Every morning when I wake
Wondering if I have what it takes to be a man
I wonder if I can, be the kind of man that's expected of me
And then upon doubting myself
Am I becoming someone else?
Someone I don't want to be, someone I don't want to see
And though I look for validation
In things that will fall through
I am in constant hesitation, (a silent resignation)
Of taking one step further from this
And one step closer back to you
Well they can sell you their lies
But what price will you pay?
If it costs you your soul
Would you just give it away?
Then the confusion sets in
And you don’t know what to do
So will the things that you own
Become the things that own you?
Every morning she wakes up
To her empty coffee cup
Just like the emptiness she always feels inside, she feels it all the time
And then upon doubting herself
She's becoming someone else
Someone she don't want to be
And though both moth and rust decay
Can you be so sure that you could say
That you would put it all aside
To store up treasures far above
Born of an everlasting love
Where does your heart lie?
The world sells you its lies
Disguised as truth everyday
You may be rich in this life
Still at the end of the day
The cold delusion sets in
You don’t know what to believe
Think you’ve got everyone fooled
And yet its yourself you’ve deceived
The choice is yours
"Clear"
Why do all of these things always blow up in my face?
Am I finally growing tired of being in this place?
Where they drop like flies around me
Flies around me
You came into my life at an odd time for me
I don't understand it/ and no I couldn't have planned this
Could you make it clearer for me? /come back and help me
I need you to make this clear to me
You don't even know/when you're standing in the shadows
I second guess myself and the way I feel
I've waited all this time and now
You're just coming as I'm going
And I can't help but wonder if
My time here had some reason
Or if all the changes were
For naught/ just but a waste
So I need you to make this clear to me
Am I wasting my time by sticking around?
I need someone to help me set me free
'cause I've got my head in my hands, and my knees on the ground
I pray, I pray, I pray that
One day, One day, One day
Things will turn around for me
And it'll all make sense to me
Everything will become clear to me
In this place where they drop like flies around me
Flies around me
Flies around me
I didn't find him
He came and found me
And now he flies around me
"A New Beginning"
The more life changes
The more it stays the same
And although I've been trying
Your rules don't define the game
Will anyone ever feel like I do now?
I guess some things just can’t change, but somehow
I know, just how the story's supposed to go
I always end up feeling like
I'm the only one to blame
I wonder if I’d made a different choice
Would things have all turned out the same?
I offer these; my apologies
For all the things I just can't figure out
I wish you the best
So what if life is not about
Who you are and where you've been
But getting up when you fall,
And starting all over again?
This tired life begets my drama
And quiet thoughts in heads are spinning
I'll count my blessings, and cut my losses
I'm searching for
An open door
For something more
A new beginning
Someone show me what to do
I just need a hand to hold onto
Close my eyes, try to pull through I know
Someone out there feels like I do
Feels like I do
Sometimes the truth is hard to bear when
The ice we're treading starts to wear thin
"The Perfect Fear"
You don't need to worry
Fret not, don't be afraid
Even though sometimes hope gets blurry
By the potter’s hands you were made
So don't worry in your weakness
Because God’s grace is enough
This is all you will ever need
To replace your fear with love
So when the world tries to hold you down
Don't believe in all their lies
In your darkest hour, you'll still find me
When your enemies fall, I'll help you to rise
Above it all
Above it all
Rise above the heartache
Rise above all your pain
You have nothing to lose
You have Heaven to gain
Now your heart will not fear
In the darkness, I’ll be your light
So open your eyes to see and ears to hear
Cause I’m at your door and I’m knocking
And it’s time to wake up
Wake up
Rise above it all
And back before the fall
We had everything
And we just let it slip away?
"Midddleman"
She said, “I love you son”
“I know,” his soft reply.
“But I must do what I can, to save these mortal men.
They know not what they do. They know not who I Am.
I’ve seen the rain fall from so many eyes
And I die for them, died for them
Many have been followers
But the chosen are so few…
I forgive them now, and always
And to mankind I offer outstretched hands
And you know me, far better than you think
I am the son, the middle man
She said, “I love you son”
“I know,” came his reply
And I’ve done all that I can, to save these mortal men
They know now, what they do
They know now, who I Am
I forgave them then, and always
And to mankind I offer outstretched hands
And you know me, far better than you think
I am the son, the middle man
I am here, I am always waiting
At His right hand
I am the Son, the middle man
"Beloved"
I don’t know where to begin
Will you tell me that I can atone for my sin
Sometimes it proves hard to be
Everything that I know I’m supposed to be
So it’s now, that I’m finally starting to see
All the ways I can show you what you mean to me
Tonight it all comes out for you
And I can hear your voice calling out to me
Beloved, don’t cry, I’m here beside you
Beautiful is what you are my dear
And I’m not going anywhere
Along the highway
Through the cold rain
The sky cries an ocean, but
I’m in the wrong lane
Left to capsize
But on dry land
Kept from harm’s way
When I reach for your hand
At the end of the world, all things pass away
So while I’m still here I’ll take every chance that I get to say
I see those great walls that you’ve built in self defense
I hope that I’m breaking through, darling am I making sense?
"Historia"
Have we been faking this?
So much for shaking this
Feeling though I try
Where are we as of here and now?
We've all wondered off somehow
But can no one tell me why?
This reclamation only spurs on fear and doubt
Through these natural cycles carried out
It’s high time
To break away
From these foolish games we play
Tell us stories only to delay
So you can all pretend to have control
Well its high tide
Shore breaks away
From the surface and the light of day
Such a vicious cycle somehow gives way
To new life, and we can’t deny
We need these stories because
They make us whole
All lyrics by C. Young. Music by Before The Fall except "Middleman" originally recorded by Three Hour Darkness
(M. Regina, C. Young, C. Walker, and J. Harrell). All lyrics and music
copyright 2005 by Before The Fall. All rights reserved.
