Тексты песен «Redemption»

Another day dies in the world I've made It's a tragic and unsung passing The zero sum of the time I've left Claims another victim Looking at all of the things I broke Thinking that things could be different If I'd only...

[m. van Dyk: l. van Dyk/Schooling] As I lay dying I saw the eyes The eyes of God. Thy kingdom come A force so strong pulled me along As I lay dying As I lay dying I laughed as I Had never laughed before At...

I used to see in color But now it's only black and white Black and white I used to hear your voice But now I can't make out the sound Not a sound And in the solitude I've crafted for myself I cried a single tear for...

Bind to me ? keep me in the shadows of your life Terrified ? frightened I might step into the light Drinking deep from wells of bitterness within your soul Holding fast to self-deluding visions of control You're...

Can you see past this place Where our failings took us unaware? I have dreams of a future brighter than the past Faith sustain me Take away my fear Hope reclaim me Wipe these sins away Love renew me Give me strength to...

[m/l van Dyk] Peter and Mary, drive cross-country Entering Desperation, Nevada Red lights flash and their destines changed As the patrol car pulls behind them Collie Etrangian, arm of the law Stops them and searches...

[m/l van Dyk] Years of writing books Long behind him now A nihilistic confidence and a smile upon his face Johnny Marinville and his Harley through the desert One last ride to make him feel young again He came back...

[m/l van Dyk] Hiding in the theater, listening to Tom Telling whitewashed lies about the China Pit Whatever has happened, started when they opened it And brought out the carvings from the deepest part David leaves the...

[m/l van Dyk] Johnny knows why he was spared in Vietnam God has a reason for his sacrifice Johnny knows David thinks it all will fall on him But the message is clear and he knows he has a purpose The writer descends...

There'll come a time when love outlasts my insecurities And I'll be unafraid that you're not here with me I hold on And I face another day I hold on urgently to you I let go And my fears begin to fade And now with pride...

Thrust your hand into my chest And pull out a fistful of sand Cast it down upon the ground And watch as it blows away The world keeps spinning ever-on And dark hair turns to gray The ticking clock cannot be stopped And...

Seems only just yesterday I held you, and sang a song about your eyes So perfect, and innocent, now failing My God I'd rather die Than live with you in pain Resilient, transcendent, and fearless I hope you realize just...

Leviathan rises From the ocean of our fear Falling to our knees we cower Bequeathing to this edifice A monopoly of force This parasitic beast is drunk with power We've let our fears destroy Our dignity and freedom And...

Every summer leads to fall And we give our hearts Hoping there's no chain of consequence And there's nothing I can do To change my past mistakes That built up these barriers between us I know the truth is something we...

Look at me ? deep into weathered eyes that have Seen too much of the world and far too many Failings in myself Look at me ? deep into bones of glass Shards of mirrors reflecting all the dark events of my life If...

I still remember the sound of your voice calling out my name And I still remember my face examining itself, knowing things would never be the same I still remember your smiling face across a crowded room And I still...

[m. Versailles/Roy/van Dyk: l. Roy/van Dyk] When we enter it's domain Will the answers follow Or will the wind and rain Predict tomorrow Or will they combine And dictate our fears Feeding our minds The violence...

Look at you You haven't seen anything Your eyes so white and pure Without a trace of red No signs of self-abuse there And no tears have yet been shed Just pure Pure white eyes Look at you You don't know anything Not...

I've been peeling away the layers Digging to the center Trying to find some common thread to follow Turning to face the mirrors In deepening reflection But all the answers seem to be so hollow Face buried Hands clawing...

The road I've walked for my whole life Has brought me to this crossroads And I'm standing here beside you. I know you've never been someone To take things on a leap of faith Please trust me once and never cry again...