seen it all
heard the talk
heart unturned
watch you leaving

some things have to fall on you
some things have to fall on you

i lift you up
pray for grace
love you more
still you run away
and …

what makes a man aware of his need
is it by faith, by words or by deed
for your heart to be broken, to truly be sent home
some things have to fall on you

spirit saves
letter kills
plant the seed
i’ll be waiting

some things have to fall on you
spirit has to fall
it’s true

Got my genome mapping
Got my genome mapping
Caught my smart dog napping
Got my genome mapping

I’m a marinade
Of what’s hot this summer
I’m an early comer
Bought a Gulf War Hummer

Every fad I feel it’s force
Every trend I do endorse
Got my genome mapping
Caught my smart dog napping

I’m charging up the new, new thing
I’m answering a customized ring
I’m starting from the place you stop
I’m packing for an ego trip, hop

Stop the scam
You day traders in a traffic jam
Can the craze
All you players outta plays
Fight the man
All you suckers for a better brand
They got us living on the fad of the land

Get your pager on
Cuz you know my number
I’m a wireless wonder
Got thumbs of thunder

Soul daddies in a fire wire tumble dryer
Soul mamas broke the breaker
Soul children packin’ Prozac pacifiers
Get your plug-in
We all need to plug in to our maker

find yourself
ya’ darkest enemy
you’ve given up
on what you thought you’d be
Your plans were made
nothing’s really changed
be planning on one thing
you’re loved just the same

when it all comes ’round
everyone’s someone
when it all comes ’round
everyone’s someone

kinda look old
like a man with everything
give it all for something real
no you can’t take it with you
nothing’s forged, nothing’s new
do i imagine being you
maker of the rain
lets it fall the same
on me and you

When it all comes down
Everyone’s someone

no matter who you are
no matter where you run to
no matter what you do
what you’re going through

one to another
do you remember me
i feel so small
are you listening tonight

so temporary
things that i have seen
i ran so far
will you take me back again

entertaining angels
by the light of my t.v. screen
24-7 you wait for me

entertaining angels
by the time i fall to my knees
host of heaven, sing over me

one to another
the feelings in between
i won’t let go
of all you taught me - alright

close as a brother
the way we used to be
i’ll hold my breath
and wait for you to breathe

entertaining angels
by the light of my t.v. screen
24-7 you wait for me

entertaining angels
while the night becomes history
host of heaven, sing over me

thumbs out on a desert road I am told
leads to nowhere
any shade is as good as the next
if your shadow doesn’t go there
week seven: Did you really asume
I’d find some solace from the letter in your room?
Next life, could you kindly refain
from throwing yourself at the mercy of a train?

Silence all, nobody breathe.
How in the world could you just leave?
You promised you would
silence that evil with good

Hear me out, I have the floor
I’ll give you my tears, I’ll listen more
you promised you would
overcome evil with good

Maybe this world is a barren place for a soul
prone to get lost
but heaven still hounds from the smallest sounds
to the cries of the storm-tossed
week nine: I am writing in the sand
any little clue that could help me understand
every whispered secret, every muffled sigh
every half-truth that was added to a lie

silence all, nobody move
I’ve got to know now what you hoped to prove
you promised you would
silence that evil with good

shame feeds guilt, guilt needs release
you took it to God
you made your peace
and swore that you would
overcome evil with good

every old demon playing back the crime
if they needed blood, I’d have gladly given mine
a Child of the Kingdom; still an invalid
forgive her, please Father
she don’t know what she did

silence all, now go to sleep
the water’s free, the well is deep
how can we return
that which we never could earn?

God, I long to see her face
we haven’t a hope
beyond Your grace
I know that You will
overcome evil
for good

all my world
all I’ve lost
the wrecks I’ve made here
the lives it cost
Your hand restores
Your words make whole
with all my soul
I thank You
I owe You
all my:

devotion
all that I have to give
here’s my devotion
You’re all that it means to live

all my past
my tainted name
You stole its legacy
of pride and shame
You’re all I love
You’re all I fear
I’m drawing near
to face You
to know You
to show You:

devotion
all that I have to give
here’s my devotion
You’re all that it means to live

You found me
in a shallow grave
You dragged (called) me out from beneath it all
You healed (touched) me
saved me
in the nick of time
Your perfect time
You found me (found me)
in a shallow grave (in a shallow grave)
You called me out from beneath it all
You touched me (touched me)
saved me (saved me)
in the nick of time
in Your perfect time

I devote all I have to You
I devote all that You’ve made new
all You restored that day You bled
all that You brought back from the dead
all:

devotion (You’re all…)
You’re all that I have to give
You’re all that it means to live
here’s my devotion, my devotion
all that it means to live (You’re all that means to live)

my Lord
my devotion

she’s diving down
gonna make her home now
the ocean
she’s done with living her life
on the ground
she’s sinking down
hands above her
held her
nineteen years
and now they’re letting go
tomorrow will be ’round
and everyone will see
no tragedy
it’s like it’s over
but it’s just begun

she’s going off
the deep end
breaking from the crowd
she’s way over her head
I think she’s gonna drown
she’s going off
the deep end
the search is over now
she’s falling into your hands
it’s all or nothing
there’s no guessing
she’s been lost and found

she’s diving down
scars on her elbows
the wind blows
an old song spins around inside
‘how sweet the sound’
to be living
and dying
looks like it’s over
but it’s just begun

to take this step of faith
don’t need to be scared
turn worry into wonder
dissolve the fear
she’s steppin’ out
and you drop the blame
as she speaks the name
above all other names

to be lost and found
her world has turned
upside down
her soul restored
with salt like rain
from all of the things
that you forgave
and all the times she’d disobey
she’s diving in the ocean of your grace

I catch you digging in my trash
for stuff I’ve long thrown away.
You bring it back on a tray.

And I hear you wheezing in the hall
spreading gems and old news.
You always love to confuse.
I flee the light just to live in your shadow.
I’m needing mercy and you offer me blame.

Chorus 1
Dear Shame:
You’re oh so eager to toy with me.
You’re always stealing the joy in me.
You love to whisper my name, Dear Shame, Dear Shame.

You’ve got me living like a bug,
crawling in fear.
(It’s been a very long year.)
I dream of growing some wings,
I think I’m flying away,
then you point and you spray.
All my hidden secrets
crave the light of forgiveness.
You pull the shades,
you accuse and you blame.

- Chorus 1 -

I fled the light just to live in your shadow.
I needed mercy, and you offered me blame.

Chorus 2
Dear Shame:
I think I’m wise to your strategy.
I won’t be needing your company.
My name’s eternally clear,
Dear Shame,

“Kick Start”
His overdue life as a star,
Waitin’ tables hadn’t done that so far.
“Spotlight”
A dream for many a year,
The leather jacket, Jimmy’s ever ready stage wear.

Chorus:
Sorry I’m not your cup o’ tea,
But I don’t mind,
Yeah, I said I don’t mind.
At least I know you’re thinking about me.
Yeah, I don’t mind,
Yeah, I said I don’t mind.

“Good stuff, people don’t know when they hear!”
Mumbled something ’bout “Pearls in a pig’s ear”.
“Old School”, thirty two and knowing it all.
Who wants to listen to a single-sided phone call?

Chorus

Bring it all into perspective,
The tounge will steer the ship ahoy.
Spark up a flame
feel the pain of habanero sauce.
A word’s forever,
when we speak we set ‘em free
So watch your mouth and you be careful what you say Jimmy.

Chorus x3

Sorry, I’m not your cup o’ tea,
But I don’t mind,
Yeah, I said I don’t mind.
At least I know you’re thinking about me.
Yeah, I don’t mind,
Ahh, maybe I do mind.

And every generation’s got
The fearless few who can’t be bought
They don’t take polls or look around
They act on truth, and then they stand their ground

Come up and see the world stripped bare
The free indeed
They breathe a rarified air
Yeah, they got spirit
Yeah, they got game
And some get christened
With a righteous sounding name

na na na na na na na na na
Cor-ne-li-us

And every generation knows
The doers do, the posers pose
‘Cause every time the pop goes fizz
Another yes-man gets his

Come on and see the big man’s boss
The mind clears out when you’re taking up the cross
Yeah, his burden’s easy
No, it don’t chafe
It’s God’s safe harbour
Why play it safe?

na na na na na na na na na
Cor-ne-li-us

Core-strong like a centurion
I wanna be Cornelius
Core-strong like a centurion
I wanna be Cornelius
His kneel is real
His kneel is real
What rhymes with Cornelius?
Helium

The “cor” is before a kneel, a kneel
The “i” is an “e” in us, in us
He’s ready to fight, but not to fuss
We like, we like Cornelius

And history proves the axiom
Surface skimmers choke on scum
Who’s calling deep?
Who opens wide?
Who put the just in justified?

Check, check it out–the view you get
It’s God’s high-wire
There isn’t any net
Show a little spirit
Show you got game
Show you know
(We know, we know)
You know what’s in a name

na na na na na na na na na
Cor-ne-li-us

He’s ready to fight,
But not to fuss
We like, we like
Cornelius

He isn’t a wuss
He never wass
We like, we like
Cornelius