Condition
Words and music by Aaron MacMillan

We all must face the consequence we can never make amends
All alone on this broken wheel, a capital offense
Never live a perfect life, though that is what it takes
To stand before a holy God and watch while His heart breaks

Save us from ourselves we can never live again
Save us from ourselves will you help us break those chains

A price was paid with holy blood though we refuse to see
Our sorry state in spite of all the evidence revealed
The wise will say we’re on our own and life is just a game
But in the end you’re all alone and you will call His name.

Save us from ourselves we can never live again
Save us from ourselves will you help us break those chains

Living on and marking time it’s plain for all to see
The hopeless state of all mankind revealed on your TV
A simple thing like giving is a passing fantasy

O God save us from ourselves will we ever live again
Save us from ourselves will you help us break those chains

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What About Me
Words and music by Aaron MacMillan

I can see the changes in your life
Once you wandered like a little child
It’s so obvious to those around
That the long lost soul you had is finally found

And you feel like you’re wanted
Feel like you’re needed
Feel He’s made a difference in your life

Now what about me

In the darkness there’s a point of light
That you’ve hoped and prayed for all your life
All those shadows start to disappear
And the love you’ve found there will conquer fear

And you see that you’re wanted
See that you’re needed
See He’s made the difference in your life

Now what about me

I see the stranger that I thought I knew
And I wonder what finally came over you
It dawns on me that you have walked away
From the kind of life I lead from day to day

And I see that you’re wanted
See that you’re needed
See He’s made the difference in your life

Now what about me

And you feel like you’re wanted
See that you’re needed
Know He’s made the difference in your life

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Ash And Dust
Words and music by Aaron MacMillan

Here we are on the edge of time
Looking back on what we’ve left behind
And there you are with your loving eyes
Looking for what the fire left behind
Ash and dust or crowns of glory

chorus:
Why we wait till the race is run
To find the gold and hear the starting gun
When all we are will be burned away
When the fire purifies you
You see your life passing through the fire
What’ll it be? Ash and dust or crowns of glory

I see them all in one chorus line
Bearing crowns, symbols of glory
But who am I to take part in this
By your love a life restoring
From ash and dust to crowns of glory

(chorus)

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All You Need
Words and music by Aaron MacMillan

Caught up in this crazy world it’s a crazy life you lead
They put you on the razor’s edge and then try to make you bleed
But they don’t even understand the questions in your mind
They don’t even realize that there’s more in life to find
But it’s all they’ve ever known, yes it’s all they’ve ever known

chorus:
Just try and make sense of this stir-crazy world
You sail to the sun with your banners unfurled
You’ve got to lose those shackles and chains
You’ve got to break down your childish ways
But it’s all you’ve ever known, yes it’s all you’ve ever known

You head down south thinking you’ll steal the show
But you’re frozen in place by a mountain of snow
You think it’s a game, that it always works out
Somehow you’ve forgotten what your little life is about
And it’s all you’ve ever known yes it’s all you’ve ever known

(chorus)

So finally you know something’s better in store
You call on the one who can even the score
It’s like a dream, there’s a change in your heart
You joined in the song now and you’re playing your part

And it’s all you need to know, yes it’s all you need to know

(chorus)

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The River
Words and music by Aaron MacMillan

When I find myself in need of rest
And my troubled mind is in distress
I look for solace on an empty shelf
I swear it seems just like there’s no where else

Will you take me there
Will you loose the flood and cleanse my soul
And open up my heart

chorus:
And lead me to the water
Where I may never thirst again
Take me to the river
Lord heal this broken man

On this dry and dusty road I’m on
I can’t find the strength to carry on
I’m blinded by a thirst that steals my sight
I never seem to find the will to fight

Lead me to your spring
Take this burning heart and make me whole
And open up my heart

(chorus)

There’s a place where I can run
And look for shelter from the burning sun
Where you dry up all those tears I cry
And you comfort those who realize

You will take me there
You will loose the flood and cleanse my soul
And open up my heart

(chorus)

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Procrastination
Music by Steve Wilburn and Aerial View
Words by Aaron MacMillan

See the time is running out like sand slipping through my hand
I can’t see what it’s all about when nothing ever goes as planned
You can see what you want to see but it just isn’t meant to last
Go on be what you want to be, it won’t free you from your past

chorus:
Procrastination, all in good time
Your destination, standing in line
Just waiting, life’s passing you by
So frustrating, wanting to fly

Now the battle for your soul is raging on and on
Can you feel the mighty pull of the piper and his song
Walk a little in the light, there’s one absolute you’ll find
Take a chance, you know what’s right now open up your mind

(chorus)

Take that monkey off your back, he’s tearing up your soul
Your mind is tossed and your heart is black, you’re losing all control
Time is short now don’t delay, the train is going to roll
Stop the endless mind decay, the bell is gonna toll

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Behind Your Eyes
Words and music by Dwayne Stearns

They say that eyes are the window of the soul
And I can see in yours life has taken its toll
Girl when I look in your baby blues
I can see a heart that’s broken and abused

Silhouettes of hidden tears cried throughout the years
The pain you try to hide is showing in your eyes
Girl there’s so much that you’re not telling me
So much anguish that you won’t let me see
Behind your eyes I see how you really feel
Wounds that run so deep
Will they ever heal

Small talk with a stranger in a noisy smoke filled room
Looking for affection but your heart is like a tomb
You can feel them looking gazes from all around
You see their eyes are hungry they’re looking you up and down

Don’t give yourself away to someone who won’t stay
Save it for another day you know there’s a better way
Girl my heart breaks for you when I see you in this scene
The kind of life you lead it can be so mean
But there is someone who really understands
He’ll carry your sorrow if you just give him a chance
Give him a chance

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You’ll Know
Words and music by Aaron MacMillan

When you cry, cause it hurts you
And it seems like no one’s there
To talk to, and you can’t find a friend
You can’t find a friend

It gets too hard to really care
When you’re on the run
I’ve been there and you will see I care
You’ll know that I’m there
You’ll see that I care

chorus:
Cause I’ve known you from the start
I’ve seen you when you’re down
And I’ve loved you from the heart

So give up your pride
And wipe away your tears from inside
And give me all your trust
You’ll see that you must, you’ll see that you must

(chorus)

Cause you can’t stop yourself
You need to fall in love

And girl, it’s been such a long road we’re on
I’m counting the days and the nights between the times we touch
And now I can’t seem to stop my mind
From thinking of the times of joy we missed so much

And when I’m down and feeling blue
And it seems like no one’s there
To talk to, and I can’t find a friend
I can’t find a friend
I know I’ve got a friend, I know I’ve got a friend
In you

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Doubt
Words and music by Aaron MacMillan

I know it’s late at night, but my thoughts are flashing by
with the ticking of the clock
Obsessions of mine are ways of passing time
illusions of control

When I look to the sky
Who am I to question why

Like Jacob I grasp and wrestle with angels
This blessing I ask I seek no advantage
In restless combat I’m looking for answers

chorus:
Show me a sign, a word, just something when I’m down on the floor
My hands refusing to be
Open the door
just hold me

the hours slip by while the pictures in my mind
have alternate endings
is there nothing I can do will the nightmares all come true
on you I’m depending

When I look to the sky
Who am I to question why

Like Jonah I run and turn from your calling
My world is undone and cries out for healing
Whatever will come
I won’t hide my feelings

(chorus)

Like Thomas I doubt and need reassurance
Like Peter I lie and hide from your presence
Like Jonah I run and turn from your calling
Like Jacob I grasp and wrestle with angels

(chorus)

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Coming for You
Words and music by Aaron MacMillan

I wake up shaking it’s that dream again
Something’s missing but I can’t explain
I got this feeling like there’s no one there
I lie and wait for the feeling to pass

This time it’s different, the fear never fades
I hear the voices call, the voices of rage
I check the windows and lock the doors
Turn on the TV and pace the floor

chorus:
‘cuz I know he’s coming for you
I put it off another time
I know it’s gonna come true
But I just wanna run my life

I venture outside just to catch some air
But everywhere I look I see the faces of despair
Children crying “where’s my mommy gone”
What did I know, what could I have done

What was the secret, what could I have missed
I caught all the meetings, my wife would insist
I heard all the sermons that my ears could take
I hope he hears me, there’s been a mistake

I wake up shaking it’s that dream again
This time it’s different, the dream never ends
Where’s my wife, where could she have gone
What did I know what could I have done

(chorus)

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Apostasy
words and music by Dwayne Stearns

in this great nation
where have our morals gone
day by day we turn away
from what we were founded on
the streets are washed in blood
the dealers fuel their greed
no wrong no right, no black no white
as long as they get what they need

now human life is so cheap
better pray the Lord your soul to keep
we took a wrong turn somewhere
can we ever return

chorus:
apostasy, societal decay
the fabric we are made of
is worn thin and frayed

freedom of choice
as long as you choose their way
it's not a life just a ball of cells
conveniently swept away
freedom of speech
as long as you say what they say
they scorn and mock my name
when i get down on my knees to pray

i pray for this nation
whose heart has turned to stone
if no one will go with me
then i will walk alone

(chorus)

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End of the Line
words and music by Aaron MacMillan

welcome back to the end of the line
no problems here boys, everyone's fine

chorus:
and it's all right
struggling on through the night
pretending everything's
gonna be all right
during the thick of the fight
during the heat of the night
during the thick of the fight

the harder they come
the harder they fall
it's just a law of the land
same old solutions
with a different name
we all act on command

(chorus)

give us a number
forget about your name
what did your dignity cost
fill out the timecard
just tell us what you need
forget the life that you lost

(chorus)

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All There Is
words by Dan Williamson
music by Aaron MacMillan

it could be me who is to blame
but logically i’m not
why do i justify the good
believing in what is not

is now all there is?
can you tell me what you feel inside
are you like me, or them, or free
can you say you really tried
can you say you really tried

the wonder deeply moves your soul
perplexing thoughts of change
arriving in this crazy little blend
return to rearrange

is now all there is
can you tell me what you feel inside
have we begun the race we run
are we headed toward the prize
are we headed toward the prize

you heard all the wise men say
the sun will rise today so
you look to their eastern lights
you think that they might
be your guide, no

your life's really here
no it's not some shallow dream
there's only God and love's commands
fulfills all your dreams
fulfills all your dreams

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No Name Song
words and Music by Dwayne Stearns

in the darkest valley
when it's so dark that i can't see
when the darkness wants to shut me in
i can see ahead where i've already been
already beenwhen the rain stops falling down
fields of green are turning brown
people drink to quench their thirst in vain
tomorrow they will only thirst again
thirst again

chorus:
you are the light that leads me home
Jesus my refuge you alone
your living water satisfies
he who will drink it never dies

my spirit yearns for you
my flesh cries out in weakness
outside i am wasting away
inside i am more alive every day
every day

(chorus)

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Reminiscence
words and music by Dwayne Stearns

it's been a long, long time since this road's rolled beneath my wheels
yeah the clock ticks on through the years that it steals
and though the town is changing
the memories still live here
the ghosts come out to greet me
as the past becomes so near
it seems the time moves faster
with every passing day
a shame sometimes the call we hear must lead us far away

chorus:
it feels good to be home
where I spent my early days
it's good to see the faces
though we've all gone our own ways
those days are gone forever
and they're far behind
it seems like yesterday
is still fresh in my mind

now shopping centers stand where
there were trees and nothing more
and one-lane country roads
are wider than before
though the town is changing
i guess that i have too
we've built upon the memories
but what are you supposed to do
and just like landscapes people change
as they move through their lives
but underneath they stay the same
as each new day arrives

(chorus)

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Seventeen
words and music by Aaron MacMillan

see those lines upon her face
it's so sad, such a human waste
for this girl so young and free
to fall down like a fallen leaf
she goes home to a crowded room
full of smoke and cheap perfume
and the neighbors stare at the tube
and tell stories of their wasted youth

chorus:
she's seventeen
she knows what they mean
she's seventeen
and she's down on her knees
and her master knows the secret way
to ease the pain of another day

she doesn't know there's another way
to face the fear without turning away
and she's cold, it's a cold hard world
but deep inside she's a little girl
with dreams she can never find
cause she's all alone, got nowhere to hide
so she runs away in a desperate move
but she doesn't see
it's a darkened tomb

(chorus

)then a shot in the dark
pierces her heart
she's all alone in the cold and dark
when the dream ends
there's a place to go
in another world
where the pain won't show
then the little one in the hardened shell
heads for the Son and away from hell
and she touched the hand
with healing power
and now she stands till the final hour

(chorus)

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Every Time I Call
words and Music by Aaron MacMillan

every time i call out your name
well i'm glad to know
that someone's listening
a lot of people come and they go
when it comes to answers
they're resisting

chorus:
and it's all that matters
when you got nothing left to lose
and your dreams are shattered,
you’ve got one more voice to choose
every time i call, every time i call

whenever i come and i'm resisting
you’ve got the answers
Lord i'm listening
well i'm glad to know that you're there
cause you're my hope, my joy
and my prayer

(chorus)

whenever i call out you hear me
you're like a beacon in the distance
guiding light showing me the answers
cause you're my hope
Lord i'll take my chances

(chorus)

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Love Just Takes a Moment
words by Dan Williamson
music by Aaron MacMillan, Keith Applebaum

love just takes a moment
why don't you try
when you gonna start to realize
love just takes a moment
why can't you see
there's a better way to live that's free

chorus:
now don't, now don't
draw the wrong conclusion
the way you feel or what's been done
God is who you need for surviving,
must a man deny it
you know you'll only stand alone

love just takes a moment,
why don't you try
and rest your weary heart on
those eyes that cry
love just takes a moment
why can't you see
Christ has come to give life
to you and me

(chorus)

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Don't Turn Away
words and music by Aaron MacMillan

everywhere i look it seems to me
things are so strange
people stop and stare at me
like i am insane
i've been lost, been found
to me it's all the same
i don't know where i'm going
but i know it's not the same

they say don't turn away

everything looks just fine
like there's nothing wrong
a little voice inside my head says
" boy you must be strong"
been there, don't want to go
to me it's all the same
i don't know where i'm heading
but i know i feel insane

they say don't turn away

everything looks the same
like i'm doing well
how do i tell you all
that my life's been a living hell
i was lost, now i'm found
to me it's not the same
now i know where i'm going
and i know it's not the same

He says don't turn away

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Take This Cup
words and music by Aaron MacMillan

here in the silence it’s time to recall
the sacrifice that Jesus made
to rescue us all
from somewhere in the distance
i heard you call my name
i saw you in the garden
i heard you when you prayed

you said Lord take this cup
if there's any other way
please lift me up
so that they might be saved

on a hill that they called Calvary
your body was hung
on a rough wooden cross
your work almost done
and when it was over
your side was pierced
the curtain was shattered
your Spirit released

and you said Lord take this cup
cause there's no other way
please lift me up
so that they might be saved

and i will remember the way that i felt
the way my body trembled
before you i knelt
oh Lord you came and touched my life
forever i will stand
before your throne in heaven
my life in your hand

so i take this cup,
remember that day
i will lift up your Holy name in praise

now if you really listen
sometimes you can hear
the pounding of the nails
like a heartbeat so real

and now Lord we thank you
for how you set us free
and how you rose again
so death we won't see

now i'll take this cup
remember that day
i will lift up your Holy name in praise

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If
words and music by Dwayne Stearns

if we come as children
willing and hungry to learn
if we hold our judgments
and rightly and wisely discern
if we go beyond hearing
and act on what we know
if we look into the word of God
and with honesty face
what the reflection shows
if we love the Father with all our hearts
and all our souls and minds
if we love each other as brothers
and let selfishness behind
if like God we were not willing
that even one should slip away
if we were to say here i am,
send me Lord where you will today

if we, will we
let it flow, let it go, let it show

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Last Goodbye
words and music by Aaron MacMillan

so you think you've got it made
and the things all look okay
but it's just a lie,
because you know things don't change
think your friends will pull you through
yeah, just what they're gonna do
watch them bring you down
straight to the bottom line

you've got to tell them all
got to tell them all
that you're all alone
when you say your last goodbye

everything is looking fine
and the folks all stand in line
just to shake your hand
and see you sign your name
see His hand reach out to you
oh just what you gonna do
will you take the time
or will you walk on by

you've got to tell them all
got to tell them all
that you're all alone
when you say your last goodbye

now it all comes down to this:
God's love or nothingness
did you take the time
or did you walk on by
see His hand reach out to you
as you hear the voice call out to you
do you know His name
did you walk the line

you've got to tell them all
got to tell them all
that you're all alone
when you say your last goodbye

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Only a Prayer
words and music by Dwayne Stearns

the clock on the wall is ticking
toward two am
i am wide-awake sitting all alone
upstairs my wife is sleeping
as i sit in the silence
the pressures of life
are heavy on my mind

i think of the world we live in
can it get much worse

you don’t have to worry
come what may
I said I'd be with you until the last day

in the heat of the battle
in the cold of the storm
they can't overtake you
though you're tired and worn

only a prayer away

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