Lyrics
Shadows(Mike Donehey, Jason Jamison, Jeff Owen, Brendon Shirley, Ruben Juarez) |
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We’re born into the longing Oh, Lord, light up my dark eyesTeach me to let goI’ve been runnin’Chasing nothing but shadows |
My heart is an ocean raging Oh, Lord, please come and |
All that I run to, all that I cling to But I keep running, I keep chasing |
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© 2012 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, and Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse. All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, Mt. Roskill Music, and Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203. / Big Gulp Music (SESAC) (admin. by Fun Attic Music) / Spanish Inquisition Music (SESAC) (admin. by Fun Attic Music)
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The Struggle(Mike Donehey, Jason Jamison, Jeff Owen, Brendon Shirley, Ruben Juarez) |
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There’s a wreckage, there’s a fire Hallelujah |
Makes us children So why, Lord, do I still fail Hallelujah, death is overcome |
Hallelujah, our stone hearts become |
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Worn(Mike Donehey, Jeff Owen, Jason Ingram) |
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I'm tired, I'm worn Let me see redemption win |
I wanna know a song can rise I know I need |
My prayers are wearing thin Yes, all that's dead inside will be reborn |
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© 2012 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse, and Open Hands Music. All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse and Open Hands Music administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203.
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Losing(Mike Donehey, Jeff Owen, Ruben Juarez) |
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I can’t believe what she said Oh, Father, won’t You forgive them |
Oh, Father, give me grace to forgive them ‘Cause I feel like the one losing It’s only the dead that can live But still I wrestle with this To lose the pain that’s mine Seventy times seven times Lord, it doesn’t feel right For me to turn a blind eye Though, I guess it’s not that much When I think of what You’ve done This is love, this is hate We got a choice to make |
Why do we think that hate’s gonna change their heart We’re up in arms over wars that don’t need to be fought Pride won’t let us lay weapons on the ground We build our bridges up but just to burn them down We think pain’s owed apologies and then it’ll stop Truth be told, it doesn’t matter if they’re sorry or not Freedom comes when we surrender to the sound Of mercy and Your grace, Father, send Your angels down |
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Don't Stop The Madness(Mike Donehey, Jason Jamison, Jeff Owen, Brendon Shirley, Ruben Juarez) |
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There's a beggar down inside of me Don't stop the madness |
But all I hear is what they're selling me In a marriage lost |
For the child who starves Don't stop the madness |
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Where Life Will Never Die(Mike Donehey, Jason Jamison, Jeff Owen, Brendon Shirley, Ruben Juarez) |
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I'm waking up again O tempted heart, come alive |
But the dark and immediate O tempted heart, come alive |
Dark eyes, look up |
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Strangers Here(Mike Donehey, Ben Glover) |
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I know you're tired of the hurt and the heartache We're all strangers here |
‘Cause some day we'll touch the face of our God That's hard to hear if you want to keep chasing |
This is not the homeland |
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© 2012 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, and Formerly Music. All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, and Formerly Music administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203. / 9T One Songs / Ariose Music (ASCAP) (adm. at EMICMGPublishing.com)
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Grace(Mike Donehey, Jason Jamison, Jeff Owen, Brendon Shirley, Ruben Juarez, AJ Cheek) |
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Oh, can you hear, hear mercy sing Grace, only grace |
Oh, listen to love and let pride hit the ground |
Grace, grace, come and move me |
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© 2012 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, and Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse. All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, and Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203. / Big Gulp Music (SESAC) (admin. by Fun Attic Music) / Spanish Inquisition Music (SESAC) (admin. by Fun Attic Music) / AJ Cheek Music (SESAC)
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All The Same(Mike Donehey, Jeff Owen, Jason Ingram) |
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A thousand voices, a thousand lives Different faces, different fears We’re all the same |
We take our secrets to the grave Different faces, different fears We’re all the same |
With hands held out for grace So if we’re casting stones |
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© 2012 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse, and Open Hands Music. All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse and Open Hands Music administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203.
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Hostage Of Peace(Mike Donehey, Jason Jamison, Jeff Owen, Brendon Shirley, Ruben Juarez) |
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Feel the silence This world it keeps us, promising freedom |
Don't let us wander to arms of another We need a rescue |
If we're fighting, let it be for Your kingdom |
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© 2012 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, and Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse. All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, and Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203. / Big Gulp Music (SESAC) (admin. by Fun Attic Music) / Spanish Inquisition Music (SESAC) (admin. by Fun Attic Music)
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You Do All Things Well(Mike Donehey, Brendon Shirley) |
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Father in Heaven, hear this simple prayer You do all things |
Father, among us, keep us in Your arms |
You break me to bind me |
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© 2012 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, and Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse. All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, Formerly Music, and Prepare for the Zombie Apocalypse administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203. / Big Gulp Music (SESAC) (admin. by Fun Attic Music) / Spanish Inquisition Music (SESAC) (admin. by Fun Attic Music)
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Lamb Of God(Mike Donehey, Brendon Shirley) |
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King of all the earth and every age You are Holy |
How do I dare approach this Holy One |
Blessing and honor and glory and power |
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© 2012 Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, and Formerly Music. All rights on behalf of Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, West Main Music, and Formerly Music administered by Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, 8 Music Square West, Nashville TN 37203. / Big Gulp Music (SESAC) (admin. by Fun Attic Music)
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About The Struggle
In a world that’s still trembling in the wake of the fall, our hearts are desperate for hope.
They’re hungry for freedom.
They’re longing for redemption.
And here’s the good news.
In Christ, we have all three.
We may not have answers to our questions, but we do have promises for our souls.
And the promises of God are twofold.
We are free to struggle, and we’re also not struggling to be free.
Our desire for our upcoming album, The Struggle, is that listeners will walk away with both of these truths still ringing in their ears and burning in their hearts.
We are free to fail because there’s an ocean of grace that we fall into.
But also, we have the promise of a power so strong that it raised Christ Himself, and so we know that, mystery of mysteries, we’re also not struggling to be free.
Imagine if we believed these things so strongly that we too gave grace to those tangled in their struggles while still calling them to the promise that they can be set free from them?
This artwork hopefully communicates this theme as well.
We’re in this thing together. Some fighting the waves, some breaking backs against the oars, some just trying to hold on. But one thing we know, we have each other, and most importantly, we have Christ.
And though it seems like He may have forsaken us, that He’s forgotten us, we need only look to the scars in His hands to remember He too entered the storm. He calmed the seas we could not calm. He broke the chains we could not break.
So wherever you are, whatever struggle you’re walking through, know that you’re not alone, and there’s grace, every step along the way.
- Mike Donehey
















