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Part of me
03:27
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I’m afraid to look over my shoulder,
But I need to see.
The air in here, I feel it getting colder
There is something standing in the doorway
I'm starting to feel like, I cannot run away.. because it’s a
Part of me, Something deep I can’t free myself
There’s a single light, to break the night and save me from this hell.
I saw my friend being pulled into the shadows
And I can’t see him.
His soul is torn, something empty and hollow
I silent tongue, enticing me to taste
But with it’s fingers on my face, it feels to much like a..
Part of me, Something deep I can’t free myself
There’s a single light, to break the night and save me from this hell.
Bridge
Fill my life with your light
Break the shadows, clear my sight
Don’t leave me in the room filled with fear.....
(Instrumental)
A part of me,
Something deep I can’t free myself
There’s a single light, to break the night and save me from this hell.
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Soul concern
03:09
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Every corner has a voice, telling us to fold
To break a code, or change the way we think about the world.
I refuse to go, down with the flow
There’s a truth that doesn’t move, and I’m never letting go.
CHORUS
I know this may, to some portray,
A fools belief, but I don’t care I only need to please God
To please Him, is my soul concern
There’s only one end, to all this noise
The chaos is gonna kill us with the blade of ‘choice’
My prayer and hope is that we see
Who He is, and who we are, and who we’re meant to be
CHORUS
I know this may, to some portray,
A fools belief, but I don’t care I only need to please God
To please Him is my soul concern
I only need to follow Him, who made me
The creator of, all there is.....and soooo I say.
CHORUS
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Speak of Grace
03:14
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Is it good enough, to say that we believe
Yet while our words are ringing out, our generation weeps
With all that’s given us, and all we have received,
Our flame should burn, to drive us on, and live what we believe
Shall we lose another day
Time is stealing them away
CHORUS
Go, we’ve gotta go,
out into the world and
Show how He has breathed,
His life in us
Speak of Grace and love,
as we’ve been told
It’s our call ......
Oh, let’s go.
Do we look in love?
Do we seek the sound?
It’s a desperate and relentless song, that’s playing out aloud
God, open up our eyes, to what we need to see
May all our senses, break our hearts, and bring us to our knees
Use us as you need....
CHORUS
Go, we’ve gotta go,
out into the world and
Show how He has breathed,
His life in us
Speak of Grace and love, as we’ve been told It’s our call ...... Oh.
He will be with us, even to the end To the end of this age.....
CHORUS
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Winter
04:32
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I didn’t see, the winter coming
It’s broken through me, to the bone
Nothing gave, me any warning I missed Autumn,
I miss home.
There were dreams, once that flourished
Now diminished, behind the cold
The days are long, but light is low,
And as they pass, I feel so old.
On my knees, I’m weak.
Rescue me
CHORUS
I don't know, what to pray
Time erodes my hope away
What can I do, but trust and wait Lord you give, and you take.
I’m not strong enough
My biggest fear.. that this will change me
And the ones that love me, will disappear
Though I seek, to live forgiveness
These bitter winds bring, bitter tears
On my knees,
I’m weak.
Rescue me
CHORUS
I didn’t see,
the winter coming
It’s broken through me
CHORUS
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Bones to life
04:07
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I feel a warmth, on my skin
Where only bones, had always been
A breath of life, I could never claim my own
All I ever, knew was death
My heart lay broken, in my chest
A fragment of a hidden truth, waiting to be shown
You brought me to life Opened my eyes
You caused me to climb, from the grave that was mine
And stand in the light
As bones in the sand
There’s no chance I could stand
Only your breath, could turn my stone heart to flesh, yeah
And with me lips I will praise you
As the ashes, fall away
My own desire, is replaced
With a will to serve you, with every breath
I hear your voice, and I seek your face, I see Christ, dying in my place Once lost, now a treasure, only by Your grace
(Chorus)
Instrumental...
A nation rising at your will,
An army gathered in the hills The ancient promise, never broken...never broken
(Chorus)
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Gain the world
03:31
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It’s Tempting .. to fill my time
With things.. of self satisfaction.
But things keep heading down,
Down a road that’s unexpected
There’s an empty space around
When you live like a lonely planet
CHORUS
I’m holding happiness with slippery hands, when I
Try gain the world
I Only feed the lie of otherwise, when I
Gain the world,
But lose my Soul.
This fading store,
I try to keep and make a place,
and try and rest in it
Do I really love the sound
Of the coins in my pocket?
Will it stand and hold its ground,
On the day when deeds are counted?
CHORUS
I’m holding happiness with slippery hands, when I
Try gain the world
I Only feed the lie of otherwise, when I
Gain the world,
But lose my Soul.
BRIDGE
I think I’ll show the door
To the plans that only cater
To the need to gain some more...
CHORUS
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Where I'm going
03:00
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Can you see, where I'm going
Far beyond the dawn and into the sun
See where I’m headed, now until forever
Taken by the One and only
One I know the freedom, that I’ve been given
To see my life as a temporary home
CHORUS
No need to fear
Everything will become so clear
When my page is closed Heaven knows, that God will...
Call me home.
Watch television, for a broken vision
Of what waits for us, on the other side.
Not all the roads, that you could follow
Will take you to the place of eternal life
CHORUS
Instrumental (Bridge)
Can you see, where I'm going x3
CHORUS
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Gone
03:02
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No matter how far you run,
or walk the other way
I will be standing here,
waiting at the gate.
And if you think,
there’s a time,
when you have gone too far
There is no limit to
the grace that healed you heart
CHORUS
If there is a mountain in the way,
I will move it, to find you.
Like a thief, I was taken, in your place
And nothing’s gonna steal my love for you.
This gift I gave, to save you, is more than you could know.
If you could only see, you’d know, I’d never let you go.
Let go, don’t hold on, to these unprincely things
Your treasure isn’t here, you’re a child of the King
CHORUS
If there is a mountain in the way,
I will move it, to find you.
Like a thief, I was taken, in your place
And nothing’s gonna steal my love for you.
(Instrumental)
CHORUS x2
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The Updraft Imperative Brisbane, Australia
The Updraft Imperative were far from the stereotypical Christian band. Through their unique and skilful musicianship and use of strong, challenging lyrics they created a sound honest in intent yet still able to draw the listener in, regardless of religious belief. ... more
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