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Crystal Blue Idols
03:16
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Stepping inside
Eyes open wide
Crystal blue
Down below
Tugging at me
Something somewhere
Crystal blue
Further down
Teeth and blood swirl around
Let me breathe, let me out
Stepping inside
Eyes open wide
Crystal blue
Down below
Tugging at me
Something somewhere
Crystal blue
Further down
Teeth and blood swirl around
Let me breathe, let me out
Grabbing at me
Someone somewhere
Scarlet robe
Further up
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"The Lord has forsaken me,
the Lord has forgotten me!”
Can a mother forget the baby at her breast
and have no compassion on the child she has borne?
Though she may forget,
I will not forget you!
See, I have engraved you
on the palms of my hands
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Back to the Shepherd
03:16
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Lost
In the fog
Like a lamb
I don’t know how I got here
Lost
In the woods
Like a lamb
Take me back to the shepherd
Ohh
Ohh
I’m hearing a voice
I have heard before
So many times
Oh, there it is again
Lost
In a cave
Like a lamb
Every cry getting weaker
Lost
In the dark
Like a lamb
Getting colder and colder
Ohh
Ohh
I’m hearing a voice
I have heard before
So many times
Oh, there it is again
I’m hearing a voice
I have heard before
So many times
Oh, there it is again
Oh, there it is again
Again and again and again
Again and again and again
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You know, it makes me wonder
Even the wisest of people keep finding someone to love
They start new families
Knowing that anything could be around the corner
That takes it away
They keep risking it all
To be known, held, and loved
But it's like that with God and us, you know
Maybe we haven't seen the worst of it
But you know what I figure
It's simple, really
We've just got to hold on really tightly
To His hand
With stubborn hope
No matter how much we are shaken
Until He takes us home
Where there's no threat around the corner anymore
Only Love like we've never known
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I know He’s here
I heard them say
He’d be around today
I want to see Him for myself
I notice tension
In the crowd
I don’t know what it’s for
There’s something different going on
Does He have time for me?
Does He have time for a sinner like me?
I saw my friend
The other day
I’ve never seen that look
She’d bought an alabaster jar
I pass the courtyard
As I run
I smell the blood again
I never liked it as a child
Does He have time for me?
Does He have time for a sinner like me?
My tears are warm
My knees are weak
My throat is dry from dust
I can’t believe I didn’t go
I know I’ve been
So far away
But nothing matters now
I just want to see His face
I found Him
Waiting for me
I found Him
On the cross
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Be perfect, uh uh
Be perfect
I use perfection as my crutch
I set the bar so high that I can’t be touched
I tend to think I’m a machine
If I can do this right, they’ll leave me in peace
Be perfect, uh uh
Be perfect
Problem is
Nothing ever happens
Problem is
Nothing ever gets done
I always study every move
I’m reaching for the stars, but I’m not that tall
I want to seek and save the lost
I’m simply too afraid they’ll laugh at my voice
Be perfect, uh uh
Be perfect
Problem is
Nothing ever happens
Problem is
Nothing ever gets done
My problem's tryin' to be perfect anything less is disservice
I wind up smelling all artificial like laundry detergent
I'm cognisant as a surgeon but always feeling uncertain
My fingers feel like sausages all of this is a burden
Nothing never gets done what I love has become a curse
And I'm constantly on the run from all criticism and worse
What if it bursts
My artwork tops charts
Being accomplished makes it hard to put God first
I'm scared
Be perfect, uh uh
Be perfect
Problem is
Nothing ever happens
Problem is
Nothing ever gets done
My child
Be perfect
Not as they are
But as I AM
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Blessed are people who are hopeless
Because the kingdom of heaven is theirs
Blessed are people who grieve
Because they will be made glad
Blessed are people who are humble
Because they will inherit the earth
Blessed are people who are hungry and thirsty for righteousness
Because they will be fed until they are full
Blessed are people who show mercy
Because they will receive mercy
Blessed are people who have pure hearts
Because they will see God
Blessed are people who make peace
Because they will be called God’s children
Blessed are people whose lives are harassed because they are righteous
Because the kingdom of heaven is theirs
Blessed are you when people insult you and harass you
And speak all kinds of bad and false things about you, all because of Me
Be full of joy and be glad, because you have a great reward in heaven
In the same way, people harassed the prophets who came before you
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8. |
Her Morning
05:31
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It seems like minutes
Since the tubes went up her nose
It feels like seconds
Since she saw her husband cry
Her skin is tingling
And she wonders where she is
Her heart starts racing
As she hears the trumpet blast
It is so sweet
But she has so many questions
Yet his voice
Is like one she’s always known
The stars are praising
As the dirt rolls off her form
The light is blazing
As she sees his royal crown
Her eyes are drifting
And she sees an untouched grave
Her body’s lifting
As the king begins to sing
It is so sweet
But she has so many questions
Yet his voice
Is like one she’s always known
Oh My God, you’re finally here!
Tell me every single story
I’ll sit right at your feet
Simply basking in your glory
It is so sweet
But I have so many questions
Yet your voice
Is the one I’ve always known
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