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Procession
01:30
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One Twenty One
05:59
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my pride has been quenched
by my failures i’ve been broken
my mind has been stilled
by these thoughts unspoken
my eyes have been dimmed
by my straining in the dark
my strength has been faded
these nights just don’t end
my back has been broke
by the help that i’ve refused
my hands have been bloodied
by walls i’ve punched through
my voice has been worn
by useless songs i’ve sung
my heads always aching
empty words, things undone
i don’t trust myself
who, who, who
who can i hope in
who, who, who
who can i trust in
i’ll lift my eyes up
up to the mountains
from where does my help come from
from you oh father
maker of the heavens
i’ll find myself in you
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3. |
Blow Out the Wick
04:31
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blow out the wick
it's time to quit this circus
it's a trapeze pinned down
it's a carnival without clowns
it's a town without houses
a forest without trees
it's the opposite of identity
a world without sound
we need you
you step into town
with a staff in your hand
you're a shepherd with a word
it's sharp like a sword
you're a breath of fresh air
you're a reason to look up
a clean piece of dirt
an electric chair unplugged
we need you
pull out the cork
it's time to roll this parade
you're a message in a bottle
the drink in this song
you're the red on the page
the gold in the streets
you're the soul's first stirring
a lion that can sing
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4. |
Melee
02:23
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5. |
Fifty One
03:40
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surely i was sinful
from the day that i was born
surely i was broken
before i could even tell
surely you don't want
to leave me like this
surely you don't want me
to fall down in my mess
i wanna be cleansed
from the wrong that i've sown
i wanna do battle
on these weeds that have grown
i wanna feel joy
and gladness wash over me
i wanna see my broken bones
stand up and sing
create in me
a clean heart o god
don't take your holy spirit
so far from me
restore to me the joy
of your salvation
grant me a willing spirit
to sustain me
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Family
04:17
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they’re the poor and the dead
that we’ve ignored
they’re the screwed in the head
the ones knocking on doors
the unpretty the undesired
the undressed, the undone
they’re the hungry the alone
that we’ve ignored
they’re kneeling on stone
just begging for bones
the unpretty the undesired
the undressed, the undone
come back
and see with eyes of water
clearer than streams
come back
and hear with ears less hollow
ready to dream
of days in gardens
and time spent together
of hours embracing
safely held in warmth
our father won’t forget the least of these
friends torn and ripped and scraped, diseased
he won’t neglect the raped and the wronged
he won’t forget his kids he’s not gonna run
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Right Thru
01:43
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heavy knocks upon my doorway
there's no way the deadbolts can stay
you might knock right through
heavy steps upon my ceiling
there's no thinking, there's no feeling
you might fall right through
heavy hits upon my forehead
there's no rest there's no warm bed
you might break right through
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8. |
In Babylon
03:38
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if i forget you o jerusalem
may my right hand forget its skill
may my tongue stand still
if i forget you
if i can’t find joy in you o jerusalem
may my mind shut down
may my heart drop down
if i can’t find joy in you
in babylon i put down my harp
in babylon i crushed my flutes
in babylon i burned my drums
in babylon i forgot who i was
no one really knows
the trouble i’ve seen
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Won't Stop
04:43
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your breath it rushes in fills my lungs
like a hurricane rushes and floods my home
you won't sit back you never sit back
you come in close you never hold back
your light it comes and blinds my eyes
like a blizzard it comes and takes my sight
you won't sit back you never sit back
you come in close you never hold back
your fire it comes and burns my heart
like an earth quake shakes my whole world down
you won't sit back you never sit back
you come in close you never hold back
your hand it grabs and shakes my soul
like a locomotive rumbling tumbling goes
you won't sit back you never sit back
you come in close you never hold back
you just won't stop until you're done
you can't just stop until you're done
i'll never love you like i know i can
until you're done but you just won't stop
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10. |
This Can't Last
05:12
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chains hold my hands
i almost think they’re friends
but my heart still can feel
time marches in
pretending to make me old
but my heart still can feel
worries rule my mind
i almost think they’re right
but my heart still can feel
tremors rack my bones
i think i might be broken
but my heart still can feel
this can’t last
world goes round
sun will rise
in your arms i’ll be found
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11. |
After
01:08
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12. |
First Love
04:17
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you
are
my
first
love
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Aaron Strumpel Boulder, Colorado
Aaron Strumpel is a songwriter based in Boulder, CO. A collaborator with Enter the Worship Circle, an avante-garde worshipper with his Elephants, Birds, and Vespers, he has been featured in Christianity Today, Relevant Magazine, and Paste Magazine.
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