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Ia. Used To
05:12
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won't you talk to me, like you used to
like you used to, when i was young
won't you dream with me, like you used to
like you used to, when i was young
and my joy, it's gone now
with my laughter, with my smile
and my hope, it's fleeing
like it hates me, like it knows my thoughts
but i wanna be with you
i wanna be close to you
i gotta be near you
once again
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Ib. Born Again
03:55
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it's your choice now
where ya gonna go now
who ya gonna see now
now that you're free oh
it's your time now
whatcha gonna do now
who ya gonna be now
now that you're free oh
i will lay down my head
upon this golden ground
i will wait all night long
for the earth to take my crown
i will sink deeper still
into this indigo sea
i will wait all night long
for the waters to make me free
i'm gonna live my second life in a warm and sunny place
i'm gonna let you shine on down gonna let you warm my face
i'm gonna be born again, i'm gonna be born again
i'm gonna take my days and spend them on my family
i'm gonna take my hands and build now, build a history
i'm gonna be born again, i'm gonna be born again
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Ic. Bright Star
05:37
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vs1 hope is a bright star, my eyes are set upon
and the rest of the night sky will wait upon my dawn
i'm not sad anymore
my eyes are on you
joy is a tall tree, my sights are set upon
and the rest of the forest will wait until i'm strong
i'm not sad anymore
my eyes are on you
ch. i will lift my head, so i can see
i will lift my heart, to you
i will set my eyes, on you alone
i will set my gaze, on you
vs2 peace is a deep sea, my thoughts are soaking in
and the rest of the waters will fill me to the bring
i'm not sad anymore
my eyes are on you
love is a mountain, my dreams are resting on
and the rest of the earth will rise to sing my song
i'm not sad anymore
my eyes are on you
br. why were you so downcast oh my
soul why would you be so sad
put your hope in him and sing his song
lift your eyes your hands your heart so strong
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IIa. I Sing
04:59
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it's a story that i've told
a story i've been sold again
you don't really love me
you don't really hear my voice
tho i sing, i sing, i sing to you
it's a fear that i have
a fear that i've held too long
you don't really see me
you don't really watch over me
tho i sing, i sing, i sing to you
i'll march round the fortress
i've built up inside
i'll blow my silver trumpet
till my walls fall down and die
and i'll empty all my barrels
i'll let the bullets fly
i'm hoping there'll be blood
i'm hoping that i'll cry
i wanna feel again
i wanna feel you again
i wanna break through the hardness
that's grown up again
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IIb. Your Hands
04:42
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your hands they have made me
formed me from nothing
created my heart to love you
your voice, it has called me
spoke me into being
and written your song on my lips
your word is like honey
sweet to my soul
it heals my bones again
your way is like water
fresh to my mind
it heals my heart again
i will follow wherever
cause your word is a lamp
unto my feet in the dark
i will follow wherever
cause your way it perfect
in you my heart is strong
may my lips pour over
and tell of your goodness
my prayers will rise to you
may your face shine upon me
as long as i shall live
and you i put my hope
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IIc. Going Fast
03:39
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when my dust meets cold
and my blood meets stone
i'll know what it is to be laid low
i'll know what it is to wake up
i'll be going fast
i'll be running strong
i'll be done at last
i'll be going home
when my bones meet stillness
and my breath is gone
i'll know what it is to be laid low
i'll know what it is to wake up
death, you can come for me
you've been trying for all my life
god, you can have me
i am yours and you are mine
death, you can come for me
you might have me for a day
god, you can take me
i am yours, i'm on my way
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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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