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1. |
Light and Space
04:48
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Verse
This light and space between us now
Grows ever brighter, closer
The wait is almost over
Approaching like the dawn
Burning like the sunrise
To burn away the dark of night
PreChorus
Touch my eyes
let me see it
Heal my heart
let me feel it
Chorus
This light
and space
and time
between us
Won’t You
Burn away
this dark
In light of day
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2. |
The Hound
03:58
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Verse
Through the vale of shadows
In the mountain narrows
Flying like an arrow
You fell upon my soul
I thought I was pursuing
But you were closer to me
I thought that I was chasing
But you were chasing me
Chorus
Oh The hound was upon me
The hound was upon me
Oh I thought that I was chasing You but you were chasing me
Verse
Through the wild flowers
And skyward city towers
Within the leafy bowers
Your presence like a cloud
In fire flood and power
Quiet midnight hours
Merciless relentless
You were chasing us
Chorus
Oh The hound is upon you
The hound is upon you
Oh we thought that we were chasing You but You were chasing us
Bridge
Oh...oh what a love
Oh what a love
Oh what a love is this
Oh...Oh what a grace
A God that would chase
Chase down a sinful soul
You chased down my sinful soul
All through the night
You never stopped pursuing me
Chasing after me
Ending
You never let go
You never stop
You never stop
You never stop chasing after us
You never stop
No You never stop
No matter how far we run
You never stop
You'll never stop
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3. |
Poison
03:38
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Verse 1
Don’t touch the fire
Unless you want to be burned
Don’t take a taste
You'll never return
I feel a burning in my bones
A burning in my body now
Chorus 1
Oh I drank it in
Raging like a flood
The poison’s in my blood (2X)
Oh I touched the fire
But I cannot complain
The poison's in my veins
Oh I drank it in
It’s raging like a flood
The poison in my blood
Verse 2
Once you start you never stop you never stop
Once you fall you never stand you never stand
Up again You never stand up again
Chorus 2
Oh I drank it in
Raging like a flood
The poison’s in my blood (2X)
Oh I touched the fire
So I cannot complain
The poison's in my veins
Oh I drank it in
It’s raging like a flood
The poison in my blood
Bridge
I touched the fire I drank the wine
Didn't look didn't see the signs
Now I'm in too deep
And my world’s on fire tonight
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4. |
Who Can Know It
03:46
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Verse 1
There’s a liar living in my chest
There’s a fire that’s burning burning
There’s a war within my breast
Every moment beating beating
This heart has taught me well
All the ways that I can fall apart
All the breaking of a broken heart
All the ways that I could break Your heart
Chorus
Where can I go
To escape what’s awake within me
What can wash this stain
What can make me new again
Verse 2
Crack this cavity
Pull apart every part of me
From the inside out
From my bones make me whole
Ending
Quiet my fears
And take my whole heart in Your hands
Who can know it
You can know it
(REPEAT)
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5. |
The Music
03:31
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Verse
Babe I know you're hurting
Cause I'm hurting too
Like everything is broken
And we've been broke in two
I feel your sadness like waterfalls
Just cry into my shoulder
And we will fix it all
Chorus 1
When everything is falling
I still feel you there
I can feel your heart beating next to mine
I hold you tight look into your eyes
It will be alright we still have the music
Chorus 2
Just you wait
Wait and see
Everything will be just as its meant to be
But for now
Trust in me
Listen to the music
Listen to the music now (2X)
Chorus 3
Just you wait
Wait and see
Everything is meant to be
But for now
Just trust in me
Listen to the music now
Bridge
Babe I know we’re losing
And we’ve been broke in two
But nothing breaks me
Cause I still have you
And we will listen
As the music plays
And we will dance here in the pouring rain
(REPEAT)
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6. |
Just Words
04:37
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Verse 1
You’re inescapably lovely
Inconceivably sublime
Every part of me in wonder
But these are just words
I could fill a thousand volumes
Ancient new and in-between
Just to speak of how I love you
But these are just words
Chorus 1
So I’ll say just one thing more
My words they tell a story
My words they paint a song
So I’ll say just one thing more
My words can’t tell the story
My words are not enough
Verse 2
I could speak of how you move me
With loquacious eloquence
You are poetry in motion
But these are just words
There’s no anthem in existence
That holds a candle to your flame
It’s superfluous to mention
That these are just words
Chorus 2
So I’ll say just one thing more
My words can’t tell the story
My words are not enough
So I’ll say just one thing more
Darling let me show you
These aren't just words
Bridge
If you see me standing silent
You take my breath away it’s true
So if I’m speechless please regard that
These are just words
These are just words (2X)
Only you can leave me speechless
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7. |
Completely
03:53
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Verse 1
You’ve got me all the way
I feel it in my bones
You whisper in the wind
And calm the storm within
I could see it in Your eyes
You’d never let me go
You’re the end of all that I’ve been searching for
Chorus 1
You’ve got me completely
Trade everything for this
Never looking back again
Verse 2
Once you find a love like this
You trade the world for it
I’ve found a treasure
Worth it all
(REPEAT)
Chorus 2
You’ve got me completely
Bridge
I’ll find a way
I’ve been looking for You for so long
I’ll find a way
I’ve been looking for You for so long
Chorus 3
You’ve got me completely (2X)
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8. |
Lightning
03:10
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Chorus
I see lightning when I hear Your voice
Every time You whisper
Fire through the sky
I hear thunder when I hear Your voice
Roar across the water
Breaking through the calm in me
(REPEAT)
Bridge
Every time You're near
I don't want You to go
You shatter my defenses
Breaking down these walls
Like fire in the sky
And lightning when You speak
Thunder roaring
Fire in the sky
I'll never get enough of You
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9. |
Friends Like These
05:06
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Verse 1
With friends like these
Who needs enemies
The knife in my back
The pain in my chest I feel it
Pre-Chorus 1
All the time in the back of my mind
How have we fallen so far
Can You take our wayward hearts
And bring us back again
Chorus 1
With friends like these
Who needs enemies
With friends like me
Who needs enemies
Verse 2
All of us like sheep have scattered
Gone our own way
See the suffering
And walk on by
We break and we are broken
We take and offer tokens
Live in silence and let this violence
Rule our hearts
Pre-Chorus 2
All the time in the back of my mind
How have we fallen so far
Can You take our wayward hearts
And bring us back again
Chorus 2
With friends like these
Who needs enemies
With friends like me
Who needs enemies
Bridge
You took these ashes and gave us beauty in return
You took our suffering upon Your shoulders
You carried the weight of our despair
You took friends like these and reconciled enemies
You took a friend like me and reconciled an enemy
What kind of love
What kind of love is this
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10. |
Somewhere Up Above
04:20
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Verse 1
Somewhere up above the clouds
Where the birds fly all around
And the sky is the shade of blue
Of your eyes
Chorus 1
Up here so high
Above it all
The world below
It seems so small
Verse 2
Somewhere up above the clouds
Where the birds fly all around
And the sky is the shade of blue
In your eyes
Chorus 2
Up here above it all
The world seems so small
Below the clouds
Without you
Bridge
Oh without you
Where are you (2X)
Come away with me
Come away with me (2x)
Come away my love
Come away with me (2X)
Oh
Come away with me (2X)
Oh
Come away with me (4X)
Come away with me my love
Up above the clouds
Come away with me (2X)
Up above it all
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11. |
Awake and Alive
04:05
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Verse 1
I’m awake and alive when I’m with You
Every breath is a fire when I breathe it in
In every mystery I see Your reflection
You have hidden eternity in my heart
Chorus
I would trade it all
For one moment with You
When You gave it all
You won my heart
Verse 2
You’re the answer to every question
The beginning and end and in-between
Bridge
I’m awake and alive when I’m with You
Every breath is a fire when I breathe it in
In every mystery I see Your reflection
You have hidden eternity in my heart
I can feel it my bones
You're the answer to every question
Every life is a story in motion
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12. |
Fjords
05:12
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Verse 1
I’ve felt the fire and fought the raging wind
Under the sky and on the water
Drank in the sun and tasted of the rain
You call me deeper and wake a storm within
Pre-Chorus
There is nothing like this
Chorus
Under these stars
I’m awake and alive
My soul it comes to life
Here on this hill green as emerald
And at the waterside
My soul it comes to life
Verse 2
Oh I’m waking (2X)
Oh I'm waking up
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Jacob Schmelzer Eugene, Oregon
I live in Eugene, OR with my wife Bethany and our kids Evie, Jack, and Penelope. I am the pastor of Joy Church Eugene. I
enjoy writing, playing, recording, and mixing music. I am also a member of the band Wake Up the Dawn.
Happy Listening!
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