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Looking Past The Moment

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Jeff Grady - guitar
Matt Hale - guitar & vocals
Adam Rhodes - bass guitar & vocals
Kelly Matthews - drums & vocals

                                                 

 

1. BENEATH THE SORROW

Music by: Jeff Grady and Kelly Matthews

Words by: Kelly Matthews

 

Verse 1

THEY ALWAYS SEEN TO WANT MORE

SO TELL ME WHAT YOU’RE LIVING FOR

YOU SAW THE LIGHT, THEN YOU JUST TURNED AWAY

YOU NEVER GAVE A SECOND GLANCE

YOU NEVER THOUGHT YOU HAD A CHANCE

THERE IS A PATH THAT LEADS OUT OF THE PAIN.

 

Chorus

IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND. IT’S ALL IN YOUR FEARS.

IT’S ALL BENEATH THE WONDER OF THOUGHTS STILL DERANGED.

IT’S ALL IN YOUR MIND. IT’S ALL I YOUR FEARS.

IT’S ALL BENEATH THE SORROW OF THINGS YOU CAN’T CHANGE.

 

Verse 2

ANOTHER DAY HAS COME AND GONE

DON’T LET THE TIME DRAG ON

THE WAGES FELL ON THE LAMB WHO WAS SLAIN

YOU COULD NEVER CARRY THE TORCH

‘CAUSE WE’VE ALL FALLEN SHORT

WE REST IN HIM, THE DEBT HAS BEEN PAID

 

 

2. DEAD AND BURIED

Music by: Jeff Grady, Matt Hale and Adam Rhodes

Words by: Kelly Matthews

 

Verse 1

LIFE IS A MYSTERY, WHY YOU CHOOSE TO RUN

IT’S IN YOU HISTORY, LIKE A BULLET FROM A GUN

 

Bridge

IT COMES SO FAST OUT OF YOUR PAST

IT BREAKS YOU DOWN

YOU’RE CAUGHT INSIDE A CYCLE

THAT SCREAMS WITHOUT A SOUND

 

Chorus

LET THE DEAD BURY THE DEAD

COME AND FOLLOW ME IN EVERY WORD THAT’S SAID REMEMBER ME


Verse 2

SO LONG I’VE WAITED FOR YOU TO CALL MY NAME

THE ROSE HAS FADED, BUT I LOVE YOU JUST THE SAME

 

 

3. ABSOLUTE

Music by: Adam Rhodes

Words by: Kelly Matthews

 

Verse 1

ONE MORE TIME IT TWISTS AND TURNS

IN MY VEINS, A FIRE BURNS

I LICK THE WOUNDS OF PAST REGRET

TAKE THIS NOOSE FROM AROUND MY NECK

 

Chorus

LEAD ME AND GUIDE ME

YOU MAKE ME WHOLE AGAIN

FLOWING FROM INSIDE OF ME

YOU MAKE ME WHOLE AGAIN

 

Verse 2

ONE MORE TIME I’M ON MY FACE

MY SELFISHNESS IS SUCH A WASTE

HERE I AM, IT’S ONLY ME

YOU LIFT ME FROM  MY CATASTROPHE

 

Verse 3

I LIFT MY HANDS TOWARDS THE SKY

‘TILL MY LAST BREATH BEFORE I DIE

LET THEM SEE YOUR LIGHT SHINE

IN MY LIFE TO ALL MANKIND

 

 

4. FORGIVE ME

Words and Music by: Kelly Matthews

 

Verse 1

ANOTHER BATTLE I HAVE TO FIGHT

BUT THERE’S TROUBLE IN MY SOUL

MY MIND ACHES AND MY HEART BREAKS

WHY DO I LET YOU GET TO ME

LIKE A NEEDLE BENEATH THE SKIN

WHEN DAYLIGHT FADES THE PAIN AWAKES

 

Chorus


I FELT THE RAIN COME, I FELT THE RAIN COME DOWN

 

Verse 2

LOOKING PAST THE MOMENT

TO A BRIGHTER SHADE OF GRAY

DO YOU SEE THE HURT IN ME

I WON’T CONVINCE MYSELF AGAIN

I’M TRAPPED ON BORDERLINES

IT’S HAUNTING ME HOW THIS COULD BE

 

Bridge

IT WAS ALL THAT I COULD DO

TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO YOU

FORGIVE ME FOR MY WRONGS

YOU’RE RIGHT WHERE YOU BELONG

 

 

5. WHEN YOU LOVE DIED

Words and Music by: Phillip Owens

 

Verse 1

KNOW YOU’RE INNOCENT, SAY YOU’RE GUILTY

I’LL STRIP YOUR CLOTHES AND WHIP YOUR BACK

I’LL NAIL YOUR HANDS AND FEET

TO THAT UNHOLY TREE

A FINAL PHASE, A DEADLY ACT

 

Chorus

I WAS THERE WHEN YOUR LOVE DIED

I STOOD THERE WHEN YOUR LOVE DIED

 

I WAS THERE, I WAS THERE, WHEN YOUR LOVE DIED

 

Verse 2

HANGING FROM THAT TREE, OH, HOW COULD IT BE

THAT YOUR LOVE STILL SEES INSIDE

A SHOUT AGAINST YOUR NAME, STILL IT IS THE SAME

EMPTY WORDS LEAVE NO DISGUISE

 

Bridge

WHEN I CURSED YOU NAME, YOUR EYES CONSUMED ME

WHEN THE SPEAR RIPPED YOUR SIDE, IT PIERCED THE HEART IN ME

WHEN YOU FELT BETRAYED BY THE LOVE OF YOUR FATHER

I HEARD YOU CALL HIS NAME, THE RING GOES ON AND ON

IN MY SOUL

I SAW YOU THERE, I SAW YOU DIE FOR ME


YOU WERE CRUCIFIED AND I CRIED THERE WITH YOU

THEY NAILED YOUR HANDS AND YOUR FEET

 

 

6. WIPE AWAY THE TEARS

Words and Music by: Matt Hale

 

Verse 1

SCARED AND ALONE, ABUSED AND BETRAYED

SHE DOESN’T UNDERSTAND AS SHE BEARS ALL THE PAIN

TIRED OF THE HATE AND ALL OF THE LIES

SHE WONDERS IF SHE’LL EVER GET THROUGH THIS ALIVE

 

Chorus 1

SHE CRIES AWAY HER TEARS

AND ALL THE PAIN SHE BEARS

SHE SCREAMS OUT FOR RELIEF

FROM ALL HER MISERY

 

Verse 2

PARENTS DIVORCED AND THE CHILDREN CONFUSED

THEY WONDER WHERE THE TIME WENT WHEN

EVERYONE SEEMED TRUE

EVERYTHING THEY SAY AND EVERYTHING THEY DO

THE PARENTS IGNORE THEM AS THE FIGHT CONTINUES

 

Chorus 2

THEY CRY AWAY THEIR TEARS

AND ALL THE PAIN THEY BEAR

THEY SCREAM OUT FOR RELIEF

FROM ALL THEIR MISERY

 

Bridge

AND THEY CRY OUT FOR SOMEONE TO SAVE THEM

AND HE HEARS EVERY WORD OF THEIR PRAYERS

 

Chorus 3

HE WIPES AWAY THEIR TEARS

AND ALL THE PAIN THEY BEAR

HE GIVES THEM ALL RELIEF

FROM ALL THEIR MISERY

 

 

 

 

 


7. LIFTING MY HANDS UP

Music by: Adam Rhodes

Words by: Kelly Matthews

 

Verse 1

IT’S TOO MUCH TO TAKE

WE’RE LEARNING TO HATE

IS THIS ALL THAT LIFE HAS TO OFFER

IN SIN THAT WE’VE FOUND

WE’RE CHOOSING TO DROWN

BUT I ARISE AND REFUSE TO SMOTHER

 

Chorus

LIFTING MY HANDS UP

LETTING MY EYES CLOSE

LIFTING MY HANDS UP

LETTING THE PAIN GO

 

Verse 2

THE FUTURE IS MINE

CORRUPT OR DIVINE

THE CONSEQUENCE OF ME IN FOREVER

THE WORLD WILL DECEIVE AND THE FLESH IS DISEASED

WHEN I’M WITH YOU, THE CANCER IS SEVERED

 

 

8. UNPREDICTABLE

Words and Music by: Kelly Matthews

 

Verse 1

LIFE IS UNPREDICTABLE

IT SPINS ALL AROUND ME

I TRY TO KEEP MY HEAD UP

IT SEEMS, IT SEEMS, TO SURROUND ME

 

Chorus

I NEED YOU TO WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND ME

 

Verse 2

LIFE IS UNPREDICTABLE

IT SEEMS TO SLIP AWAY

I TRUST IN ALL THAT YOU ARE

IN EVERY WORD THAT YOU SAY

 

 

 


9. WE’RE ALIVE

Music by: Jeff Grady, Matt Hale and Adam Rhodes

Words by: Matt Hale and Kelly Matthews

 

Chorus

WE’RE ALIVE, BY THE POWER OF HIS BLOOD

AND HIS UNDYING LOVE

WE’RE ALIVE, WE REJOICE AND PROCLAIM

THAT WE GIVE HIM THE PRAISE

 

Verse 1

NOT A REED, SHAKING IN THE WIND

STANDING STRONG, THROUGH THE LIONS DEN

LET THE FIRE BURN WITHIN ME

 

 

10. AMONG THE THORNS

Music by: Adam Rhodes

Words by: Adam Rhodes and Kelly Matthews

 

Verse 1

THINGS ARE RIGHT IN WHAT YOU SAY

BUT THEY DON’T EXIST IN WHAT YOU DO

YOU WRITE THE RULES TO THE GAME YOU PLAY

BUT YOU’RE NOT SAVED BY A POINT OF VIEW

 

Chorus

THE MYSTERY OF SELFISH DEEDS AMONG THE THORNS

YOUR WOUNDS STILL BLEED

 

Verse 2

YOU ARE SAFELY IN THE DARK

BUT JUDGEMENT COMES IN THE BREAKING DAWN

YOU CAN’T HIDE WHAT’S IN YOUR HEART

HOW MUCH MORE CAN THIS GO ON

 

Bridge

IT’S CATCHING UP WITH YOU, IT’S ON YOUR BACK

IT’S RIGHT BEHIND YOU, DON’T TURN AROUND

 

 

11. PERFECT TRUTH

Words and Music by Matt Hale

 

Verse 1

SEARCH ME OH, LORD, AND ALL OF MY WAYS


ALL THE SECRETS OF MY HEART

SEARCH ME OH, LORD AND, TRY ME TODAY

FIND ALL THE WICKED WAYS IN ME

 

Bridge

I SEE YOUR BEAUTY

I SEE YOUR LOVE

I SEE YOUR HANDS STRETCHED HIGH UP ABOVE

PLEASE COME AND TAKE ME

 

Chorus

TAKE ME AWAY, TAKE MY WHOLE LIFE

SHOW ME THE THINGS THAT I TRY TO HIDE

 

Verse 2

LEAD ME OH, LORD, IN YOUR RIGHTEOUS PATH

GIVE ME STRENGTH TO FOLLOW YOU

DELIVER ME LORD, FROM ALL EVIL THINGS

KEEP ME IN YOUR PERFECT TRUTH

 

Bridge

SEARCH ME, AND TRY ME, AND LEAD ME,

AND HELP ME, AND TAKE ME AWAY

 

 

12. REVEAL

Music by: Matt Hale and Kelly Matthews

Words by: Kelly Matthews

 

 

Verse 1

THE GAMES I’VE PLAYED ARE OVER

NO MORE WASTING PRECIOUS TIME

I COULDN’T SINK ANY LONGER

I’VE GOT TO LEAVE THE PAST BEHIND

YOU HOLD THE KEY

 

Chorus

REVEAL YOUR HEART TO ME

SET MY SPIRIT FREE

REVEAL YOUR HEART TO ME

MAKE ME WHOLE

REVEAL YOUR HEART TO ME

CAUSE THESE BLIND EYES TO SEE

REVEAL YOUR HEART TO ME

MAKE ME WHOLE


Verse 2

WITH EVERY CHOICE I’M MAKING

YOU’RE WITH ME STILL

WITH EVERY STEP I’M TAKING

I WANT TO BE IN YOUR PERFECT WILL

I BOW MY KNEE

 

 

13. KISS THIS WORLD GOOD-BYE

Music by: Jeff Grady and Kelly Matthews

Words by: Kelly Matthews

 

Verse 1

STARING INTO THE DARKNESS

LONGING FOR MY HOME

FAR AWAY, NOT FAR AWAY

PATIENTLY WAITING BELIEVING WHAT I KNOW

EVERY DAY I WATCH AND PRAY

 

Chorus

LORD COME QUICKLY

HEAR MY CRY

WHEN YOU CALL FOR ME

I’LL KISS THIS WORLD GOOD-BYE

 

Verse 2

SITTING ALL ALONE AGAIN

SO TORN APART INSIDE

THE SCARS I PRAY WILL FADE AWAY

THE WORLD’S GONE CRAZY

THE SIGNS OF THE TIME

THE GAMES ARE PLAYED

WE’VE GONE ASTRAY

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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