All lyrics written by Jared Wheat except where noted
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You didn't want me to know
You inside out
Make me figure you out
Now I'm Left
With this beautiful mystery
I just can't explain
You didn't want me to hear
The voice from your heart
Singing right from the start
So I don't
Want to hear an apology
When I see your true fame
Your true fame
As if it's all the same
All that you are you've tried to hide
So that I would come and find
The beauty that you hold inside
You didn't want me to see
What makes you feel whole
The movement of your soul
The brushstrokes,
The colors that see to collide
Into a portrait of you
You didn't think I would find
Your heart if I knew
Everything about you
All these things
That you've kept so dee inside
I want to see right through
See right through
And see the heart of you
All that you are you've tried to hide
So that I would come and find
The beauty that you hold inside
I want to expose the perfect view
In time, to see everything that's you
To see what's true
To see your truth
To see the truth of you
Pour out these questions on the
ground to fade away
I want to be surprised by you
each and every day
What has been concealed must be
Brought into the light
So you can shine for us and
Paint the world so bright
So bright, so right
Every action
Brings reaction
It's a ballance you can't escape
But I refuse to see
How this affects me
As I make the same mistakes
I can not help but wonder how
You'd feel
Knowing that I was the one who could make all this real
But I stumbled
Crumbled
Left you hanging with nothing to hold
Instead of saving the day
We're falling out as I just fall away
What if the consequence
Is to spend another day away from you
My other
Equivalent trade
Is how life is weighed
We can't take before we give
And there's still a price to pay
When we don't obey
This law by which we live
I can not wait to see you smile
When I
Am finally able to look straight into your bright eyes
You've been waiting
I've been hesitating
To get over this failure that's so degrading
All that keeps me from my wings
It's time to soar but I'm left wondering
What if the consequence
Is to spend another day away from you
My Other
Or even worse
To lose the chance to be a part of you
Forever
My Lover
Who Other
Everyday it seems I've failed
But Sunlight has still prevailed
It's time to re-arrange
Cause in the time it takes to breathe
You can turn around
You can change
I've got to make this
Make a differenece
So I can see you face to face
I open my eyes
To see you, surprised
It's all a gift of grace
If I am
Silent
Can I still expect an answer?
If I am
Broken
Will I find anyone to heal me?
You are my bread, my life
You are my pain
And I don't expect you to understand
My heart aches
My body breaks
Just to show you love
I wish you could understand
If my thoughts
Are for naught
Will I still find a lover?
If I died
Inside
Can someone still love me?
If I will
Stay still
Can anyone see me?
If by chance
We can dance
Can even that move your heart?
What will remove your doubt
Chase away dark clouds?
I just wish death to despair
My spirit cries
Wash with my blood, your skies
I can show you love
But I don't think you'll understand
If I see
Completely
What makes who you really are
Will I be
Ready
To spend my life with you?
If you see
Completely
What makes who I really am
Will you be
Ready
To spend your life with me?
Will we be
Ready
To open up ourselves?
I want to
Be with you
But I will wait 'til you can see
If I am
Not a man
What horrid names did I earn?
If you are
A bright star
How can I ever touch you?
What if I
Should try
To be more than I can be?
What if I
Could ask why
Would I be better off?
I just wish death to despair
Desperation
Is the only word that comes to my mind
To describe the Situation
When I think of what is truly precious
Tumbling from the hand that holds us
The thing that can insight my rage
When evil comes forth to destroy a holy page
From the book of life that holds our essence;
The brightly living darkened from our presence
I draw the remains of my broken sword
It’s all too clear, we’ll be no more
The dark things that surpass this world are here
In front of me they defile the one I’ve held so dear
Her body broken
Her spirit destroyed
Her innocence taken
The darkness overjoyed
Then something broke inside of me
Strength beyond me reigned
I knew that I would see defeat
But if I can fight to save her it’s not in vain
I’d fight a host of demons
Just to hold you in my arms
And yet I feel so helpless when
I see your beauty harmed
The blood given up from my very heart
A small sacrifice it seems
In exchange to rescue you
And return your glory and dreams
I'm so ashamed of myself
And that's why
I can't look at myself
I can not look in your eyes
But still I try
To be more than I can be
So we can share this endless dream
That I have for you
And it can be true
If we could only empty our hearts
That's when true love can start
We will never be more than nothing
With empty arms
When I'm alone on an endless sea
In my Agony
I wish you were here
I wish you were with me
And I cry out loud
It breaks this dream
I fall from my cloud
All this I see
Helplessly
Why can't we be friends?
I'm so ashamed of myself
And that's why
I can't look at the world
I can't look in your, beautiful eyes
It seems I can't try
Hard enough to free our souls
Hard enough to help you feel whole
I can't believe
This life we weave
There's one thing I'm sure of
I'll always wait for your love
We will never be more than nothing
With empty arms
This time I've
Fallen for real
I've let this steal
My dreams
But now I
Feel Alright
Now that there's hope in sight
To Believe
For all this
Hurt we've been feeling
There's one way for healing
To Start
We've got to
Spread out our love
As if the rain from above
Came from our hearts
And I can't face this on my own
But I don't have to be alone
My arms are filled with love
We will never be more than nothing
With empty arms
Second verse written by Nathan Zimmerman
It's time we had the time
To put our past into the past
We never get quite to it
Cause we always heal to fast
But what if we should need to fall to our knees?
Cause what we have disgraced is more than it seems
In life, in death, in pain
The memories always will remain
But we can't be the same
In this
Weakness
Be truly broken
So you can be made again
Forever
Why is it that things
Always seem to have to change?
And why does it only
Ever happen this way?
Where does life go when I look away
Is that the time when friends forget how to stay?
In life, in death, in pain
The memories always will remain
In life, in death, in pain
The memories always will remain
But we can't be the same
Forever
What have I to give you?
How can I return your grace?
From you pours abundant life
As I look upon your face
I realize that your beauty is reflected from above
And that skillful maker gives you freely flowing love
To comprehend is fleeting
How can we grasp such a beautiful life;
An emptiness fulfilled
And a spirit that’s so bright
If I reach out it disappears
This is the greatest paralyzing fear
For we have always assumed
To love brings a mortal wound
It’s so amazing, mysterious
In the light of the truth
When love comes from above
That love makes us anew
I think of tomorrow
And I can’t help but smile
For from the overflow of our hearts
We can conquer each trial
We’ve been given much,
Even too much to bear
But we’ve been given each other
So our burdens can share
I can hardly understand
How this fits in the plan
For my life, for my dreams
Given what everything seems
I’m filled with a joy
Of a life I’ve never before known
For once in my life
I no longer feel alone
I never want to forget
What it takes to stare into the eyes of another
I'd give you all of me
But even what I will be
Has been given already
And all that I know
Is where I must go
And I'd love you to follow
Would you follow me on
As I walk
To a better place
As we dance where we are
To the sound
Of this joyous day
And I must be honest
I don't know what's beyond this
If you stay
Today
I never want to regret
Not taking the chance to look into the eyes of another
This is a sacrifice
More than a life to entice
Are you ready to pay that price?
It's time to let go
So all will know
Who you really follow
If I gave you my whole life
There would still be a price
So live your life the same way too
Cause who you follow defines you
You've got to find your own way
But I'd love for you to stand by me today
I must be honest
I don't know what's beyond this
And I like it that way
I must be honest
I don't know what's beyond this
If you stay
Please stay
by Jared Wheat and Nathan Zimmerman
Life from above
Rain down on me
Fly like a dove
Bring me your peace
So why did you not say
That this life would pass away
After all we do is said and done
Now stop
Come on and see despite us
So rain down on me
You say that we'll
Never stop forever
Keep on coming until I'm free
Come on back with me
Cuz it's love we'll see
Rain down on me
When you free your spirit
And touch the life that's in it
You'll feel the cool rain pour on down
Save the sparkling sapphire
For the one you'll admire
And let it rain down from the sky
Forget the worthless critics
If it's life you'll admit it
Realize that you've got one more plea
All and all it's the same
Except for the cleansing cool rain
So rain down on me
Losing Friends
Strength collapses
Buried in frailty
My existence brings hate
Hypocritical
Energy flows from me
Diabolical state
Enemy of
What you've become
All acceptance is fake
It's a shame that
This will end in pain
All our ties now will break
I wish I had known
That your body was not your own
I'd have taken you in my arm and said you're not alone
It's time to face all your fears
And share with me all your tears
I won't let you give up hope
Turn around so I can see your face
We'll keep this moment with a warm embrace
Ease your troubled mind
It's the endless story we'll eventually find
All the world is smaller than
The promises in your hand
There comes a time when
We're all in need
When evil takes hold and
Seems to plant its seed
And all that is left
Is your bare soul
You've been torn and
No longer feel whole
Your world collapses
You're left alone
You couldn't prepare yourself
Cause no one could have known
Nothing more tragic could have come
It shouldn't end this way
For someone whom you love
So I guess I'll just keep passing by
Till you've healed up some hurt inside
But for now this is my tribute to you my friend
I'll be right here in case my heart I can lend
I could never stand where you are standing now
With all these hardships you face, still to him you bow
Life, ain't fair
Friends, don't care
Family, aint there
Peace, tell me where
But what you have left
Is your whole life
You've still got precious time
And time is on your side
And when you've got friends
To help you through
You can depend on them
They'll always be true
And as you rebuild
You'll start to change
You'll build those same old walls
But things won't be the same
Some change for better
And some for worse
And I see that more
Good is coming first
And now that your healing's begun
I'll do anything for your hurt to be done
My warrior soul has been wounded today
I find the cut won't heal, the scar won't go away
A wound from a friend filled with desire to live
He gave it to me as his life I demanded he give
As I must live on with this trust and betrayal
With each step I take he bids me to fail
The blood often pours out, followed by grief
For all of my sins and lack of a sheath
My soul; a brandished sword in need of a home
But wherever I look I'm always alone
I desire justice as I become the heart of my sword
But how many more deaths can freedom afford?
I will atone for my sins when this era ends
I'll sacrifice my life to make my amends
As I move on to end this bloody age
Someone comes into my life whose beauty never fades
My scar bursts open again in protest of my delight
And so I keep my distance and shroud myself in the night
When I think of my noble cause and why my soul's so cripple
I find my heart is enslaved as a consequence of trying to make life to simple
And yet I can't break free for my sins are much too great
This wound that never heals seems to bind me to this fate
In the midst of this, all is changed through fire of revolution
We are forced to hide away and live a life of seclusion
Now I'm given the chance to rise above the sins I've been beneath
I've laid my sword aside for I now have a sheath
We work well together but never quite connect
But love for such a killer is not what I expect
One night in the fire's glow, we talked about our past
All the pain and suffering we finally shared at last
The intensity of love that burned within our hearts that day
Will never again be matched nor will it ever fade away
For new life grew in me that I would always protect
But with the great love, great sorrow would soon intersect
You make a deal with reason
To recreate your treason
To make it beautiful
Like you never wanted
All
Eons
Follow Suite
We can't break free
What all did you want
To do about it
All my life I've given up
When I should have become tough
So do you feel it?
Freedom is just around the corner
But we're never movin' forward
I can feel it fading away
I must build again
I must build again
I've had my eyes open
But I've failed to see
I've wanted it all
You can never have it all
What I must sacrifice
Is my life
God, when will it end?
When will our prayers be enough?
When will our pain feel your touch?
God, will love you send?
Once again can our hearts unite?
Please God, can't you show your might?
My girl's dying and I don't know how
You could ever save her now
But I ask this in your name I pray
I could never want more from life than this
It would fulfill my only wish
Don't take my precious girl away
Child, when will it end?
When will you trust in me?
And have enough faith to dream?
Child, will you let me mend?
I want the best for you all
But you have to be willing to fall
She was my girl first and I understand
That you'll need a helping hand
But be ready to give her away
Don't you know that I have more power than death?
Have the faith that I'll resurrect
Give everything to me today
Waiting
To be your harbor today
In case you've fallen away
One more time
I'm sorry
I couldn't save you the pain
Or wash the life that's blood-stained
In your hands
Yesterday
Life seemed as if it'd be forever
It was always getting better
Everyday
Now I Know
A life always will be broken
From that pain they must be woken
If they may
Everyday
I'm glad
That in our friendship you could share
All these things you've had to bear
While I was away
And be strong
Cause every hurt you've had is mine
But I can't make up for lost time
We must live again
I can't imagine how it felt
To lose your way
But I just want to help you find
Some peace someday
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