The Way You Used To

The way your hand gently brushes mine,

Darlin’ it’s been a long, long time,

Since you pulled me close, whisperin’ near

I love you, Oh I love you.

I used you to make you laugh and smile.

Oh Babe, it’s been a long, long while,

Since you looked at me with those eyes

That drive me wild, drive me wild.

I miss you lovin’ me.

I miss you lovin’ me.

I miss you lovin’ me,

Like you used to, like you used to.

Your tender kiss and firm embrace,

It sends me to that special place.

But, my suitcase still sits on the stairs,

Waitin’ for you to show your face.

You told me I was the only one,

That you would never do me wrong.

Yet she’s the one who gets your love.

Now those promises are all gone,

All gone.

I miss you lovin’ me.

I miss you lovin’ me.

I miss you lovin’ me,

Like you used to, like you used to.

If we could go back,

To the way it used to be.

I know it would work, Baby.

Let’s make it feel like the first time.

(Cause)

I miss you lovin’ me.

I miss you lovin’ me.

I miss you lovin’ me,

Like you used to, like you used to.

Addicted

I think of you

It sets me on a high

Like a peaceful dream

Underneath a starlit sky

I need you now

Like I need the air I breathe

It’s not too far

So won’t you come to me?

(Cause I’m)

Addicted

Addicted to you

And I’m so convicted

But I’m addicted to you (x2)

If you got the time

Then I've got the place

I need a hit

We’ll take it at your pace

I’m spun around

And twisted up inside

It might be wrong

But it feels oh so right

(Cause I’m)

Addicted

Addicted to you

And I’m so convicted

But I’m addicted to you (x2)

Wishin'

Walkin’ circles underneath the moonlight

I see the gleam sparklin’ bright in your eyes.

So I take a leap of faith

Hoping everything is all right.

But it’s all wrong, all wrong

(cause you’re)

Wishin’ you were here with me

And wishin’ for all that it could be.

Wishin’ life was just like this

And wishin’ for just one more kiss.

(but) You made your choice

And now you’re gone,

(and)You’re wishin’

Yeah, you’re wishin’ (x2)

Boy, for me.

Your sweet voice calls me into the night

Twisting knots inside that I don’t wanna fight.

You say we can be friends

And that is where it ends.

But you were wrong, all wrong,

(cause you’re)

Wishin’ you were here with me

And wishin’ for all that it could be.

Wishin’ life was just like this

And wishin’ for just one more kiss.

(but) You made your choice

And now you’re gone,

(and)You’re wishin’

Yeah, you’re wishin’ (x2)

Boy, for me.

Voiceless Call

Little boy sits alone in the world.

Small and fragile, hair full of curls.

Wondering where his friends have gone to play,

Hoping to talk to someone that day.

His parents discarded him from their lives,

Showing him that it's his birth they despise.

He sits alone and confused,

Not seeing reason for his parents' abuse.

They're too busy to show him love,

Too tired, to impatient to give him enough.

If only someone will hold him in their arms,

Saving him from his own family's harm.

But for now he will sit silent and small,

Lonely in a world with a voiceless call.

Stone Heart

As I walk among the Fallen Leaves,

Depths of Towering Trees,

Blooming Flowers caress my feet,

As I ponder deeper through the brush.

A small bluebird flutters by,

I pull a branch from the interference of my eye,

Enclosed in a wall of Weaving Vines,

Stands an Abandoned Shadow.

Pulling back the thorn-thick entrance sealed,

A Stone Door is revealed.

Pushing against it's solid stubbornness,

I am unable to go inside.

So, I search.

Search for a way to its opening,

Under a Secret Compartment, the key,

Hidden from the blind eye below.

A small drop of blood seeps,

Pouring from my outstretched reach,

Punctured by the thorn inside.

Pinching the key in my hand,

I open the thick, Stone Door and stand.

Inside, I find nothing.

Nothing by barren twigs and Loneliness

A place of Forgotten Memories and all that's miss-ing.

Quietly I wander

Amongst the amiss debris asunder,

Wondering where each part belonged-

Realizing that they are Broken Pieces,

Broken pieces of your heart.

Rollercoaster of Life

Click, click, click, click.

The rollercoaster rises,

Higher and Higher.



Feelings of excitement,

The climb.

Yet FEAR,

Knowing it will
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At any moment,

Twisting and turning

Jerking from the

Left

to the

Right.

Until....

WHAM!



It stops.



Sigh of relief exhales,

At the sudden break.

The moment is fleeting,

As the rollercoaster rises again,

Ready for another decent.



I WANT OFF.

I don't want to ride anymore.

I'm tired.

Tired of the ups and downs.

Tired of feeling,

Completely,

Sick.



LET ME OFF!

The coaster climbs on.

LET ME OFF!

The pinnacle has come,

Ready to take me to yet another

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When is life going to stop feeling Upside Down?

And LET ME OFF this rollercoaster?

VOID

Listen.
Listen to me cry out.
Don't you hear me?
Don't you feel my pain?
I'm SCREAMING.
Yet you turn your back.
I reach for you.
But you pull your hand
Away.

Look.
Look at my shattered heart.
Don't you see me?
Don't you taste my tears?
I'm bleeding.
Yet you mock me.
I plead to you.
But you choose to walk
Away.

STOP.
Stop all this senseless hurt.
Don't you love me?
Don't you want it to end?
I'm dying.
Yet you let me.
I saved you.
But your heart has gone
Away.

In the Presence of Our King

Jesus, where can I go?
To get away?
And, where can I be,
To just be free?
Where can I run,
Except into your arms?

Your arms that rescue me.


Because Your love is endless.
It knows no boundaries.
From the wings of the dawn
To the far side of
The sea.

Your love surrounds me.



Jesus, where can I hide
In the darkness of night?
Where can I run
When you shine like the sun?
Where can I flee
Except into your arms?

Your arms that rescue me.

Because Your love is endless.
It knows no boundaries.
From the wings of the dawn
To the far side of
The sea.

Your love surrounds me.

You search me
And You know me.
You take all my
Thoughts before Thee.
You guide me
And You hold me

In Your hands.

Spin

V.1

I remember a girl named Lily,
Who used to stand before the mirror,
With bows adorning her pigtails
And pink lace and all the frills.

She used to think she was a princess
Or the queen of this world,
But somewhere along the line
Something changed in her mind

And then I lost my little girl.


Chorus

Spin, Lily, Spin.
Spin, Lily, Spin.
Spin, Lily, Spin.
Spin, Lily, Spin

Let your fears be washed away.
Let's go back to yesterdays.
When you're young and livin' free,
Oh, Lily, won't you come with me?
And Spin.


V.2

I remember the days of glory,
When Lily knew who she was.
Never had a care in the world,
Or worried if she measured up.

Then along came the TV screen,
And models in those magazines.
Girls pretendin' they're her friends,
And boys stealin' her innocence.

I wonder where's my little girl?

With Jesus

V. 1

There is no other place that
I'd rather be
Than with you, Jesus,
Kneeling at your feet.

There is no other place that
I'd rather run
Than to you, Jesus,
Straight in your arms.


Chorus

With Jesus
I receive forgiveness and grace.
With Jesus
Let your beauty shine on my face.

Your mercies new,
And love that's true,

With Jesus.


V.2

There is no one else
I can fully trust
Than you, sweet Jesus,
Your unfailing love.

There is no one else
With the strength to stay
But you, my Jesus,
Never walk away.

DARK City

The air is cold and still.
The city's lights shine bright,
Clear,
Unfrightened.

The Rain begins to pour down,
Clouding the city with its Darkness.

Streams fill and overflow,
Flooding the city with forceful POWER.

Hopes and dreams are washed away,
Carried by the unrelenting current.

The Rain....
Stops.

Leaving the city in ruins,
Awaiting to be restored,
Not knowing its true destiny.

Why?
Why must the Rain pour down?
Why must It Darken this poor city?

Fat Popularity (written in high school, struggling with anorexia)

It's Strange how a girl so popular,
So sure of herself,
Could be so unsure,
And Completely.
Messed.
Up.

Letting one thing that is meaningless,
Control her life.

She acts as though only HE
controls her life.

But HE can't be the controller
When she won't let Him,
When only the temptation has POWER.

Unless...
She can stop it,
Forcing herself to quit,
Making it all end.

To starve, is a bad thing,
But to be fat in the popular world-
Is even worse.

Close the Door

Boredom arises,
Temptation whispers,

"Open the Door,"
Temptation speaks,

Momentary satisfaction,
Temptation SCREAMS,

Overbearing Indulgence,
Temptation Laughs,

Self-conscience glance,
Temptation mocks,

Crying eyes,
Temptation comforts,

CLOSE THE DOOR!
Temptation silenced.

The Land of the Free

Here we are living in the Land of the Free,
Where we claim to have all we could ever need.
Yet we struggle with the choice that we made.
Who is our leader and what's he going to take-
From us?

We have our tea parties,
And walk the city streets,
With our SIGNS held high!
Banners wavin' in the sky!
Yelling, everything except,
"Crucify!"

Don't we know that we are part of this?
We are not innocent.
We took that stimulus check without a second thought.
Let your mind wander now through all that you bought,
Or have you forgot-ten--
There is good that has come of this too?

We put so much focus on what's gone wrong,
The health care reform and the list that's long-
And goes on and on and on.

But when are we going to wake up and realize,
That we are just hypocrites in disguise,
Hiding behind our political views?
Have you thought what it'd be like to walk in his shoes?

Leading a country that boasts freedom of choice,
But won't have a voice-
When it comes to supporting our leader.

Maybe it's time that we all unify,
Not on what's gone wrong,
But on what's gone right.
Standing up as a country of one,
Winning the battle before it's even begun,
-Or is that too much to ask?

Of people who live in the Land of the Free...

THUNDER

Boom, Boom!
The THUNDER crashes
And the lightening, it splashes,
As it dances light across the walls.

Hush, little one.
It's just a sound,
Bouncing off the clouds,
Like a warrior's drum going into battle.

Boom,Boom!

Hush, child.
Your body quivers in fear,
But child, I am here, I am here,
I AM.

Close your eyes and listen to the rain,
As it makes music on the window pane.
See--it's singing for you, for you,
And you, and you.

Boom,Boom!

Child, Child,
You are safe in my arms.
I will never let any harm-
Come your way.

I AM your refuge.
I AM your shelter in the storm.

Just come,
Come to me.
And I will hold you as it passes.

BOOM,BOOM!
Boom, Boom!
Boom, Boom.
Boom, Boom.