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Standards
03:41
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Stare those standards down
Stare them into the ground
You don’t need them in the life you’re living
Come tell me who you are
Where you’re falling apart
We can talk of the life you’re living now
Slip off your shoes
You know the tide is coming in
You’ve got to lose before you get to win
Before you get to win
Relax that stance, ain’t no one asking you to fight
It’s like romance, you can’t always get it right
Can’t always get it right
Girl, what’s this need to be needed
Need to be noted
Seen as devoted but slipping away
Contentment is calling but you’re busy falling
From heights you’ve constructed
In fear that you’ll always be plain
Put down those weights
That you’ve been lugging everywhere
Take hold of grace and find the peace that’s there
Come find the peace that’s there
Hey lady, why you running around?
Take a load off, come and sit on down
Hey darling, take a moment and stay
Hey mama, say goodbye to the guilt
If you’re empty, then you need to be filled
Hey sister, hustling isn’t the way
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Time
03:54
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Can you make time stand still or just the sun?
Could you take my thoughts and make them still or even some?
Time keeps rolling, rolling on by
Time keeps rolling, rolling on by
But so do I
Walking down this lonely dead-end street but what’s the use
Take my life, die to gain my soul, what can I lose?
How is it you save a wreck like me?
Knew all of my faults, still made me
How is it you save a wreck like me?
Knew all of our faults, said ‘Let it be’
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3. |
My People
04:02
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My people walk with a burdened step
With shadowed eyes and uneven breath
The weight of glory, self-indulged
Is no glory at all, no glory at all
My people walk with a hope for change
Their eyes like gems, glistening like rain
The hope of glory, out of reach
There’s no glory for me, no glory for free
I’ll take my place on an empty stage
Write my piece on an empty page
Love my people, love them well
And we’ll all live to tell
Face to face with an open door
Face your fear and you’ll open more
Love your people, love them well
And we’ll all live to tell, we’ll all live to tell
My people learnt of a saving God
With eyes for truth in a world of thought
The cost of glory, heaven cried
Now this glory is mine
This glory divine
Oh the glory of it all
There’s a story, there’s a fall
There’s forgiveness, we’re redeemed
I will serve this, I will sing
Take your place on an empty stage
Write your piece on an empty page
Love your people, love them well
And we’ll all live to tell
You’re face to face with an open door
Face your fear and you’ll open more
Love your people, love them well
And we’ll all live to tell, we’ll all live to tell
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4. |
Go Again
03:28
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Can I be your defender?
I’ve got this itching in my bones tipping me off to fight
Can I be your protector?
Oh I have seen them talking at you and I know it ain’t right
Oh I got it, oh
‘Cause when it feels like life’s going after your friends
You want to stand in the gate, be their last defence
We pour our hearts out more than we think they can go
And if that doesn’t tell you something then you’re never going to know
Our hearts they grow
Can I be disappointed?
Because I said I would be there and you’re back on the ground
Can you see you’re important?
I feel the arrows hit my chest when it’s you going down
Our hearts they grow
You’re never going to know
Big heart, open hands is the best laid plan
Get up my friend we can go again
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5. |
Weary Hands
04:10
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I’ve been walking on the mountains and the valleys and the caves
And the caverns where the waves keep on crashing on the rocks
To find the peace I lost
I’ve been searching where there’s stars on the ground
And the cars make a sound of a symphony in me
Always missing the feeling that I’m home
I’ve been a stranger in these parts for far too long
And I don’t like my chances of crawling back home
But is there hope for the weary hands, hope for the broken man
Hope for the wondering voice as it sings
Hope for the ones who run, hope for this foolish son
Hope for the tired feet, hope for me
What you’ve got has been stopping me from sleeping
All the secrets that you’re keeping that I’ve tried to find
‘Cause there’s no way it’s as easy as you say, no
‘Cause you make living look like dancing while I’m crawling
On the floor on all fours, well I’m sure you believe it
But I just can’t see me changing anymore, no
I’ve been a stranger in these parts for far too long
And I don’t like my chances of calling this home
And I’ve been a stranger to your heart for far too long
I don’t understand how you can call me your home
But you’re talking ‘bout
Grace for the weary hands, grace for the broken man
Grace for the wondering voice as it sings
Grace for the ones who run, grace for this foolish son
Grace for the tired feet, grace for me
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6. |
By & By
04:11
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I’m not a wise man
I’m not a wise man I’m a fool
Who’s had the world placed in his hands
I’m just trying
I’m just trying to ease my load
Please take all that you can hold
Don’t run and hide now
Don’t run and hide from love
Stay in the fight now
Stay in the fight now love
I tell no lie, no
I’m just searching to find the words
The words that need to be spoken
‘Cause the world’s not right, no
And you’re not fine I know
So just hold on
Don’t run and hide now
Don’t run and hide from love
Stay in the fight now
Stay in the fight now love
When hope takes flight like the edge of a knife be bold
Don’t go the fight, no
Don’t go the fight alone
Like the rising tide, yeah
With arms spread wide comes love
So don’t you cry now, no
No don’t you cry now love
‘Cause by and by, oh, he’s going to make it right I know
So stay in the fight now
Stay in the fight now love
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7. |
Choose Well
03:39
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I’m asking for money and asking for time
I don’t know if both can be mine
You’re asking for patience and asking for trust
I know it’s the best thing for us
I know it’s the best thing for us
If I let you choose, I’ll be choosing well
What is there to lose, if there’s hope to tell?
You take it in your stride, you love me in my pride
What is there to lose, if I know you’re right?
You’ve given me chances to learn of your love
I don’t know if I’ve learnt enough
I’m trying to get it I’m trying to trust
I know it’s the best thing for us
I know it’s the best thing for us
Those decisions, they look so good
But there’s a dream that will keep me moving like I should
You have made me to move and grow
Guide me ‘til I’m home
Guide me ‘til I’m home
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8. |
Routine
03:26
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I pin that pretty picture, got my eyes on what I’m dreaming
I come back up from wishing that my present had more meaning
The glossy paranoia makes its way into my love
I am changing, rearranging but it’s never good enough, no
I base my satisfaction on comparison and claim
I’m unhappy with my body, I’m the only one I blame
I cross my heart try not to cry
I know that this is far from right
I promise I can hear the lie
Don’t get addicted to the routine
The order and togetherness will come and they will go
Don’t get addicted to the routine
The mess is where you’re made, it takes dirt and disarray to grow
The problem with my content is that everyone’s the same
We’re all searching for an answer but the questions still remain
Stop me pouting, get me out there ‘cause I know I’ve got some nerve
Is a problem still a problem if there’s someone I can serve?
I know I got myself up in a state
But no I’m not a victim of my fate
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9. |
The More You Know
03:46
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Why don’t you wipe those tears away?
Why don’t you wipe those tears away?
Come now, why don’t you wipe those tears away?
Why don’t you sing those blues away?
It’s funny how in life you know
The more you know, the less you know
All those questions seem just searching for a home
I’m concerned with things much greater than
I can give an explanation for or comprehend in the end
I’ve got the whole world, I’ve got the whole world
But I’ve got the blues
And it’s funny how in life you know
The more you know, the less you know
And all those questions seem just searching for a home
And the hardest part is simply this
To know that contentment and peace
Come when I give in and rest in your embrace
So why don’t you sing those blues away?
Why don’t you sing those blues away?
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10. |
Starting Over
03:25
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Take me, take me down to the river side
Down, oh down, oh down where I must hide
Despite the fear of tears that might run
I must face the things that I have done
If the words don’t leave my mouth
I’ll be growing old without change
But if the words could leave my mouth
Then I’ll be starting over new
Be coming home to you
Tell me does the river make things new
Or just let the original shine through
On the tip of my tongue is the one word if let go
Will tear down the walls of everything I’ve known
If the words don’t leave my mouth
Then I’ll be growing old with no change
But if the words could leave my mouth
Then I’ll be starting over new
Be coming home to you
Pieces of me and pieces of you
Pieces to keep and pieces to lose
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11. |
Join The Club
04:02
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Badges bring the honour, a sign of where we’ve been
A sign of where we are going, our brotherhood, our kin
Life can leave you wondering
Leave you patching on all sorts of things
A sign to say ‘I’ve been there’
An attitude or dream
I’ve been invited to pick and choose, which scar to use
I’ve been incited to put my worth in where I’m bruised
And they say
Come on, come and join our club
You’re in with us when you’re out of love
But they don’t know I’ve been broken right from the start
Come on, take a turn with us
You’re in control when you’re out of luck
But they don’t know I’ve been broken right from the start
Stories bring perspective, reminders of our home
A legacy to carry or a memory to disown
Well I have found the story, found the poet and my place
Invited to the table of grace
And he says
Come on, come and join my love
You’re in with me and that’s enough
You don’t know I’ve been open right from the start
Come on, take a turn with love
I’m in control you don’t need no luck
Now share this love that I’ve shown you right from the start
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