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Stories

by Jeff Samson

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1.
Verse 1 I heard the Devil speak the other day He said “Boy, I’m gonna rip the heart right outa you” I spoke back and I said “Devil, who are you?” I won’t fight, cause I got nothin’ to prove Verse 2 I sat and watched the news the other day I was scared of it, of what it did say It said “Hell is here; let’s join in the fun” Well, I said “Woman, I’m not going, but go to Hell” Verse 3 What if we could speak our minds? Get out the thought that ruins our insides But there’s no use in speaking out now, is there? When we love the thoughts, and the demons (inside) Verse 4 I saw the Devil run the other day He saw God in me, so took up and ran away It’s not over; he’ll be back soon enough The fight’s been won, there’s nothing left to say
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Verse 1 We sing the songs that we sing We do the whole laughing thing But all the while, we see him hang Up on the willow tree Verse 2 We find problems, we use the gun We fight, we judge the best ones But I tell you, put ‘em on the shelf We can be bigger than ourselves Chorus 1 Don’t lose heart, yours was the biggest one So much that, He gave His one and only Son But you gave it up for a drink and some fun So pray His will, not yours, be done Verse 3 We say we can’t, we have our family time It might change my mind or even cost a dime But what’s worse, the loss of the holiday dine, Or the death of all mankind? Verse 4 We’ll run the race, oh you see ‘Till it ends or we’re set free But when the end comes, the end’ll be No more than our apology Chorus 2 You think you’ve earned, more than the choice that you’ve won But what’s more to lose, the choice or the sum And you don’t seem to mind who’s will will be done So pray His will, not yours, be done
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Fighters 04:33
Verse 1 My Father, he is; he’s a fighter My Mother, she is; she’s got a fight in her Verse 2 My Sister shows such beauty; oh, just the sight of her We’re all fighters My Brothers have love; that’s always been sure We’re all fighters Chorus I’m a kid myself, but I know what’s best I’ve been roughin’ and tumblin’ but can’t shake this somethin’ That says... what I’ve been fightin’ for ...is me Verse 3 We’ve all been groomers, and we’ve all been killers But somehow, we come back as fighters And we’ve all been suckers and we’ve all been liars And somehow, we end up as fighters Chorus
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Verse 1 I see me when I look at you We accept gifts as truth But we’re all blind to the gifts received Only see what we want to prove Verse 2 Yet here’s one difference between you and me I’m one that has fought to be free You take refuge in the world alone You’re a captive eternally Chorus By the grace of God you’re not alone You’re not alone; can you hear the voice inside? Your will is strong and your heart’s done nothing wrong There’s truth inside us all but none in fighting yourself Verse 3 Dear world, please don’t write me again I’ve no heart left for you I wear my heart on my sleeve But someone else will get to you Verse 4 Wake up dear; have a look out there There’s more than you here How is it that you think you’ve come From the womb alone when it’s clear? Chorus
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Look Up 03:08
Verse 1 I built a house and lived alone inside the woods I stayed there as long as I could Before I saw it was doing me no good He said, "We're all living lives of a quiet desperation" I started to believe him until I looked up at the constellations The stars are burning bright So bright and bright and far apart Pull them together, though They created a work of art Look up, look up, look up, look up into the sky, love You see that moon shining so high up above us? It rolls around on account of a bunch of scientific stuff I like to think it does just because He loves us I left the lonely woods and I moved into the city Traded those stately pines for concrete prairies I didn't have to look up at the stars burning in the night sky I saw them burn in the eyes of the people that were passing by Some were bright and bright and bright and burning happily along Others had sadly burned out long ago Look up, look up, look up, look up into the sky, love You see that moon shining so high up above us? It rolls around on account of a bunch of scientific stuff I like to think it does just because He loves us I loved a girl once; never acted like I did or told her that I did Because the ones before her; they didn't act very appreciative Have you seen her? Do you know her? She looks so pretty with her hair pulled back Tell her I would if I could, take all that time I stole from her back Put it in a little pine box I made with my own bare hands Filled with apologies, love, kisses, second chances Look up, look up, look up, look up into the sky, love You see that moon shining so high up above us? It rolls around on account of a bunch of scientific stuff I’d like to think it does just because He loves us
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The Fountain 02:38
Verse Come to the fountain Come fill your cup Come to the fountain Come drink me in Chorus Children, come Children, come Children, come come
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Bethany 04:07
Verse 1 If I couldn’t sing, Would you sing me a song? If I couldn’t walk, Would you help me along? If I wasn’t well Would you hold my hand Just come home Verse 2 If I wrote you a note, Would you write back to me? If I stayed up late, Would you read me to sleep? If I was all grass and dirt, Would you be my tree? Or if thistles and brush Would you be my weeds? Chorus Just come home Verse 3 Is this a sad song, It’s not intended to be Maybe there’s no difference There’s you, then there’s me You’ve got a friend when you need And wherever you run Far from being done Well begun, Bethany Bridge Slow down and let my heart Catch up with your heart
8.
Verse 1 There was a Dragon And his heart Was bigger than all other hearts This is the story Of what his life gave And the love that it contained Verse 2 There was a princess Yes, of sorts Possessed much wealth, but she knew no more She learned to dress up Yes, quite well But never learned what her heart might tell Chorus 1 He loved her He loved her Loved her all with but one request He said “Be my princess My princess What more can I ask of you?” Verse 3 Unlike most dragons He wasn’t looking To devour but instead to free (her heart) Her heart, but she This one day Oh she looked at him in this funny way Chorus 2 So he ate her He ate her Ate her all and without regret But he still loved her He loved her He loved this one...to death Bridge He’s finally found what a dragon’s supposed to be Devour and to breathe fire oh so shamelessly He wouldn’t go back for the world, not for anything What a story to be told about how he got his name
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Now here I was sittin’ Just lookin’, lookin’, lookin’ Lookin’ for somethin' else I’ve got a coat on my back But I’m consumed with the thought, “Lord, what will tomorrow bring?” So I went a-walkin’ I’m wantin’ wantin’ wantin’ Wantin’ someone’s help Then stopped by a man I asked, “Is no one else here?” He said, “Oh, what a dangerous thought!” Confused, I started runnin’ Searchin’, searchin’, searchin’ Searchin’ for lost time There’s a song that I know that says “Sand runs through the hourglass way back home” For this girl I had a-fallin’ Delightful and adorin’ A single fault she had She gave up everything Just for me and this song So I gave her up, I did She’s her own first life to live She needed to hear the truth Since then, she truly lives So I’m back here and I’m sittin’ Not lookin’, wantin’, searchin’ With nowhere else to be I’m willing and ready For the things of today I don’t know what tomorrow brings That’s OK, I’m OK, we’re OK Tomorrow brings and free, I’ll be I sing for joy and I sing for peace
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Verse 1 God, I just want to cry I haven’t cried in so long The filth I've only heard of, is now intimately felt, and deep within If there is no release of pain, then there will be no appeal We are one, and we are dying We are one, we are dying Verse 2 Oh God, all I want is to die Not literally, but figuratively, said I I want to let die my emotions, my pride, and my hate What have we come here for, but to live and love with a clean slate? How many have been here, how many to come? The masses will come and the choir will sing Most have sung, the rest will soon see The young, the old; the beautiful, the ugly; the big, the small; the strong, the weak Chorus We are one, but we are dying We are dying We are dying Bridge God don’t let the devil God don’t let the devil God don’t let the devil Get to me Chorus We are one, and we are dying... Verse 3 By the hand of the one with many names He is hate and he is pride and he is pain He is the explanation for your regret, self-malice and suffering What he is is nothing; controls this world, not everything His reign is short-lived, it will die with him in the end He has limits and his short reach will die with him in the end This is why I cry and what I let die every day The devil, to hell with him, is not here to stay Chorus We are one, but we’re all dying We’re all dying We’re all dying Verse 4 Although some say one day his rule will lay at bay his array of hate, this is not fate. His law is to execrate, not obey. One day is today, and the Devil is here. But the Devil’s not here to stay. It’s not long now. Hold strong. Prove wrong the song of false law. Show true the light of The Lord and of all He is. He is strong, and He is the song of truth and love and forgiveness. This is His story; this is my story. And, with your choosing, this can be your story. The Devil’s not here to stay. No, the Devil’s not here to stay. To hell with him, and it’s in hell he’ll stay. The Devil’s not here to stay.

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released March 14, 2014

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