LYRICS

• ANOTHER DAY
• KILLERS & THIEVES
• OUTSIDERS
• SORROW SCARS EP

• ANOTHER DAY

  I drag my feet like the weight of the world is on my shoulders.
  I hang my head and wonder how I could sink any lower.

  Help me find a way out
  I need an escape
  I’ve gotten lost
  Help me find my way
  Lead me back to you
  Take me in your arms
  Show me what it’s like
  To be safe from harm.

  I’ve run so far and
  I’ve been gone so long that I’ve forgot, all the beauty of your light.
  Can’t live another day
  Another day without you
  Can’t live another day
  Without you in my life.

  I’m losing ground the enemy is too strong
  for a wounded soldier.
  I hang my head like the battle is lost,
  like the war is over.

  Running away was the worst mistake I’ve ever made
  Take me back and show me that I can be saved.
  

• SET FIRE

  I’ve built my life on lies

  A rotting foundation all based on sand

  I’ve ruined all your plans

  They turn to dust when they are in my hands

  Just wash it away

  Set fire to this house
  
Burn it to the ground

  Things will be different now
  
We’ll start over somehow

  I’ve let you down again

  The promises I’ve made all turned to lies
  I’ve stabbed you in the back
  
I took you for granted one too many times

  Wash it away

  Break me down
  Make me something new

  Break me down

  Make me just like You
  

  INTO MY ARMS

  He left
  
He walked away

  With no chance to say good bye

  Without a thought to how it would hurt you
  He didn’t care how much you cried

  He walked away

  Never giving a reason

  Not even phased by his betrayal

  Never concerned with how you felt

  Run into my arms

  I’m waiting here for you
  
Run into my arms

  I’m always here for you

  You left
  You walked away

  Following in his footsteps

  Without a thought to what you’ve become
  Never concerned with what’s inside
  
You just walked away

  While only treating the symptoms
  Pretending there’s not a problem

  Ignoring the cancer within
  

  GUIDE ME HOME

  Lost and confused

  I’m searching for a way
  
A way back to the place
  When I was innocent

  Time has passed things have changed

  You guide me home
  
When I’ve lost my way
  You guide me home

  When I run away
  
No matter how far I’ve gone

  You’re always right there

  No matter if I just run
  
You guide me
  

  Broken and trapped

  I stumble through the dark
  
I need a way to escape
  Back into Your arms

  Through it all You’re the same

  I can’t live without You

  I can’t make it alone

  I can’t live without you

  I can’t make it on my own
  

  THE MIRROR

  I know you’re full of questions
  You wonder why I’d leave
  The fact is that you left
  But you like to say that is was me
  You spew your words of venom
  You speak your of your pain
  I’ve bridged the gap between us
  
But you refuse to meet halfway

  I don’t believe that you mean the things you say
  
You know the truth it wasn’t always this way
  
Just close your eyes and think back to the day
  
When I held you close and took away your pain
  

  You sulk back in silence
  It’s how you mask the pain
  You point your finger at everyone else and pass the blame
  Your blinded by your anger
  You hide away in shame
  
I’ve given everything and said all there is to say
  

  I don’t know why you always run away

  You’ve walked this road before
  
It always ends the same

  Look in the mirror
  Inward lies the truth
Look in the mirror
  Change starts with you

  *This song was written for my brother in law. It’s what I felt that God was saying to him. He grew up in a Christian home and knew the right things to say. He knew the truth but still made the wrong choices. I wrote this so he could see that I have been where he is at.
  

  NIGHT FROM DAY

  We march into ruin
  
We race right into pain
  
We plan our destruction
  
All the while shunning what keeps up safe
  
Keep me from being buried in this self made grave

  Only you can save us now
  
Only you can get us out
  See the mess we’ve made
  
We’ve strayed so far
  
We can’t tell the night from day

  
We plunge into darkness
  
We’re prone to run away

  We’re flawed creations

  We’re bent on destroying every plan that You’ve made
  

  KILLERS & THIEVES

  Suddenly I’m awake
  
The scales fall from my eyes
  
I start to seek the truth and begin to realize
  
I’m a killer
  I’m a thief

  I’ve got nothing you need
  
I’m wounded and I’m scarred
  But you heal broken hearts
  Just take me as I am

  An empty heartless man
  
Hold me in Your arms
  
Give me life again

  I live for the day
  When You’ll call my name
  
I’ve got just one wish
  Just to see your face

  We stumble through the dark

  Lost in this endless night

  Only You know where we are
  
Only You can give us sight

  The darkness fades away

  Day chases off the night

  We see ourselves in the light and start to realize


  We’re Killers
  We’re thieves
  We’ve got nothing You need
  We’re wounded and we’re scarred
  But You heal broken hearts
  Just take us as we are
  Empty heartless mire
  Hold us in You hands
  Give us life again
  

  2000 Miles

  Silence fills the void between us
  
Heartache reminds me I’m gone

  You tears flood the empty hallways
  Each time I leave you

  2000 Miles away
  
I still feel your hand in mine

  I hang on each word you say
  
I dream about you day and night

  Nothing can keep me away from you

  Your voice fills the depths of my mind
  
Each night I lie awake alone

  Take solace in knowing I’ll come back
  
Each time I leave you

  
I know I don’t deserve you
  And my words seem insincere
  

  STONES

  *Instrumental
  

  RIGHT IN FRONT OF ME

  Darkness fills the sky above me
  
Clouds hang low the sea is haunting

  I can’t go on if I’m alone

  The tide is high the water’s rising
  
I’m losing hope this ship’s capsizing

  I can’t go on if I’m alone


  But gently you remind me

  You’re always there standing right beside me

  I can’t see
  What’s right in front of me

  You’re always there
  To lead me home

  The nights are long once the sun sets
  
As darkness falls fear takes its grip
  
I can’t go on if I’m alone
  
The night has pushed away the day

  I’m over whelmed I’ve lost my way

  I can’t go on if I’m alone
  

  WHAT MATTERS

  We will time to move slowly as the moments pass
  
We dream of days we’ve lost while clinging to our past
  If we all could wake up and see life as it is

  A passing cloud of smoke a momentary breath

  Show me what it is that matters

  Focus every breath I take

  Take my Life broken and tattered

  Remake me for Your sake

  Mistakes from my past haunt me everyday

  I think of all I’ve done
  
How can I be saved
  
Breath on me new life
  
I know there’s more than this
  Wake me up inside
  
Show me how to live

  Reshape my life and make me new

  Just make my mind’s focus You
  
Take every part of who I am
  
Give me direction help me stand
  

• CON MAN

  I’ve heard the lies you offer
  I’ve fallen for them all before
  The more you try the more I’ll fight
  And I’ll just hate you even more
  You don’t have your claws in me
  The chains are broken now I’m free
  You’re like a wasp without its wings
  You’ve got no bite
  You’ve got no sting

  You don’t have a hold on me
  I will not bend to the power you had over me
  I will never bow
  I will never break
  The man I was is dead
  I’m not the same anymore

  I’ve seen the masks you wear
  You’ve fooled me more than once before
  Like a lamb led to the slaughter
  You had me weakened to the core
  Your words don’t mean
  Anything to me
  You’re wounded now
  And I’ll watch you bleed
  

  OUTSIDER

  All my cries
  Fall on deaf ears
  You’ve built your walls up through the years
  You shut me out of your life
  You turn your back on what’s right
  Now you’re weak and all alone
  Your demons attack from all sides

  Can you see
  What I’ve done for you
  The outsider
  I know your pain
  I’ve been there too
  The outsider
  
  I know you’re scared
  And you’re so alone
  You’ve never been so far from home

  I gave it all
  So you could have it all
  

  PIERCING THE DARKNESS

  I hear the cries of the lost
  Piercing the darkness
  I hear the screams of the hopeless
  Breaking the silence
  I see their empty faces
  Searching for answers
  I hear their voices calling
  Begging for solace

  Can you bring the hope
  Into the endless night
  Though the darkness
  Can you be the light
  Can you save them
  Show them the truth
  Guide each step we take
  Can you light the way

  So many of us are chosen
  Few of us heed the call
  Cause we all live for ourselves
  And never consider the cost
  While this world is dying around us
  We sit in the pews and watch
  How can we stand by so idle
  While they all fall around us

  Who will be the one to take them the answers
  Who will be the one to show them the truth
  

  CLAIM YOUR PRIZE

  You paint such
  A beautiful picture
  A wonderful disguise
  To hide all of your lies

  You will never claim your prize
  All you’ll find is busted chains and broken ties
  You will never claim your prize
  I won’t be your victim despite all your lies

  You conned me
  With flawless endeavors
  Your plans were just a ruse
  To leave me weak and used

  I see through the masks you wear
  I won’t fall in your traps anymore
  

  THEN YOU CAME

  Deeper I sink
  Into this pit I’ve dug for myself
  Further I fall
  I’m no longer the king of my own hill
  I’ve made my bed
  Now I lie on these sores alone and empty
  I’ve built my house on this foundation of sand

  Without You here I can’t go on
  Without You here I’ll fall

  Then You came
  You took me broken
  Healed my wounds
  Then You came
  You took this failure
  Gave me purpose

  Weak and undone
  I feel my life falling apart
  By flaw or design
  Nothing is as I planned
  Despite my intent all my goals slip from my grasp
  The plans I’ve made
  All amount to nothing

  You saved me from this place when I’d given up
  If I can see Your face then You’ll lift me up
  

  DON'T GIVE UP

  I know where you’re headed
  I know where you are
  I see where you’re going
  As you stumble through the dark
  I know your life seems hard
  You think all hope is gone
  I know you feel alone
  You think that I am gone

  Don’t give up
  Don’t loose your faith again
  Don’t give up
  I’m with you ’til the end

  I see each of your scars
  The ones you try to hide
  I know you’re life seems hard
  You think all hope is lost

  I’ll never abandon you
  I’ll never forsake my child
  

  VOID INSIDE ME

  It feels like forever
  Since I fell into Your arms
  It feels like forever
  Since I was safe from harm

  Life’s to short
  To waste away from You

  You fill the void inside me
  
  I was blind to think
  There were secrets I could keep
  You see all I’ve hidden
  All I’ve locked away so deep
  

  CRY OF THE LOST

  Here we are so broken
  We have nothing of worth
  But everything we offer up is Yours
  You know all about us
  You know our past mistakes
  But You welcome us home with open arms

  I cry out Your name
  Here me now

  We are
  Sinners looking for forgiveness
  We are
  Lost and waiting to be found
  You are
  Light that guides us in the darkness
  You are
  Hope that lifts us off the ground

  Here we are betrayers
  We kick the dirt at You
  We’ve brought You only shame and caused You only pain
  You know our deepest thoughts
  We spit into Your face
  Despite our wrongs You chose to take our place
  

  WHEN YOU'RE HERE

  I call out Your name but I hear no reply
  Where are You where have You gone
  I need You more than ever
  I wish You were her
  I feel so alone
  I miss the warmth of Your embrace
  I need You more than ever

  When you’re here
  All the shadows disappear
  When you’re here
  I see everything so clear

  I’ve faced pain before
  But nothing like this storm
  Now I’m sinking deeper down
  It goes on forever
  Please just take my hand I need to know You’re there
  I’ve been away from You so long
  It feels like forever
  

  MAKE ME NEW

  I grow old and jaded
  My innocence fades
  In my arrogance
  I slip so far away
  Like a child who’s lost
  I grow angry and scared
  The more that I fall
  The more I wish You were there
  You still love me through all the pain
  Even when I turned my back
  You never turned away

  I can hear Your voice
  Calling out my name
  I can’t see You there
  The dark clouds block Your face

  Selfishness consumes me
  I wreck the plans You’ve made
  In my arrogance I run further from Your way
  Like a prisoner
  I try so hard to escape
  But no matter where I go I can’t hide from Your grace

  You make me new
  

• THIS CHANGE

  I fought you tooth and nail
  I don’t want your help
  I can make it myself
  You gave me a roadmap
  You showed me the way
  But I threw it all back in your face

  I fall to my knees
  Beg to be free
  You say you’ll unlock my chains
  If I give you the keys

  I’m in this desert on my own
  Dust in my lungs
  My mouth dry as stone
  I’m still trapped on this road all alone
  It never takes me back
  Never leads me home

  I won’t fight you
  Not any more

  I can’t stop this change
  I feel life course through my veins
  I won’t fight this
  I’ll never be the same
  

  RESCUED ME

  It is not desperation
  So obvious
  Like the fire from a thousands suns
  I burn for you

  I’d give up everything just to be
  Back in your arms

  You found me in the darkness
  You rescued me, rescued me
  You brought life to the lifeless
  You rescued me, rescued me

  I keep turning back to the poison
  I know it kills
  But it’s beauty draws me in

  You
  

  GIVE ME YOUR VOICE

  I was blinded by
  Such a beautiful lie
  A false hope
  Lured me in

  And I cried
  Save me

  Give me your voice
  So I can speak the word that you want me to say
  Give me your voice
  I’ve lost my way
  Give me your voice
  Though the waves are crashing around me
  And I won’t drown

  I was lost inside
  All I believed was a lie
  I fall down
  Broke again

  I’m going under
  Lift my head above the waves
  I’m treading water
  As I gasp for breath in pain
  

  SORROW SCARS

  I see the way you look at me
  With desperate eyes
  I hear the way you call my name
  With a tremble in your voice
  I don’t pretend to understand
  All the pain that you’ve gone through
  All I can do for you
  Is offer up my hand

  We’ve both seen this act before
  How you played the victim
  You gave your holes just like you bled
  And you’re falling in
  I see through your cheap charades

  Sorrow Scars
  Your broken heart
  The past entangles you
  You won’t let it go
  Sorrow Scars
  Your broken heart
  Your pain weighs you down
  You have to let it go

  I understand you have your fears
  And I’ve been there
  I want to know why you stay here
  Soaking up the lies
  Still in this place of broken hearts
  And shattered hopes and dreams
  Even at this depth
  There is forgiveness

  Change
  Is never easy
  

  WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF

  I’m tired of being the one
  Asking all the questions
  I’m tired of being the one
  Left all alone in the dark
  I need some kind of answer
  I need some kind of sign that you are there
  And that you’re always with me

  And I can’t always
  See your hand

  And I know
  That you’re always with me
  And I know
  You never left my side
  And I can’t
  Make my next step without your life

  I see you always there
  Moving right beside me
  But I feel like I have been left out in the cold
  You say you have a plan
  There’s a method to this madness I live in
  And you’re in control

  Show me what you’re made of
  Show me what you’ve got