relive my days, in the middle of the night
When I struggle with my pain, wrestle with my pride
Sometimes I feel alone, and I cry
In this life
I know what I’ve been
But here in your arms
I know what I am
I’m forgiven
I’m forgiven
And I don’t have to carry
The weight of who I’ve been
Cause I’m forgiven
When I don't fit in
And I don’t feel like I belong anywhere
When I don’t measure up to much in this life
Oh, I’m a treasure in the arms of Christ
Cuz I’m forgiven
I’m forgiven
And I don’t have to carry
The weight of who I’ve been
Be my light in this darkened room
I'm on my face and I'm calling you
I can't fathom all you've done for me
Everytime it finds me on my knees
Like sunlight in the winter cold
Everything about you, it takes my breath
Away...Hallelujah
I tried this once without you and it was my
Great mistake...Hallelujah
Questions fade when you invade
You chase all my fears away
With your love in my atmosphere
All confusion disappears
And nothing but your truth remains
Questions fade, you remain
You are color on a page of white, bright
Like eyes beneath black lights
Like a glowing city on the plains, you call
My name
I know this life I lead will pass away
Along with every other earthly thing
So I will set my heart on a higher plain
Where my treasure lies with You
And in this marriage of our hearts
There is no death do us part
For You are eternal
And I am eternally Yours
And I could never lose Your love to sickness
Oh I could never lose You to divorce
And there's no concept of abandonment
For I am safe within Your arms
And in this marriage of our hearts
There is no death do us part
For You are eternal
And I am eternally Yours
Oh I am eternally Yours
I am eternally Yours
(No abandonment)
(Safe within Your arms)
I never had enough until I found You
I never knew love until I met You
I never had enough until I found You
And now I have everything
And in this marriage of our hearts
There is no death do us part
For You are eternal
And I am eternally Yours
And I am eternally Yours
Oh I am eternally Yours
I could never lose You
No I will never lose You
I could never lose You
And this life will pass away
But You will never change
Oh this life will pass away
I heard you say you would love for a lifetime
Now you complain a lifetime just doesn't feel right for you
Another casualty of casual love
Another soul out of place, a heart that gave up
Why do we break the promises we make?
Are we living for ourselves?
Don't give up on love and throw it all away
Don't give up on love and let it fall away
When did it become so easy to run from your pain
Don't give up on love and throw it all away
I heard you say you can't change a stubborn heart
I can relate 'cause that's how I feel when I talk with you
Why should it take losing everything
to realize it might be time to change?
Your restless heart won't win 'cause you take but you don't give
And you'll keep moving on until you learn what love is
Don't give up on love and throw it all away
Don't give up on love and let it fall away
Dear Heart, do you belong to me, or do I belong to you?
Just look at all the trouble you drag me into.
I've heard it said to follow your heart,
But I'm starting to wonder if it's gone too far.
Oh Heart, you've let me down,
Chasing love where it can't be found.
Heart, we've fallen out,
Cause all of your emotions
Have led me to doubt. Tell me who's gonna save us now?
Dear Heart, you're in the wrong place,
Looking out for yourself no matter what I say.
And I know that you're holding me back,
And it's time for a change, so I'm giving you away.
Heart, you've let me down,
Chasing love where it can't be found.
And Heart, we've fallen out,
Cause all of your emotions
Have led me to doubt. Tell me who's gonna save us now?
La la la la la la la la la,
La la la la la la la la la [2x]
Heart, you've let me down,
Chasing love where it can't be found.
And Heart, we've fallen out,
Cause all of your emotions
I'm craving
For the best of You
I want the best of You
I'm craving
To know the depths of You
I want to know Your truth
That all my thoughts may turn to You
May my kingdoms fall to You
Build my walls up with Your truth
No foundations made from sand
Only on Your rock I'll stand
With all my strength
With all I am
I'm craving
Wanting You to show
A You I've never known
I'm craving
Wanting You to be
The greatest part of me
That all my plans may turn to You
May my kingdoms fall to You
Build my walls up with Your truth
No foundations made from sand
Only on Your rock I'll stand
With all my strength
With all I am
All I'll be
All I am
It's in Your hands
It's in Your hands
All I pray
All I have
It's in Your hands
It's in Your hands
May my kingdoms fall to You
Build my walls up with Your truth
No foundations made from sand
Only on Your rock I'll stand
May my kingdoms fall to You
Build my walls up with Your truth
No foundations made from sand
Only on Your rock I'll stand
With all my strength
And did I change your mind
With what I said last night?
And did I break your heart by straying so far?
From what you have in mind for my life?
Won't you change me from who I've been lately?
'Cause I know I'm nothing without you
And did my words betray
The patience I once claimed
Can't you see it in my face?
I need your grace
And won't you change me from who I've been lately?
'Cause I know I'm nothing without you
And won't you save me from the way I've been lately?
'Cause I can't see living without you
So would you speak to me and show me what I need
Is it patience, kindness, all that's in between?
Loving others the way you love me?
So won't you change me from who I've been lately?
'Cause I know I'm nothing without you
And won't you break me from the way I've been lately?
'Cause I can't see living without you
And won't you change me from who I've been lately?
'Cause I can't see living without you
The heart is a bloom
Shoots up through the stony ground
There's no room
No space to rent in this town
You're out of luck
And the reason that you had to care
The traffic is stuck
And you're not moving anywhere
You thought you'd found a friend
To take you out of this place
Someone you could lend a hand
In return for grace
It's a beautiful day
Sky falls, you feel like
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
You're on the road
But you've got no destination
You're in the mud
In a maze of her imagination
You love this town
Even if that doesn't ring true
You've been all over
And it's been all over you
It's a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
It's a beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Teach me love
I know I'm not a hopeless case
See the world in green and blue
See China, right in front of you
See the canyons broken by cloud
See the tuna fleets clearing the sea out
See the Bedouin fires at night
See the oil fields at first light
And see the bird with a leaf in her mouth
After the flood, all the colors came out
It was a beautiful day
Don't let it get away
Beautiful day
Touch me
Take me to that other place
Reach me
I know I'm not a hopeless case
What you don't have, you don't need it now
What you don't know, you can feel it somehow
What you don't have, you don't need it now
Don't need it now
Lord you see every part of me
I'm tired of feeling underground
It's time to take this inside...
And all my insecurity
It always gets the best of me, now
You and I will be alright
If there's nothing more to come
'cause Lord I know I sing tonight
For an audience of one
There's something new inside of me
I'm overwhelmed by what i've found
Time to take this inside...
And all my insecurity
I won't let it get the best of me, now
Time to turn this thing around
It's time to turn this thing around
Far from these ordinary ways i'll stay
I tried perfecting myself
Would You love me more without my mistakes
I tried not to ask for Your help
Cuz I didn't want to scare You away
Yeah I was always worried
I was gonna let You down
Oh, it felt like I was standing
In between the lost and found
Till I got to know You
You, I was at a place when You found a way
To break through
It's true
I was just a skeptic
Till I got to know You, You
And it's hard accepting Your grace
In a world where nothing's free
For so long I was afraid
That You'd only see the worst in me
Yeah, I was always worried
You were gonna figure out
That I wasn't what You wanted
Wasn't worth being around
Till I got to know You
You, I was at a place when You found a way
To break through
It's true
I was just a skeptic
Till I got to know You, You
And you have always been on my side
I finally see it
It took so long to believe in it
Cuz I was always worried
I was gonna let you down
Till I got to know You, You
Till I got to know You, You, You
Till I got know You, You
I was at a place when you found a way
To break through
It's true
I was just a skeptic
We're sending out a message to the future
That words could not communicate
Don't think it's something that's electric
Just 'cause were using the radio waves
We're turning on the lights
Down through the halls of time
Flip on the switch, illuminate the future
Send a shock through the power lines
Turn it up so everyone hears it
Transmit the signal to the world
You've got to listen for what you're missing
'Cause it's going to change your life
I want to see the lights illuminate the night
Our endless hearts burning like the stars
There's a familiar progression to similar lives that we all lead
We're trying hard to become someone we can't be
You won't find grace without honesty
Everyone wants reality, so here it is; I believe that nobody is good
We are liars and theives, we're destroying the peace
But we're trying
It's the same regression to the lives that we all lead
Everyone makes mistakes, but we find grace
We believe that there's redemption
If you want reality, here it is; I believe that nobody is good
We are liars and thieves, we're destroying the peace
But we're trying
There is nothing in our blood that makes the heart beat strong enough
Apart from grace, apart from love
I believe in grace
I believe with love that we can do good
We are liars and thieves we're destroying the peace
Loving things like you has wrecked my life, made me cry
Loving things like you has made me lose my mind
And I can't figure out why I've been hanging on
To all these things I've tried to leave behind me for so long
And I think it's time to find a better way to live my life
Than loving all those thingsthat keep me wrapped so tight
Everyone wants everyone else's eveything
Some time's the more we have the less we really gain
I'm tired of life and all that money has to buy
Get out of my heart, out of my mind, leaving you behind
Loving things like you has left me bruised, black and blue
Loving things like you has made me so confused
And I can't figure out what I've been waiting on
God I can't be living for things I know are wrong
Now I think it's time to write a better chapter in my life
Leaving all those things that keep me wrapped so tight
Why are we obsessed with possessions here on earth?
Go and take a look at the flowers and the birds
God is always taking care of nature's every need
And how much more important in The Father's eyes are we?
I said, how much more important in The Father's eyes are we?
Well maybe tomorrow, we'll forget about this year.
And all the things you wish you could change.
Show me some kindness in the midst of the hardships.
Cause things should never be this way.
Say it loud. Say it loud and clear.
Forget about. Forget about last year.
Stop wishing it were backwards it is now or never.
Stop wasting all the time we could have spent together.
Wishing you would come back here.
Times were better lst year.
And all of your reasons, they change with the seasons.
Day by day they're not the same.
And if you would measure all the
Times that we've treasured.
You would see how my heart breaks.
Say it Loud. Say it loud and clear.
Forget about. Forget about last year.
Stop wishing it were backwards it is now or never.
Stop wasting all the time we could have spent together.
Wishing you would come back here.
Times were better last year.
Twenty hour drive through the Rocky Mountains.
Won't be stopping now cause you know we're rocking.
Tell me, what has happened?
What will they say when I'm Gone, in words
That are written in stone?
Under my name, what will they claim
About me?
Oh, I want to leave a legacy to be remembered
More than just a memory that fades away
Because we only, we only get one life
Free me, my hands are tied
I'm so tired of wasting time
These endless inventions steal my
Attention from real life
And when it's done, when it's over...
And will the world see Christ when they
Look at my life?
Oh, will they world see?
MMM, come on, give me, give me, give me real life
And no more, no more, no more wasting time
There are new horizons with colors that I've never seen
The sky is filled with graces since you have carried me
I felt so far beyond your reach, but you gave everything for me
I was lost but you rescued my life
Why in the world did you come after me?
Thank you, thank you
Words aren't enough, but for now I can say
Thank you, thank you
There is hope rising 'cause you have strength I've never seen
And your eyes are shining 'cause you shed tears for me
I was miles from dry land, but you gave everything you had
I can't understand a love of this kind
I could find other lines that you haven't heard spoken over and over again
I've tried every way, but I keep landing on that simple phrase
Can we get back to where we started
When creation lived peacefully in Your hands
Before the wars began
And all these years we have been divided
Jesus' voice has been gently calling us home
And we can't wait anymore
Lord we feel You now
Wanting to come down and teach us how to
Sing oh sing
With one voice how sweet it will be
When we sing oh sing
One church under one King and we will sing
Pride has no purpose in God's kingdom
Now's the time for His church to join hands again
Oh together we must stand
Lord we need You now
Send Your Spirit down and free us as we
Sing oh sing
With one voice how sweet it will be
When we sing oh sing
One church under one King and we will sing
Hear the voices ringing out (You are King)
We will stand together now (You are Lord)
Hear the voices singing loud (You are King)
Live in peace
Live in peace and
Sing oh sing
With one voice how sweet it will be
And we will sing oh sing
One church under one King and we will sing
Hear the voices ringing out (You are King)
We will stand together now (You are Lord)
Hear the voices singing loud (You are King)
Live in peace
Let the church of God ring out (You are King)
We will stand together now (You are Lord)
Hear the voices singing loud (You are King)
I know this life I lead will pass away
Along with every other earthly thing
So I will set my heart on a higher plain
Where my treasure lies with You
And in this marriage of our hearts
There is no death do us part
For You are eternal
And I am eternally Yours
And I could never lose Your love to sickness
Well, I could never lose You to divorce
And there's no concept of abandonment
For I am safe within Your arms
And in this marriage of our hearts
There is no death do us part
For You are eternal
And I am eternally Yours
Oh, I am eternally Yours
Oh, I am eternally Yours
No abandonment
Safe within Your arms
I never had enough until I found You
I never knew love until I met You
I never had enough until I found You
And now I have everything
And in this marriage of our hearts
There is no death do us part
For You are eternal
And I am eternally Yours
And I am eternally Yours
Oh, I am eternally Yours
I could never lose You
No, I will never lose You
I could never lose You
And this life will pass away
But You will never change
Oh, this life will pass away
Your ways are higher than, anyone could understand
Your thoughts run deeper, You are God
You save but it's not because, of anything that we have done
But only by Your mercy and Your great love
You are God, You are God, You are God
You are God, You are God, You are God
Not mine but Your will be done
Not mine but Your kingdom come
You are God, You are God, You are God
Plans of the heart belong to men,
The outcome is in Your hands
Without You nothing stands, You are God
You hold the beginning and end, You know every where and when
Without You nothing would have ever been
You are God, You are God, You are God
You are God, You are God, You are God
Not mine but Your will be done
Not mine but Your kingdom come
You are God, You are God, You are God
When we felt dead in our sins, looking for love
We know that You made the way
Cause You are God, You are God, You are God
You are God, You are God, You are God
You are God, You are God, You are God
You are God, You are God, You are God
Not mine but Your will be done
Not mine but Your kingdom come
I think my share of hard times, trials and dark nights
Are starting to wear on my soul
The pain can bring you purpose, a fire can leave you burning
But lately I've been feeling cold
But this has been my life, the good and the bad times
Leaving me a little broken inside
I guess that's life
It's complicated, awkward, it's a fight
With happiness and laughter intertwined,
It's tension and redemption in this life
We labor just to leave it all behind
Then lay the mysteries and memories aside
To step into the light
That's life
I can hear you whisper, I know you're drawing nearer
But I could not fall further away
And I don't know why I keep dreaming that one day life gets easy
Cause I don't want that anyway
Oh, I want real life, the good and the bad times
Cause it's how I know Your hope is alive
Oh yes, that's life
It's complicated, awkward, it's a fight
With happiness and laughter intertwined,
It's tension and redemption in this life
We labor just to leave it all behind
Then lay the mysteries and memories aside
To step into the light
That's life
The joy and the pain
That's life
The sun and the rain
That's life
The push and the pull
That's life
It's complicated, awkward, it's a fight
With happiness and laughter intertwined,
It's tension and redemption in this life
We labor just to leave it all behind
Then lay the mysteries and memories aside
To step into the light
Feels like I've seen everything out there
But next to You nothing compares
We're all looking for love,
To catch that breath of new life
And You're the fountain everyone's after
The promise of love and forever
Time slips away, but You're holding me
So it's alright
There's nothing more sure than this romance
Nothing better than my heart in Your hands
Who can keep me from a love that lasts?
No one can
You keep me young, You keep me young
You keep me young, under an old sun
Days go by fast as lightning
Life is short but I can't fight it
So I lean in to You, and Your hope burns through
This old life
There's nothing more sure than this romance
Nothing better than my heart in Your hands
Who can keep me from a love that lasts?
No one can
You keep me young, You keep me young
You keep me young, under an old sun
You keep me young, You keep me young
You keep me young, yeah You're the only one
When I'm with you
There's nothing better cause You're all that matters
When I'm with you
There's nothing better cause You're all that matters
There's nothing more sure than this romance
Nothing better than my heart in Your hands
Who can keep me from a love that lasts?
No one can
You keep me young, You keep me young
You keep me young, under an old sun
You keep me young, You keep me young
Wake up, oh my soul
You've been sleeping far too long
So wake up, oh my soul
Stand up and be known
You've been hiding far too long
Just stand up and be known
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
You gotta run, run, run into the arms of love
There's only one way to find your help
One place to lose yourself
One way to find your help
So reach out for your hope
Let these arms hold you close
Reach out for your hope
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
You gotta run, run, run into the arms of love
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
You gotta run, run, run into the arms of love
Don't lose heart when you're feeling low
When the road looks long and you don't know
If you have the strength to make it home
You're not on your own
Don't lose heart when you're feeling low
When the road looks long and you don't know
If you have the strength to make it home
You're not on your own
You're not on your own
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
You gotta run, run, run into the arms of love
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
You gotta run, run, run into the arms
Took us 30 something years to see the light
It took a whole lot of tears and sleepless nights
It took the pain of wondering why, wondering why,
Oh why
But now I see every tear we've cried
Is a drop of purpose in the sea of life
And as the water washes over you and I
I can see something holy made of two broken lives
Cause we believe in something bigger than our own lives
We'll keep reaching for someone who's stronger than you and I
And I look back and marvel at the day
When I thought our world would be a perfect place
But now we see through a shattered frame
There's nothing more perfect than the picture of Grace
We can finally see the picture of Grace
Cause we believe in something bigger than our own lives
We'll keep reaching for someone who's stronger than you and I
We need a Savior, one who can heal what is broken tonight
Just one touch, just one word could set everything right
We need a miracle, we need a miracle
Take what is weak and fill it with life
We need a miracle, we need a miracle
Take this water and turn it to wine
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Cause we believe in something bigger than our own lives
We'll keep reaching for someone who's stronger than you and I
We need a Savior, one who can heal what is broken tonight
It's my reality, you don't belong to me
I know we're living on borrowed time
And when I look at you, I can clearly see
A gift that I may only hope for a while
So while we still have time
I'll love you tightly but hold you loosely,
Cause you were never mine
No, you were never mine
I'll love you tightly but one day I'm gonna have to let you fly
Cause you were never really mine
I've learned the hard way, life is a give and take
You've gotta take it one day at a time
And every minute is a chance to breathe it in
Before you know it it will pass us by
So I'll love you tightly but hold you loosely,
Cause you were never mine
No, you were never mine
I'll love you tightly but one day I'm gonna have to let you fly
Cause you were never really mine
Oh yeah
You were never really mine
Some days I catch myself holding you too tight
Cause I know that I can lose you
I don't wanna lose you
Some days I catch myself staring at the time
Cause I know we're gonna lose it
It's gonna fly by
So in the meantime
I'm gonna love you tightly
I'm gonna love you tightly but hold you loosely,
Cause you were never mine
No, you were never mine
I'll love you tightly but one day I'm gonna have to let you fly
Cause you were never really mine
I'll love you tightly
But hold you loosely
Cause one day I'm gonna have to let you fly
Cause you were never really mine
I'm gonna tell you why we keep on coming back
To the same old set of tired and rusty tracks
Dreams fade and wither all the time
But you know when you're born for something in this life
And I'm gonna tell you why we keep on keeping on
Cause a song was made for us and us for a song
It knocks on the door of your heart and you can't deny
But you open up, you let it inside
So I sing at the top of my lungs
Raise my hands and get caught up
It's just one of those things you can't run away from
(One of those things you can't run away from)
One of those things you can't run away from
(One of those things you can't run away from)
And I'm gonna tell you why we keep on singing about
Love and faith and the things that so many people doubt
Oh there's a fire in us, that burns from the inside out
We don't need to water it down
So I sing at the top of my lungs
Raise my hands and get caught up
It's just one of those things you can't run away from
(One of those things you can't run away from)
One of those things you can't run away from
So I sing at the top of my lungs
Raise my hands and get caught up
Well I sing at the top of my lungs
Raise my hands and get caught up
It's one of those things you can't run away from
(One of those things you can't run away from)
It's one of those things you can't run away from
(One of those things you can't run away from)
One of those things you can't run away from
(One of those things you can't run away from)
Yeah, one of those things you can't run away from
Oh I remember being poor lying on the floor
Of a van in the middle of the night
Trying hard to sleep, but I could feel the beat
Of the engine in an uphill fight
One more sleepless night, singing,
Go baby go
Come one get us to one more show
Go baby go
Won't you get us to one more show, oh
A million miles later we're still out on the road
Trying to get a little more sleep
Oh that engine's still burning, but our wheels keep turning
Cause we've got another show to bring
One more sleepless night, singing,
Go baby go
Come one get us to one more show
Go baby go
Won't you get us to one more show, oh
Go baby go
Come one get us to one more show
Go baby go
We will not lose heart
We will not lose hope
When all we see is fading
We trust in what we know
We will never give up
Pressed on every side
Praying for escape
We can see the answer
That You're the only way
We will never give up
We will fix our eyes on the One who will last forever
We will hold on tight to the only real treasure
We will not lose heart
We will not lose hope
We will give our lives to the One who will last forever
We were born into weakness
Fragile by design
So we hold onto Jesus
With everything inside
We will never give up
We will fix our eyes on the One who will last forever
We will hold on tight to the only real treasure
We will not lose heart
We will not lose hope
We will give our lives to the One who will last forever
Greater is the One in us
We will never give up
Power of the Risen Son
We will never give up
We will never give up
We will fix our eyes on the One who will last forever
We will hold on tight to the only real treasure
We will not lose heart
We will not lose hope
We will give our lives to the One who will last forever
We will not lose heart
We will not lose hope
We will give our lives to the One who will last forever
I'm miles away from seeing the story You're writing
When You give and You take, it's hard to embrace (?)
When I'm watching the walls burn to the ground around me
Just wanna know what it is, You're trying to show me
I will walk through the fires of life
I will wait in the darkest of nights
I will follow You into the fight
If that's where You'll lead me
I don't know what You want me to see
But I know where You want me to be
Close to You, nothing between
I'm starting to see why this is called the narrow road
Cause if I wanna walk this way, oh I've gotta stay close
I'll leave anything in the fire to bring us together
I want nothing between my soul and my Savior
I will walk through the fires of life
I will wait in the darkest of nights
I will follow You into the fight
If that's where You'll lead me
I don't know what You want me to see
But I know where You want me to be
Close to You, nothing between
If it comes (?) and You're around me
Let it burn cause You're all I need
You're all I need
I will walk through the fires of life
I will wait in the darkest of nights
I will follow You into the fight
If that's where You'll lead me
I don't know what You want me to see
But I know where You want me to be
Close to You, nothing between
I want nothing between my soul and my Savior
Just to know who You are
To find a way into Your arms
From the wreckage, we are reaching
Out of silence, we are singing
We cannot make it on our own-oh-oh-oh
We need You everywhere we go-oh-oh-oh
To be seen through Your eyes
To have You here on our side
By Your presence, You have healed us
To Your promise, You will lead us
We cannot make it on our own-oh-oh-oh
We need You everywhere we go-oh-oh-oh
You are the hope of so much more
Jesus, without You we cannot make it on our own-oh-oh-oh
We gotta keep our eyes on true hope
Set our hearts on a heavenly home
We gotta keep our eyes on true hope
Set our hearts on a heavenly home
We gotta keep our eyes on true hope
Set our hearts on a heavenly home
We gotta keep our eyes on true hope, true hope, true hope
We cannot make it on our own-oh-oh-oh
We need You everywhere we go-oh-oh-oh
You are the hope of so much more
Jesus, without You we cannot make it on our own-oh-oh-oh
We gotta keep our eyes on true hope
(Oh oh oh oh oh)
Set our hearts on a heavenly home
(Oh oh oh oh oh)
We gotta keep our eyes on true hope
Set our hearts on a heavenly home
It starts in your heart and it
Changes the rhythm of your life
It starts with a spark and it
Turns to a fire burning bright
Out of the darkness, you feel the joy inside
Hey, nothing feels better than this
When the sun comes shining in
It's a new day, you're wide awake
And you feel alive again
Hey yea, hey yea
It burns deep inside,
Changes your world one day at a time
It glows in your soul and it
Reaches the places you thought you could hide
Joy makes you shout into the silence,
Makes you wanna face in [?] the hardest times
Hey, nothing feels better than this
When the sun comes shining in
It's a new day, you're wide awake
And you feel alive again
Nothing feels better than this
The chance to start again
It's a new day and you just can't wait
Cause nothing feels better
Nothing feels better than this
There's gonna be days when you wanna give in
But you can't give in, you can't give up
There's gonna be days when you just can't win
And you need something to get you up
It's more than enough, when you got love inside
Hey yea, hey yea, hey yea
Hey, nothing feels better than this
When the sun comes shining in
It's a new day, you're wide awake
And you feel alive again
Oh, nothing feels better than this
The chance to start again
It's a new day and you just can't wait
Cause nothing feels better
Nothing feels better than this
It's no mystery what the difference is
Between love that lasts and one that's caving in
It takes more than a feeling if you wanna survive
In a world that blurs the lines between wrong right
Trades true love for a compromise
I wanna finish the life we started
I wanna be two old beautiful souls that stayed with it
And in those times our feelings fade I'm gonna give you the one thing
That makes all the difference
Commitment
Some people say, you shouldn't have to change
Somebody should love me exactly the way I am
Maybe it's true, but I'll do whatever it takes
To help you realize that I'm in for life
To lift you up and lay down my pride
Oh yeah
Cause I wanna finish the life we started
I wanna be two old beautiful souls that stayed with it
And in those times our feelings fade I'm gonna give you the one thing
That makes all the difference
You have my commitment
I'm with you, through any kind of weather
I'm with you, sunny days or disaster
I still do, and it's never gonna matter
What we're going through, cause we're in this together
And I wanna finish the way we started
Just two broken souls clinging on to Jesus
We've seen His faithfulness and grace and I wanna love you that way
I wanna finish the life we started
I wanna be two old beautiful souls that stayed with it
And in those times our feelings fade I'm gonna give you the one thing
That makes all the difference
Commitment
Sometimes it's hard to keep believing
In what you can't see
That everything happens for a reason
Even the worst life brings
If you're reaching for an answer
And you don't know what to pray
Just open up the pages
Let His word be your strength
And hold on to the promises (Hold tight)
Hold on to the promises (Alright)
Jesus is alive so hold tight
Hold on to the promises
All things work for the good
Of those who love God
He holds back nothing that will heal you
Not even His own Son
His love is everlasting
His faithfulness unending
Oh, if God is for us who can be against us
So if you feel weak
Neither life, nor death
Could separate us
From the eternal love
I bow my head to pray, I don't know what to say
I'm not sure how to fix the things I'm dealing with
I'm in a desperate place, I need to share the weight
But I just don't know how, to let it all pour out
Though I'm silent, my heart is crying
Cause I was made to come to You
So I pray
God I need You more than words can say
Right here in this moment
You know my heart, You know my need
You know every part of me
So even if it's just to speak Your name
I'm gonna pray
I failed to find the time, but You've been calling out
I let the days go by as if I could live without
But it's gotta be here now, I won't be pulled away
Cause it's just You and I, so let the world around us fade
As I pray
God I need You more than words can say
Right here in this moment
You know my heart, You know my need
You know every part of me
So even if it's just to speak Your name
I'm gonna pray
I'm gonna pray
(Father)
Will You meet me here right now?
(Father)
I surrender, lay it down
(Father)
And every time I close my eyes
I know that I was made
To lift my hands and pray
I lift my hands and pray
You know my heart, You know my need
And every single part of me
So even if it's just to speak Your name
I'm gonna pray
I'm gonna pray
You know my heart, You know my need
You know every part of me
I bring willing words and one heart (?)