The darkest hour's just before the dawn
The bottom dropped out of my world
My mind's reeling caught in no man's land
Break this deadlock for the life of me right to the end
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Wake me, take me
Come ease my pain
Take a stroll down memory lane
Hope for those who remain
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Undying where we dare
A diamond solitaire
Be and end of all
It is the clarion call
Devoting all
So carry the day
Consumed by passion, words cannot convey
And I'll be waiting in the wings
There is more to this than meets the eye
I live and breathe to brave the storm and kiss the night goodbye
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Jewel in the crown
Can't keep a good man down
The force chasing the game
Us restless that we became
A winding lane
For those who break new ground
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Undying where we dare
A diamond solitaire (solitaire)
Be and end of all (end of all)
It is the clarion call
Devoting all
So carry the day
Jewel in the crown
Can't keep a good man down (good man down)
The force chasing the game (chase the game)
Us restless that we became
A winding lane
For those who break new ground
Undying where we dare (undying where we dare)
A diamond solitaire (a diamond solitaire)
Be and end of all (be and end of all)
It is the clarion call (clarion call)
Undying devotion
Carry on, carry on, carry on, ba-dum, ba-dum
Carry on, carry on, carry on, ba-dum, ba-dum
If you are a teacher I am a vessel, oh
So carry on, carry on, carry on, ba-dum, ba-dum
There are ones that lie
And ones that lie underground
The first ones lie;
The second one I lie about.
Carry on.
Think it's a sign, where we're shooting the sun? Ba-dum, da-dum
I put a flag where it didn't belong, ba-dum, da-dum.
You got a heart and I got this big, big, lance
You're a hunter; I'll tend the gun, ba-dum, ba-dum.
No learned has seen the lakes
And I know your hands have
Been in the grave
You beat the path down;
Will you beat the path down?
I will follow the hunter and see what you take.
I don't really want to swim with you;
I don't really want to swim with you;
I don't really want to swim, swim, swim
In the water that you claim or has claimed you.
I don't really want to swim with you;
I don't really want to swim with you;
I don't really want to swim, swim, swim
In the water that you claim or has claimed you.
Da-da da-dum-dum
Carry on
I don't really want to swim, swim, swim
In the water that you claim or has claimed you
Once there was a Holy place
Evidence of God's embrace
And I can almost see Mercy's face
Pressed against the veil
Looking down with longing eyes
Mercy must have realized
That once His blood was sacrificed
Freedom would prevail
And as the sky grew dark
And the earth began to shake
With justice no longer in the way
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Mercy came running
Like a prisoner set free
Past all my failures
To the point of my need
When the sin that I carried
Was all I could see
And when I could not reach mercy
Mercy came running to me
Once there was a broken heart
Way too human from the start
And all the years left it torn apart
Hopeless and afraid
Walls I never meant to build
Left this prisoner unfulfilled
Freedom called but even still
It seemed so far away
I was bound by the chains
From the wages of my sin
Just when I felt like giving in
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Sometimes I still feel so far
So far from where I really should be
He gently calls to my heart
Just to remind me
Almighty God,
The Great I Am
Immovable Rock,
Omnipotent, Powerful
Awesome Lord
Victorious Warrior,
Commanding King of Kings,
Mighty Conqueror
And the only time
the only time I ever saw Him run
Was when He ran to me
He took me in His arms,
Held my head to His chest
Said "My Son's come home again".
Lifted my face,
Wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said "Son, do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise when God ran
The day I left Home
I knew I'd broken His heart
I wondered then if
Things could ever be the same
Then one night
I remembered His love for me
And down that dusty road,
Ahead I could see
It was the only time,
It was the only time
I ever saw Him run.
And then...
He ran to me
He took me in His arms,
Held my head to His chest
Said "My Son's come home again".
Lifted my face,
Wiped the tears from my eyes
With forgiveness in His voice
He said "Son, do you know I still love you?"
He caught me by surprise.
And He brought me to my knees.
When God ran...
I saw Him run to me.
Bridge:
I was so ashamed,
All alone, and so far away.
But now I know
He's been waiting for this day...
I saw Him run to me,
He took me in His arms,
Held my head to His chest,
Said "My Son's come home again!"
Lifted my face,
Wiped the tears from my eyes,
With forgiveness in His voice
I felt His love for me again.
He ran to me,
He took me in His arms,
Held my head to His chest,
Said "My Son's come home again!"
Lifted my face,
Wiped the tears from my eyes,
With forgiveness in His voice
He said "Son"
He called me Son.
He said "Son,
Do you know I still love You?"
He ran to me (When God Ran)
(I saw Him run to me)
And then I ran to Him
(When God ran)
When God ran
My mouth's been full with the waste we made especially for a night like this.
For Quite some time now, I've carried all this weight
Just to prove to you and the rest of these critics that I can.
When my Skin stretches to fill the great growing void I'll give it all back.
Give it all back.
I'm hardening that soft spot you've been abusing all along
I think it best that you take this now
Cause what I need is a place of my own
Another promise broken
Another word kept silent
You're saving all the bad for a rainy day
Well the sun isn't shining
When my skin stretches to fill the great growing void ill give it all back.
Lift high, your brazen calf
Praise him, for we are helpless
Every night you serve two masters,
Your hands are blistered
How long till we see you for what you really are?
Remove the mask
Your face is dirty
No prayers are ever gonna save you
You're on your own now
Why did you turn on us when we needed you the most?
You bound our outstretched hands and severed them at joint
So how are we to forgive and forget when I can taste the lust on your breath
You're pathetic and it makes me sick
Sick to my stomach, to be in love with a cancer
Every night you'd sell us out for the minute of sanity
To fly high above the trees
Yet you never made it off the ground
You make me sick
Get off your knees
That look is getting old, even for you
I refuse to be your crutch anymore.
He loves to hear the wind sing
As it whistles through the
Pines on mountain hills
And He loves to
Hear the raindrops
As they splash to the ground
In a magic melody
He smiles in sweet approval
As the waves crash to
The rocks in harmony
Creation joins in unity
To sing to Him majestic symphonies,
But His favorite song of all
Is the song of the redeemed
When lost sinners now made clean
Lift their voices loud and strong
When those purchased by His blood
Lift to Him a song of love
There's nothing more He'd rather hear
Nor so pleasing to His ear
As His favorite song of all
And He loves to hear
The angels as they sing a
"Holy, Holy is the Lamb"
(Holy, Holy is the Lamb)
Heaven's choirs in harmony
Lift up praises to the Great I Am
(Hallelujah, Hallelujah)
But He lifts His hands
For silence when the wicked,
Saved by grace, begin to sing
And a million angels listen
As the newborn soul sings,
"I've been redeemed!"
'Cause His favorite song of all
Is the song of the redeemed
When lost sinners now made clean
Lift their voices loud and strong
When those purchased by His blood
Lift to Him a song of love
There's nothing more He'd rather hear
Nor so pleasing to His ear
As His favorite song of all
It's not just melodies and harmonies
That captures His attention
It's not just clever lines and phrases
That causes Him to stop and listen
But when any heart set free
Washed and bought by Calvary
Begins to sing
That's His favorite song of all
Is the song of the redeemed
When lost sinners now made clean
Lift their voices loud and strong
When those purchased by His blood
Lift to Him a song of love
There's nothing more He'd rather hear
Nor so pleasing to His ear
As His favorite song of all
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lamb
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
(That's His Favorite Song of All)
Holy, Holy, Holy is the Lamb
Hallelujah, Hallelujah
This is not what it seems
This ain't no cozy little dream
This ain't no mysterious way, no no
This is just another Sunday
I die alone
On Via Dolorosa
I carry my burden alone
On Via Dolorosa
I'm dragged down by the stone
On Via Dolorosa
I carry my burden alone
On Via Dolorosa
This ain't no universal mastermind
This ain't no projection of one of a kind
This ain't no religious highway
No, this is just another Sunday
Shoulders down
Leg out
Bend over
Lips pout
Back out
Shoulders wide
Lift em up
Don't touch
I got a proposition, if you want it
If you want it
Tell you to let me run some game on ya
Game on ya
Undress me with you eye
You're in for a surprise
What underneath my exteri-eri-eri-erior
You do your best to put your name on it
Name on it
But you could never put your claim on it
Claim on it
Create you fantasy
What you wanna be
Check the reflection in the mirror-irr-irr-or
I know you like it
The way you do it private
You can't deny it
Just wanna please you
Blow out you candle in my birthday suit
Surprise
Just let me make your night
I'll do you like you like
I'll fulfill your needs
Keep your tip, this one on me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
I can make it if you want it
You been real good and I can tell you on your best behavior
Slowly, I remove all my articles of clothing and I
Let you come and sneak a peak
What's behind door number three
Take off your blindfold to see clear-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar-ar
The walls are talking 'bout the things we doing
Put me in charge like a bed moving
This is the center ring
Come on, come on, let's see
The main attraction like the Wrigley Brother-other-other
It's so erotic
Here's goes, I got a pocket
Full of candy with you favorite flavors
You can have it now or later
Don't you wanna taste
Don't have no time to waste
I got some tasty cakes
My filling's so sweet
And it's good enough to eat
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
I can make it if you want it
Shoulders down
Leg out
Bend over
Lips pout
Back out
Shoulders wide
Lift em up
Don't touch
And I just can't stop my clothes from coming down
And we only got tonight so make it now
And I got you on the edge of you seat
Anticipating my strip tease
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
You know you want my strip tease
You wanna see me
I can make it if you want it