1. |
Keeper of the Fire
05:52
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Keeper of the Fire
Hide me here in the cleft of the rock
And place Your hand over me
Shield my eyes as Your glory passes by
It's more than I can bear to see
I have come through the desert
Rested with your angel there awhile
You called to me under a dry and lifeless tree
Hopeless and lost and ready to die
Chorus:
Now I am here at the centre of it all
And You're closer than I could dare to dream
Keeper of the fire and the wind
Whisper Your name to me
I get caught up in this moment
Where everything seems so clear
And I drink deep of heaven's perfect peace
And there's no room left to fear
You have fed me by the river
And brought Your Ravens to my side
Through the years of drought I spent in the widow's house
The jar of oil did not run dry
Chorus:
Now I am here at the centre of it all
And You're closer than I could dare to dream
Keeper of the fire and the wind
Whisper Your name to me
Chorus:
Now I am here at the centre of it all
And You're closer than I could dare to dream
Keeper of the fire and the wind
Whisper Your name to me
Whisper Your name...
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2. |
Never Been to War
04:09
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Never Been to War
I was born beside cool water
I'm the son of a preacher's daughter
And I've never been to war
I was raised with a firm right hand
My father is a good man
And I've never been to war
Chorus 1:
There's a little hope inside every song I sing
Try to let it go, it just comes right back again
Oh these mountains will make diamonds out of ordinary men
I believe it all, but then, I have never been to war
So spin me out across
mirrored faces, timeless spaces
Where the blue sky meets the land
For I am graced by
Wind and sunshine spray and straight lines
Make my bed upon the sand
Chorus 2:
There's a little hope inside every song I sing
Tried to let it go, it just comes right back again
Oh these rivers, they will leave you in the company of friends
I have seen through to the end, though I've never been to war
Bridge:
And in a moment this will all be over
Close your eyes and wiggle your toes
We are headed toward some glorious transformation
And what we shall become, no one really knows
I am wading
under moonlight bathed in starlight
Somewhere out beyond the shore
Would you meet me
On that morning, oh my soul is yearning
To hear the lions at the door
Chorus 3:
There's a little hope inside every song I sing
Try to let it go, it just comes right back again
We are wandering here like beggars, someday soon we will be kings
As though waking from a dream
Though I've never...
Oh I've never been to war
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3. |
A Clean Break
03:34
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A Clean Break
Let's make a clean break
Let's make a fresh start
Turn over a new leaf
Skip right to the best part
Hitch up the wagons
We're headed West
We've heard of fertile fields over hill and vale
But baby we ain't been there yet
You're a good woman and I know your will is strong
But this well's been drawn
And honey it's time for moving on
It's been a good run
We've put up a good fight
We've worked our hands raw
We've stayed up worrying into the night
But there are golden fields
Somewhere under a blue sky
You tell me this land is our home
But I see that faraway look in your eyes
And no one believed you'd ever hold this long
You proved them wrong
But honey it's time for moving on
Bridge:
We've sown good seed in this soil, here
But somehow we only get dust
We could press on, but darlin' I fear
We're in for more sorrow and heartache and rust
Before it's too late,
Let's make a clean break
...You're a good woman and I know your will is strong
But this well's been drawn
And honey it's time for moving on
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4. |
Miracle
04:15
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Miracle
Prayers all ricochet off the ceiling
Feels like heaven's made of brass
What could this silence be revealing
How long will your indifference last
I have kept my way blameless
There is no blood on these hands
Bent my knee in your temple
And I am not a greedy man
Oh, but I could use a miracle tonight
Oh I could use a miracle tonight
Why do the wicked seem to prosper
While the righteous live in need
And still our prayers go unanswered
Why won't you listen to my plea
Oh I could use a miracle tonight
Oh I could use a miracle tonight
Come quickly to my aid Lord
rend the heavens and come down
Hear your servant in the hour of need
Till then, there's no help to be found
And I could use a miracle tonight
Oh I could use a miracle tonight
Oh I could use a miracle tonight
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5. |
Ghost in the Halls
04:16
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Ghost in the Halls
My heart's an old house
With a ghost in the halls
There are creaks in my floorboards
And fingerprints on the walls
And as hard as I try
To pretend You're not there
I hear the shuffling of feet
As we pass on the stairs
Chorus 1:
And You don't know when to quit
I have cast You out more times
than I care to admit
How long will we carry on this way
How long do You intend to stay, stay, stay
Like and old ocean liner
On a dark Arctic sea
I have sailed these rough waters
Filled with ice and debris
You're the salty old captain
With the wheel in his grip
And a stubborn commitment
to go down with this ship
Chorus 2:
And You don't know when to quit
I have mutinied more times
than I care to admit
How long will we carry on this way
How long do You intend to stay, stay, stay
Bridge:
I have drowned You in bourbon
tranquilized You with gin
smoked You out like a bandit
You keep waltzing back in
And so we are caught
In this cosmic stalemate
I'm the desolate moon
Resigned to my fate
But You are the star
Shine Your light on my face
And hold me in orbit
As we go spinning through space
Chorus 3:
And You don't know when to quit
But Your love will outlast
my attempts to resist
How long will we carry on this way
Promise me You'll never leave
and I'll come around someday...
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6. |
The Weight of a Dream
03:17
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Weight of a Dream
Me and the Magic Man went for a long drive
On past the desert of rejection one day, he said
"I was a prodigy, I was a rising star
I never dreamed my life would turn out this way
Call it a misdirection, call it a sleight of hand
I never get to choose my own cards
Maybe it's out there, floating in the ether
Maybe it's decided somewhere, written in the stars"
You can spend your life, waiting for that phone call
Nothing's ever as good as it seems
We're all straining toward that horizon
Struggling under the weight of a dream
I knew a Geographer, let's call him "Bob"
He couldn't read a map to save his life, he said
"I spent years wandering in circles
Now I'm just trying to get home to my wife.
Call it a premonition, maybe it's my addled mind
I start to worry when things go a little too good
Sometimes I close my eyes and squint into the future
Where I write comic books in a house in the woods."
You can spend your life, waiting for that phone call
Nothing's ever as bad as it seems
We're all straining toward that horizon
Struggling under the weight of a dream
Bridge:
And the Moneyman laughs, oh cause he knows
it's all just a game
We talk about werewolves and dream that we're heroes
and sail ships through puddles in the rain
Michael's a baker, used to be a preacher, maybe he's an angel,
Even the Magic Man can't tell.
He says, everything's rising like bread in the oven
Some day we'll get there and all will be well.
You can spend your life, waiting for that phone call
Nothing's ever as good as it seems
We're all straining toward that horizon
Struggling under the weight of a dream
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7. |
I Got Shoes
03:52
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I Got Shoes
Oh, oh, I got shoes
Oh, oh, I got shoes
Oh, oh, I got shoes
Oh, oh, I got shoes
I got shoes, you got shoes
All of God's children got shoes
When I get to heaven gonna put on my shoes
Gonna walk all over God's Heaven. Heaven
Everybody talkin' 'bout Heaven ain't goin' there
Heaven. heaven. Gonna walk all over God's Heaven
I got a robe, you got a robe
All of God's children got a robe
When I get to heaven gonna put on my robe
Gonna walk all over God's Heaven. Heaven
Everybody talkin' 'bout Heaven ain't goin' there
Heaven. heaven. Gonna walk all over God's Heaven
I got a crown, you got a crown
All of God's children got a crown
When I get to heaven gonna put on my crown
Gonna walk all over God's Heaven. Heaven
Everybody talkin' 'bout Heaven ain't goin' there
Heaven. heaven. Gonna walk all over God's Heaven
I got a song, you got a song
All of God's children got a song
When I get to heaven gonna sing a new song
Gonna walk all over God's Heaven. Heaven
Everybody talkin' 'bout Heaven ain't goin' there
Heaven. heaven. Gonna walk all over God's Heaven
Oh, ooh, I got shoes
Oh, ooh, I got shoes
Oh, ooh, I got shoes
Oh, ooh, I got shoes
And It won't be Heaven 'til we all got shoes
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8. |
Make a Way
04:08
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Make A Way
We're hemmed in
Pressed down and whittled thin
Tangled in a fowler's snare
Underground
Too deep to hear a sound
Desperately we gasp for air
Through all of our trials
Make a way, make a way
We wait here groaning day after day
Long You have been my shield and my stay
We ask You, Oh Lord
Make a way
My enemies
Have made a fool of me
Even now they taunt me in my grief
Rise to my defence
Uphold my innocence
Surely You can bring some relief
Through all of our trials
Make a way, make a way
We wait here groaning day after day
Long You have been my shield and my stay
We ask You, Oh Lord
Make a way
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9. |
Captivated
03:01
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Captivated
Eyes to see the sun rise o'er the lake
Skies of blue and grey
I pause to take it in
And turn it o'er again
I am captivated
Rise to glimpse the last few morning stars
Light years away from ours
Around their orbits race
Suspended by this grace
I am captivated
Vast the realms which tether all of this
Quarks and synapses
A Universe so small
Though I can't grasp it all
I am captivated
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10. |
Contrition
03:49
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Contrition
All the palms I have laid at Your feet
are now the ashes that cover over me
I have nothing but contrition to bring
Oh, repentance is my only offering
All the vows I have made in my zeal
Were as reckless as a drunk behind the wheel
I have nothing but contrition to bring
Oh, repentance is my only offering
But You have made a way for me
And I will not despair
I will come on bended knee
You will do the rest
I am choking on the smoke
from all the bridges I have burned
I have scuttled all my ships
and there are lessons I have learned
I have nothing but contrition to bring
Oh, repentance is my only offering
But You have made a way for me
And I will not despair
I will come on bended knee
You will do the rest
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11. |
Night Prayer
04:24
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Night Prayer
It is night, night is for stillness
Let us be still in the presence of God
After a long day of labours and troubles
Day's last light fades and the shadows grow long
What has been done has been done
And all we have left undone
Dear child, let it be
Let it be
In this night, darkness reminds us
We face much evil without and within
Cast your fears, and all of your struggles
Onto the One who can pardon your sin
All of your dread and your fears
All of your sins and your tears
Fear not, child and sleep
Let it be
Even now, shrouded in darkness
We know the night will give way to the dawn
Morning shall break, and bring its new mercies
And all of creation will break forth in song
'Til then, grant Your peace
To all those who have no peace
Oh Lord, let it be
Let it be
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