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Put down my thoughts in a letter to the President
Penciled and packaged with all due respect Elvis commemoratives just for effect Never heard back: you think you know a guy Wired my congrats to Chuck and Di some time ago All my love to the Queen My invitation was lost in the mail But I know I was missed when they kissed 'neath the veil I sent a nice gift; never got a note But my closet's a shrine to an old friend of mine Here I talk all the time with a prophet, priest... I pull out boxes and brooms and I gush like a groom For it's here I commune with a prophet, priest and king If I indeed am misperceived by some heads of state. Hey, that's great 'Cause I talk to a prophet who tells me the truth And I dine with a king at my home in Duluth Better yet I'm in touch with a much needed friend Who hears my confessions and pardons my sin |
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I don't know what to do to ease your mind
I don't have the perfect word to make it fine I'm not so qualified for sympathy Still I am not without love Psalm number four falls on your grieving ear Yes, I believe the peace of Christ is near And I am here in His Name You'd do the same, you'd do the same... If you'll let me close Closer than a brother If you'll let me love you We'll sit here and cry If you'll let me love you (let me love you) Never failing, ever hoping Seeking to preserve It always is giving Often beyond words And when there's nothing left to say Love has a voice In sorrow and in heartache There's a greater joy I don't know what to do to ease your mind Whatever pain you have I'd take as mine If you'll let me love you (let me love you) |
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I think I am elastic
These arms they are a wonder Pull from sideways, up and under I think it's time for something drastic And it could be more than I bargained for Ten to one it is Oh I'm into everything I hate My spirit is is not fooled; my members take the bait Oh I'm into everything I hate Still not dead enough to stifle this debate These heels were made for bruising And the cobblestones they're using Are the pleasures of my choosing I must be born for losing Heal these soles to hurt no more And I'll lift these hands just like before Cover me like a dimestore suit Until I'm just like You Careful little eyes what you see Careful little feet where you go |
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Yesterday I lived for me
And I was so alone as I could be Then I saw You and how You give Yourself away And I want to live for You today I'll give; I'll hold nothing back I'll give and I'll hold nothing back My love is a lot like me Wanting nothing less than everything But I know You're the only love that's true And only giving makes me close to You My hands are open, so take what You see And I'll keep nothing, hold nothing back from me |
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Covered it up with a question mark
Covered it with a crowd Keeping myself among the proud I don't believe anyone could love Anyone less if they tried I smiled at you and died inside, inside I heard the voice I knew Covered it over with thoughts of you and I'll Never keep it silent anymore, silent anymore, anymore Silently think of a prayer for me Voice it inside your head Maybe I need to hear it said Sometimes the word condemns the thought So they're held a lot Silence is golden when I'm not, I'm not Whether it's God or it's you I need to speak and be spoken to I can't stand this silence anymore, silence anymore, anymore I can't stand it anymore, silence anymore No not anymore, anymore |
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You hung the hopes of a world
On a shining star Ready to give just a glimpse A little bit of who You are When the heavens wink on a midnight clear Takes me back thirty years And again I hear Glory, glory angels sing To the now and always King Glory to the One who brings A little bit of who You are I lay my head on a pasture bead To this very day There are few of us left to the Master's work Is it true help is on its way? The faintest flickers above have gone But a shepherd greets me with dawn Saying, "I am the One." Suddenly there is nothing left of Him But a little light burning deep within Glory, glory angels sing To the now and always King Glory to the One who brings Peace and life and everything |
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Forgive me if I've been
Confused between the means and end I forgot to be a brother and a friend Covered up inside Sometimes it's harder to know I have failed at this scenario My faults do run deep Your mercies do run deeper So I knelt tonight And felt that in somebody's mind There's a memory of a balance met but left less than sublime There's no credit line No net worth to show I can pay for this scenario Deepest apologies and sincere regret For carrying this debt This scenario returns me to where I began Losing what was mine and finding out a shortcut is a sin |
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The sun set down behind the trees
How quickly did my skin sense the chill upon the breeze And I'm uneasy; the night surrounds me as Dusk ushers out the light of day A symbol to be sure that my life can't forever stay There's a day when there will be no night There's a day when there will be no night Don't you know the Lamb will be our light Vassal, star and noble moon Your King comes riding soon And as I mourn this loss of mine I'll leave it up for you to shine Darkness makes the baby cry So the father sings A lullaby to drive the tears away |
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I held the monkey's paw and put my wishes into play
To know the will of God, to show a motive for delay I'm holding on to find myself Just one more wish I found a pot of gold or something shining anyway And caught in my reflection a conviction held at bay I crafted a cross to adorn my neck and finally earned my due respect And then a jewel encrusted crown To complement my priestly gown Just big enough to weigh me down And bring this temple to the ground From inside out without a sound I found a pot of gold today I held the monkey's paw today and put my wishes into play Thanked heaven for the trophies but I still had hell to pay So I brought my spoils to the altar's edge Heard You say obey instead For all of my labors and best laid plans I'd only earned a reprimand Forevermore to understand that dreams come true can kill a man If never graced by sovereign hands I held the monkey's paw |
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So he sat behind his natural defenses
And there he wrestled with the song He heard his name in every line, his life in every measure Faced with feelings he could not explain There was hunger in his hollow hesitation There was posturing for peace But even where the spirit willed The flesh was still maintaining Ground to give only for a sign And the call came out again Take this bread, drink this cup Know this price has pardoned you From all that's hardened you But it's going to take some trust He lost a heartbeat when he heard the testimony Another soul forsaking pride And quickened by the Spirit He's so sure that he could hear it Jesus his Savior calling him to come Come every soul by sin oppressed There's mercy with the Lord And He will surely give you rest By trusting in His word |
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Flying high with the crowd at night
We float on unseen fuel Each one sails, a gossamer sphere Our course unwinds like thread from a spool "What's it like inside the bubble?" Say the souls who'd like to try Cut your tether; come and join me We can swim across the sky Look at me with a childlike eye And understand who's bound Why are those who are on the ground Afraid of falling down? Love has killed our fear And when we're done we'll disappear Draws you out inside the ring Comes a holy breath of truth Setting free and sealing you In eternal youth |
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