… and All Just Because

But I give myself … to what looks like love And I sell myself … for what feels like love And I pay to get … what is not love And all just because I see things upside down —Derek Webb, “What Is not Love” (I See Things Upsidedown)

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You Go a Little Numb

I tried to make you like me with some words and a six-string It was really just a cry of sorts and some fancy conjuring And even when it got cold, I hardly knew I’d died I guess you go a little numb before going empty on the inside –Bill Mallonee, “Songwriter (Numb)” (Dear Life, [...]

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The Stumbling Turtle

  WHAT IF I STUMBLE? What if I stumble, what if I fall? What if I lose my step and I make fools of us all? Will the love continue when my walk becomes a crawl? What if I stumble? And what if I fall? – DC Talk, “What if I Stumble?

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… There’s a Prison Cell

Inside this Shell there’s a Prison Cell + Switchfoot, “Free” (Hello, Hurricane – 2009) —

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I Don’t Belong Here

It was a Beautiful Letdown When I crashed and burned When I found myself alone, unknown, and hurt It was a Beautiful Letdown The day I knew That all the riches this world had to offer me Would never do In a world full of bitter pain and bitter doubt I was trying to fit [...]

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Salt of the Earth

“SALT OF THE EARTH” (Chris Taylor) Every one wants something when you finally arrive But where were they when you were barely alive? They get so offended when you refuse their help You can’t trust anyone even yourself And I know you’ll say … what if any it’s worth? Oh, my dear Love … to [...]

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Wounded Heart – Will You Set Me Free

So long ago I drew a line For myself in the sand Time after time I moved that line when I crossed it again and again Here we are back at the same old place Down on the ground on my knees Will you set me free? + Mike Roe, “I Buried my Heart at [...]

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There Was a Boy

There was a boy who had the faith to move a mountain And like a child he would believe without a reason Without a trace he disappeared into the void and I’ve been searching for that missing person + Michael W. Smith, “Missing Person”

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Driving the Nails

I’ve been driving the nails firmly in your tree You’ve been talking to your Father on behalf of me Nothing at these check points I care to defend So why do I raise the hammer up and drive the nails again? + Bill Mallonee/Vigilantes of Love, “Driving the Nails” (1995)

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Chameleon

ADDICTION I am the adulteress and the penitent man I’m the cunning culprit and the little lamb and I love all God’s creatures all but one: this Chameleon —Mike Knott, “Chameleon” (Life of David – 2001) (Painting also by Mike Knott)

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