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“You call me the maiden of Your eye
But I still can’t help but wonder why
Why would You love me with an everlasting love
When I’ve got nothing lovely to offer up
When I was running far away
Your loving-kindness sang to me
You said, “My darling,
Don’t you sell yourself so short
Take my word for it, my all
You're worth so much more”
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Come back home my dear one
I’m so committed to this
Be made whole beloved
I gave you my heart
And I’d do it again
My whole heart is yours for the taking
I won’t hold anything against you”
Prone to wander Lord I feel it
Prone to leave the G-D I love
But here's my heart Lord
You can take and seal it
Seal it for Thy courts above
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2. |
wind words - souvenirs
02:50
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Our stories, our memories of the past
Time's relentless imprint on our tattered souls
The currency of remembrance
The investments made for the greater portion of our days
The brushing of shoulders
The inside jokes between the best of us, our dear ones
The scars we've hidden
The cherished thorn
The wanderings of our mind when the heart is heavy
The innovation found in boredom, yes
The ease of not overthinking this [breathe]
Breath, this lingering of moments
In silence
The calm before the storm
Of your fury or your joy
Brace yourself for the impact of this..
It's all we have.
The look in a lover's eye when you both realize it's all going to be ok
Though tomorrow still hides behind the curtain of our existence
These hands hold reminders of the bumps and bruises of yesterdays
The hope that keeps us still and ever invites us to wonder again
Here and now is holding our end
And still its where we begin.
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3. |
wind words - matthew
04:50
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I dressed up for your funeral
Paid top dollar for these shoes
Spoke a few words in your memory
Syllables unbeknownst to you
I played guitar when courage haunted me
Shared sorrows of joy and pain
Spared the air of all my curses
Knowing you'd 've done the same
But the ghost I feared most
Was the laughter I loathed in anguish
Mercy's made new in the morning
But sometime I just wanna stay in bed
Your ma was proud of her baby
Your father's cheeks worn red from tears
Brothers stood strong enough to honor
One they'd looked up to for all these years
But the ghost I feared most
Was the laughter I loathed in anguish
Mercy's made new in the morning
But sometimes I just wanna stay in bed
The dial of time, she runs ahead
To make a name for all her children
And we succumb to all this striving
As victims yet born to overcome
We are born to overcome
We are born to overcome
We are more than conquerors
In the spotless risen Son
We are born to overcome
We are born to overcome
We are more than conquerors
In the spotless risen Son
The risen Son
Though I may not yet understand
The breadth of days that I have left
I know you see the other side
And you beg me to press ahead
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4. |
yearling - nascent
04:35
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What used to be
Oceans of skin
Have turned more violent
Than the sea
Even here
As I lay beside you
There's this feeling
That I can't shake
Staring constant
In a mirror of shame
I cannot peel
My eyes away
I am the compliment
To your cowardice
Could this be our withering
Crushed linen
Now covered in blood
Thought I woke up
In an abattoir
In the end
We're all buried in time
This is our withering
Was this God's behest
Impossible pursuit
I move through the room
As she says
The truth is
I am a burden
I held you there
Frozen in time
My mind went blank
With yours open wide
I held you there
Please don't leave me
But you'll never wake up
Please don't leave me
But you'll never wake up
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5. |
yearling - growth rings
03:50
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When I close my eyes
Did I expect to see
The forest of my life
In amongst the trees
I wasted so much time
Searching for a meaning
Measuring my life
By counting up the rings
I am growing old
Longing for relief
With every second's pass
Like turning of the leaves
Listless I lay down
Buried underneath
The softened sod and breeze
Forever more to sleep
Branches touch the sky
Roots spread underneath
And hold me in my place
Despite the winter sleep
Everything will change
Like winter into spring
Nothing can remain
Just add another ring
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We hang our heads low
In the stillness of the air
Like half-mast flags on flag poles
O we've been tattered
Tossed to and fro
Like rag dolls
This tempest roars and intimidates
The beast as she lies in wait
Hidden as her dark canopy
Dresses and disguises her
With terror and mystery
Misunderstood yet menacing
Misunderstood yet menacing...
Are we forgotten, alone
Is there still yet hope
Am I forgotten, alone
Orphaned hearts with an orphaned soul
"Have you ever felt so fragile?"
We hang our heads low
As in the stillness of prayer
We spout off our requests
O we've battered
And bruised by the fall
From which we've shattered
Of men, we are messes
And we fear the calm
With groans of agony
That become a pale symphony
The image of God
Yet mirror blind to His imagery
Yet mirror blind to His imagery...
But look to the stars, my son look to the shores and count the vast expanse of my thoughts toward you. O if you can only number the grains of sand, maybe you can know just a fraction of my good plans for you.
And how I long for you to know me as YOUR FATHER.
O don't you know my child, you are enough.
YOU ARE ENOUGH.
You were built for a kingdom that will not fade
You were worth the war
You were worth the price I paid
O violent grace
O violent mercy
That saved a wretch like me
O violent grace
O violent mercy
The blood that purchased my destiny
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