Fragments as a Prelude

LYRICS

All I Want

I look into all the histories and literature

And try to decide

If we are hollow men, empty souls,

Shadows of the implied.

I sit and contemplate for about two seconds,

My understanding just collapses

A realization that can never be, never was,

But now, perhaps is.

I might have a lot of profound things to say.

I might have a lot of profound things to do.

Everything is so profound,

But all I really want is you.

Ransacked memories inside my head,

Conscious, subconscious, collective or not.

Analyzed. Vandalized. Pretty much the same thing,

They muddle up whatever you got.

All the philosophers and all of the fools

All of their selfish, self-centered, exegetic golden rules:

Look inside. Reach for the stars.

When I needed to look down and reach for the scars.

I might have a lot of profound things to say.

I might have a lot of profound things to do.

Everything is so profound,

But all I really want is you.

Here’s a clock without any time

And a book without a page.

Space without dimension.

Antiquity without age.

Here’s a light without darkness

And a wedding without a guest.

Love without conditions

And the least becoming the best.

I might have a lot of profound things to say.

I might have a lot of profound things to do.

Everything is so profound,

But all I really want is you.

Confession

I have broken all my promises,

What a mess I’ve made.

Sincerity into shadow

Step by little step I fade.

On and on, it’s always the same.

Everyone thinks that I am kind

But it’s all pretend.

Covering up my selfishness,

Covering up who I am.

On and on, it’s always the same.

Confession, it brings peace to the soul

But there’s a problem—

I don’t want you to know who I am.

I don’t know where to begin.

I’m not the person you think

And I don’t want you to know all my sin.

Everyone says they want honesty

Until you tell them the truth.

And everyone speaks forgiveness,

Until they actually have to.

All in all, it’s always the same.

Confession, it brings peace to the soul

But there’s a problem—

I don’t want you to know who I am.

I don’t know where to begin.

I’m not the person you think

And I don’t want you to know all my sin.

Don’t Go Back

I’m just here to remind you

That you can’t see in the dark.

Especially when its been so bright

And your eyes are used to the light.

Why would you even go there?

But one lie leads to another.

No matter your blind arrogance.

No matter your blind evidence.

Don’t go back in the dark.

Don’t chase the shadows

There’s nothing for you there.

For a moment—sweet seduction.

But in a moment—bitter destruction.

You should’ve known better,

Look at the grace that you wear.

Yeah it’s easier, I’ll admit it.

But you’re trading your joy for despair.

Don’t go back to the dark.

I know where you’re standing

It’s a place that I’ve been.

I’m not going to judge you

I’m just going to hold out my hand.

I want to embrace you

With the forgiveness of our Lord.

Hold you and love you

Like He’s done a million times for me before.

Here’s His love.

Here’s His love….

Everything New

I just want to say I’m sorry

I’m so bad at trusting you.

I just want to say I’m sorry

I’m so bad at loving you.

I don’t want to be the child

Who’s always apologizing.

I want to be the one that loves

Shows you I love you

With all of my heart.

Jesus come inside

And fill me with truth,

Make everything new.

The old is all gone

And all I want is you.

Autograph my heart.

Burn your name into my soul

With the fire of your holiness

And your grace so powerful.

Take away all my foolishness.

Take away my selfish pride.

Overwhelm me with your sacredness,

You divinity, and you crucified.

Jesus come inside

And fill me with truth,

Make everything new.

The old is all gone

And all I want is you.

Flying Through Space

You can stumble with your sin.

You can stumble with your guilt.

You can stumble with all your righteous struggles

With your will.

But don’t just stand there.

You can turn into a prophet.

You can turn into a thief.

You can be there right beside Him

When you barely have belief.

But don’t just stand there.

I had a dream that I was flying through space,

But then I hit the ground and smashed my face.

There was a time

When everything was clear –

Embracing my first love,

Embracing my first fear

Where did my heart go?

I guess it fell asleep.

I guess it just got old.

Neglected and alone

Just like my soul.

Where did I go?

I had a dream that I was flying through space,

But then I hit the ground and smashed my face.

There comes a choice:

Two paths diverge

But you can never tell which one’s been traveled most

Or traveled least.

Or if they merge.

They say that one is narrow

And one is wide.

One leads to destruction

And one leads to forgiveness

Because a savior died.

I had a vision I was flying through space

And never came back down, but floated up to grace.

Give in to Faith

By God’s goodness we’ve been saved

There’s nothing we could ever do.

It’s all His unrelenting grace.

Trust in the love He has for you.

Give in to faith

Walk on water

Cast a mountain into the sea

Heal the blind and lame

Set the captive free

Give in to faith

Just imagine a tiny seed

That’s more faith than you’ll ever need

Cause it’s not you, it’s Him

His power and His glory, just give in.

Give in to faith

Walk on water

Cast a mountain into the sea

Heal the blind and lame

Set the captive free

Give in to faith

Let’s go walk on water

Let’s throw a mountain into the sea

Heal the blind and lame

Let’s go set a prisoner free

Give in to faith

My Sin

I need to say this

Without hiding behind the rhymes.

Without diminishing my responsibilities

By making it poetic.

People are hurt. But my sin is ever always only against you, my God.

When will I get that?

I guess I’m comprehending just a little better

When I see all around me worse and worse

But you choose to single me out

And touch me.

Losing a lot. But my sin is ever always only against you, my God.

My God, my God. You know it only takes one wrong deed.

It only takes a fraction of a little part of me to fall and destroy the whole.

Still dying.

Crucified. But my sin is ever always only against you, my God.

Nothing

Here comes that hissing voice, within, without,

Tempting your behavior.

Maybe a little slip, a soft white lie

Or maybe full blown failure

And for a moment you turn back into

The person that you despise.

You turn away from the Father who loves you

To the father of lies.

But nothing can separate us from God’s love.

Not height or depth, life or death,

Things right now or things to come

Nothing is strong enough, there is no power,

Nor angels or creatures or even ourselves.

Nothing can separate us from God’s love.

Everything just piles up and falls back down.

It’s more than you can bear.

The circumstance has turned, flipped around.

Hopeless. Silent prayer.

And for a moment you lose your way,

Your hope, your strength, your will.

You look around for the Father who loves you.

And he is waiting there still.

But nothing can separate us from God’s love.

Not height or depth, life or death,

Things right now or things to come

Nothing is strong enough, there is no power,

Nor angels or creatures or even ourselves.

Nothing can separate us from God’s love.

No. Nothing!

Winter

We’re both gonna get old

With two broken hearts.

Two broken hearts.

I hold all the blame

That’s what it takes.

If that’s what it takes.

But it’ll take much more than that.

Yeah it’ll take much more than that.

We’re both gonna get old

With two broken hearts.

Two broken hearts.

We had our time

But that season’s gone

That season’s gone.

Winter has come

It’s been cold all along,

Cold all along.

And I know that you hate that cold.

Yeah I know that you hate the cold.

We’re both gonna get old

With two broken hearts.

Two broken hearts.

I hate this cold world

And I hate what I’ve been.

I hate what I’ve been.

I know that Jesus loves

And someday in heaven

Our hearts will mend.

I thank Him for that season,

Letting me love you, yeah yeah.

We’re both gonna get old

With two broken hearts.

Two broken hearts.

Seasons have come,

Seasons have gone.

Seasons have come,

Seasons have gone.

Seasons have come,

Seasons have gone.

Seasons have gone,

Winter has come.

Your Love

All these years of pretending

Maybe I’m finally me.

The person you’ve been dying to forgive

And the child you always wanted me to be.

Oh, how Ive lied to myself

But that’s what a selfish hypocrite always does

It took me slamming my face in the dirt

To get me to see who I was.

And now joy…

No, I mean joy

Has overtaken my soul

I’ve lost everything

But I’ve gained the one thing I can never lose

Your love.

It’s frightening and shameful

I was so close to your grace

But l was like a tourist at the foot of the cross

Wandering and looking around the place.

I don’t know why you just wouldn’t let me go

And walk back down.

Instead you gave me a great back shove in the back

And I fell face down on the ground.

And now joy…

No, I mean joy

Has overtaken my soul

I’ve lost everything

But I’ve gained the one thing I can never lose

Your love.

You reached down and pulled me up

And I could feel the scars on your hands

Though I’m standing I never want to stop

Being a bowed down, humble, and a broken man.

I’m helpless in front of your face

And I’m stripped in the eyes of the lost.

What you go through to love us

Oh my God, you never gave up – no matter what the cost

And now joy…

No, I mean joy

Has overtaken my soul

I’ve lost everything

But I’ve gained the one thing I can never lose

Your love.