1. |
Church Directory (remix)
02:32
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4. |
Four Candles (remix)
02:37
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5. |
Out Behind The Old Hotel
01:57
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6. |
Cold, But I Don't Mind
03:34
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you got something you think you need
you look at me like i cannot afford this
but every morning and every evening
i got something right outside my door
i'm cold, but i don't mind
yeah i'm cold, but i'll be fine
cold, but it's alright
i'm cold, but i don't mind
you send me postcards of sunny weather
you tend your flowers on new year's day
i leave my gloves on the radiator
thank you for asking, but i'm gonna stay cold
i don't mind
yeah i'm cold, but i'll be fine
cold, but it's alright
i'm cold, but i don't mind
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7. |
Let Me Be Yours (remix)
02:23
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8. |
Local Road (remix)
04:25
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9. |
The Prophetstown Tornado
02:42
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just me and God inside the car
beneath the tollway overpass
out in nowhere illinois
sheets of rain on window glass
and when it all passed before me
it looked so good
it was the prophetstown tornado
the newsman on the FM dial
signed off and ran for cover
my car received the final broadcast
as the twister crossed above her
and when it all passed before me
it looked so good
it was the prophetstown tornado
there was pure electric heat
when the lightning struck the land
i wondered 'bout that tall blonde girl
who put the ring upon my hand
and when my lifetime passed before me
it looked so good
it was the prophetstown tornado
88's my favorite number
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10. |
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people love to hear you sing the blues
they want to be there for you when you lose
they understand it when you pay your dues
but when the world goes right your way
no, they don't want to hear about your day
they're quickly running out of things to say
you get the loneliness of happiness
yeah it's the loneliness of happiness
i'm so lonely 'cause i'm happy
i'm so happy but i'm so lonely
you're feeling low and they get in deep
'cause the Bible says to weep
with those who weep
well yeah, that's a promise anyone could keep
didn't it also tell us to rejoice
with those who do and with one voice?
well, people rarely ever make that choice
you get the loneliness of happiness
yeah it's the loneliness of happiness
i'm so lonely 'cause i'm happy
i'm so happy but i'm so lonely
people love to hear you sing the blues
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11. |
In Thee Is Gladness
00:52
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13. |
Ashes (remix)
02:45
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someday all my money will be guaranteed
someday all my money will be sure
someday all my money will come back to me
and there will be no more of these
cautious springtime blues
someday my sweet baby will be guaranteed
someday my sweet baby will be sure
someday my sweet baby will come back to me
and there will be no more of these
cautious springtime blues
someday all my daydreams will be guaranteed
someday all my daydreams will be sure
someday all my daydreams
will come back to me
and there will be no more of these
cautious springtime blues
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15. |
We're Creating Monsters
02:41
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they want an overhead projector
and a las vegas chorus
video collage and a bad guitarist
there is nothing here
you would need that hymnal for
children leave your brains
at the sanctuary door
so we dumb this down
dumb this down
we're creating monsters
creed and kyrie
they don't know how to say
take it over sixty minutes
you can't make 'em stay
we have an opportunity
to rise to the occasion
but we'd rather have capacity
than a congregation
so we dumb this down
dumb this down
we're creating monsters
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16. |
My Apology (remix)
03:47
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17. |
Tired, Tired, Tired
02:26
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i'm so tired of songs about drinking
i don't care to ever hear it again
i'm so bored by your self-pity
call me when you got something new to sing
'cause i'm tired tired tired
and i've had it up to here
tired tired tired
you got me covering my ears
i'm tired tired tired
i've had just about enough of you
i'm so tired of teenaged smokers
standing on the corner
going nowhere slow
passing 'round a lighter
cussing and complaining
i don't wanna hear it
i don't wanna know
'cause i'm tired tired tired
and i've had it up to here
tired tired tired
you got me covering my ears
i'm tired tired tired
i've had just about enough of you
i'm so tired of idiot parents
tearing their children down every day
it's no wonder they grow up smoking
and singing about drinking their lives away
i'm tired tired tired
and i've had it up to here
tired tired tired
you got me covering my ears
i'm tired tired tired
i've had just about enough of you
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18. |
Ah, Holy Jesus
00:41
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20. |
Chopin's Heart
02:09
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21. |
Xian Bookstore
00:53
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at the xian bookstore
there is product to be sold
so over there in China
there's some little 8-year-old
working in a factory and rarely going home
she's assembling plastic pencil cases
with the words to that "Footprints" poem
well, i wonder if the kids
who buy those Bible action playsets
ever stage a "cleansing of the temple"
re-enactment?
now no one knows for sure
but i think it's safe to say
if Jesus hadn't risen
he'd be rolling in his grave
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22. |
A Little More Than Me
02:30
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i don't want to go to hell
ain't no singin' in hell
i don't want to go to hell
ain't no preachin' in hell
i don't want to go to hell
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27. |
Failing Rockstar Attempt
02:17
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29. |
Wide Awake
02:45
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i'm wide awake
i feel the cold i see the star i see the child
i'm wide awake
i see the men who traveled far across the miles
i see the gifts they bring
i hear the songs they sing
and i open up my eyes
and i'm wide awake
i'm wide awake
i see the weak i see the sad i see the lame
i'm wide awake
i see the broken people crying out his name
and now the sick are clean
and now the blind can see
and i can't believe my eyes
and i'm wide awake
i'm wide awake
i see the nails i see the blood i see the thorns
i'm wide awake
i cry the tears i feel the pain i hear the scorn
but i wipe my tears away
when Sunday morning came
and i saw the empty grave
i'm wide awake
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30. |
Easier
03:29
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some people strongly believe
that they should not have strong beliefs
some people have formed a group
of people who refuse to form groups
yeah, it would be so much easier
to leave this faith behind
but easy's often stupid and rarely wise
yeah, it would be so much easier
to go out on my own
but easy ain't no good when you're alone
i've heard opposing arguments
and as far as i can tell
some people go gay to heaven
and some go straight to hell
yeah, it would be so much easier
to leave this faith behind
but easy's often stupid and rarely wise
yeah, it would be so much easier
to go out on my own
but easy ain't no good when you're alone
i've never been bad at badness
so the good king came down from the castle
yeah grace is free but it ain't cheap
and it proves that faith is worth the hassle
it feels like a hassle but it's worth it
yeah, it would be so much easier
to leave this faith behind
but easy's often stupid and rarely wise
yeah, it would be so much easier
to go out on my own
but easy ain't no good when you're alone
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31. |
Minneapolis
00:19
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yeah it's fine
we all got friends there
the men are polite
the women have blonde hair
but when people move there
they never leave there
minneapolis
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32. |
If I Ever Get There
03:24
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i got a long way to go, i'm on a narrow road
but i ain't looking for some fountain of youth
no i ain't scared of growing old
no i ain't afraid of the divine truth
and if i ever get there i'll let you know
send you my address from my new home
and if i ever get there i'm gonna settle in
and watch the rest of my life begin
if i ever get there
yeah, they ask me if i'm ready for the long long ride
yeah, i got all i'm gonna need
i got a beautiful girl here at my side
i got the love of God and a book to read
and if i ever get there i'll let you know
send you my address from my new home
and if i ever get there i'm gonna settle in
and watch the rest of my life begin
if i ever get there
now, way way way up in the sky
or deep down under the ocean
wherever i am when i walk towards the light
i guess i'll have what i need to cross the Jordan
if i ever get there
i'm gonna climb up into that noisy old bus
they'll shut the door and away we'll go
yeah, they got enough seats for all of us
me and CS Lewis and EA Poe
and if i ever get there i'll let you know
send you my address from my new home
and if i ever get there i'm gonna settle in
and watch the rest of my life begin
if i ever get there
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33. |
Waiting For The Rain
03:47
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some call it vast
others a waste
hide your face when the winds begin to blow
see what you want
keep your eye on the sky
turn the dirt and call it home
but don't you question why we're not alone?
you got silos up above, silos down below, silos
caught between heaven and hell
when is the harvest? no one can tell
we're still waiting for the rain
what you build or grow
is what you call your own
but you're not looking deep beneath your yield
we all see behind
that "do not enter" sign
and there you sit pretending it's not real
but we cannot till what's planted in that field
you got silos up above, silos down below, silos
caught between heaven and hell
when is the harvest? no one can tell
we're still waiting for the rain
we tend the land, tend the land
and it changes hands
we tend the land
you got silos up above, silos down below, silos
caught between heaven and hell
when is the harvest? no one can tell
we're still waiting for the rain
we're still waiting
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34. |
No Time To Breathe
01:51
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35. |
Deadly Life
02:39
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there's a holy miracle
every single night
when we lie down in our beds
and turn out all the lights
we breathed ourselves another day
we beat all the odds
we survived this deadly life
and gave it back to God
we didn't starve or thirst to death
or fall to some disease
we weren't lost or all alone
or left outside to freeze
there was no freeway accident
or collapse of the sun
we didn't die the victim
of some punk kid with a gun
there was no right-wing terrorist
or killer flash flood
we weren't sent to fight no war
we got no tainted blood
we weren't in the path of
some drunk man at the wheel
the day was rough but we got through
so every night we kneel
because
there's a holy miracle
every single night
when we lie down in our beds
and turn out all the lights
we breathed ourselves another day
we beat all the odds
we survived this deadly life
and gave it back to God
i was at that city church
where they circle around to pray
an old man with an african face
had a simple prayer to say
he said "thank you lord
for giving me every breath i take
and thank you lord
for giving me this new day"
there's a holy miracle
every single night
when we lie down in our beds
and turn out the lights
we breathed ourselves another day
we beat all the odds
we survived this deadly life
and gave it back to God
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36. |
Oswiecim
03:17
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when you're drowning in the water
you long to breathe the air
you know the truth of goodness
when you're deep down in despair
you only see injustice
when you know what's right and fair
the more of something you can't have
the more you're sure it's there
every day, every day i remember
every day i remember oswiecim
you're only sure of hatred
for it's contrast to true love
you only know you're down below
in relation to above
you only fear the vulture
because you've seen the dove
whatever is beyond your reach
that's what you're certain of
every day, every day i remember
every day i remember oswiecim
they say "how can you believe in anything
when there's so much evil in the world?"
ah, but did they not just answer their own question?
they know of goodness and it's definition
every day, every day i remember
every day i remember oswiecim
every day, every day i remember
every day i remember oswiecim
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38. |
Closed Out...
02:49
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Sunday morning Indiana
at the church where i was a guest
they had hymnals and a steeple
and the letters LCMS
yeah I guess i saw it coming
you could call me a pessimist
but i walked up to the altar
for to share in the eucharist
and the pastor passed me by
he would not let me take the bread and wine
and my heart froze and tears came to my eyes
closed out of close communion
people stepped down in the quiet
i was shaking i was out of breath
he said "may this body and this blood
bless you and keep you in the one true faith"
so i sat there like a stranger with nothing
it was all i had
yeah, i knew that we were different
but i didn't know it would hurt so bad
and the pastor passed me by
he would not let me take the bread and wine
and my heart froze and tears came to my eyes
closed out of close communion
closed out of close communion
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39. |
You Don't Speak For Me
02:15
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yeah, when you speak for me
you don't speak for me
yeah, when you speak for me
you don't speak for me
my faith is not erotic
my faith is not narcotic
not at all psychotic
nor is it robotic
i've been given a brain
and so i'm gonna use it
i've been given my freedom
i don't wanna abuse it
i've been given a gift
and i won't refuse it
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40. |
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41. |
The Glasses Song (remix)
02:21
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43. |
Row Out The Boat
02:53
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44. |
Dance Of The Confirmands
01:48
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45. |
Bright Funeral
03:08
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46. |
Godforsaken
02:15
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i was young
i held the world in my hands
i walked the narrow way for all to see
when the rain crashed down
and washed away my dreams
i overlooked the love you have for me
godforsaken
why do i feel this way
your promise is right before my eyes
godforsaken
it's all very plain to see
that i will never be godforsaken
i'm still young
but i'm not the boy i used to be
no no no no the world no longer turns
for me alone
but it's for freedom
that i have been set free
and in your love
i know i've found a home
godforsaken
why do i feel this way
your promise is right before my eyes
godforsaken
it's all very plain to see
that i will never be godforsaken
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47. |
Texas Kyrie
01:56
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48. |
Jonathan Rundman Minneapolis, Minnesota
"bright, catchy indie pop" NEW YORK TIMES
“clever, intelligent songwriting” PASTE MAGAZINE
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and fresh rhymes" PERFORMING SONGWRITER
“literate…excellent…a record for anyone who hasn't given up on the idea that good songs, electric/acoustic guitars, and a great drummer are the key to all sorts of epiphanies” CITY PAGES
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