1. |
This Human Heart
04:11
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WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT ME?
PARTS BUT NOT THE WHOLE OF ME YOU SEEK
I’D REPULSE YOU WITH THE SCARS ON MY SKIN
AND TERRIFY YOU WITH THE TRUTH IN MY BONES
THIS HUMAN HEART CAN’T BE LOVED CLOSE
ARMS LENGTH FAR ENOUGH
TO KEEP US COMFORTABLE
WHAT WILL I GAIN FOR MY BELIEF?
A FERTILE GROUND HOLDS EVIL FRUIT TO SWEETEN
EXPOSE MY FAULTS
MAKE ME NAKED AND CLEAN
ASHAMED I WRAP MYSELF WITH FIGS AND LEAVES
THIS HUMAN HEART CAN’T BE LOVED CLOSE
CAUTIOUS STEPS I WALK
TO KEEP US COMFORTABLE
WITH OUR UNKNOWNS
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2. |
Snow Song
03:23
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YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES
THE CAR’S ENGINE DIES
YOU SMOKE YOUR MIND
WATCHING SHADOWS THAT DRIFT LIKE ICE
NO COLOURS IN THE DARK
NO COLOURS IN THE DARK
NO COLOURS IN THE DARK
NO COLOURS IN THE DARK
JUST A TRAFFIC LIGHT
(sing)
SO GO DOWN MOUNT ROAD
AS THE COLD HOWLS AT OUR BONES
SO GO DOWN MOUNT ROAD
AS THE COLD HOWLS AT OUR BONES
AT THE TRAFFIC LIGHT
(sing)
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3. |
Sarah
02:34
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SARAH DON’T HIDE YOUR FLAWS
YOU’RE MORE HUMAN WHEN YOU DON’T
I’VE SEEN DEVILS WHEN WE FIGHT
BUT I SEE GOD IN YOUR EYES
WE RESTART WITH THE DAYLIGHT
THERE’S GOLD DUST IN YOUR EYES
YOUR FINGERS TRACE OUT MY VEIN LINES
YOU COME WITH GRACE
YOU KISS ME KIND
SARAH YOU FALL ASLEEP
YOUR HEAD BY MINE ON THE CONCRETE
I DON’T WANT TO GROW OLD
WITHOUT YOU, SARAH NO
THE ORANGE GLOW FROM THAT LIGHT
REMINDS ME TIME CONSUMES OUR LIVES
BUT SARAH, WE’RE JUST FLESH AND BONE
BUT I FEEL GOD IN YOUR SOUL
ASSURE ME TIME WON’T SEPARATE US
ASSURE ME OUR FAULTS WON’T BEND AND BREAK US
ASSURE ME I’VE LOST SIGHT OF WHAT I’M MADE OF
WE’RE FLESH AND BONE
WE’RE FLESH AND BONE
WE’RE ONLY HUMAN, OH
(sing)
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4. |
Elijah
04:51
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BUILD YOUR TENT HERE AND LAY INSIDE IT
TO HEAR HIM WHISPER FROM THE GROUND
HE IS NOT FOUND IN THE WIND NOR FIRE
HE IS NOT FOUND IN THE TREMBLING ROCKS
IN THE MOUTH OF THE CAVE
HE CALLS ME BY MY NAME
ELIJAH
HAVE NO FEAR
I’VE GROWN WEARY FROM THIS DARKNESS
I NO LONGER SEEK TO HIDE
I FIND WORRY IN THE CHAOS
I GROW SCARED FOR MY LIFE
IN THE MOUTH OF THE CAVE
I CLOAK MY EYES AND FRAME
ELIJAH
DO NOT FEAR!
(sing)
WITHIN THE WALLS OF THAT PLACE
HERE THE LORD HE WRITES HIS NAME
EMMANUEL! EMMANUEL! EMMANUEL!
DO NOT FEAR!
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Hevel
03:36
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WINTER’S FORCE PRECLUDES THE SIGNS
YOUR MOUNTAIN MIND, YOUR FOREST EYES
LINVILLE FALLS, WE STOOD AND SIGHED
ON BORROWED TIME, TO BORROW TIME
NO. NO. NO.
(sing)
CONVINCED YOU’RE WORTH THE FEAR
I BELIEVED IT NOW
BUT I CAN’T KEEP YOU NEAR
WE’RE BOTH LEAVING TOWN
(noise)
AS MY HANDS SHAKE, I’LL PICK UP THE PHONE
AND THE WORDS THEY WILL POUR OUT MY THROAT
AS THESE FORCES THEY’VE WARNED ME TO GO
IT’S YOUR CLARITY THAT HURTS THE MOST
AND HOLDS ME SO
(sing)
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6. |
Blind
03:22
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I FEAR THE SINS OF MY FATHER
AND MY FATHER’S FATHER
HOW THEY MASK THEM LIKE THE CLOUDS FORGE TO THE SUN
AND LIKE THE BOOK OF HOSEA
I AM PLAYING THE WHORE
YET SHE HOLDS ME LIKE SHE’S NEVER DONE BEFORE
I AM BLIND
I AM BLIND
TO THE SHADOW OF DEATH
HOW HE CREEPS AT MY LIFE
(sing)
AND I FEAR THE CONSEQUENCES
AND THE MESS I’M LEFT WITH
FOR MY MARRIAGE IS AT IT’S BREAKING POINT
AND AS I COME TO MY SENSES
AND THE MIRROR I AM LEFT WITH
WAS AN IMAGE OF MY FATHER’S HAUNTING GHOST
I AM BLIND
I AM BLIND
I HOLD THE PASSION OF GOMER
AND ALL OF HER DAMN LIES
(sing)
I AM BLIND
I AM BLIND
TO THE WEIGHT OF MY SIN
AND THE CROSS OF MY CHRIST
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Nathan Vincent Austin, Texas
Nathan Vincent is a singer-songwriter from Durham, NC but is now based in Austin, TX
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