1. |
Jonah Pt II
03:53
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from the depths a signal of distress
from me the runaway
i turned my back, you threw me in the deep
the current swirled about me
your waves swept over me
while my life was ebbing away
my song rose to you
but you knew not to listen to my empty words
you saw right through
i faked it for a while
but it wasn't better
it's never better
i wish it wasn't true
this wasn't even the first time
my first second chance, committed crime
i'm disappointing you
the waves crashing down in my face
the current swirls about this place
i'm so mad at myself for letting this happen again
concerned with the vine even though
i did not tend or make it grow
i've got a lot to learn
up and down, no end in sight
you met me there that cold, dark night
warn down to the end
turn my eyes from this foolishness, toward you God of peace
i don't want my struggle, even my belief
i want you
i need You
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2. |
Illuminate
04:25
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here i am
what would you have of me
my every word an offering
turn my eyes toward the things of you
you made me new, to shine for you
like an empty canvas with no meaning
the brush-stroke of your love fell on me to show your beauty
displayed in all the galleries for all to see
your consistency through all my mistakes, my impurities
take this troubled heart
renew every part
i can't escape your notice
illuminate me from deep within
see the calloused hands
of this broken man
shine a light through him
beyond the shadow cast by a doubting eye
i'll be the poet who sings your glory
and lives what i sing every day
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3. |
Only Fools
03:28
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you sow the night like day
you sew dark and gray
use me
the books are on the shelf
the pages are read
the books are on their shelves
but the pages aren't read!
the greatest author
the greatest friend
you're my addonai
the greatest author
the greatest friend
you hear me
a scratch on the page
it wouldn't write, wouldn't write!
i did not create
it isn't right, isn't right!
ignite me
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4. |
Let Me Go
02:51
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well, is this what you'd have for me?
i ran to you, you let me down
well, it's hard for me to see
am i following or the lead?
i've failed to find a perfect fit
motivations crumble as they should
i'll be a shattered shadow of a man
fallen on the only arms i know
but you held me always
you let me go
you held me always
watch me grow
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5. |
The Great Demonstration
03:48
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through my eyes i am inadequate for your plan
(it's my greatest fear)
deserving nothing less than death for my work
(struggle through the years)
falling short of your glory
(on my own)
powerless, all for me
i can't believe
but he demonstrates his love for us in this
while we lived this life, he gave us his
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6. |
Victory Rose
04:24
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now see the full extent of my love
none of you is greater than the least
now go and know
do as i have for you
love
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7. |
Letters
04:13
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in these words
such joy and freedom found
a supernatural sincerity
put yourself aside
don't follow your own lead
it might seem foolish now
spell it out
your every promise inscribed in ink that never fades
put yourself aside
don't follow your own lead
it might seem foolish now
but it's really all you need
this is my letter
written on my heart
it's all i have to
be known, read about
i have no doubt
the words in place are alive
and at the tip of my toungue
put yourself aside
this blank page before me
not sure what to do
but these words, every melody
it's all for you
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8. |
Watch Out
04:08
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two weeks to go 'til they stop this show
and the summertime brings with it peace
come along as i sing this song
we'll have so much fun
carefree days
watch out, here comes the fall
don't forget it all with the sunrise
be careful now, it's getting cold
it will grow old if you leave it
the plants are many
but time is short
i can water them plenty
'til the bottoms pour
but it makes no difference if you don't make things grow
i just didn't know how you could let me go alone all this time
what i couldn't see is you were there for me
your hand in every work
your voice in every breath
your foot in every step
everything
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9. |
C-Minor
04:18
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i don't know who to trust in this world of lies
there are a million voices stirring me
telling me which way to ride
what am i here for?
what am i supposed to do?
that still, quiet voice speaking inside
sometimes drown out by the routine
it's hard to discern among all the noise
just who is that calling me
here you are standing at my door
you knock on it once more
i look at you through the window
unsure if i should let you in
i have nothing to offer
you don't know where i have been
unsteadily i opened up
and gave you just a cup
it was right then that i realized what you had for me
could not be contained in my flesh
it requires all of me
just scream your words through me
sing it loud forevermore
i am yours
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10. |
A New Beginning
05:56
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no matter what i do you always listen
no matter what i say, you love me anyway
when i fail you, you pick me up and take me in your arms
i don't always admit it, but you're right all along
and i don't understand this peace in my heart
but i thank you
by the passing chance that i succeed
it is not of me
not by me
the moon illuminates the night
but it does not contain the light
it reflects so much more
beauty, magnified can't be ignored
the old is gone
new has come
every part of me you changed, one by one
this is more real than i could ever know
i've come alive in you now watch me go
the old is gone
new has come
every part of me you changed, one by one
this is more real than i could ever know
i've come alive in you now help me grow
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