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My Confession
02:06
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I’m not perfect by your standards
I’m not mentally sound. No
Will you love me when it’s over?
Will you watch me hit the ground? Oh
(This is my confession, this is where I go down)
I’m not ready to be with you (This is my confession)
But my love will still resound (I can’t go back)
Will you love me when it’s over? (This is my confession)
Oh, watch me hit the ground
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2. |
Stay With Me
04:07
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I’m tired of breaking your heart
I’m tired of bruising your scars
I’m tired of every single fault I do
I’m tired of this hole in my chest
I’m tired of settling for less
I’m tired of everything I know except for you
So hold on dear
I know we’ll get there
Don’t leave me alone
‘Cause when I do I fall away from you
Don’t leave me alone
‘Cause when I do I fall away from God
I’m tired of lame excuses
I’m tired of vile misuses
I want to see myself inside a different man
I can’t imagine your pain
I wish I could take it away
Maybe in time we’ll repair and make amends
So hold on dear
I know we’ll get there
So hold on child
It’ll be awhile
my
Don’t leave me alone
‘Cause when I do I fall away from you
Don’t leave me alone
‘Cause when I do I fall away from God
I always try to do things on my own
But I know this time I can’t do it alone
So stay with me
Don’t leave me alone
‘Cause when I do I fall away from you
Don’t leave me alone
‘Cause when I do I fall away from God
So stay with me tonight
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3. |
Hand to Hold
04:30
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I know you’ve been waiting
Waiting so long
I know you’ve been dreaming
For the day to come
I know you’ve been longing
For a hand to hold
More precious than diamonds
Finer than gold
But now I’m here
Oh now I’m here
It was worth the wait to find you
It was worth the wait to find you
I know you could see me
Waiting for you
My eyes don’t deceive me
Your beauty is true
You’ve been a victim
Of hollow love
And so you have waited
For a hand to hold
But now I’m here
Oh now I’m here
It was worth the wait to find you
It was worth the wait to find you
When I see you
No feeling can compare
You’ve shown me
That someone actually cares
About me
And who I really am
And now I know
That all along
This was God’s plan
It was worth the wait to find you
It was worth the wait to find you
It was worth the wait to find you
It was worth the wait to find you
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4. |
Dance in the Rain
03:35
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I built my house of sand on stones
A crumbling life to me is home
I just let the clouds hang over above my head
I just never seem to be alright
And I know the storms of life will keep on coming
And I’ve just gotta learn to dance in the rain
And Lord You’re here to catch me falling
When life is a maze
You teach me to dance in the rain
I try to get my hope from those who can’t
It leaves me to pick up the pieces
To stand
I just can’t help that in a crowd I’m lonely
But Lord You assure me that I am not alone
If life is a battle I’ll just keep on chargin’
And I’ve just got to learn to fight in the rain
And Lord you’re here to bring reinforcements
When life is insane
You teach me to fight in the rain
It’s inevitable
That the earth will shake and the fires come
But it’s tangible
To break these chains and use my lungs
But I know the chains of life will keep on pulling
And I've just got to learn to move in the rain
And Lord You're here to keep momentum
When life is a weight
You teach me to move in the rain
And I know the storms of life will keep on coming
And I’ve just gotta learn to dance in the rain
And Lord You’re here to catch me falling
When life is a maze
You teach me to dance in the rain
You teach me to dance in the rain
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5. |
Rich Man
03:12
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If I had a dollar for every time you threw me away
I could buy the dump that you threw me in
And if I had a dollar for every time you walked away
Well I’d be a rich man baby
Well I’d be a rich man baby and that’s no lie
(How can you live?)
How can you live with all that debt?
(How can you live?)
How can you live with that shadow over your back?
The weight is gonna crush you
And you don’t know how to move
Well I am a rich man baby ‘cause I got away
If I had a dollar for every time you led me on
I could buy all the lemmings that you could ever lead
And if I had a dollar for every time you couldn’t decide
Well I’d be a rich man baby
Well I’d be a rich man baby and that’s no lie
(How can you live?)
How can you live with all that debt?
(How can you live?)
How can you live with that shadow over your back?
The weight is gonna crush you
And you don’t know how to move
Well I am a rich man baby ‘cause I got away
I got away
If I had a dollar for every reason you gave me to leave
Well I’d be a rich man baby
Well I’d be a rich man baby and that’s no lie
(How can you live?)
How can you live with all that debt?
(How can you live?)
How can you live with that shadow over your back?
The weight is gonna crush you
And you don’t know how to move
Well I am a rich man baby
Well I am a rich man baby
Well I am a rich man baby ‘cause I got away
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6. |
No Regrets
05:05
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I left my baggage at the terminal but they sent it back
I didn't want it
I didn't need it
When you first saw my ghost
You stayed by my side
Now you're nowhere to be found
Nowhere to be found
And now I learned that I can make it on my own
I may not have you but I think you should know
So here I stand
No direction where to go
When given fight or flight
You took the easy road
But I cannot lie
It was the happiest time of my life
You may disagree but it wasn't wasted
I don't regret it
So here I am
Two months later and I'm finally getting over it
Getting over it
I have no clue how you're doing
I haven't talked to you in ages
You're probably doing fine
Doing just fine
But now I learned that I can make it on my own
I may not have you but I think you should know
So here I stand
No direction where to go
When given fight or flight
You took the easy road
But I cannot lie
It was the happiest time of my life
You may disagree but it wasn't wasted
I don't regret it
It's been so long
I don't quite remember you
But I thought you were beautiful and I still do
We both have our faults
Some worse than others
We could have conquered them all when we had each other
I don't know if I should wait you out or let you go
I've never had so much doubt
I've never had to pray so much in my life
I wish you would have stayed
We could have made it right
So here I stand
No direction where to go
When given fight or flight
You took the easy road
But I cannot lie
It was the happiest time of my life
You may disagree but it wasn't wasted
I don't regret it
I don't regret it
I don't regret it
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7. |
This is the End
04:13
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This is a turnin’ of the tide
So arm yourself with a pen
We’re redrawin’ the lines
Take this song as a letter
Two people and a Savior
Make a change for the better
And I won’t leave and let you fall again
This is the end of the word as we know it
This is the end of the world as we know it
It’s amazing how life turns out
To heal up a shattered heart
When it’s filled up with doubt
Take this song as a letter
As we collide
We make a change for the better
And I won’t leave and let you fall again
This is the end of the word as we know it
This is the end of the world as we know it
And who would have thought
A tale of two broken hearts would end up a love story?
And who would have thought
A tale of bruises and scars would fit so perfectly?
We fit so perfectly
It was meant to be
This is the end of the word as we know it
This is the end of the world as we know it
This is the end, oh this is the end of the world
This is the end of the world as we know it
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8. |
I Promise
04:25
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The coming of the rain is a fountain of sorrows
So I’ll drown all my fears and all the rest will follow
I’ll say goodbye to every broken heart
And cling to the hope that God plays His part
I think that I might
I may have found it at last
But how is this different from every hope I grasp
So pull up the anchor
Make ready the ships
I’ll know finally when I seal my lips
I won’t forget your fragile heart
I won’t forget
I promise
But this ship has sailed and so have I
But you’re still beautiful in my eyes
And I’ll take your hand if we fall again
But until then
Don’t look at me like that or I may fall in love again
My whole world will collapse
And for us a bitter end
I cannot forget you and I’ll love you ‘til the end
But if we don’t fall again
Just know we will be friends
I won’t forget your fragile heart
I won’t forget
I promise
But this ship has sailed and so have I
But you’re still beautiful in my eyes
And I’ll take your hand if we fall again
But until then
You have a heart like fire and a soul of gold
I’d be blessed to have you when I’m old
But I may have found her
Even if I’m gone you should know
You have a heart like fire and a soul of gold
I won’t forget your fragile heart
I won’t forget
I promise
But this ship has sailed and so have I
But you’re still beautiful in my eyes
And I’ll take your hand if we fall again
But until then
But this ship has sailed and so have I
But you’re still beautiful in my eyes
And I’ll take your hand if we fall again
But until then
Well I’d carry you in my arms and take you home
I’d give you my soul and heart and everything that God doesn’t own
I would travel from afar
Through the snow sleet wind and hail
All while you’ll be after my heart and while I set sail
Set sail to sea
Looking for a wife and family
I’m sorry that you’re my backup plan
I hope you understand
But if it’s meant to be
God will take you and me and make we
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9. |
Pieces
07:19
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I wrote a beautiful list so I know that you exist
And so I know that I’m not wasted space
At the edge of a knife
I’ve lived all my life
And I will not stop ‘til I see your face
I gathered up my heart so I could start to understand the meaning of the life I had been leading
Anyway this road’s been lonely
Feeling unwanted and homely
Waiting just outside the lines
Waiting for the time to come
I want to be in love not in pieces
I want to be in love not in pieces
I want to be in love not in pieces
I want to be in love not in pieces
In essence I have faced the devil in this place
A struggle just to know I’m there
This body left unopened is beaten and broken
It gives me hope to know that someone cares
I want to be in love not in pieces
I want to be in love not in pieces
I want to be in love not in pieces
I want to be in love not in pieces
And as I cry
A figure comes by
Takes my hand
Sits by my side
Says know you’re mine
And I reply
I wonder why
And you reply
Your heart is mine
You are mine
Oh you are mine for all time
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10. |
Breathe
04:35
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You're searching for your home
A place you've never known
I'll help you find it
You're searching for your heart
From love it broke apart
I'll help you find it
Cause your life's a night without a day
A day without a night
You're so afraid it will escalate into a fight to end all fights
A constant uphill climb
A ladder with endless rungs
You suffocate under your weight as you're trying to find your lungs
Just breathe
Let the air that you take in
Let it fill your lungs again
Know we're by your side and you will make it through this
Let it bring you back to life
Let it get you through the night
Know we're by your side and you will make it through this alright
The devil wants you crushed
Under the weight of what was lost
I'll help you fight it
Hope never has subsided
It comes if reminded
I'll help you find it
Cause your life's a night without a day
A day without a night
You're so afraid it will escalate into a fight to end all fights
A constant uphill climb
A ladder with endless rungs
You suffocate under your weight as you're trying to find your lungs
Just breathe
Let the air that you take in
Let it fill your lungs again
Know we're by your side and you will make it through this
Let it bring you back to life
Let it get you through the night
Know we're by your side and you will make it through this
You'll make it alright
Ignite the hope inside
This flame will never hide
When life is falling down upon you
Take in the breath of God and...
Just breathe
Let the air that you take in
Let it fill your lungs again
Know we're by your side and you will make it through this
Let it bring you back to life
Let it get you through the night
Know we're by your side and you will make it through this
Just breathe
Let the air that you take in
Let it fill your lungs again
Know we're by your side and you will make it through this
Let it bring you back to life
Let it get you through the night
Know we're by your side and you will make it through this
You'll make it alright
Ignite the hope inside
This flame will never hide
When life is falling down upon you
Take in the breath of God and just breathe
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11. |
Rain
04:46
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Have you ever stopped to consider
That I might not be ok?
On the outside I look fine
But on the inside I’m a grave
Laid to waste by the problems I face
Used things to fill the space
Maybe one day you’ll earn my trust
But until then I’ll keep it all hush hush
Let it out
Let it out
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall)
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall)
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall)
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall away)
When I breathe I breathe in slowly
But I always tend to cry
People think I’m so much stronger
Can’t let ‘em see my red eyes
My heart’s as fragile as a broken vase
I live the life I intend to erase
Stretched to the point of breakin’ in two
Devil’s on my shoulder sayin’ “follow through”
Let it out
Let it out
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall)
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall)
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall)
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall away)
There’s no shame in crying
No weakness in tears
It releases all the pain
The smoke of trouble clears
You’re perfect in God’s eyes
He’ll be with you forevermore
Don’t believe what the devil say’s you are!
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall)
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall)
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall)
Tears pour like the rain (Let ‘em fall, Let ‘em fall away)
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12. |
Warm Bodies
06:14
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You wake up hating yourself
‘Cause you wouldn’t listen
You killed your conscience with a knife
And you keep giving yourself away
And you find out
That all he wants is what he can get
And all you’re left with
Is the guilt of what you’ve done
What are you trying to get from those warm bodies?
You’re trying to feel close but you feel more alone
Tradin’ your gold for somethin’ not worth silver
Just to be thrown away
Thrown away
Haven’t you figured out
You’re worth more than he tells you?
But still you insist if you give him what he wants
He can’t resist to stay
You’re only half right
Why would he leave
If you satisfy his evil desires?
You paint your holy temple in black
What are you trying to get from those warm bodies?
You’re trying to feel close but you feel more alone
Tradin’ your gold for somethin’ not worth silver
Just to be thrown away
Thrown away
There’s a light at the end of this tunnel
There’s a place where hope will be found
You don’t need to give in
You can turn your life around
I said you can turn your life around
And you won’t be searchin’ for heat
You won’t be givin’ yourself to warm bodies
You got what you need
You won’t need to try and feel close
‘Cause you will feel close
When you’re loved unconditionally
You will have your soul
And you will be pure again
You’re gold will turn to diamonds
You won’t be thrown away
You’ll never be thrown away again
Your waiting will have an end
And you will be loved
For who you are
So no more warm bodies
Are ever, ever gonna touch this star
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The Stairwell Berkey, Ohio
From the cornfields of Northwest Ohio, The Stairwell was born in the break-up of the local Christian Rock band, The Fall of Jericho. Lead vocalist and rhythm guitar player, Ben Vasko, decided to give it another shot, this time taking his musical pursuits in a little different direction. A short time later, he began his new project with the intent of recording an ep of his own. ... more
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