Signs

We ask for a sign
Just like the red sky in the night
Is a sailors delight
We ask for a sign

Were reading the times
In the midst of the chaos in our lives
Wont the water turn to wine
We reading the times

You give each breath
Then take it away
Won't you reply
The pages cry out the author

Were pleading our case
Each night as our bodies waste away
We need a reason for our days
These shadows that fade

How deafening the sound
Are the cries of violence all around
Yet the whisper of your voice
How faint in the noise

You give each breath
Then take it away
Won't you reply
The pages cry out the author


Brace yourself like a man
Where were you when the earth was born?
Did you mark it with your hands?
When the morning stars sang

Where were you at the start?
Did you decide where the oceans will part?
Shut the seas behind doors
Say here is where your proud waves halt

At your command does the sun take its place
At your voice do violent winds obey
Surely you hold the keys to the hiding place
Where the lightning awaits its dying day 

Do you send the eagle on its way
Do you give the lioness its prey
Surely you understand
Mysteries too  great for you to comprehend

You who questions
Now answer me
Can you capture the heavens with your eyes
And been to the depths where darkness resides

Invisible

My child,

You see we've dug a hole so deep

We cant get out

We shoot for the stars

And now, were on our way down

And I've got to let you know, see youve been told, otherwise

And I know youre letting go

But tonight, hold on tight

Cos you are not

Invisible

Give us time

To look beyond ourselves

You are not

Replaceable

Give us time

To place it all together now

My child,

You see we got lost somewhere

In the progress

We all know

Were in this beauty chase

That we looked pass

The perfection on your face

And I've got to let you know, see youve been told, otherwise

And I know youre letting go

But tonight, hold on tight

Cos you are not

Invisible

Give us time

To look beyond ourselves

You are not

Replaceable

Give us time

To place it all together now

You are free

"I dont need no machinery

I just need a place to call my home

I dont need no breaking speed

I just need a hand to hold

I dont need no machinery

I just need someone to take me home

I dont need no breaking speed

I just need to find my soul"

Chasing

I know I've been here before

So many times before

I think you don't wanna see me no more

With my face flat on the floor

Please tell me I'm wrong

Surrender

Is not a decision I made

Its a choice I have to make

Not a gamble I took

Its the only chance I have to take

Is not a prize I claim

Its a place I wanna be

Cos the only time I stand firm

Its when I'm down on my knees

and giving…

What isn't mine in the first place

I'm not the steady kind of guy

And I burn, with no steady kind of fire

But steady, is not what you require

Persistance, is all that you desire

In chasing your heart

Surrender

Is not a decision I made

Its a choice I have to make

Not a gamble I took

Its the only chance I have to take

Is not a prize I claim

Its a place I wanna be

Cos the only time I stand firm

Its when I'm down on my knees

and giving…

What isn't mine in the first place

Why does it get harder each time

It gets harder to lie

You see right through the very worst in me

You seeing through the very worst in me

Surrender

Is not a decision I made

Its a choice I have to make

Not a gamble I took

Its the only chance I have to take

Is not a prize I claim

Its a place I wanna be

Cos the only time I stand firm

Its when I'm down on my knees

and giving…

What isn't mine in the first place

Sirens

We're so scared to fall

But fear is what that brings us to the bottom

We're sleeping with the pain

We've come to think we can't live without it

You see we're all finding our way

And victims to this human nature

Were counting down our days

Just hoping it'll be worth the wait

I hear the sirens pass me by

I say why oh why

I hear the crying in the night

I say poor boy please don't die

Next moment I wake up, the voices ask me if I am alright

You had a close one, and you barely made it out of here alive

Then I realize, I'm the one thats being saved tonight

Its not how many times you fall

Or how you jump back on your feet again

You see its not about you burning

Its about the fire your'e breathing in

I hear the sirens pass me by

Im singing why oh why

I hear the crying in the night

Im singing poor boy please don't die

Next moment I wake up, the voices ask me if I am alright

You had a close one, and you barely made it out of here alive

Then I realize, I'm the one thats being saved tonight

Its more than my breaking, its about the sacrifice you made

So as the blood enters my veins, I am awake

I am awake

Hallelujah

I'm falling to my knees

Sing Hallelujah

I'm falling to my knees

Hallelujah, Hallelujah

Ocean Road

We welcome the sun, we welcome the rain. We curse the sun, we curse the rain. We are not permanent. Neither is anything about us or around us permanent. Everything will fade away, accept One

As inconsistent beings crying out for consistency, we search for the one thing that is constant. And through the different seasons, and our changing perspectives, we seek God. His beauty is everywhere, and we find Him in the different patterns of our life. Through our changing world, He is unchanging, unmoved, unshaken. The one thing we'll never figure out, yet the only thing that we'll ever be sure of.

V1

I'm sitting at the backseat

On this winding road

And I find myself asking all the questions that have haunted me so

I look before me, unending life

But the storms that surround me just seems too much to fight

With all I have in this life

I find my reason when Im right by Your side

So catch me as I fall

And let me find You in the midst of it all

Chorus

Your love is an ocean

Let now the undertow take me in

Your love is a waterfall

Let now the cascades wash me clean

Your love is the endless skies

And just as the heavens are over all the earth

Your love is around me

Your love will never let me go

V2

Im standing at the crossroads, staring at the signs

And I try so hard just searching for a reason for each breathe that I find

Like a grass in the wind, tossed from place to place

Holding on to grace, walking in the traces of You

Flood and sweep through my life

Yet hold me closely to Your side

Catch me as I fall

And let me find You in the midst of it all

Chorus

Your love is an ocean

Let now the undertow take me in

Your love is a waterfall

Let now the cascades wash me clean

Your love is the endless skies

And just as the heavens are over all the earth

Your love is around me

Your love will never let me go

Bridge

God.

Your'e the one thing that Im sure of

Your'e the one thing that I know

Will never end

Will always stand

Your'e the one thing I'll never figure out

Yet Your'e the one thing that I know

Will never end

Will always stand

Your love is the gentle breeze

That stills me within my soul

Your love is the calm

As I travel the seas unknown

Your love is the meadows

And the fields that I rest my head

Your love is the answer

Your love will never let me go

All I ever do

I'd like to say I have the faith
To move the mountain to beat the grave
But I don't
I wish I could say I'm sure today
I'll stand for you all the way
But I can't
Cos theres something inside me that gets it all wrong
But it is erased, it gets lost in these songs

And all I ever do, I'll never make it up to you
But I live to breath each day

To worship You
To worship You
My God

I'd like to say I've learned from my mistakes
I'd like to say I have what it takes
But I don't
I'd like to say i'm not afraid
To fight the shadows to brave the pain
But you know I can't
Where do I stand in your perfect plan?
My answer found, as I lift up these hands

And all I ever do, I'll never make it up to you
But I live to breath each day

To worship You
To worship You
My God

Dear God, thank You

And it amazes me

How you used this voice

With a timid Attitude

To speak to the multitudes

It amazes me

How You turned it into something good

And all I have is gratitude

That you would use this voice…

"Praise God in the great congregation; praise the Lord in the assembly of Isreal. There is the little tribe of Benjamin, leading them "Psalm 67:26-27 (:

God Youve made my dreams come true in ways I could not imagine. And I know this is just the beginning. Just thought I'd pause to think about Your faithfulness...

You miraculously turned my messed up life around Lord, I love You with all my heart

It was never a straight forward thing, and it never is…but what I know, Your hand is with me, Your rod, Your staff, it comforts me. Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life.

Your power is made perfect in my weakness

Im still that boy, just with a different voice

Im still that boy, just with a different choice

To follow You…

tick tock

We have made ourselves a home, in this mess we've made

We have made ourselves a bed, a bed in the grave

Tossing and turning, tossing and turning, what are you waiting for?

Tossing and turning, tossing and turning, what are you still here for?

So run, run, run out of this place

Run, run, run out of this place!

We have bound ourselves with chains, and cuddled in its warmth

We have chose to wait it out, to die in the storm

Settling down, sitting around, our bodies waste away

Settling down, looking around as the seconds fade away

So run, run, run out of this place

Run, run, run out of this place!

This world isn't getting any younger than the treasures we hold dear

The clock isn't ticking any slower than our hearts that beat with fear

If we could turn back the hands, we would make amends

But where do we go? Cos were never coming back here again!

We're never coming back, we're never coming here again

We're never coming back, we're never coming here again

You gotta run, run, run out of this place!

Run, run, RUN OUT OF THIS PLACE!

Do you hear the sirens scream though those walls

Do you hear the sirens scream through those walls

So what are you still here for?

Beautiful end (let down the nets)

Luke 5:5-6

Once in awhile I take a stroll down this path the winding one

Once in awhile I let doubt have its way over me

Cos I’ve rode the heights of the land, but I still taste the dirt on the ground

I listen up in the silences, but hope doesn’t make a sound

Hope doesn't make a sound

I've worked hard all night, and I haven’t got anywhere

But because you say so, Ill do this one more time

Toss and turn all night, but it seems so far from the end

But because you say so, Ill keep doing this over again

I walk to the fight packed my bags and said goodbye

But surrender is more than waving this white flag high

I know this path chosen for me, was not for me to choose

And I know you wont take away what you wont give back in full

With something more beautiful

We work hard all night, and were still hanging on the edge

But because You say so, we’ll do this one more time

We’ve been up all night, but it seems so far from the end

But because You say so, we'll keep doing this over again

Sometimes you gotta stay asleep with the nightmare, to see its beautiful end

Christmas wish

Like little ones, we would bow before the tree

What lovely gifts, what presents are in store for me?

And by the fire, we would do some caroling

Busking in the joy the season brings

I ask You, would You grant me, my christmas wish this year

And suddenly, You make everything so clear

I fall to my knees

I fall to my knees

The greatest gift of all is hanging on the tree for me

As older ones, we would exchange expensive things

It may cost me, but its something I can afford to bring

But what present, what gift, would you bring the king of kings?

In this gift exchange, its a one way game

I ask You, would You grant me, my christmas wish this year

And suddenly, You make everything so clear

I fall to my knees

I fall to my knees

The greatest gift of all is hanging on the tree for me

The greatest gift of all is hanging on the tree for me

The greatest gift hangs there on a tree for me

Like little ones, I bow before the tree...

Ceylon

I am a poor boy, putting on the best that I have
And a sickness, is the only thing I have to bring

I am a poor girl, and to get there I must travel afar
But I won't be late cos I've a meeting with the King of Kings


I am a host, appointed by the heavenly hosts
So by the crashing waves thats where I'll pave the way for the Lord of Lords

I am an addict, addicted to everything wrong
And my only cure is to call upon the name above all names


And I know you won't reject their desperate plea
I know you won't hold back your hand that heals
I know you won't refuse to come down here
Cos the people are hungry here
The people are empty, and you're near

I have reason to believe you'll come
I have reason to believe you'll come
Cos you hear, and have compassion on the broken ones
I have reason to believe you'll come
I have reason to believe you'll come
Cos you heal, and you love the little ones


Hear their cry, and heal their land
Hear our cry, and heal our land

You

Watch how the rain falls on the dry ground, and nourishes
The plants in the fields they rejoice, at the clouds above

Look to the sky without the street lights, and then you'll see
How it was mean't to be the countless stars, in the galaxy


Yet there's none of them compares to you
Theres no shooting star that shines as bright as you

When your dreams they fade and seem so far
Don't look at the signs to find out who you are
Look at me
Look at me

You are you
You are you
Because you're you
Because you're you

I love you, because you're you


Watch how the ocean beats the sand in sheer might, in harmony
They toss and they turn and they make you realize, how small you can be

Feel the earth shake in pure fright, beneath your feet
Cities built in years torn apart, so instantly


Yet my eyes are always fixed on you
There's no flower in the field as beautiful as you

When you're starring at the sea so still
Don't let your reflection tell you what to feel
Look at me
Then you'll see


You are you
You are you
Because you're you
Because you're you

I love you, because you're you

The Ride of your Life

V1
If you wanna be free this is the party to be
C'mon, c'mon
If youve had enough of those morning afters
C'mon, c'mon

So go get your friends along
And we'll dance to the break of dawn
Our hearts still beating strong
And when they ask whats going on
I'll respond

Chorus
How can I comprehend the love given to me
I dont understand and it makes no sense how I am free
So would you take my hand, take my hand tonight
Come on board the ride of your life

v2
If youre done with the temporary fixes
C'mon, c'mon
If you wanna stand up and be counted
C'mon, c'mon

If youre sick of moving with the trends
You think its time to make ammends
To live your life for what its meant
This is your very chance
Your chance, your chance

Chorus
How can I comprehend the love given to me
I dont understand and it makes no sense how I am free
So would you take my hand, take my hand tonight
Come on board the ride of your life


This party is something more
than a drug that leaves you needing more
Its all youve been searching for
All and so much more
Much more, much more

To the Cross

V1
Back to the cross I went
Where we first met, my friend
And I recall how I was lost, but now I stand here with you

Took my place at no cost
Wore my crown of thorns
I'm suppose to be the one, but there you bleed for me

I saw my saviour cry that night
You asked your father was there another way to make my blind eyes see...

Chorus
Then to the cross, on calvery
Tell me was it really worth saving me?
It still remains a mystery
How the King of Kings hangs thiere on a tree
And He thought of me

v2
And I ask which hurt you more?
Was it the nails that you bore?
Or my heart that turned from you, My Lord

Came as a mortal man
Became the one we condemmed
Yet in your last dying breath all you cried was 'Forgive them'

I saw my saviour die that night
And now I'm kneeling at your feet hanging on for my dear life...

Chorus
To the cross, on calvery
Tell me was it really worth saving me?
It still remains a mystery
How the King of Kings hangs thiere on a tree
And how He thought of me

He thought of me, he thought of me?
How can it be, how can it be?
It still remains a mystery
How this precious grace is all for free
And its all for me


Oh that cross, on calvery
How can it be worth saving me?
It still remains a mystery
How the King of Kings hangs there on a tree
And He thought of me...

The storm

I have seen
Blind man see
Dead man rise
They walk free

I have seen miracles
But they don't happen to me
I'm an expired miracle
Just waiting to be

But as I wait
You are here
The storm whispers clear
I need not fear

The waves form a cave around me
The best thing I could do was to lean on your shoulder
The currents are strong as can be
The best thing I can do is to lean on you

I have tried
To trust in me
I have drowned
So helplessly

I am a proud man
But I learn from my mistakes
Whats it gonna take me
Whats it gonna break

To let go
To lose my hold
Close my eyes and hope
That Ill stay afloat

The waves form a cave around me
The best thing I could do was to lean on your shoulder
The currents are strong as can be
The best thing I can do is to lean on you

Better again

This is for the new yr, the years before, and the years ahead.

V1
Hey you, hey you in the corner
Are you the ghost from my past?
Reminding me of who I was before

Why are you, why are you so empty?
Do you see the chance of your life time
Thats knocking on your door

I'm still that boy, just with different voice
I'm still that boy, just with a different choice
To follow You, to follow You

Chorus
And I cant help wanting more
Cos Im higher than I was before

Every year it seems
I get more than what I ask for
I see more than what Ive seen
And this keeps getting better and better

With You!

V2
Hey you, hey you in the back seat
Why are you so queit?
Its as if your mouth has been tamed

Why do you, plunge your fist to the ground
Do you hear the voice around you
Calling out your name

I'm still that boy, just with different voice
I'm still that boy, just with a different choice
To follow You, to follow You

Chorus
And I cant help wanting more
Cos Im higher than I was before

Every year it seems
I get more than what I ask for
I see more than I have seen
And this keeps getting better and better

With You!

Gift Exchange

Its that special time of yr again...this yr lets look at the concept of the routine gift exchange we do on christmas night. This ones called 'Gift Exchange'


Hows it feel to leave the place you love
To a race that did not deserve
You

Yet you came and asked for nothing in exchange
And became a slave to my sinful trade
You came along

When you were lying in the manger,
Hidden safe within the covers
Did you see the desperate faces
Longing for a saviour

To provide a solution
To this cruel earths conclusion
To come and save the day
And well say:

'Happy birthday'
The whole earth sings
'Happy birthday'
Cos its the happiest day
'Happy birthday'
The angels hail the King

Two thousand years ago on this starry night
A widow loses hope, she waits to die
Shes giving up the fight

Little does she know this special night
A little baby boy is humbly born to life
He can save her

When you were peering down from heaven
To this earth you created
Did you hear her desperate voice
Calling for a saviour

To provide a solution
To this fear and dillusion
To come and save the day
And we say

'Happy birthday'
The whole earth sings
'Happy birthday'
Cos its the happiest day
'Happy birthday'
The angels hail the King


And You came to trade the gift of Your life
To a world that greeted You with despise
On that bed of hay lies a mystery
How this Gift Exchange seems so unfair to me

Im an Impatient patient

V1
Before Im done with one thing
Im on to the next
I just need to hold on to some thing
I just need a fix

Time is of the assence
Lets make it count
But when time is in abundance
I just wish the clock spins round
Faster...faster

C
Lord give me patience
And I want it NOW
Give me patience
I want it now

Cos to me silence is the most deafening noise
And to me being still is the most tiring choice
Oh let me hear your voice, I just wanna hear your voice

V2
I've never been good at
Waiting for things to happen
Nothing seems to work
Nothing brings me satisfaction

Oh help me learn to trust you
Help me learn to lean
That the only thing ill ache for
Is for you to be
Closer...Closer

C
Lord give me patience
And I want it NOW
Give me patience
I want it now

Cos to me silence is the most deafening noise
And to me being still is the most tiring choice
Oh let me hear your voice, I just wanna hear your voice


I know what you have is worth the wait



I know that you're here, in the wait

More than you know

You may keep running away
And when I call you do not answer
But when you come crawling back, you don't need to explain

It did not last long the last time we met
It did not last long the last time you sat, by my shoulder
By my shoulder
Just let me say...


I love you, more than you think you know
Even in your darkess moment, I hope you know
Cos my love is bigger than what you make it out to be
And my love is bigger than what your tiny eyes can see
Oh my love is bigger than you
My love, is more than you think you know


I know how you feel
You feel you've some sort of debt to repay
But for the record just let me say, I would you anyhow and anyway

And you are never ever not beautiful
You are never not wonderful
To me

You are never not lovely
How can you ever be not lovely
To me


I love you, more than you think you know
Even in your darkess moment, I hope you know
Cos my love is bigger than what you make it out to be
And my love is bigger than what your tiny eyes can see
Oh my love is bigger than you
My love, is more than you think you know

corporate lives

V1
Little boy
You don't know what its like to be out here
In this dog eat dog world
Where the climb to the top is full of blood and sweat and tears

Little girl
Oh the battles I fight just to make this life
A better one for you and me
With my transactions and my policies

Were living our corporate live$
We vote but we don't beautify
And we dontate but we won't sacifice our TIME

Cos
Were too busy working hard
Were too busy working hard
Were too busy working hard
But the proceeds, the proceeds goes out to you

V2
Older one
I'll never forget all you've done for me
Take heart I will
Always be there, to pay your bills

Hungry one
If only my hands could reach out to you
But i'll send this letter out
Praying someone will do something about you

Were living our corporate lives
We can't be there but we can sympatize
We wish you well and if only we all had more time..

but
Were too busy working hard
Were too busy working hard
Were too busy working hard
But the proceeds, the proceeds goes out to you

Bridge
We all need a little time
We all need a little time

Were all guilty of this crime
Were all guilty of this crime

Rain on my window

Gonna jot this one down before i forget..its a song again about the least of them. The poor, the brokenhearted, the captive, the prisoner. Or whoever might be that forgotten person in your life that needs your help. A hard one to swallow, a Prelude to my other song 'bedtime stories'


Hey there, am I of any concern to you
And would stop if you saw me burn
Hey there, I'm putting on a brave front now
You won't see the real me crumbling down, crying out

Did you catch the tears that rolled down my face
Did you catch the tears that rolled down

Or are they like rain?
Rain falling on your window pane
So easily wiped away

Are they like rain
Rain crashing on your window pane
Just watch me drip away

Hey there, you talk about how strong your God is
And Im glad you have something for yourself to believe in
But if this God was the one who caused the clouds to cry tonight
Then can he feel my pain? Can he hear my plea?

Cos im screaming but no one hears
And theres no one to wipe these tears

These tears like rain
Rain falling on your window pane
So easily swept away

Are they like rain
Rain crashing on your window pane
Just watch me fade away

You see me, but do you feel me?

Rude awakening

Follow me into the dark
But don't leave me there
Im scared
A rude awakening for this hardened hearts repair

Get rid of this shallow repentance
This false sense of security
Get rid of these lies of comfort
My death is my complacency

Empty rituals and mindless prayer
Will bring me & you despair
Unhelpful thoughts and heartless songs
Won't hold me up for long

Get rid of this shallow repentance
This false sense of security
Get rid of these lies of comfort
My death is my complacency

And I know the fall of me is my humanity
Its no wonder I keep slumbering in my selfishness
I'm tired of this half-hearted take at humility
Your arms outstrecthed again to my ungratefulness


Slap some sense into me
Cos I hate this reflection I see
Awake me from my sleep, awake me from my sleep

Get rid of this shallow repentance
This false sense of security
Get rid of these lies of comfort
My death is my complacency

And I know the fall of me is my humanity
Its no wonder I keep slumbering in my selfishness
I'm tired of this half-hearted take at humility
Your arms outstrecthed again to my ungratefulness

From my broken heart to yours

"The Lord is close to the broken-hearted, He rescues those whose spirits are crushed"

V1
I'm not gonna tell you don't cry, cos I know that it hurts
And you don't have to pretend that you're fine, when you're down in the dirt

But when you feel like letting go
Feels like theres nothing left to hold on to
Hold on..
To the one that does not change
To the one thing in life that remains the same
Hold on, just keep holding on

Chorus
If you're going through the heartbreaks of life, don't lose control
Cos itll only be a matter of time, where you'll see the glow, in all this
If you're going through the hardships of life, stay strong and fight
Just know that Hes been with you all this time, and He's in control, of all this

V2
Theres always another side to this story untold
And someday you'll realise that you were'nt that alone

One day soon,
A stronger you will sing this tune
Hold on..
To the one that does not change
To the one thing in life that remains the same
Hold on, just keep going on

Chorus
If you're going through the heartbreaks of life, don't lose control
Cos itll only be a matter of time, where you'll see the glow, in all this
If you're going through the hardships of life, stay strong and fight
Cos what you have left is more than enough, and He's in control, of all this

Bridge
Who holds the universe?
Who made the heavens and the earth?
Who took the weight of the world?
Who holds your world in His hands, who holds your world in His hands
Who holds your world in His hands

Bedtime Stories

I shake my head at the television screen
Theyre talking bout war again, and bitter things
A land of milk and honey for those who can afford
Our arms filled with destruction yet unseen

Then I go to bed
Thinking bout how our world has fallen
And I utter out a nobel plea

Won't someone help them?
Wont someone save them?

I walk down the pavements of these lonely street
At the side of my eyes, a begger on his knees
And theres the girl with such beauty in her eyes
Yet shes selling herself tonight, the only way shes known

As I walk on by
Thinking about all the misery
And i utter out this noble plea

Won't someone help him?
Won't someone save her?

My friend is hurting my friend is in need
Talks about giving up, and hopeless things
Why can't they see what I see
Why can't they spread their arms and just be free

I lie down here
Thinking about the mess we've created
And I utter out this noble plea

Won't someone help them?
Won't someone save them?
Why does no one help them?
Why does no one save them?

Then I close my eyes...



I close my eyes
And tommorrow I wake up again
The sun will rise
And everything will go on the same

I close my eyes
Put to bed these empty prayers
The light will come
And life goes on the same...
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Have they become just bedtime stories?