Survivor |
2002
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LYRICS NOT YET FULLY TRANSCRIBED
dark passage
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Twenty some odd years ago
I fell and missed the moon
I guess I must have reached too high
I guess it was too soon
For me to understand the loss
That I would travel with
And how my path would wander
As I struggled with the myth
That love is what you make it
And your hope must never cease
So that all the love you give away
Will secure a house of peace
As the harbour fall covered the ship
I strode out for a walk
A man in black came up to me
And he began to talk
He said son you are so far away
You must find the strength to move
Closer to your destiny
You've nothing else to prove
Reach out and touch the future
Look for the open door
Then his image slowly faded
And I saw him nevermore
I didn't understand him
I was so much younger then
I didn't have the courage
You expect from older men
I was tired from my long journey
Just returning from the wars
Where the dark angels had wounded me
'Til I couldn't stand no more
When I met the woman meant for me
I couldn't look her in the eye
And I kept my feelings to myself
As she turned and said goodbye
Well there's a world of wicked people
Who will take all that you own
They will strip you of your heart and flesh
And discard your sacred bones
They will tie you down with lies and schemes
And say that you can't leave
But they will bury you in lawyers
'Til you cannot even breathe
They will try hard to destroy you
But if you watch then you will see
They have no real imagination
And they lack true charity
She was young when I first met her
But she seemed as old as me
And I kicked the stones beneath my feet
And spoke too quietly
She couldn't hear my heartbeat
Or see my flashing eyes
I was fearful in her presence
I thought she'd see through my disguise
She knew how much I loved her
And she'd feed my every thought
But she was too much busy thinking
Of all the rules that she'd been taught
When I look up at the stars
And I see the depth of night
I stare solemn at creation
And the moon's reflected light
It takes its brightness from the sun
It has no power of its own
And that's how I sometimes see myself
A man on whom love once had shone
There's a castle standing on a hill
In a far and distant place
I could lock myself inside it
But I still would see her face
There is no one in this dark world
Who can give the love she needs
I feel her sadness in my spirit
And her wounds from which love bleeds
I can almost hear her crying
I know what she's thinking of
But sometimes I still wonder if
She's better off without my love
My death is moving toward me
Though it still seems miles away
It's almost reached me several times
In it's bed I'll someday lay
And sometimes at night I'm sleeping
I think I hear her call my name
And I sit up and reach out for her
But it's always just the same
Her touch is far beyond my reach
Because I was so young and blind
But she'll always be the one I love
The one I left behind
Wah wah wah wah wah wah
Wah wah wah
Woh woh woh woh
Oh woh woh woh woh
Twenty some odd years ago
I fell and missed the moon
I guess I must have reached too high
I guess it was too soon
For me to understand the loss
That I would travel with
And how my path would wander
As I struggled with the myth
That love is what you make it
And your hope must never cease
So that all the love you give away
Will secure a house of peace
As the harbour fall covered the ship
I strode out for a walk
A man in black came up to me
And he began to talk
He said son you are so far away
You must find the strength to move
Closer to your destiny
You've nothing else to prove
Reach out and touch the future
Look for the open door
Then his image slowly faded
And I saw him nevermore
I didn't understand him
I was so much younger then
I didn't have the courage
You expect from older men
I was tired from my long journey
Just returning from the wars
Where the dark angels had wounded me
'Til I couldn't stand no more
When I met the woman meant for me
I couldn't look her in the eye
And I kept my feelings to myself
As she turned and said goodbye
Well there's a world of wicked people
Who will take all that you own
They will strip you of your heart and flesh
And discard your sacred bones
They will tie you down with lies and schemes
And say that you can't leave
But they will bury you in lawyers
'Til you cannot even breathe
They will try hard to destroy you
But if you watch then you will see
They have no real imagination
And they lack true charity
She was young when I first met her
But she seemed as old as me
And I kicked the stones beneath my feet
And spoke too quietly
She couldn't hear my heartbeat
Or see my flashing eyes
I was fearful in her presence
I thought she'd see through my disguise
She knew how much I loved her
And she'd feed my every thought
But she was too much busy thinking
Of all the rules that she'd been taught
When I look up at the stars
And I see the depth of night
I stare solemn at creation
And the moon's reflected light
It takes its brightness from the sun
It has no power of its own
And that's how I sometimes see myself
A man on whom love once had shone
There's a castle standing on a hill
In a far and distant place
I could lock myself inside it
But I still would see her face
There is no one in this dark world
Who can give the love she needs
I feel her sadness in my spirit
And her wounds from which love bleeds
I can almost hear her crying
I know what she's thinking of
But sometimes I still wonder if
She's better off without my love
My death is moving toward me
Though it still seems miles away
It's almost reached me several times
In it's bed I'll someday lay
And sometimes at night I'm sleeping
I think I hear her call my name
And I sit up and reach out for her
But it's always just the same
Her touch is far beyond my reach
Because I was so young and blind
But she'll always be the one I love
The one I left behind
Wah wah wah wah wah wah
Wah wah wah
Woh woh woh woh
Oh woh woh woh woh
bombs
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Yellow raindrops falling from on high
While a dark red cloud fills up the sky
I don’t want our love to end this way
What about the songs we haven’t sung
What about the things we haven’t done
What’s the matter with this world today
If the bombs fall, baby I love you
If they end it all, baby I love you
Through it all, I want you to know I love you
You and I are still so very young
And with love the best is yet to come
Every year we're older, a-watch this world grow colder
If the bombs fall, baby I love you
If they end it all, baby I love you
Through it all, I want you to know I love you
And through the years and all the long hard miles
We’ll shed some tears but we will share the smiles
Don’t cry, I want you to know I love you
This world of ours, been here a long long time
The stars above, I love to watch them shine
I need your love to live this life of mine
Ah wo-oh wo-oh wo-oh
If the bombs fall (baby I love you)
If they end it all (baby I love you)
Through it all, I want you to know I love you
(Baby I love you)
If the bombs fall (Don't cry, don't cry) (baby I love you)
(Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry) If they end it all (baby I love you)
(Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry) If the bombs fall (baby I love you)
(Don't cry, don't cry) If they end it all
Yellow raindrops falling from on high
While a dark red cloud fills up the sky
I don’t want our love to end this way
What about the songs we haven’t sung
What about the things we haven’t done
What’s the matter with this world today
If the bombs fall, baby I love you
If they end it all, baby I love you
Through it all, I want you to know I love you
You and I are still so very young
And with love the best is yet to come
Every year we're older, a-watch this world grow colder
If the bombs fall, baby I love you
If they end it all, baby I love you
Through it all, I want you to know I love you
And through the years and all the long hard miles
We’ll shed some tears but we will share the smiles
Don’t cry, I want you to know I love you
This world of ours, been here a long long time
The stars above, I love to watch them shine
I need your love to live this life of mine
Ah wo-oh wo-oh wo-oh
If the bombs fall (baby I love you)
If they end it all (baby I love you)
Through it all, I want you to know I love you
(Baby I love you)
If the bombs fall (Don't cry, don't cry) (baby I love you)
(Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry) If they end it all (baby I love you)
(Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry) If the bombs fall (baby I love you)
(Don't cry, don't cry) If they end it all
if god is my father
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If God is my father
And you are my brother
Then why can't we bother
To really reach out and love one another
Why do we keep on acting the way we do
The way we treat each other
It must break his heart in two
Once we were happy
Oh yes, once in the garden
But then a lie broke the stillness
And our hearts began to harden
And hoping to be wiser man has reached too far
Sometimes I think that we've advanced
But then I look at where we are
And oh I cry
I feel like crying
Oh I cry
I feel like crying
Why do we argue
Why are there so many churches
With half of them empty
And some represent a million dollar purchase
What's happened to the message given by our lord
To take his gospel to the streets
And share our money with the poor
And learn to love
He said love is the greatest thing
We've got to learn to love
Love is the greatest thing
If God is my father
Then you are my brother
And why can't we bother
To really reach out and love one another
Why do we keep on acting the way we do
The way we treat each other
It just breaks my heart in two
We've got to learn to love
Love is the greatest thing [x2]
Oh ooh ooh ooh wooh
You've got to learn to love (Learn to love) [x4]
Yes you've got to learn to love
You've got to learn to love [x8]
(Learn to love is the greatest thing)
Learn to love, you've got to learn to love [x2]
You've got to learn to love (Learn to love, you've got to learn to love [x2])
You've got to learn to love (Oh) (Learn to love, you've got to learn to love) [x3]
You've got to learn to love [x3] (Oh) (You've got to learn to love)
You've got to learn to love
Love is the greatest thing
If God is my father
And you are my brother
Then why can't we bother
To really reach out and love one another
Why do we keep on acting the way we do
The way we treat each other
It must break his heart in two
Once we were happy
Oh yes, once in the garden
But then a lie broke the stillness
And our hearts began to harden
And hoping to be wiser man has reached too far
Sometimes I think that we've advanced
But then I look at where we are
And oh I cry
I feel like crying
Oh I cry
I feel like crying
Why do we argue
Why are there so many churches
With half of them empty
And some represent a million dollar purchase
What's happened to the message given by our lord
To take his gospel to the streets
And share our money with the poor
And learn to love
He said love is the greatest thing
We've got to learn to love
Love is the greatest thing
If God is my father
Then you are my brother
And why can't we bother
To really reach out and love one another
Why do we keep on acting the way we do
The way we treat each other
It just breaks my heart in two
We've got to learn to love
Love is the greatest thing [x2]
Oh ooh ooh ooh wooh
You've got to learn to love (Learn to love) [x4]
Yes you've got to learn to love
You've got to learn to love [x8]
(Learn to love is the greatest thing)
Learn to love, you've got to learn to love [x2]
You've got to learn to love (Learn to love, you've got to learn to love [x2])
You've got to learn to love (Oh) (Learn to love, you've got to learn to love) [x3]
You've got to learn to love [x3] (Oh) (You've got to learn to love)
You've got to learn to love
Love is the greatest thing
messiah
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Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took the world by force
I could hear children crying
I could see people dying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear the saviour calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force [x2]
Red clouds blotted out the sun
Darkness fell on everyone
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
I could hear the angels calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force
The bear from the north
And the dragon from the east
Descended upon the armies of Israel
And slaughtered them
And in that moment
The chosen of Israel cried out for Messiah
And Messiah came
Messiah Messiah
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force)
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force [x2]
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) Took this world by force
Messiah took this world by force
Messiah took the world by force
I could hear children crying
I could see people dying
I could see the cities falling
I could hear the saviour calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force [x2]
Red clouds blotted out the sun
Darkness fell on everyone
Rivers of blood were running
I could see the armies coming
I could see their weapons falling
I could hear the angels calling
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) He took this world by force
The bear from the north
And the dragon from the east
Descended upon the armies of Israel
And slaughtered them
And in that moment
The chosen of Israel cried out for Messiah
And Messiah came
Messiah Messiah
(Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force)
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force [x2]
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah) Messiah
(Messiah took this world by force) Took this world by force
keeper for my heart
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Don't need a keeper for my house
I want a keeper for my heart
Don't want someone to fix my food
I need someone to feed my soul
I am not using you
I am loving you
And what was nothing but a part
Because of you became a whole
I need a woman not a maid
I need a lover not a toy
I don't want comfort for the night
I want a partner for the road
I am not using you
I am loving you
I want someone to share the joy
I want someone to share the load
What's the reason two lives come together
Sometimes people make each other sad
Sometimes sunshine turns into bad weather
Baby please believe me I will never treat you bad
What's the reason two lives come together
Sometimes people make each other sad
Sometimes sunshine turns into bad weather
Well baby please believe me I will never treat you bad
I want a woman who will love me
And will share the years ahead
I want someone who I can trust
I want to love her all my life
I won't be using you
I'll be loving you
I want someone to share my bed
And not a mistress but a wife
I am not using you
I am loving you
I want a wom'n to share my bed
And not a mistress but a wife
Oh wo-oh
Wo-oh oh oh
Woo ooh ah-ah-ah
Don't need a keeper for my house
I want a keeper for my heart
Don't want someone to fix my food
I need someone to feed my soul
I am not using you
I am loving you
And what was nothing but a part
Because of you became a whole
I need a woman not a maid
I need a lover not a toy
I don't want comfort for the night
I want a partner for the road
I am not using you
I am loving you
I want someone to share the joy
I want someone to share the load
What's the reason two lives come together
Sometimes people make each other sad
Sometimes sunshine turns into bad weather
Baby please believe me I will never treat you bad
What's the reason two lives come together
Sometimes people make each other sad
Sometimes sunshine turns into bad weather
Well baby please believe me I will never treat you bad
I want a woman who will love me
And will share the years ahead
I want someone who I can trust
I want to love her all my life
I won't be using you
I'll be loving you
I want someone to share my bed
And not a mistress but a wife
I am not using you
I am loving you
I want a wom'n to share my bed
And not a mistress but a wife
Oh wo-oh
Wo-oh oh oh
Woo ooh ah-ah-ah
if you don't love the lord
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I see them come
I see them go
They climb so high and fall so low
They sing so sweet
In the spotlight's glare
They're full of grace and savoire-faire
Behind the scenes
They're full of greed
They press you down until you bleed
They use their power
To make the headlines
But they will end up in the breadlines
The only thing I know
And the bible says it's so
The only thing I know
Is if you don't love the Lord you'll fall
They run in packs
Poisoned with pride
Caught up in sins they've learned to hide
They prowl in darkness
They are such fools
They seek earth's gold
Not heaven's jewels
The more you give
The more they take
Until desire becomes their ache
They call you friend
Oh pretty please
The practised warmth of enemies
Well the only thing I know
And the bible says it's so
The only only thing I know
Is if you don't love the Lord you'll fall
I had the blues (I've had the blues)
But now I'm feeling well (But now I'm feeling well)
You've got to aim for heaven (You've got to aim for heaven)
Or you'll end up in hell (End up, end up in hell)
You've got to fight that fight (Fight that fight)
You've got to run that race (Run that race)
Or you'll never see him face to face (Or you'll never see him face to face)
A soldiers heart
And love of wealth
A fear of death
That soon will undermine your health
Oh so remote
And out of reach
If you don't change
You'll end up stranded at the, stranded at the beach
You call it love
God calls it lust
You burn inside, faith turned to rust
The thinning hair
The lizard grip
The dreams of glory slowly slip
And the only thing I know
The only thing I know
The only thing I know
Is if you don't love the Lord you'll fall
I see them come
I see them go
They climb so high and fall so low
They sing so sweet
In the spotlight's glare
They're full of grace and savoire-faire
Behind the scenes
They're full of greed
They press you down until you bleed
They use their power
To make the headlines
But they will end up in the breadlines
The only thing I know
And the bible says it's so
The only thing I know
Is if you don't love the Lord you'll fall
They run in packs
Poisoned with pride
Caught up in sins they've learned to hide
They prowl in darkness
They are such fools
They seek earth's gold
Not heaven's jewels
The more you give
The more they take
Until desire becomes their ache
They call you friend
Oh pretty please
The practised warmth of enemies
Well the only thing I know
And the bible says it's so
The only only thing I know
Is if you don't love the Lord you'll fall
I had the blues (I've had the blues)
But now I'm feeling well (But now I'm feeling well)
You've got to aim for heaven (You've got to aim for heaven)
Or you'll end up in hell (End up, end up in hell)
You've got to fight that fight (Fight that fight)
You've got to run that race (Run that race)
Or you'll never see him face to face (Or you'll never see him face to face)
A soldiers heart
And love of wealth
A fear of death
That soon will undermine your health
Oh so remote
And out of reach
If you don't change
You'll end up stranded at the, stranded at the beach
You call it love
God calls it lust
You burn inside, faith turned to rust
The thinning hair
The lizard grip
The dreams of glory slowly slip
And the only thing I know
The only thing I know
The only thing I know
Is if you don't love the Lord you'll fall
i've got to learn
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You came into my life
You took me off the shelf
You told my name to me
And taught me what to do
But then you went away
You left me by myself
I feel completely lost
And lonely without you
Why'd you go, baby
I guess you know
I've got to learn to live without you
I've got to learn to live without you
I've got to learn to live without you
Without you
Today I thought I saw you
Walking down the street
With someone else
I turned my head and faced the wall
I started crying
And my heart fell to my feet
But when I looked again
It wasn't you at all
Why'd you go, baby
I guess you know
I've got to learn to live without you
I've got to learn to live without you
I've got to learn to live without you
Without you
It's just no good without you [x3]
I've got to learn to live without you [x6]
You came into my life
You took me off the shelf
You told my name to me
And taught me what to do
But then you went away
You left me by myself
I feel completely lost
And lonely without you
Why'd you go, baby
I guess you know
I've got to learn to live without you
I've got to learn to live without you
I've got to learn to live without you
Without you
Today I thought I saw you
Walking down the street
With someone else
I turned my head and faced the wall
I started crying
And my heart fell to my feet
But when I looked again
It wasn't you at all
Why'd you go, baby
I guess you know
I've got to learn to live without you
I've got to learn to live without you
I've got to learn to live without you
Without you
It's just no good without you [x3]
I've got to learn to live without you [x6]
why can't you be good
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Oh ho oh
Why can't you behave
Why can't you be good
You don't even try
To do the things you should
What is the reason
I’d like to know
Why you can't be good
You go into the bedroom
You say you’ve got to powder your nose
But the powder is cocaine (Ooh ooh ooh)
I see traces on your clothes (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Well what is the reason
I’d like to know
Why you can't be good
Ba ba ba ba ba
Take another look inside your dreams tonight (Aah aah)
When you go to sleep (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way
Like some little sheep
You say that you love me
And that your heart is true
But you’ve got so many other lovers (Oh oh)
Well what am I supposed to do
Do you love me
What is the reason
I’d like to know
Why you can't be good
Take another look inside your dreams tonight
When you go to sleep (Ooh ooh)
Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way
Like some little sheep
Your face, it looks so pretty
But your mind is such a mess
You’ve got a cold and wicked heart
It's beatin’ underneath your breath
Well what is the reason (Ooh ooh)
I’d like to know (Ooh ooh)
What is the reason (Ooh ooh ooh)
I’d like to know (Ooh ooh)
What is the reason (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
I’d like to know (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Why you can't be good (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Why can't you be good
Why can't you be good babe
You know you break my heart
You say you love me but I know it's not so
I can't follow you every place you go
Why can't you be good
You know I feel a little lonely
Oh oh oh
Oh woh
Yeah yeah
Oh ho oh
Why can't you behave
Why can't you be good
You don't even try
To do the things you should
What is the reason
I’d like to know
Why you can't be good
You go into the bedroom
You say you’ve got to powder your nose
But the powder is cocaine (Ooh ooh ooh)
I see traces on your clothes (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Well what is the reason
I’d like to know
Why you can't be good
Ba ba ba ba ba
Take another look inside your dreams tonight (Aah aah)
When you go to sleep (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba)
Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way
Like some little sheep
You say that you love me
And that your heart is true
But you’ve got so many other lovers (Oh oh)
Well what am I supposed to do
Do you love me
What is the reason
I’d like to know
Why you can't be good
Take another look inside your dreams tonight
When you go to sleep (Ooh ooh)
Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way
Like some little sheep
Your face, it looks so pretty
But your mind is such a mess
You’ve got a cold and wicked heart
It's beatin’ underneath your breath
Well what is the reason (Ooh ooh)
I’d like to know (Ooh ooh)
What is the reason (Ooh ooh ooh)
I’d like to know (Ooh ooh)
What is the reason (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh)
I’d like to know (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Why you can't be good (Ooh ooh ooh ooh)
Why can't you be good
Why can't you be good babe
You know you break my heart
You say you love me but I know it's not so
I can't follow you every place you go
Why can't you be good
You know I feel a little lonely
Oh oh oh
Oh woh
Yeah yeah
out of my system
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stop this flight
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what's wrong with this body
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baby out of wedlock
watch what you're doing
one star remains
the tune
epitaph
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Solid Rock Records SRD-777 [November 2002, USA, CDR]
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Solid Rock Records SRD-777 [November 2002, USA, CDR]
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Solid Rock Records SRD-777 [November or December 2002, USA, CDR]
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Solid Rock Records SRD-777 [Unknown year, probably after 2008, USA, CDR]
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Dark Passage - From Father Touch
Bombs - From Remixing This Planet but faded out almost ten seconds early
If God Is My Father - From Larry Norman but faded out almost thirty seconds early
Messiah - From Stop This Flight (sourced from The Very Best Of Larry Norman Volume 2) but with a short section edited out near the end
Keeper For My Heart - From Rough Street Love Letter
If You Don't Love The Lord - From The Strait Tapes Volume 1 (sourced from Gathered Moments) but with a section cut out just after the vocals end, and faded out early. Overall it is about forty four seconds shorter
I've Got To Learn - From Larry Norman but faded out around twenty seconds early
Why Can't You Be Good - From Down Under
Out Of My System - From
Bombs - From Remixing This Planet but faded out almost ten seconds early
If God Is My Father - From Larry Norman but faded out almost thirty seconds early
Messiah - From Stop This Flight (sourced from The Very Best Of Larry Norman Volume 2) but with a short section edited out near the end
Keeper For My Heart - From Rough Street Love Letter
If You Don't Love The Lord - From The Strait Tapes Volume 1 (sourced from Gathered Moments) but with a section cut out just after the vocals end, and faded out early. Overall it is about forty four seconds shorter
I've Got To Learn - From Larry Norman but faded out around twenty seconds early
Why Can't You Be Good - From Down Under
Out Of My System - From