Whatever I ask it to grow

"All the pain inside amplified by the fact that I can't get by with my 9 to 5..."

-Eminem

Shield me from bitterness

Protect me from ruthlessness

Do not let apathy take root

Let not vindication become resolute

My heart is a fertile field

And it will yield

Whatever I ask it to grow

Please let only love show

I pray to thee oh my God

Cast me not into Nod

Rather a servants servant in Heavans employ

Than Hells grandest viceroy 

Please tell me I am forgiven

"The futures uncertain and the end is always near"

-The Doors

I didn't mean to

Push you

All away

Please come back and stay

So many mistakes

Made for pleasures sake

Please tell me I am forgiven

That your hate is no longer given

I thought when you said forever

It meant that never 

Would you ever ever sever

Our love together

How does one let go

"I felt the power of death over life"

-Johnny Cash

 I looked and saw

The opening maw

Of hell's welcoming gate

And knew it was almost too late

I remembered when

My way led only to sin

How does one let go

Of the only way one has known?

One day at a time

Is how I perfect this rhyme

Reaching for something

Of which I know nothing

Brings wonder to every day

"I think you're my soulmate" 48hrs later

"Don't ever contact me again"

-Lisa Marie Miller

It is sorrow

That I ne'er need to borrow

What is sacred and dear

In a world ruled by fear

Still I know there is a plan

And the lords glad hand

Brings wonder to every day

And hope to those that stay

I only wish for no more lies

For part of me dies

With every one I have eaten

It's poison to my system

I'm still climbing

"I never even loved you!"

-Cynita De Bruin

Hit me as hard you can

And than

You'll see

What you could not believe

I'm still walking

I'm still rhyming 

I'm still climbing

I'mstill surviving

While you carry on in woe

Of what you let go

Rise and rise again

Ne'er shall this story end

Lift me up

"I just used you to get out to California"

Kelly Patricia Murphy

I throw myself at your feet

And give you my heart to keep

None else is worthy 

Nor cares for my sanity

Oh my good lord

I am crawling on your shore

Lift me up

And let me sup from your cup

So much twisted up inside

So much wasted pride

I have nothing more to hide 

I wish to stay only by your side

I ask the good lord to stay

"I'm so lonely I could die"

-Heartbreak Hotel

What do you do 

In a world indifferent to you

When all that you loved truly

Leaves you so lonely 

These are the times 

That among these rhymes 

I ask the good lord to stay

And be my friend this day

Come into my heart

And grant me a new start

Don't let me fall

Help me stand tall

Return to bring joy

"All your lies, all your lies, they will all be crystal clear"

-P!nk

It's only thunder

That tears my soul asunder

A darkening sky

That causes my courage to fly

The sun is never gone long

So soon does its song

Return to bring joy

And end the darks ploy

No reason to worry

Nor to hurry

All is well in hand

All throughout the land

Some comfort to that place

"No matter what we breed we still are made of greed"

-Demons

When the pain is out of sight

I pretend you hold me tight

My only comfort is a ghost

Of the one I loved the most

You don't say a thing

Just try and bring

Some comfort to that place

Where madness has a face

I scream and wail

And let my pain prevail

But you pull me close

The one I loved the most

I commit only to The Lord

"There goes a fighter..."

-The Fighter

Will you slow down?

I don't want to drown

In the wild flow

Of currents from your soul

I am taking my time

If you don't mind

I commit only to The Lord

For he is my salvation and sword

In darkness I did dwell

And found despair its only spell

Coming out into the light 

I choose not the wild night

That all things bend

"Dig if you will a picture..."

-artist formerly known as Prince

What is plan?

I am only one man

What do you need?

I am only one seed

I trust in you

I believe it to be true

That all things bend

To your glorys end

I looked for a wife

And found only strife

I searched for power

And was only brought lower

Don't be in doubt

"We're not broken, just bent and we can learn to love again"

-P!nk

So I wait and see

And continue to believe

That its not my will done

Under this sun

Enjoy what's given this day

And continue to play

Don't be in doubt

For love is always about

And when you sleep

And count your sheep

Your dreams fly free

And all is as it should be

We greet each new day

"Gods told me to relax, I'm gonna get fixed up right"

-Monster Magnet

Still we wonder

How to improve our plunder

To make more

Of our over abundant store

For what is there to fret

Nothing is sure yet

We greet each new day

And can only hope to stay

Our breaths are numbered

The plan is not sundered

By one thin dime

Only be the will of the divine

Joys we found

"But when I see the signs I jump on that lightning bolt"

-Jake Bugg

The time will flow

And the memories we stow

Visit us with fright

Or grateful delight

Hurts we knew

And troubles we did chew

Joys we found

When glad times abound

Step by step

We are kept

On the narrow way

To the ending of our day

Of conflicting dreams

"Find a way to lie about a home ill never see...."

-Superman from Dawson Creek

Which part is the lie

Your soulmate is I

Or to ne'er speak to you

Which one is true?

I need to go slow

Not get lost in the undertow

Of conflicting dreams

And too quick schemes

I still believe

That nothing can cleave

A love freely shared

To those who dared

If you are less than,

"'And Love is all' he said"

-Boy with moon and star

Think it matters?

If you are in tatters,

If you are less than,

If you are burdened by sin?

It's a divine love

That guides us from above

Absolute mercy

Is ours universally

Hold not to pride

And please don't hide

The glory of you

Should always shine true

The Lord did not arrive

"We'll be able to fly..."

-Blue Oyster Cult

They turned away

And my shame that day

Was not for me

But for my spiritual family

A mighty storm was sent

So that they might repent

The Lord did not arrive

To help the healthy thrive

He came to the poor and sick

And his only real trick

Was his undying belief

That God always loves you and me

To my internal pyre

"...now I'm found"

-Amazing Grace

To ease our mind

To be kind

To go and see

To live simply

This is my desire

What sets fire

To my internal pyre

And to reach higher

Take not for granted

All that is enchanted

Friends are the real gold

If the truth be told

and be a burden

"yes the fighter still remains"
-The Boxer


all the roads go on
under the fairest sun
twist and turn
for freedom they yearn

i go that way
for i cant stay
and be a burden
and keep on hurting

my heart is free
and though i long to be
greater than thou
i am happy with what i have found

some sunshine into the rain

"dont get to close / its dark inside"
-Imagine Dragons


So I will go
even though
i do not know
what the good lord has to show

im sorry for everything
i tried so hard to bring
some sunshine into the rain
some love against the pain

please dont hate me
i cant help that i must be
alive and free
untamed, wild, with no company

its where my demons hide

i need to let you go....

will ne'er leave my side

"Give me fuel - Give me fire...."
-Metallica


times they come and go
with only new lines to show
that i was burned again
in pursuing my sin

i pray to the one above
that the divine love
will ne'er leave my side
will n'er run and hide

im a simple man
and try as hard as i can
no one will stay
im left alone to play

held on so tight

"I've been trying to do it right / I've been living a lonely life"
-The Lumineers


its all gone
but still the song
carries on
forever and anon

i lost it all
so far was the fall
held on so tight
with all of my might

now fractured and torn
my soul so worn
my heart so battered
my mind so shattered

to apply to my burn

"you know me - i had plans..."

-The Black Keys


i accept and surrender
that a love so tender
is not this day to hold
not found in this mold

the plan is in motion
without a soothing lotion
to apply to my burn
i can only learn

i know not where this leads
and i am begging please
to fill this heart again
with a love without end

freedom

amen

 

im ready oh lord - i cast myself into your capable hands

what the next act will be

"go on - believe her when she tells you nothings wrong..."
-melissa etheridge


the past is done
and under the sun
i am free to begin again
let a new wind in

to the road i go
and only god can show
what the next act will be
so wait and see

the change swept through
and brought many new
friends and themes
and cancelled many dreams

it was lying there in the sun

"don't fear the reaper"
-blue oyster cult

i saw death today
and passed him on his way
many times hes passed me by
but never have i asked why

it looked to be bomb
inspired by psalm
it was lying there in the sun
i thought i would have some fun

if it be your will
to put an end to my thrill
then please let my daughters know
their papa did his best to grow

please just let me live

"I want to live with you, cook & clean for you, and be your woman..."
-Lisa M. Miller


how do i surrender
a love so tender?
how do i let go
of the only true love ive known?

but how do i believe
one so practiced to decieve?
please just let me live
i have nothing left to give

i am here all alone
have been for so long
while you found comfort with another
and left me to suffer

please oh lord stop the pain

"She once believed in every story he had to tell..."
-Pearl Jam


its screaming
and as its beating
its tearing
this heart is failing

doomed to ne'er forget
a love so simply beget
please oh lord stop the pain
and let love remain

wash away these memories
take the edge from their talons
let your will be done
even if i must come undone

to live as if you can not die

"'...cause he wanted to share
the key to the locks
on the chains he saw everywhere..."
-Pearl Jam


there will come a time
when i can no longer rhyme
when my pen fades away
and my breath does not stay

i give you only this
to live as if there is no bliss
to live as if you can not die
to live as if you will not cry

try and try again
though you may grin
and though you may wail
you are not done till the final nail

i can not even understand

"...and 'Love is all' he said"
-Cat Stevens

in the quiet of the night
is when i find the light
i know that im alone
and yet i do not groan

for the plan is still
be drafted with a skill
i can not even understand
no worries from this man

its a beautiful day
thats all i can say
i have food to eat
and a warm place to rest my feet

by the spider called fear

"that a broken heart is blind..."

-Black Keys

never let it be said
that i let dread
keep me still
its only another thrill

never let it be known
that i was overthrown
by the spider called fear
and my ship i would not steer

heartbeat by heartbeat
i have kept these feet
moving on
still singing my own song

enforcing with their might

"I watched with glee
while your kings and queens
fought for ten decades
for the gods they made."

-Rolling Stones


Its simple
the universal riddle
and yet it feels such a bother
to love one another

like children in the sandlot
each guarding our own little plot
enforcing with their might
that their toys are their right

till the time comes to leave
and then its too late to believe
so this i pray
be kind this day

is still not sufficient

"but i could swear by your expression
that the pain down in your soul
was the same
as the one down in mine..."
-Hedwig & the Angry Inch


who are you gentle reader?
are you living so much sweeter
than i could ever understand?
a life truly grand

but do you still feel empty?
that your plenty
is still not sufficient?
that you are somehow deficient

who knows why the storms come
and drive us from
a path that seemed blessed
where, it seemed, we knew best

of loves sweet embrace

"...every ounce of energy you try to give a way..."
-Bob Seger

it comes freely
and be it silly
with a twinkle in its eye
or plodding bye and bye

it comes to us all
the glorious wonderous call
of loves sweet embrace
it will find us no matter the place

so give and give again
freely as you can
that which you lay down in love
will be returned three times from above

begin to add up

"going wherever it leads..."
-Tom Petty


it is a simple lie
that pierces the hide
of the soul that sustains
our spiritual membrane

our little sins
that causes little snide grins
begin to add up
tiny cracks on the cup

until our spirit drains away
and forever from that day
is gone the divine grace
leaving nothing in its place

a way to bring

"but try, try, try to understand
I'm a magic man..."
-Heart


its reaching
its spreading
the flame always burning
is slowly turning

into each mind
does love find
a way to bring
a new song to sing

and joy dances long
with a heart full of song
as faith toils on
expanding graces dominion

my life was so complete

when loneliness sets in
it cause my brain to spin
queing up scences
from yesterdays dreams

with her and the boy
i found such joy
my life was so complete
even in the middle of my defeat

oh how i wanted her to stay
and be part of my every day
but that bridge has been burned
and a new page has been turned

such dust is made

"i find your lack of faith disturbing"
-Darth Vader


what a day we find
trying to plant in my mind
seeds of woe and worry
and cause my heart to hurry

tis but the turning of the page
an end to an age
such dust is made
when the final price is paid

love one another is the way
to bring glory to the day
to open what the devil would seal
and give freely what the devil would steal

i couldnt let you hold on

"slow down my beating heart..."
-U2


i can still feel you
the feeling being so true
i had to burn that bridge
it was the only gift i had to give

your feelings for me
were clouding your destiny
i couldnt let you hold on
to an uncertain fate under the sun

im sorry for the awful things
i said, my heart still sings
your song in my soul
ill love you forever truth be told

the strongest, the fastest

'with faith as small as a mustard seed,
you could command that mountain to move,

and it would'  - Jesus Christ


it has always been you
and know this to be true
that you are the best this race
has to offer this place

you stand as the greatest
you are the smartest
the strongest, the fastest
and the hardest

you are the pinnacle
of natures cycle
the best of the very best
a champion without test

and declare unto all divinity

"you can stand me up to the gates of hell
but i wont back down..."

-Tom Petty

who am i to think
that its only sweetness i should drink?
who am i to believe
that my heart should be free?

who am i to stand
before the throne that rules this land
and declare unto all divinity
that i deserve to be treated better than he

he did no wrong
everyday he lifted his song
he healed all who would come
and died a bloody, broken son

to find simple sweet release

"Remember spring swaps snow for leaves..."

-Mumford & Sons


There is no comfort for the fire
at the center of my desire
there is no freedom
from the claws of this demon

only in the ones above grace
can i turn my face
to find simple sweet release
from the mind of the beast

all glory truly belongs
to the one from whom all songs
found their birth
and gave freedom to all the earth

no one else to blame

"this rose will never die, this rose will never die..."

-Yusuf Islam (aka Cat Stevens)


dont find another
work it out with each other
why fade away
when you promised to stay

so much harder to form anew
and confuse lust for loves due
no one else to blame
for what your hands break in shame

so fleeting is life
no reason to add to the strife
make steps forward sure
than to live with too much cure

be made by another

it doesnt matter the song
or how long
the tune does endure
it matters that we voice it pure

that we all should lift up our voice
and not let our choice
be made by another
the song of our own heart must thunder

come and sing with me
all who would be free
all who cherish the light
of a life lived burning bright

hold not to treasures

"so get gassed in your garage of sickness
as I bring a little swinging into your world of stiffness"

-Kid Rock


what have we to worry
when there is no hurry
the pale rider does know
when its his time to show

love all that you can
help all that you can
hold not to treasures
or vain empty pleasures

the soul that stands longest
is the heart that beats strongest
the mind that will just be
is the spirit that does fly free

in the great giving

'i'm gonna keep on trucking till i fall into motion...'

-Kid Rock

There is room at the table
for all that are able
to make their way there
to overcome their despair

there is plenty in the feast
none shall have least
in the great giving
all are worth saving

tis only our self-pity
that keeps us from joining the dity
we all have a voice
& we all have a choice

how really good we can be

i will make a stand
and rise above the ban
i will not give in
to what is popular again

we want everyone to know
and we want to show
how really good we can be
how kind and loving are we

but its more of the same
its really only a game
we still think we are slick
when we repackage an old trick

of my worth as a man

"what would an angel say?
the devil wants to know..."

-Fionna Apple


oh my lady fair
please have a care
to turn me not away
on this ending day

oh sweet gentle providence
you i do try to convince
of my worth as a man
to come take my hand

and in a private place
let us null the space
that keeps us asunder
so we may craft wonder

only the sweat and blood

for three long years
i cried many tears
lost and lost again
beaten down for my sin

nothing to offer
empty was my coffer
only the sweat and blood
of my body was worth good

and bit by bit
i have learned to commit
to a path few would choose
a way out of these blues

this was his simple lesson

"Joy to the World /
the Lord has come!"

-Joy to the World

this is the day
when sin passed away
for among us was born
the one to save us from scorn

be as good to a stranger
as you would to the one born in the manger
this was his simple lesson
given to all of us as a blessing

so remember that this morn
the one who was born
the lowest among us
and in who we give all trust

feelings pass

"just because it burns doesn't mean you're gonna die /
all you have to do is Try"

-P!nk

far wanderings
simple musings
a brief moment of singing
seasons too quick in turning

love comes
then love goes
feelings pass
emotions do not last

promises were made
vows were laid
lies were spoken
hearts were broken

the hate and the woe

"it's been a long time coming but i finally broke
like an act of God i ain't no joke..."

-Kid Rock

gently now sweet sister
dont let the blister
of a harsh hand
raised in reprimand

be your only guide to life
there is more than the strife
the hate and the woe
so much more i will show

there is beauty and wonder
songs free of blunder
come out from that dark place
and let shine your beautiful face

seasoned with asperity

when death finally finds me
i hope to be
a very tasty treat
a truly delicious sweet

a soul so finely flavoured
to be among deaths favoured
seasoned with asperity
and sweeted by charity

not a bland nor boring taste
but a soul with adventure for baste
to seek, to learn, to go, to try
and thus, in the end, to die

it is by the one aboves grace

we have so much
is it such
a burden to let go
and give to those who are low?

a hand clenched tight
is a fist made to fight
it is by the one aboves grace
that we even exist is this time and place

so share with your neighbor
all you have to savor
be as kind to that stranger
as you would to your own savior

but hope ne'er does fail

can you see me?
do you dare to be
everything you can dream?
all is not that it does seem

we do bow our head
and cower before dread
but hope ne'er does fail
always it will prevail

worry not you must try
for by order divine
all is well in hand
all thoughout the land

sometimes a slow sad cadence

time marches on
we all have our song
sing it we must
in divine grace we trust

we dance along the way
through each and every day
sometimes a slow sad cadence
sometimes a flow of radiance

and at the very end
i hope i have been
a useful servant
and lived to glorify the new covenant

i came grieving

it was all a horrible lie
and i did cry and cry
simply medieval
is the depth of her evil

blinded by her beauty
and the promise of purity
i came grieving
into her trap so willing

put my bruised heart to the fire
and cackled at my ire
but it was all a lie
her evil i can not deny

so it has been written

do not relent
give 100 percent
give it all you got
throw in your whole lot

thus is the greater glory
at the end of the story
so it has been written
no real safety beneath heaven

what road will you take
that does not end at your wake?
what riches will you hold
for death to find you too bold?

but tonight i am burning

sometimes the rage is bad
and i am so mad
that i could burn to the ground
every church to be found

i know these feelings wont last
and the hardships become past
but tonight i am burning
my soul is twisting and turning

its hurting its hurting
there is no comforting
there is no release
there is no cure to this disease

of fates bitter tonic

its burning inside
is it my pride?
and how to i hide
the rage that has me fried?

all the promises torn
drives ever deeper the thorn
of fates bitter tonic
turning my thoughts demonic

rise above is the command
and offer a helping hand
to those who sought my decline
turning the other cheek is divine

to thee above i trust

where do i stand?
somewhere in this great land
i must meet my destiny
my touch of divinity

i take it slow
and try to not be low
to thee above i trust
my life i must

i seek a grace that chooses
to love me despite my bruises
and is not tied
by blood on my side

closer to each of us

you want to live
only to never give
love freely to another
only that will ease your hunger

its a simple thing
to give what we would bring
closer to each of us
a concept called 'trust'

love like it will not be broken
love like you are no mere token
love like it will be the last chance
love like it will be the last dance

absolutely beautiful

of fear we find defeat

yes & yes again
when joy lifts the pen
the turning of the season
has brought a new reason

to make the heart light
and banish the cold night
of fear we find defeat
and love we do meet

with each and every step
the promise is kept
that life does go on
eternal is the song

faith is redeemed

am i doing enough?
have i been tough?
have i been strong?
am i so wrong?

such a splendid life is this
to live with such bliss
faith is redeemed
in a heart that beats clean

can i be enough?
can i be tough?
can i be strong
to set to right what is wrong?

it's a game in our head

in comes panic
threatening to sink hope like the titanic
and worry settles in
with doubt sporting a grin

but what is fear
but shadows that are near?
it's a game in our head
this unfounded dread

so laugh at fate we must
for there is one we can trust
in heavens hands we dwell
and never our soul will they sell

i could look forever

would you please
help to appease
this burning in my heart
and give me a new start?

would you fill
the spaces that are still?
i could look forever
into eyes so clever

would you stay
just one more day
and see what it brings
be it sorrow or grins?

an end to terror he does bring

the secret crowds gather
and rather
than turn away
he comes this day

the lion does stir
and his heart is pure
an end to terror he does bring
to all who name him king

there is magic still
over wood and hill
rejoice for among you
walks one who is true

this dry land

oh the heat!
this is not a treat!
it is hard to greet
each hot day we meet

when will the rain fall?
the clouds stall and stall
this dry land
is giving all that it can

but hope still sings its song
and faith is still strong
and love is here to stay
even on the hottest day

no friends who call

its a loneliness so deep
that i can not sleep
no dreams to keep
no end to how i weep

when no one is there
no family, no heirs
no friends who call
no one to break the fall

please take my hand
and tell me im not banned
that love still finds me sweet
and has no more deceit

and see you everyday

they grow and grow
time does not slow
one alone then two
was the order due

i love you both so much
i wish i could touch
and see you everyday
but it is not the way

i am grateful just to be
your true daddy
you both bring me such joy
such beauties to enjoy

could not find

the heart is sore
for i tore
anothers trust
repent i must

she is sweet
and very neat
could not find
the courage in my mind

to be honest from the start
for my heart
is still not that strong
to sing my own song

my beautiful little girls

ive heard these all
and my heart did fall
so many promises broken
so many lies spoken

no stronger bind is there
than a father and his heirs
my beautiful little girls
dancing sunlight and she of the curls

i am just a man
and i dont know the plan
from up above
all i have to give you both is love

the only way is ahead

its a breath
away, what we call death
its a simple cause
from is to was

so here we go
and we must know
the only way is ahead
so know no dread

the path has been set
and we are well met
by the one whos grace
is ne'er out of place

take our love to the place

it is churning
this heart is burning
i am begging thee
to release me

open thy beauty
and let us for eternity
take our love to the place
where time has no face

wherever you go
this you must know
my love stays true
never turn my back on you

open i must

im lonely
i feel empty
sooner in the quicker out
and more into doubt

to get love
i must give love
open i must
the heart behind the crust

im ready i know
to not let go
its hard to be still
and wait for the thrill

want to hold on to pain

sometimes i wonder
at where did i blunder?
but looking back
is only a sidetrack

forward i must go
into what i do not know
want to hold on to pain
that kept me insane

yesterdays demons
can be the reasons
to keep me sick
but its the same old trick

how weak i am

strike me down
cast your frown
upon me
make me see

how powerful you be
how strongly you can see
how weak i am
and my life is a sham

beat me tear me apart
but know from the start
i have already won
for in me shines the sun

i wish to be

I seek you O Lord
in my heart you have struck the chord
of truth that no one can deny
of a soul no one can buy

i am seeking the glory
of the unending story
i wish to be
a spirit that is free

i look to you
and you tell me true
that eternal life
comes with strife

i should not hear

im not a monster
and i have no answer
i can only trust
in god i must

they come and plead
with lies they lead
i should not hear
but fate does steer

i am all alone
naked before the throne
i yearn for my true loves touch
i desire it so much

i know the heart seeks not

"..to remind us of the ones held back /
upfront there ought to be a Man in Black"

- Johnny Cash

i will not dispense pain
i will not offer shame
seeking a greater glory
seeking a purer story

i know the power of bended knee
to seek the divinity
i know the heart seeks not
ridicule for its lot

i will take the lowest chair
and i will dare
to dine on what is put before me
and grateful be

well met we be

this is yearning
this is learning
waiting wondering hoping
stuttering muttering moping

the truth does not fit
the picture of wit
well met we be
now you are free

the good lord shall bring
a brand new spring
and flowers shall grow
where the snow did blow

to join in the Great Recovery

rise and rise again
till we are free from sin
we are brought together
by failures cruel tether

break free we must
put an end to lust
to join in the Great Recovery
and set ourselves free

so much can be had
so much to make us glad
for forgoing a little pleasure
and storing up our treasure

to make of as we will

it is eternity calling
it is pride falling
it is forever it does seem
to live this dream

what a great gift is time
to spend on what we define
to make of as we will
until finally we are still

care you take
in all that you make
and on what you spend
your most precious gem

is it like a river flowing

what is love?
is it a gift from above?
is it chemicals in our blood?
is it all that is good?

is it like the wind
blowing here and then gone again?
is it like a river flowing
never straight, always twisting and turning?

is it a candle in the dark
or a fair summer day at the park
i dont know that i can say
for is it love if it does not stay?

how do we win the race

stand and be true
god is not through with you
face your fear
before its all you have dear

so far from grace
is this dark place
how do we win the race
when we wont even show our face?

eternity is too long
to wait for your song
its gonna hurt, the choices made
no other way to put problems paid

Another Day Will Dawn

softly now my dear
hope is always near
to ease that troubled mind
and turn thoughts kind

no trouble is so great
that if we just wait
another day will dawn
and fear will be withdrawn

just to make it through
the times we are blue
is sometimes all we can do
worry not for love is always with you

will be bestowed on you

i will tell you thus
you simply must
not fail to believe
in gods love for thee

no more than you can carry
or is too scary
will be bestowed on you
only gods love is true

love does shine
straight from the divine
it swells the heart
from the end to the start

pain is here without a doubt

what do we have to fear
with so much wonder near?
oh how the sun does shine
and its majesty is all mine

is it possible to see
the ending of beauty?
pain is here without a doubt
so its your choice of which to mount

eyes open to wonder
or focused on others plunder
so rich we all are
when we stop looking at our scars

i walk in your grace

please oh lord
help me to not break beneath the cord
of woe upon me
set me free

help me to see
that for all eternity
i walk in your grace
even with tears upon my face

to all things there is a time
an end to all rhyme
with another beginning coming
a new fire is soon burning

all the bounty of this place

a great gift was given
long ago, sent from heaven
a savior came
to pronouce peace shall remain

so we gather
to savor
all the bounty of this place
and the lifes of grace

he is here among us
a healer from the cross
friend to the down trodden
and forgiver to the unforgiven

'no matter what i wont leave you'

the edges are keen
and the wound is clean
this broken heart
from another failed start

someday i seek
to hear someone speak
'no matter what i wont leave you'
and have it be really true

too many times been used
too many times fooled
im not perfect its true
but neither are you

i will be free

what is it to be loved?
to not be shoved
aside because the only coin i can spend
is truth without end

i dont see the glory
of living in purgatory
i will be free
and live honorably

i will be loved
if only from above
i have all that i need
and am grateful just to be

lessons hard learned

i am free
dont you see
i can step away
i dont have to go that way

its only life after all
no reason to keep banging against the wall
lessons hard learned
are the best earned

its gonna be okay
even if i didnt win the day
im gonna try, try again
and ne'er put down this pen

moving from one failure to another

its in the quiet of the night
thats its the hardest to see the light
to feel the tender touch
of loves unbreakable crutch

all i see is a life
filled with strife
moving from one failure to another
is how i have i been brother

just to make it numb
and no more to plumb
the depth of my pain
inside my own brain

a fresh new plan

i dont understand
what i have in hand
i fail and fail again
to keep my thoughts from sin

i want to be free
to travel and see
a fresh new plan
an end to terror in this land

into every heart i would go
to free them all from woe
to take it all into me
and set hope free

i want to feel

i want you to be
close to me
i want to see
my eternal beauty

i want to know
that its more than a show
i want to feel
how it is to heal

i need to understand
that in all this great land
we can do for one another
what we would have them do to each other

another day better than this

the gradual raising of the light
is how we end the night
the beginning of a new day
another chance to find the way

we are reaching for
something of which we are not sure
another day better than this
a huge vat of bliss

i miss the family i had
and i would be glad
to see them all returned
and not feel so spurned

i hear laughter again

i see hope being kindled
i see despair being swindled
i see faith spreading
i see fear receeding

i hear voices raised in song
i hear troubles saying so long
i hear laughter again
i hear joy setting in

from that time to this
we are coming to bliss
it hurt for awhile
but so soon we will all smile