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Don't Trouble the Water
03:07
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Don’t trouble the waters, but I came to trouble the waters
Don’t trouble the waters, I came to trouble you
Drop the stone into this peace and watch those ripples role
This tide will never wash away what you’re feeling in your soul
They said come and clean your wounds but you cannot be made whole
No, you cannot be made whole
But, you said
Don’t trouble the waters, but I came to trouble the waters
Don’t trouble the waters, I came to trouble you
You plead to me, I plead the blood, now come and get your fill
Like fire shut up in my bones and I cannot sit still
And it was me who touched your soul when you said whosoever will
Whosoever will
But you said
Don’t trouble the waters, but I came to trouble the waters
Don’t trouble the waters, I came to trouble you
But, we both fed this raging fire
But, I ain’t your goddamned messiah
But, I’d be called a goddamned liar
If I said you weren’t my one desire
And you said
Don’t trouble the waters, but I came to trouble the waters
Don’t trouble the waters, I came to trouble you
I came to trouble you
I came to trouble you
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Five Smooth Stones
03:08
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She went down to the babbling brook
She got five smooth stones
Only one was all it took, but you’d’ve never known
To see 'em come running with their teeth running red
Then to see ‘em turn & run, leave a giant for dead
She stared down an army, then she took the man’s head
Only one was all it took
But she brought five smooth stones
For every dead god, every flag that was flown
All the rage and the fury, o, little did they know
She knew where to look, and she laid them low
She said, “Only one may be all it takes,
But, still bring five smooth stones.”
She steps out into middle of the night
With those five smooth stones
He blares and blusters and he lusts for a fight
But little does he know
He screams and he shouts at her, “You’re the reason why!”
He runs right at her with his fist held high
She stares down a demon, gets him right between the eyes...
Only one was all it took,
But she brought five smooth stones
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Fear Digs a Hole
05:46
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Fear digs a hole in the noonday
Waits for night to fill it in
Digs a hole in the middle of a man
Says you ain't got the devil in you to win
Would you try to bury me in sanctity and lies
Begging for salvation but don't dare ask why
Digging out a shallow grave between virtue and pride
Get your shovel
They tried to sell you an acre of forgiveness
From a thief who never even knew your sin
Salt that barren earth, pack it deep in your wound
Before the fear can fill it in
Would you try to bury me in sanctity & lies
Left alone the lonely souls who dared ask you why
Buried in that shallow grave between virtue and pride
Get your shovel
Fear digs a hole full of weakness
Strong enough to take the very heart of me
Out of the blood & dirt, swearing to walk again
The only way out is thru me
Don't you try to bury me in sanctity & lies
Hide behind that curtain where you pray to your pride
Don't dare call it virtue, you know damn well why
Get your shovel
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I Am My Own
03:17
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I will break this silence, I will cast these stones
I am my own
I will drown these sorrows, I will break these bones
I am my own
I will lead my own revival, I will part my own red sea
I will sacrifice my pride to you, but not on bended knee
I will stand upon these city walls and set my spirit free
I will lift this burden, I will take this throne
I am my own
I have burned these vessels, for they are not my home
I am my own
I will be the victor in my self-righteous crusade
I will find my glory on the edge of your pretty blade
The blood will meet the bridle and carry us away
Drift downstream on the edge of these fevered dreams
Will I wake when I reach that raging sea
I will fight this current for sins I’ve not atoned
I am my own
I will break these burdens, I will cast these stones
I am my own
I will pray for rain and be denied by gods above
Then I’ll break the damn and it will drown us in the flood
I will not ask forgiveness and I will not ask for love
I am my own, I am my own
I am my own, I am my own
I am my own, I am my own
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Speak Peace
04:48
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How can you speak to the fire
When you can't speak in tongues of the flame
How can you cast off the spell of liar
When it burns even saying the name
Speak peace, speak peace
Though it may not seem any damn good, say it anyway
Speak peace, speak peace
How can I walk through the rubble
And pretend that you’ll never cry
How can we say it was precious & true
And not have it taste of a lie
Speak peace, speak peace
Though it may not seem any damn good, say it anyway
Speak peace, speak peace
Do I dare call this love insane, just 'cause I’m running to you again and again
Speak peace to me, I’ll speak peace to you
Speak peace to me, I’ll speak peace to you
Speak peace, speak peace
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Joel Douglas Gray Royal Oak, Michigan
A singer-songwriter-keyboardist who gravitates towards rhythm and harmony and is also a big nerd.
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