1. COMIN' IN

(Instrumental)


2. BROKEN

See me laying in the field
All broken
Ya pick me up
Ya take me back
Unspoken

I'm feeling your fists
Crushing all of me
I'm feeling your fists
Crushing me down until I'm
Powder

I feel the water pouring in
And I feel life
But still I don't know
What you plan to do this night
You begin to work it through
I begin to feel it too
What are You gonna do this night
Oh it feels right

I once was broken
But now I'm whole
I once was broken
But You saved my soul

You saved me
It feels so right
You saved me
Bathed in eternal light

Look at me now
I'm shaped into a vessel
I've been through the
Kiln and the fire
I've been through the hassle

I'm ready to reflect all Your glory
To this world
I'm ready to reflect all Your glory
To the boys and girls
Ah it feels right
Use me tonight


3. AWAKENED

Life begins
It's happening so fast
All we've been born into
Unsure if it will last
There's talk of world destruction
We're hangin' on the brink
Even love that brought us here now
Is starting to sink

I never asked to be awakened
A choice made not my own
Yet it seems that the payment
Is one I'll always owe

First day started with me screamin'
Loud enough for all to hear
Now at home I'm seeking solace
From the cries and the fear
Never seem to stop their fighting
Love's broken
All's wrong
From life I need salvation
I never asked to come along

Are you ready for tomorrow
Is there hope in all this pain
He'll end all your tears and sorrows

Your life's a brand new change
Finding self upon my feet now
Quickly running towards his strength
In him a hope for tomorrow
My life now filled with faith

I never asked to be awakened
A choice made not my own
Yet it seems he's made the payment
One that I once owed


4. AFTER FOREVER

Have you ever thought about your soul - can it be saved?
Or perhaps you think that when you're dead
You just stay in your grave
Is God just a thought within your head?
Or is he a part of you?
Is Christ just a name that you read in a book
When you were at school?
When you think about death do you lose your breath?
Or do you keep your cool?
Would you like to see the Pope, on the end of a rope?
Do you think he's a fool?
Well I have seen the truth, yes I have seen the light
And I've changed my ways
And I'll be prepared when you're lonely
And scared at the end of Our days

Could it be you're afraid of what you friends might say
If they knew you believe in God above?
They should realize before they criticize
That God is the only way to love

Is your mind so small that you have to fall
In with the pack wherever they run?
Will you still sneer when death is near
And say they may as well worship the sun?

I think it was true it was people like you
That crucified Christ
I think it sad the opinion you had was the only one voiced
Will you be so sure when your day is near
Say you don't believe?
You had the chance but you turned it down
Now you can't retrieve

Perhaps you'll think before you say
That God is dead and gone
Open your eyes, just, realize that he is the One
The only One Who can save you now from all this sin & hate
Or will you still jeer at all you hear?
Yes! - I think it's too late


5. 88

Filled with questions
Lost in tears
Anger filled
Rage so near
Darkness lately
Feels a friend
Gentle spirit too soon
An end

Running out of tears
Please draw near
Grief so incoherent
Let this psalm of sadness
For once be said
And done

Distress unable
To end my prayer
Much like Jacob
Spirit wrestles
Direct towards heaven
With earnest care
My cries and supplications

Hope sustained by resurrection
Is all I have to cling
Death swallowed up in victory
O' grave where is thy sting

Holy sorrow
Now my cry
Great souls
Troubled waters
Tribulation glorified
Tears all left at the altar


6. KEEPER OF THE GATE

Oh I've live the fast way
And I've had it my way
I've played with goblins
In the street
I've been up and down
And I've been round and round
Of, lord, I know I ain't no saint

Warriors of the street
He gives us our peace
He holds all our fate
Keeper of the gate

Oh, I've questioned everything
And I've played a bad way
We've all dealt with demons
In our sleep
I've been underground
And I've been town to town
Oh, Lord, I know I ain't no saint

Warriors of the street
He holds all our peace
He holds all our fate
Keeper of the gate


7. RED

Strength has entered in a vacuum
Once felt empty in the midst
Those that share my blood
Allowed to visit
But not to stay
Plans for rebuild starting
Yet for me they'll find no part
Seems again I'm in the way
Set aside with broken heart

I sensed your strength
But in it anger
Thought you could
Complete this home
Instead I'm left here
As a stranger
Not quite sure where I belong

Momma said you
Should sleep early
By doing so you'll be safe
Awake you're such an easy target
To him a sign of past disgrace
Assured only in my nightmares
Of fears that I now know
Doesn't someone
Out there want me
Is there somewhere I can go

Above a love note from a father
Ten ways fulfilled by son
A visit sent to insure you
That thought you feel lost
You'll be won
A peace I never will forget now
A sense that I'm not alone
For the first time I'm
Secure in knowing
That true love
I've been shown


8. FIRE IN THE STORM

You turn the darkness into light
You're my eyes when I can't see
You're the one that carries on
You're the one that carries me

Through the wind and the rain
You're the flame and the warmth
You're the flame that carries me
You're the flame that carries on

Through the wind and the rain
You're the flame and the warmth
You're the flame and the warmth
You're the flame that carries me
And ohhhhhhhh
You're the flame that carries on and on...

Through the wind and the rain
You're the flame and the warmth
You're the flame that carries me
You're the flame that carries on

Fire in the storm

You're the fire in the storm
You're the flame inside my soul
You give me strength to carry on
And on and on
You're the fire in the storm

Once I was blind
Now I can see
I stand today not because of me
You're the light that makes me see
You're the strength that carries me
You're the fire in the storm
You're the truth that carries on
You're the flame inside my soul
You're the flame and the warmth
You're the fire in the storm


9. STRUGGLE

Seems so often
So uncertain
Battles all the time
I know that deep within
I'm hurtin'
Too much on my mind
Time is spent on things
I shouldn't
Let within my life
I need to cry out to the one
Who'll help me end this strife

What I do never wanted to
Yet still just the same
Things that I know I should do
Seem not within my aim

Now I'm knowing
That for certain by His strength
The battle's mine
His Spirit deep within
Me searching
No longer lost
Not blind
I'm crying out to the one who'll
Help me end this strife
No longer lost
No longer searching
No I'm no longer blind

Now I'm knowing
That for certain by His strength
The battle's mine
His Spirit deep within
Me searching
No longer lost
Not blind
I'm crying out to the one who'll
Help me end this strife
No longer lost
No longer searching
No I'm no longer blind


10. MAN OF WAR

He is the one known
As the man of war
Who you may
Choose against
But I choose for
With eyes made clear
You'll see a hallowed sight
Horses of fire
To light up the night

All of nature is in
His control
With legions awaiting
At his door

Principalities and powers
Tend to his will
At the final hour
You'll see his commands
Fulfilled
Stormy wind
And tempest
Lightning and the rain
Come and go
As he proclaims

The battle will be the worst
Will ever see
But victory
Will be given
To those who call
Him king
You will find
Yourself on bended knee
As those who serve
Him proclaim victory


11. SAM

Outside the bar
Knowledge intense
Selfish indulgence
Makes no sense
Although etched
Deep in hand
Gives no right
To wreck the plan

Been knocked down
During the race
So close to finish
Still abusing grace
Fully aware
Of what's been done
Selfish desire
Craves more fun

So misunderstood
I'm sure I'll
Make it still
Abuse of what's
Been given
Don't bother
Trying to tell me now
I know how I've
Been livin'

Wandering in lookin' for life
Frustration
Seen in the faces
Maybe this time
I'll get it right
Not abusing
Favored graces


12. SKULLS HILL

Skulls Hill
Insured
Extinguished flames
Many thought lost
Innocence
Bears blame
Spikes driven hard
Hammers strike
A ring
Between two thieves
The universe's King

So abandoned
The face that mattered
Turned away
Those that followed
Found they had
No strength to stay
Those thought weaker
Rich man adopted son
A witness to
Redemptions
Work begun

Soldiers piercing
Drinks taste bittersweet
Blood soaked ground
Master's plan
Complete

Day of darkness
Curtain torn in two
Robe now gambled
All this done for you
Dead are rising
Temple soon to fall
Please forgive them
His response to all