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Kingdom Come
05:06
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Sadness falls like a wounded crow
To hit the ground lead-hard below
My place of birth a long way back
No one gets me and that’s a fact
Life is hid, I’m on the run
His voice cut through the howling storm
He said, "Son, your life has been reborn
I bought you with a heavy price
Now let me give you some sound advice
Surrender all and follow where I tread"
Woh! Standing there a man of rock
Woh! Blood is streaming, sin is bought
A big black coat and a loaded gun
Gonna stand this fight ‘til kingdom come
Who’s that whispering to my soul?
A still small voice wind-borne below
Why so loving me my dear?
What in me would keep you near?
You gotta gotta let me go
Where, oh where do you find a man like this?
My hero, Saviour, God-born champion and priest
The road is narrow, hard to bear
Rocks are scattered everywhere
But, walk this road barefoot I will to prove my love
I gotta get my head back in its place
I gotta wipe these tears right off my face
‘Cos the train that he’ll be riding on
Will leave this town, be come and gone
And I’ll be left out in the rain....if I’m not ready
Woh! Standing there a man of rock
Woh! Blood is streaming, sin is bought
A big black coat and a loaded gun
Gonna stand this fight ‘til kingdom come
I said a big black coat and a loaded gun
Gonna stand this fight ‘til kingdom come
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Crave
05:01
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Hello! How can I help you today?
Latte to go and smiles are free
Designer drugs, designer jeans
Just keep them coming, this round’s on me
Sky-scraping prophets give me all their good news
Can’t take it with me, so I’ll have it all here
Sex, more drugs, more rock, more roll
Fishnet stockings selling premium beer
(Crave. What do you crave? Make me your slave all the way to the grave)
I’d leave this life I’m living for the green field I see there
I’d leave the pain of bonds that break, and give it all for needing’s sake
For just one piece of what I crave
The things I’ve chased have left me wanting
Senses swirl, intoxication
Detached within a fuddled dream
Brain cells die, what’s the fascination?
Well goodbye now! It’s been nice knowing you
What’s there to learn as I reach my journey’s end?
All I have gathered and attained
Is left behind me, please help yourself
(Crave. What do you crave? Make me your slave all the way to the grave)
I’d leave this life I’m living for the green field I see there
I’d leave the pain of bonds that break, and give it all for needing’s sake
I'd give it all for needing's sake
For just one piece of what I crave
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Radiate
03:39
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Lord, let me shine bright as the sun
I want to feel your love so warm
Heat me from the inside-out until I’m burning
Yeah! Until I’m burning
Until I cannot hide it anymore
Radiate, radiate, radiate from deep within my soul
Radiate, radiate, radiate
Your awe and wonder sets my heart aglow
I need your light upon my skin
To breathe and feel alive again
Lift me from the shadows, higher than the mountains
Higher than the mountains
And fly me to a brighter hope beyond
Radiate, radiate, radiate from deep within my soul
Radiate, radiate, radiate
Your awe and wonder sets my heart aglow
I taste and see that you are good
I seek you and you answer me
You deliver me from all my fears and troubles
All my fears and troubles
I look to you and rid my face of shame
Radiate, radiate, radiate from deep within my soul
Radiate, radiate, radiate
Your awe and wonder sets my heart aglow
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Fragile
03:47
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Fragile like, like the need for being heard
And fragile like, like the hurt caused by a word
And fragile, so fragile we are
Fragile like, like a child in the crossfire
And fragile like, like the truth is to a liar
And fragile, so fragile we are
Lord, you made yourself fragile in this hardened world
Lord, you made yourself
Oohoo!
Fragile like, like the autumn’s falling fears
And fragile like, like a lover’s flowing tears
And fragile, so fragile we are
Lord, you made yourself fragile in this hardened world
Lord, you made yourself
Oohoo!
Take hold of me, take care of me, yeah!
Fragile like, like the world’s dissolving pain
And fragile like, like a painting in the rain
And fragile, so fragile we are
Lord, you made yourself fragile in this hardened world
Lord, you made yourself
Oohoo!
Take hold of me, take care of me, yeah!
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Grain of Sand
04:23
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To be the lonely sheep lost from the shepherd’s flock
To wander through a world of sin where greed and hatred mock
The shepherd will search on to claim me for his own
He draws me with a living love to bring me back to home
And if I lay upon a beach, a tiny grain of sand
I’d know that Jesus lives in me and I lie in his hand
He is the rock that stands with everlasting grace
That drowning men from stormy world may seek his steadfast face
I love him who loved men and gave himself for me
That I may feel his freedom and live eternally
And if I lay upon a beach, a tiny grain of sand
I’d know that Jesus lives in me and I lie in his hand
He is the rock that stands with everlasting grace
That drowning men from stormy world may seek his steadfast face
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Further On
05:04
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All the sadness to erase
All the barriers to break
All the darkness to dispel
You are the power that I need
You call me, you call me further, further on
You call me, you call me further, further on
Follow me, follow me, follow me
All the changes to be made
All the reasons to be free
All the possibilities
You are the vision that I see
You call me, you call me further, further on
You call me, you call me further, further on
Follow me, follow me, follow me
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For a Friend
03:51
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You said we were always and forever
You said we would never see this day
Now our love is broken into pieces
Was it love that we shared anyway?
Love is more than a feeling
Selfishness surrendered for a friend
Love is deeper than emotion
And love will give up everything
Because love is a commitment to the end
Our involvement lacks that special effort
Separate lives revolve round separate friends
Shouldn’t we be sharing common interests?
We can choose to love without pretense
Love is more than a feeling
Selfishness surrendered for a friend
Love is deeper than emotion
And love will give up everything
Because love is a commitment to the end
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Stuff
04:52
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I got my house, I got my car
I got cookies in my cookie jar
I got a TV wide as Pakistan
A large fifth wheel and a big boy van
I got stuff I didn’t even know I needed
I got a freezer crammed with last year’s food
And clothes to set off any mood
And a lawn that constantly needs weeding
There’s a thought running through my head
Like the size of my oversized bed
Saying what the hell is all of this?
What’s the purpose? Where’s the groove?
What you trying to prove? What you trying to prove?
I got three dogs, I got three cats
I got a stand for all my crazy hats
There’s room on my drive for fifteen cars
A shelf to house my cuban cigars
I got a press, wash, dry, cut salad spinner
There’s a Blu-ray disc for each day of the week
A large hard drive with knobs to tweak
And lots of cream to stop my hair getting thinner
There’s a thought running through my head
Like the size of my oversized bed
Saying what the hell is all of this?
What’s the purpose? Where’s the groove?
What you trying to prove? What you trying to prove?
I’m out the front and looking in
The future’s looking pretty grim
I bought some land and logged the trees
Killed all the flowers, birds and bees
A concrete jungle’s really what I needed
I stuffed the wildlife, made it extinct
I fished the seas and turned them pink
It looks like I might have succeeded
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Believe
05:57
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How I disappoint you when I fall and let you down
I have been so inconsistent
I am on my knees
You are the strength to help me stand against temptation
You make me want to be
You make me want to be a better man
I believe in second chances
I believe in the power to break free
I believe in new beginnings
I believe you can depend on me
I believe in transformation
You believe in me, believe in me
Take me as I am now
Reach for my imperfect hands
Point me in the right direction
A life surrendered
May I bring pleasure to your heart
A fragrant incense
A sweet smelling perfume to
A sweet smelling perfume to inhale
I believe in second chances
I believe in the power to break free
I believe in new beginnings
I believe you can depend on me
I believe in transformation
You believe in me, believe in me
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Sheltered
06:24
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In the pulse of a heartbeat, in the air that I’m breathing
I can feel your presence close to me
In the warmth of a sunset, in the sweep of a valley
I sense the touch of eternity
My lifeblood, my maker
Source of identity
My wisdom, my purpose
You are my everything
On the peak of a mountain, on the wild of the ocean
I’m reminded of mortality
My comfort, my fortress
You bring security
My wisdom, my purpose
You are my everything
In the eye of the hurricane I find peace of mind
When storms are raging round about me
I am sheltered in your arms
In the heat of emotion, on the spur of the moment
You are ever watching over me
My patience, my reason, you are my sanity
My wisdom, my purpose, you are my everything
In the eye of the hurricane I find peace of mind
When storms are raging round about me
I am sheltered in your arms
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You'll Never Know
05:15
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As I gaze across the sea, knowing you are part of me
My love is grieving
Want you to reach and hold my hand
Through this dark and desperate land
Of fear and unbelieving
And I know that it’s a long, long, hard and dusty road
To believe in me like it was easy
You’ll never know, you’ll never know
You’ll never know what you mean to me
There’s a burden in the truth, amongst the lies a hidden proof
A body bleeding
How can my love be secure and you still stand there so unsure
Deaf to my pleading?
And I see the life you choose to walk away alone
Turning back the light you see still shines for you
You’ll never know, you’ll never know
You’ll never know what you mean to me
I am the stillness in the storm and
you are made in heaven’s form
When will you see it?
And how much longer will it be before you see the God in me?
Reach deep to feel it
And I know that it’s a long, long, hard and dusty road
To believe in me like it was easy
You’ll never know, you’ll never know
You’ll never know what you mean to me
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You Quicken Me
06:09
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Scarlet river running free, healing waters flow through me
Regenerating breath of God, into this clay the living Word
Holy Spirit, mystery, comforting invisibly
In weakness I discover you, an inner strength
The soul renewed
You quicken me, quicken me
You quicken me
You quicken me, quicken me
Father God, omnipotent, love and mercy heaven-sent
The gift of life by faith secured, an everlasting bliss assured
You quicken me, quicken me
You quicken me
You quicken me, quicken me
You are the source of my being, you fill me with your love
You are the reason I am living, you lift my spirit higher
Alle-alleluia
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Smell the Love
04:28
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You walked into my life, so innocent and barely sweet sixteen
You seemed to be a quiet girl, all dressed in white
I guess that black eye should have told me something
Ah, "Treat ‘em mean to keep ‘em keen"
Is your philosophy on life and love
Well, I disagree, but baby I still want you
And woman, after all these years, you know, you really turn me on
But that’s okay, we’re married
You drive me to distraction, so beautiful and, girl, those perfect curves
Your father said my life would never be the same
I heard, but I was just too busy looking
Ah, "Treat ‘em mean to keep ‘em keen"
Is your philosophy on life and love
Well, I disagree, but baby I still want you
And you make me want to kiss you
Those blue eyes burn into my soul
And girl, you’re still the world to me
You’re hard as a marshmallow, yet passionate and ready for a brawl
An angel who would offer help to anyone
But sometimes you just need to bare your teeth
Ah, "Treat ‘em mean to keep ‘em keen"
Is your philosophy on life and love
Well, I disagree, but baby I still want you
And you can be high maintenance
It’s all part of our thrill-ride dear
I need to feel you near me
Ah, come sit here darling
You know you want to
Stop acting like you couldn’t care
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Skellig Ladysmith, British Columbia
Skellig, experienced musicians/ songwriters on the Canadian West Coast.Perhaps best known for their success in the Hard Rock Rising Finals and nominations for the Vancouver Island Awards, they are musicians with a wide variety of live performance experience.They have written and produced many original tracks suitable for radio, TV and film.o ... more
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