1. |
Forward In Reverse
03:42
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I found a haystack in a needle
I caught an angel in a lie
I saw a hypocrite in heaven
Remove a log from both his eyes
I saw an anvil float on water
Water running up a hill
An old cheater keep his promise
And his hand's outside the till
I saw the last get in first
I saw the best in the worst
By moving forward in reverse
And back again to love
Holy, holy love
I saw a shepherd king freefalling
Off a throne of mud and straw
He landed on a bed of nails
Proclaiming "Love's the only law"
I saw a dead man who'd been buried
Walk around outside his grave
The ones we're told are not worth saving
Are the ones now being saved
Chorus
I found a haystack in a needle
I caught an angel in a lie
Repeat chorus
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2. |
Jesus Wept
04:42
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I found my masterpiece in a discount bin
I pound against the wall of my aging skin
Crying "Let me out"
"Let me out"
Who'll untie the ropes that restrain my wings
And help me understand when death still stings
I'm crying "Let me out"
You're saying "No, not yet"
Before he danced Jesus wept
I'm living in the ache of missing you
Sealed in this Lazarus grave
With nothing else to do
But cry "Let me out"
"Let me out"
Another bad guy wins
More good friends die
They mounted up like eagles
Now they're dropping like flies
I cry "Let me out"
You're saying "No, not yet"
Before he danced Jesus wept
Before the latter rain
Jesus wept
Before the healing came
Jesus wept
Before he paid in full every debt
Jesus wept
There's not a holy man who doesn't know grief well
Or think the road to heaven doesn't pass through hell
They've cried "Let me out"
They've heard "No, not yet"
They know before he danced Jesus wept
He cried "It is finished" now
He cried "It is finished" now
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3. |
Dig Here Said The Angel
06:07
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"Dig here," said the angel
I asked "My heart? Or my grave?"
"Maybe both," said the angel, "things can go either way."
"There'll come a time," said the angel,
"you'll lose that wrinkled suit of skin.
And when you walk up to the big door you can go right on in."
I cried then,
I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin'
Night and day
I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin'
To see your beautiful face
"Here's the catch," said the angel
"You're gonna suffer for awhile"
"I'll tell you straight," said the angel
"Don't plan to go out in style"
And meanwhile
I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin'
Night and day
I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin', I'm dyin'
To see your beautiful face
Repeat chorus
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4. |
Our New Testament Best
04:38
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I could've gone to war, become a God of Wrath
My fingers snap (Flash!) and baby, you'd be nothing but ash
But I thought better of it, oh yeah
You could go old-school on me and not spare the lash
You could bash, smash me baby, throw me out with the trash
But you thought better of it
Your love had mercy mercy mercy on me
Better of it
Mercy mercy mercy on me
Better of it
Mercy mercy mercy
We got dressed in our New Testament best
And thought better of it
Could take an eye for an eye, drown in a big blood bath
That fast (Crash!) and baby, we're a sad aftermath
But we thought better of it
Our love had mercy mercy mercy on us
Better of it
Mercy mercy mercy
Better of it
Mercy mercy mercy
We got dressed in our New Testament best
And thought better of it
I could've gone to war, become a God of Wrath
My fingers snap (Flash!) and baby, you'd be nothing but ash
But I thought better of it
My love had mercy mercy mercy on you
Better of it
You're love had mercy mercy mercy on me
Better of it
We got dressed in our New Testament best
And thought better of it
Better of it
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5. |
Love, Grace And Mercy
05:39
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You've got your methods
I was another one opposed to you
You left me ruined on the inside
Taught me love's a wrecking crew
But I'm still the problem
And not some other person, place or thing
So to hell with my excuses
I've got no one else to blame
Oh no
Love Grace & Mercy
They shake me to the core
Lift me higher than a kite then
Leave me crawling on the floor
Love Grace & Mercy
Now if you just say the word
I will get exactly what I don't deserve
Oh no
You've got your methods
I'm done with trying to guess all your moves
I'm going where you want me to go
I've got nothing left to lose
Now I don't wanna suffer
But that's in fact the nature of the beast
If you want to get to higher ground
You got to get there on your knees
Oh whoah, whoah
Chorus
Repeat first verse
Chorus
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6. |
Now That I've Died
05:20
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Babe, I'm happy now, and much more grateful
Not to mention less contentious, vengeful and hateful
Guess I'm what you would call childlike and playful
Just swimming with the tide
I lost me stiff, stiff neck and my hard, hard, heart
My self-respect is off the charts
Just hanging out here on the other side
Dead to my pride, now that I've died
I can't hurt you now or harm anyone
I'm too busy helping people and having fun
I'm not a loner anymore since I joined the tribe
On the other side
And I love my neighbor as I love myself
I'm loved by God I've got my health
I'm going strong and becoming wise
I couldn't lie if I tried,
Now that I've died!
My new skin glows, I can't help but smile
Cuz the music round here is just my style
Every door's been unlocked and I'm going inside
All bushy tailed and wide eyed
I sell records world wide now that I've died
Up here I don't hold back, I never flinch
I go the extra mile when asked for an inch
And the rich serve the poor and the poor are the rich
It's kind of hard to describe
I'm never cynical, but still a little sarcastic
By the way the cuisine here is pretty fantastic
And I never have to ask what's the truth what's a lie
It's pretty cut and dried
Now that I've died!
Like I said babe, I'm so much more grateful
Imagine me all honorable and faithful!
But things have changed, I'm not so unstable
Completely satisfied
And the future's getting brighter
Now that I'm past the hard part
Of walkin' through that dark door
Into the darkest dark
Let me say baby, (all this missing you aside)
I've never been more alive,
Now that I've died!
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We were anxious for our prayers to be answered
But our angels were distracted and so slow
We were hoping for a few quick fixes
But we found ourselves still down in the hole
Now we're thinking that our prayers aren't answered
'Cuz when it came the answer was "No"
We were begging for some kind of protection
And for a change in our dark circumstances
We were walking down the miracle mile when
We chalked it up to happenstance
As the same rock we stood on crushed us
And we called it a coincidence
There may be no heaven, no, no, no
There may be no hell, no
There may be no place to go, but
We'll all know soon enough
If what your mother said was true
Though Old Testament and cruel
Did she serve you one too many drinks of the hard, hard stuff?
Well, we'll all know soon enough
We'll all know soon enough
There's the same old man down on the corner
He cries 'Repent, you fools, the end is near!'
He's just a mean old man with a bible in his hands
Out peddling his dose of fear.
So why should we take his big bitter pill
And wash it down with a bucket of our tears
chorus
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8. |
Waking Up Under Water
04:07
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I closed my eyes and I ran like the wind
I had all my hair and perfect skin
I had the world on a string and what I hoped would be
A happy ending for me, oh no
I closed my eyes and I fell in love
Her kiss was the one I was dreaming of
I needed a check, it was in the mail
Is that the end of this tale?, oh no
Waking up under water, waking up under water
Waking up
Waking up under water, waking up under water
Waking up
I close my eyes and she's there for me
Our lucky number wins the lottery
I finish my book, turn in my masterpiece
Will wonders never cease?, oh no
Chorus
A cruel sea is leaking in
This fragile boat I'm sinking in
I need to dream again
I close my eyes and I close the deal
The world quakes when my power's revealed
Whenever I prayed the answer was "Yes!"
I never tasted death, oh no.
Chorus (3X)
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9. |
The Uses Of Adversity
03:49
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I found your handprints on the pages of history
I said your ways are past finding out
'Cause you're much too small if you're not a Mystery
So don't send me rain if I bloom in drought
No don't send me certainty
If somehow it's best for me to doubt
In the days of the nail and nights of the lash
In the season of the quake and the lightning flash
You become a slight impression on a threadbare shroud
While you hide yourself away somewhere behind a thundercloud
And I won't pray for certainty or faith that's always free from doubt
'Cause I'm inclined to thrive in misery
When I'm kneeling in the garden of Gethsemane
Yes I'm inclined to thrive in misery
When I'm kneeling in the garden of Gethsemane
Crying Oh Oh Oh My God, my God, have you forsaken me
Or is this grace disguised as adversity?
My heartbeat is the pounding of your iron hand breaking me
Who knows where this shattering love is taking me
'Cause you're much too small if you're not a Mystery
So don't send me rain if I bloom in drought
No don't send me certainty if somehow it's best for me to doubt
I found your handprints on the pages of history
I said your ways are past finding out
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I opened the wrong door
Got somewhat famous for
Getting all my wires crossed
I nod to give the impression
I'm clearly hearing the directions
Can't admit when I get lost
Fake like I'm up to speed
And I don't need the help to read
That blur of writing on the wall
But I'm not fooling anyone
I'm always tired and on the run
In my head, here it comes
Ruthless hum of dread
I try to listen again to your voice drowning in
My blood flowing hot as lead
As night fears slip in between hissing sheets and springs
And in the folds of my sibilant bed
Fists are pounding on the door
Cracks are forming on the floor
And the needle's banging red
Yeah guilt's a hardball fever pitched
Strikes the target, flips the switch
In my head, here it comes
Ruthless hum of dread
In a pauper's field of dreams
I'm walking in between open-mouthed graves
Anxious to be fed
And all my buried intentions are groaning for transition
In the raising of the dead
A skip, a flutter, a stop-and-start
A heart-ruined rhythm driven by the bass drum thump of meds
All the years, every mile
Another upturn on the dial
In my head, here it comes
Ruthless hum of dread
Let me go deep inside your safehouse love and light
Beyond the clang of the alarm
And imagine a long rest
Last kisses and a sweet death
Free to float above your arms
Into the company of angels
A final turning of the tables
My old flesh a misery shed
Forever young and light enough
To dance among
The stars above
My head, my head,
My head, my head
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The Sun Shines On Everyone
The Sun Shines On Everyone
The good, the bad, on everyone
See it shine
The rain falls on everyone
A common grace for everyone
On the human race comes rain and sun
Grace for all
Baby don't isolate them, no
Baby, don't castigate them, no
Baby, don't eradicate them, no
The angels will separate them, so
In the meantime let it go
And love comes to everyone
Saints and sinners everyone
It's nothing new under the sun
Let your love shine
Baby, please don't resent it, no
Baby please don't augment it, no
Baby, please don't lament it, no
God Himself does not prevent it so
In the meantime let it go
The Sun Shines On Everyone
The Sun Shines On Everyone
The good, the bad, on everyone
See it shine
See it shine
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