1. REIGN (FT. JT CAVEY OF ERRA)

Who can open the doors of his mighty face?
Around his teeth there is terror
His back is made of shields
Shut up so tightly and sealed
One is so near to the next
No air can come between
His sneezings flash forth light
And his eyes are like the eyelids of the dawn
His bones are tubes of bronze
His limbs like bars of iron
Out of his mouth go torches
Sparks of fire leap forth
There’s none that’s like him
Out of his nostrils pour forth smoke
As from a boiling pot and burning rushes
His breath kindles coals, and pours forth smoke
A flame comes from his mouth
In his neck he abides strength
There’s none that’s like him
On earth there is nothing like him
A creature that is without fear
And terror dances before him
His heart is hard as the lower millstone
When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid
Behold Behemoth
At the thrashing of his tail they are beside themselves
Behold Behemoth
He laughs at the rattle of javelins
Though the sword reaches him, it does not avail
He counts iron as straw, and bronze as rotten wood
The arrow can’t make him flee his ground
On earth there is none like him
God alone poses threat
When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid
Behold Behemoth
At the thrashing of his tail they are beside themselves
Behold Behemoth
“I declared a war, the day my side was pierced
I dragged him by snout down to hell
And on the third day, i pronounced the beast dead
I abolished his authority”
Behold the Victor
Behold Redeemer


2. AVARICE

Cracked streets mirror the faces of the lean
Repressed by a split society
The gutters overflow with poverty
A judgement is passed faster
Than the water and the bread
Ive endured all the seasons
I’ve been sunburned by the scoffs<
Frostbitten by the shame that they throw my way
Do they see a human?
An identity more than “Homeless and hungry
Adolescent injury has left me without mobility”
The concrete jungle has digested too many
Beneath the layers you look a lot like me
Fingerprint of deity, breath of the Holy
Beneath the layers you look a lot like me
See me in despair, will you spare anything?
Behold my eyes are opened
I see the great divide
It’s hungry as the abyss
Their fortress scrapes the sky
Outside the peasants and poor are of multitude
Quickly forgotten by the ones
That are living in plenty
Beneath the layers you look a lot like me
Fingerprint of deity, breath of the Holy
Beneath the layers you look a lot like me
See me in despair, will you spare anything?
I don’t care about the amount in your pocket
But can we address the plank that occupies your eyesocket
Knuckles white, around your pocket book
Where have you built up your kingdom?
I’ve stored up in paradise
Where this weathered attire
Is worth more than your prized
Beneath the layers you look like me
Beneath the weeds, set 6 feet deep
You never shared a thing
Now we share everything


3. HEATHEN HEART

You see there is this concept
That has consumed my head
And it’s very same thought
That has been turning me over in my bed
Do you hear that unfamiliar rattle?
The sound of my knees as their growing weak
I’m not used to kissing the dirt
It crawled in between my ribs
And its chipping away at my concrete heart
My worlds spinning, I’ve lost my bearings
Give me a chance to find my footing
I’m struggling to wrap my mind around this single thing
How I’ve strained myself endlessly
I’ve made a fool of the grindstone
I’ve worked my fingers down to the bone
To earn something that was there all along
Rats are caught in traps and dogs kept on chains
Thieves are apprehended, murderers put in cages
Am i any better than these?
Am i not one in the same?
So what qualifies me to be a recipient?
What do i have to offer?
I’m undeserving, I’m unworthy
I’m undeserving, I’m unworthy
This is unjust
Extrinsic
What conditional creatures we are
If your nature was something similar
What conditional creatures we are
If your nature was something similar
You would have burned this bridge
You would have cut the ties a long time ago
You see there is this concept
That has consumed my head
And it’s the very same thought
That has been turning me over in my bed
You chose to love me even though I was dead


4. ALLURE

Circling the bait
A door way down the hall
It’s up and to the left
It’s not a room for company
Not for friends, or for family
Marked with a warning
Six panels of faded mahogany
The only barrier separating me from mystery
Cursed is the curiosity
The oxidized bronze
Has developed a new shine for me
“Maybe just this one time”
“Surely i will not die”
Monarchs stir, sweat beading
Forbidden fruit has me salivating
The universe separated
As the seal was broken
It brought a ringing to my ears
And now my eyes have been opened
Oh what a discovery, what a brand new world to see
It totally encompassed me, an image of extraordinary
Colors speak in poetry
Sounds dance like calligraphy
This will be my sanctuary
When life builds up on me
This room is all that welcomes me
When I’m here, I swear I feel something
What if i’m wrong?
I’ll sing a cowards song
So what if i’m wrong
Just let me be
Oh how fast the world turns over
How fast the apple spoils
Substance turns to ash
And colors fade to black
The key is turned, and a free man becomes a prisoner
My conviction was a lock on the door and now its broken
Six panels of faded mahogany
The only barrier between you and me
The only way out is if i let you in


5. BY FAITH

There is nothing more dangerous
Than arriving at hopeless
My bed was made of it
There is nothing more frightening
Than a life without meaning
My bed was made of it
I got sick of lying in it
Listen, this is what was and will never be again
This is the lowest that ill let myself sink
From out of this pit I will ascend
I put hopeless to rest the first day I believed
I felt the ground shake
When i was peeled off the floor
The walls i’ve built have crumbled down
Seasons exchanged
The ground released its grip
Dormancy welcomed springs fair kiss
Frost retreat to its grave
Ovations from tree tops proclaimed
Streams from distance applaud
Colors restore to landscapes
Growing into new skin
Shedding the weight of old demons
By faith I’ll be greater
Blacken the skies, blind my eyes
The flame inside won’t be altered
Firm in purpose, resolution
The lions mouths will be musseled
Blacken the skies, blind my eyes
By faith I’ll persevere
By faith we persevere
The reaper is scheming
Death so foolishly dug a hole
But I am no lifeless cadaver
No, I am no corpse
I am but a seed ready for planting
Near is the season of my ripening
I’m eternal
By faith we’re eternal