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Red Sun
01:36
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Red sun
Dry me to the bone
Red sun
What a lonely glow
On the floor of this desert,
Groaning, I lay silent
While I wait for the sun to go down
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Exhausted
02:32
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I’m so tired
I’m here in your arms
Let this night of guilt just be handed away
Take it all away
All the desert, all the sea
In the deepest canyon, even underneath
You never cease, and then there’s me
I fall asleep
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3. |
Turkey Vulture
01:40
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Fly through the sky
Does what he likes
Dead leafless trees
That’s where he’ll be
There goes the buzzard
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Hard to Sleep Hot
02:45
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It’s so hard to sleep, hot in the sheets
I wish I could dream sweet dreams
Stay alive, don’t want to give in
An early morning bird woke me up with singing
He waited all night long, outside my window
Stay around, don’t want to get in
Call for help when I’m caving in
I want to be well
I want to think well
This faith isn’t on the shelf
Help me let go of myself
(Yes, you can do it, I know you’ll do it)
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5. |
The Heat of Summer
05:29
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I’ve been so silent. I have been wasting away.
Your hand was heavy upon me all through the day.
I can’t cover it up. You know every secret love.
I’ll stop covering it up.
I’m done. I’m done. I’m done. I’m done.
Tired of the desert, tired of being alone.
Tired of the red sun drying me to the bone.
You are my hiding place. Your lovingkindness stays,
And you never change.
My King Jesus, walk me through this season.
Show me what I’m feeling will soon be over.
When I was silent, I was breaking down.
I want you to be close to me, and I want that right now.
I can’t cover it up. You know everything I’ve done.
I’ll stop covering it up.
You’re the only one that I can trust.
Tired of the desert, tired of being alone.
Tired of the red sun drying me to the bone.
Christ, my hiding place, you are my love today.
You will never change.
It will be you to carry me through,
When I’m weaker than the palest blue.
All the sin in me is darker than the deepest sea;
Old reliable evergreen.
I don’t have any control anymore.
I never did. I never did. I never will.
Christ my hiding place, you are my love today.
You will never change.
It’ll be you to carry me through.
I’m weaker than the palest blue.
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6. |
Heat Lightning
02:59
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I want you to see this, too
The heat lightning underneath the moon
Maybe someday, someday soon
It’ll happen again, and I could watch it with you
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7. |
Middle of June
03:12
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It’s OK this time,
I just need a little while.
I’m at a loss for words.
I lost my words.
It’s the middle of June, and I miss you.
All your life has never left you.
Washed by the blood is the first thing.
I want to love you in the middle of true peace.
I am afraid sometimes.
I will cry out for a little while,
When I forget your words.
Is your promise what it’s worth?
I’m glad you didn’t know me
In my late teens, 19, 20 or 21.
I’m glad you don’t love me more than the Father,
The Son of Man, or his Spirit in you.
Keep your heart where it needs to be.
At the end of June, I miss you.
All your life has never left you.
Washed by the blood is our first thing.
I can miss you in the middle of true peace.
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8. |
Juneflower
02:34
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9. |
Pull Apart
02:53
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[She]
Cover your ears, this might sting a bit.
Say all of your prayers but I’m just ready to quit on you.
It’s just never enough when I look at you.
And you didn’t call my bluff, but maybe I wanted you to.
[He]
Cover all my tears, I’m just getting hit.
I’m calling out again, ‘cause I wasn’t ready to quit like this.
If I’ll never be enough for your serenity,
Maybe I still wanted to be.
[Both]
I guess it’s now or never,
Pull apart or stay together.
I’ve made up my mind.
We don’t want the same thing.
So sorry, darling.
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10. |
Peace of Mind
04:29
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My heart’s been broken, I’ve been stuck in a rut
Got the back wheel turning, digging in the mud
You and I used to be so tight
I’m trying to get by, I just miss you at the same time
Leaving never felt right
I don’t know why you wouldn’t stay
I’ll pray for your peace of mind
If you’re really better off this way
I’m turning over every word you said
All I can remember is the way you left
If I really meant the whole world to you then,
What happened to make you want to change what you said?
You know I tried with all my might
I don’t know why you couldn’t wait
Would you pray for my peace of mind?
I have to learn how to let this break
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11. |
Well Worn
02:49
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I lost your best written wishes,
‘cause it hurt too much for me to still see them.
I took a long break from sleeping,
‘cause if I closed my eyes, you would just appear.
There are so many things that I’d like to forget.
When we broke into this, I was well worn, and you were hard to quit.
If smoke is in the air, I won’t lie down anywhere.
And if you ever felt afraid, you let it burn your will to stay.
Chances may be bought, but not everything is gonna go my way.
Being stubborn is as good as fading starlight, just before the day.
We’ve buried all the days when I’d open up my hands next to yours.
Now my prayer in the pit is this one thing that’ll reach the shore.
You’re unfocused, and I’m a dare.
You can’t lie down anywhere.
And if you ever felt afraid,
I chose you even then, and you don’t care.
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12. |
Lindsey Whatsherface
05:23
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[a response]
Say all you want.
Say everything you can think of,
or just stay home.
Bleed or sing, whatever happens first.
Do you miss me?
Don’t answer, or you’ll make it worse.
I used to be hypothetical.
I used to be a lot of things.
It’s not easy just to turn into nothing,
or become a Lindsey Whats-her-face.
I’m backwards, I’m done.
Being a good guy is not enough,
so don’t wait up.
Sing or sleep, whichever happens first.
Do you hate me?
Don’t answer if you’ll make it worse.
I used to be hypothetical.
I used to be a lot of things.
It’s not easy just to turn into nothing,
or become a Lindsey Whats-her-face.
You meant about as much as a high school crush,
and that was just enough for you to sing it.
You meant about as much as a high school crush,
that’s just not enough for me to believe in.
You used to be hypothetical.
I used to be a lot of things.
It’s not easy just to turn into nothing,
or become a Lindsey Whats-her-face.
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13. |
Crown of Mercy
06:09
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New day, new sunrise
“Put to death your old life”
But mine keeps crawling back
Mine keeps crawling back
Somewhere in a deep sea
In ruins or lost cities
I would find it easy to tell
I was just as easy as anyone else
I am alive all of the time
It’s just hard to see the progress
I am alive all of the time
And you don’t regret your promise
I just fixate on the progress
Compassionate and gracious,
You are my Father, and I am your son
I wear a crown of mercy that you yourself gave me,
You satisfy me with good
You’re the only one who ever could
I am alive all of the time
It’s just hard to see the progress
I know that you died, I know you’re alive
And you won’t take back your promise
I just hate to think I abuse it
Tell me I’m not a Frankenstein- dead, barely alive
My old life was a chore, and I don’t want it anymore
Tell me I haven’t passed you by
You are by my side
I am in a heavy storm,
And from the heavens to the ocean floor,
You are right beside me,
Fully aware of who I am and who I’ll be
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14. |
Into the Sea
04:12
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Make me whole
I think my heart is colder than it was before
Make me old
Older than the songs I know
Older than the wind that blows
As old as the story goes
Falling in, falling out,
Turned away to turn around
Things will change, they won’t stay the same
As I grow old, hardly yet a grain of sand,
Younger than my wandering eyes
Younger than your bluest skies
I’m falling in, and falling out
I’ve turned away and turned around
I need you, be near
Hold my heart
I will not fear
Who is like you?
Undoing my darkest mind
Treading over deepest sin
You let my head down, until I look to you again
Who is like you, God?
Faithful to the end
You pardon all my sin,
Silence all I am
You will cast all my sins into the depths of the sea
I will sing for joy under the shadow of your wings
You are faithful to me
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