believe
teacher won't you teach me well, increase
my knowledge
but the wise man he must die
and fade away
already here that long ago, he was
here before my time
help me climb this golden ladder
each step that's taken is sweeter
than the last then it fades away
the higher up the more i fall
when the sun goes finally down
i wanna believe in something
i wanna believe
place my lips upon this wine
and satisfaction
will dance inside my head then fade
away
and yestereve will have her fun
in the eyes of early morn
climb inside this world of pleasure
unfurl my flower, your fragrance travels
far then fades away
wrap your arms around my arms
but then you too must let me go
i wanna believe in something...
what does man gain from all his toils and labor
the sun will rise up high and fade
away
generations come and generations they
will go
look into this well of mine, i'm always
thirsty
the water cools my throat then fades
away
the rivers flow into this sea
yet this sea is never full
i wanna believe in something...
more
you came into my life, carried me
from darkness to the light
but you know i want more
your love surrounded me from the inside
out and set me free
but you know i want more
right now your spirit's waking
deep inside my soul
but one day the skies will open
and the mystery unfold
and i don't know if i can wait
until the day you come back
i feel you in my spirit but you know
that i want more
sometimes my heart runs cold
but you cover me, won't let me go
and you know i want more
our love grows closer still in the
quiet of my spirit filled
but you know i want more
right now your fire is burning
deep inside my soul
but one day the skies will open
and the mystery unfold
and i don't know if i can wait...
your spirit moving in me is the reason
that i know
that one day the skies will open
and the mystery unfold
and i don't know if i can wait...
Ýco-written with catherine lloyd
raisin' cane
i don't care what we've done,
from where we came
the lord he loves us anyway, he's
raisin' cane
out there in the field we go where
abel was slain
but lord he loves us anyway, he's
raisin' cane
sin comes knockin' at our door, we
open wide with shame
but lord he loves us anyway, he's
raisin' cane
out there in the field we go...
the lord he bleeds our brother's blood, crying
out in pain
but lord he loves us anyway,he's raisin' cane
out there in the field we go...
hope to find
i hope to find love in the world like
that he gave to me
from life unto death but in his last breath
love in the world
i hope to find joy in the world like
that he brings to me
like water to wine his spirit will
shine
joy in the world
i hope to find peace in the world
like that he brings to me
from hatred and war to all he stands
for
peace in the world
i hope to find love in the world
like that he gives to me
father and son and spirit are one
love in the world
eleven horses
running the field without bridle,
feeling free
grass under hoof, bound only by the
sea
then came the call, a voice like
no one before him
a melody sweet and they ran to him
and we can only wonder, calling home
eleven horses
that he will ride unto the ends of the earth
we can only wonder, calling home eleven horses
maybe one day i'll ride with them
their master he shared a purpose for
each step taken
he taught them to walk in ways they
had never known
they wanted to run, sometimes they'd
try to jump the fences
and gently he'd say it is not your
time
and we can only wonder...
one day he was gone, their master
was taken from them
they huddled in fear, then they saw him at the fences
his hand on the gate, they knew and their hearts went leaping
he opened the door and they ran through
him
and we can only wonder...
carry me heaven
moving across the bay, the breath
of God
again filling her mainsails with the
color of the wind
carry me heaven, carry me to paradise
skimming the wavetops tall, the motion
sets me free
watching the clouds roll by, a floating
symphony
carry me heaven...
spreading her sails full chat like
seagulls dancing the air
carries me heavenward reminding me
who's there
carry me heaven...
the door
the wind was blowing, stirring up
the flame
you waltzed right in my room just like a wildfire
and called my name
you sent me flying in your own special
way
your spirit moving through me, i could hear you talk
i heard you say
here i am, i stand at the door and
i knock
if you hear me call and open the door
i'll come in and sit down and eat with you
and you with me
my eyes were shining along with my
face
i trembled not with fear, i was overwhelmed
with all your grace
and i was ready, my spirit was dead
the master sitting there right next to me
this is what he said
here i am...
steal my heart away
look at you, you're like a doe in
the forest
caressing me with all your gentle ways
so softly, you raise your eyes inviting
me
yet as i run to you, you steal away
look at you, you're like a bird on
the wings of time
and just outside my reach you seem
to stay
but then you circle, landing on my
window sill
and with your song my heart you steal away
yeah my lady, steal my heart away
so precious, you're like the gold
wrapped around me
reminding me so well that faithful
day
when we were two, then we became as
one
and with each vow my heart you stole away
i keep chasing after the sun that
shines
in behind your eyes, the light of
day
and i keep hoping each moment that
you'll turn to me
and with one look, my heart you'll steal away
yeah my lady, steal my heart away
steal away
like a carefree butterfly, like the
wind that's rushing by
you steal my heart away
like a newborn baby's cry, like a
bedtime lullaby
you steal my heart away
like the stars up in the sky, like the one who had to die
you steal my heart away
for the one
walking down the streets the buildings
start to crumble
the colors run together bleeding
i close my eyes and try to reconstruct
a temple
each layer of my mind competing
hey, here we go again walking 'round
and 'round
and 'round this heart of mine
looking for the one, the one who's gonna save me
i'm always in a hurry though i'm going nowhere
i'm feeling lost for all my labor
confusion in my mind it drives the
nails in deeper
i'm feeling desperate for a savior
hey, here we go again...
lord, won't you send this man light
'cause he's living in the dark
and he doesn't quite know
where to go from here
and i want love
what is love?
flowing from the tongues of angels
a clanging sound without love
but if i have faith, i can sing of
sweet salvation
but i'm nothing without love, i am
nothing
now these three remain, faith, hope
and love
and i want love
what is love?
flowing like the sailing sea
a broken vessel without love
but if i have hope, an anchor for
my inner soul
but i'm nothing without love, i am
nothing
now these three remain...
why should he die for me?
darkness becoming light, the sun is
the morning bright
moon and the stars at night, all that
he ever would need
then came the oceans wide, climbing
the mountains high
reaching for deep blue skies, all
that he ever would need
why should he die for me?
the wind blowing patiently, whispering
through the trees
flowers are wild and free, all that
he ever would need
lion is jungle king, whales in the
water sing
birds proudly spread their wings,
all that he ever would need
why should he die for me?
creator did not need man, he chose
to complete his plan
by making us with his hands but we
turned our backs on his love
with tears in our father's eyes, he
sent us his son who died
so we could live by his side, all
that we ever will need
that's why he died for me and you
he's alive
when they nailed him to the cross, it
appeared that he had lost all he came here for
when they laid him in the tomb it
was fair to assume that we would see him no more
on friday our king crucified, on sunday
the stone rolled, our savior, he's alive
well they mocked him to the end, they
even pretended he was king of the jews
when he drew his last breath, the
shadow of his death was yesterday's news
on friday our king crucified, on sunday
the stone rolled, our savior, he's alive
yeah, they tried to keep him off his throne, hired a guard and they sealed the stone
no, they can't keep him off his throne, he
raised up walking, he rolled the stone
he's alive
holdin' on
holdin' on, holdin' on
i see my life a road on which i travel
holdin' on
running scared, pushed into the battle
at seventeen my head was high, the
pride in me was raging
nothing in this world could take me down
but in behind this bold facade, my
spirit was engaging
a melody of fear, a dreary sound
holdin' on...
at twenty three a soldier down,
wounded in the fighting
my legs no longer straight now they are round
deep inside the anger rose and i went
into hiding
i built these walls so well, could not be found
holdin' on...
at thirty one i'm finally free,
this prisoned bird is flying
my wayward feet are guided by the son
it's truly sweet, the will of God, for living i am dying
together we will stand, we'll go as one
holdin' on...
still my soul
when the wind is high
when the waves in my face are all i can see
and i'm wondering why
why the grief and the pain seem to follow me
forever reminded the way you work is a mystery
when the rains they come
when my soul is the lowest and darkest cloud
i know where to run
into the arms of the one who can calm me down
forever reminded you're the peace
that's inside of me
still my soul, won't you still my
soul
while the storm rages on
walking on the water, you stepped into my boat
now the fear is gone
riding the storm out, she is steady
afloat
forever reminded the wind and the
waves, they bow down to you
still my soul... |
