Already Home - Thousand Foot Krutch

The trouble with truth is it never lies,
and the trouble with wrong that it's never right,
so I rest my head onto your light.

The trouble with peace is it never fights,
and the trouble with love that it's always blind.
I want to walk to the edge of it tonight, and I fall down.

I'm on my knees cause your everthing I need,
and I've made a mess of myself on my own.
Well I am on my face and I'm calling out your name,
and I won't run away cause I'm already home.

The trouble with tears is that they dry,
and the trouble with faith made me wanna cry.
I've never felt so much like I'm alive,
I wanna open my eyes and see your face.
If I have to wait a thousand days,
I'd still be right here right next to you.

And I fall down,
I'm on my knees cause your everthing I need,
and I've made a mess of myself on my own.
And now I am on my face and I'm calling out your name,
and I won't run away cause I'm already home.

and I won't runaway,
I won't runaway,
I won't runaway cause I'm already home.

And I know I haven't always been
Where you wanted me
standing here on top looking down, before you.
I know I haven't always been,
where you wanted me, standing here on top
Looking down,

I'm on my knees cause your everthing I need,
and I've made a mess of myself on my own.
And now I am on my face and I'm calling out your name,
and I won't run away cause I'm already home.

City On Our Knees - tobyMac

This song if off tobyMac's new album Tonight and our group in Honduras really thought it applied to our trip.


If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all up tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh

If you gotta start somewhere why not here
If you gotta start sometime why not now
If we gotta start somewhere I say here
If we gotta start sometime I say now
Through the fog there is hope in the distance
From cathedrals to third world missions
Love will fall to the earth like a crashing wave

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide in a beautiful display
It’s all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh-oh-oh

Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
Tonight could last forever
Ooh

Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
As family
We’re family

Oh Tonight could last forever
We are one choice from together
You and me
Ya, you and me

Tonight’s the night
For the sinners and the saints
Two worlds collide
In a glorious display
Cuz its all love tonight
When we step across the line
We can sail across the sea
To a city with one king

A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh oh oh
A city on our knees
A city on our knees
Oh oh oh

If we gotta start somewhere why not here
If we gotta start sometime why not now 

Man Watcha Doin? - FM Static

I heard this guy say once:

If I had the money than I’d,
Buy all the happiness that money could buy,
I’d have 10 stretch limos like a movie star,
And a room in my house just for my guitar
And if I had money than I’d,
Only wear Sean John,
Eat my cereal with Grey Poupon,
In a swimming pool about one mile long,
With speakers underwater,
Playing this song

Man, whatcha doin?
Don’t ya know that, money can’t
Buy you love? It can’t make you happy,
Happy like, havin’ someone to laugh with
Man whatcha doin?
Don’t cha know that, money can’t make it right,
You need to love yourself my man,
Before you love somebody else

Man, sit down, and listen to me for a second,
I’m not tryin’ to be the sound of a broken record,
But every day you live your life, thinkin’ this is
All there is, your cheatin’ yourself outta
Somethin’ special….no doubt...

He said:

If I had the money than I’d,
Buy all the happiness that money could buy,
I’d have 10 stretch limos like a movie star,
And a room in my house just for my guitar
And if I had money than I’d,
Only wear Sean John,
Eat my cereal with Louie Vuitton,
In a swimming pool about one mile long,
With speakers underwater,
Playing this song

Man, whatcha doin?
Don’t ya know that, money can’t
Buy you love? It can’t make you happy,
Happy like, havin’ someone to laugh with
Man whatcha doin?
Don’t cha know that, money can’t make it right,
You need to love yourself my man,
Before you love somebody else

Tonight

TobyMac's new album, Tonight, came out yesterday.  I've been listening to it and it is quite good.  TobyMac has such an original sound and (like BlueTree) all his songs are seek to glorify God and give Him the praise.  You just can't go wrong with TobyMac.

BlueTree

Secular music is filled with wrong messages, subtle hints and bad language.  Trying to keep your mind pure can be hard when it comes to music.  That's where Christian music comes in.  There are so many varieties of Christian music, it's easy to find your style.

BlueTree is an Irish, Christian rock group from Belfast, Ireland.  They have their own, unique sound (complete with Irish accents) and each song is filled with worship for God.  Currently they only have one CD, God Of This City, but they are in the process of working on a second.

The name BlueTree probably strikes you as odd, but it actually means something.  The lead singer, Aaron tells it like this: "The whole idea of 'bluetree" is that if you're in a forest...and you're walking along and boom, there's this tree.  Everything about it is blue leaves, bark, just everything that exsists on this tree is blue.  It would stand out and it would be different.  And that's the simple message of what I believe as Christians we're called to be something like and to stand out and be different.  Not be different for differents sake, but to be different with the right motives and the right attitude.  So that's what a blue tree is."

Let the Waters Rise

by Mikeschair

I love song lyrics. Goods ones that is. :)
I just heard this song the other day but the words are so powerful. And the song is beautiful.

Don't know where to begin
It's like my world's caving in
And I tried but I can't control my fear
Where do I go from here

Sometimes it's so hard to pray
You feel so far away
I am willing to go where You want me to
God I trust You

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If you want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You

I will swim in the deep
Cuz You'll be next to me
You're in the eye of the storm and the calm of the sea
You're never out of reach

God You know where I've been
You were there with me then
You were faithful before
You'll be faithful again
I'm holding Your hand

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If you want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You

God Your love is enough
You will pull me through
I'm holding on to You

God your love is enough
I will follow You
I will follow You

There's a raging sea
Right in front of me
Wants to pull me in
Bring me to my knees
So let the waters rise
If you want them to
I will follow You
I will follow You
I will follow You

Hold My Heart

This is another song my Tenth Avenue North that I really like and really speaks to me.

How long must I pray, must I pray to You?
How long must I wait, must I wait for You?
How long 'til I see Your face, see You shining through?
I'm on my knees, begging You to notice me.
I'm on my knees, Father will You turn to me?

One tear in the driving rain,
One voice in a sea of pain
Could the maker of the stars
Hear the sound of my breaking heart?
One life, that's all I am
Right now I can barely stand
If You're everything You say You are
Would You come close and hold my heart

I've been so afraid, afraid to close my eyes
So much can slip away before I say goodbye.
But if there's no other way, I'm done asking why.
I'm on my knees, begging You to turn to me
I'm on my knees, Father will You run to me?

One tear in the driving rain,
One voice in a sea of pain
Could the maker of the stars
Hear the sound of my breaking heart?
One life, that's all I am
Right now I can barely stand
If You're everything You say You are
Would You come close and hold my heart.

So many questions without answers, Your promises remain
I can't see but I'll take my chances to hear You call my name
To hear You call my name

One tear in the driving rain,
One voice in a sea of pain
Could the maker of the stars
Hear the sound of my breaking heart?

One life, that's all I am
Right now I can barely stand
If You're everything You say You are
Won't You come close and hold my heart.

Hold my heart, could you hold my heart?
Hold my heart.

By Your Side

This song "By Your Side" by Tenth Avenue North. The lyrics are really powerful and the song has just been speaking to me and comforting me recently. It's so beautiful and so moving; listen to the words.

Why are you striving these days
Why are you trying to earn grace
Why are you crying
Let me lift up your face
Just don't turn away

Why are you looking for love
Why are you still searching as if I'm not enough
To where will you go child
Tell me where will you run
To where will you run

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Look at these hands and my side
They swallowed the grave on that night
When I drank the world's sin
So I could carry you in
And give you life
I want to give you life

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

Cause I, I love you
I want you to know
That I, I love you
I'll never let you go

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

And I'll be by your side
Wherever you fall
In the dead of night
Whenever you call
And please don't fight
These hands that are holding you
My hands are holding you

City On Our Knees

Anyone of my fellow students like TobyMac? I think his music is awesome and I'm actually going to see him in concert in Novemeber with my youth group! I'm sooooo excited!! Anyway...has anyone heard his new single "City On Our Knees"? It is a great song. I love it. It's a bit different then his previous songs but still just as good. It's very quiet and slow but the lyrics and the music are very moving. It talks about everyone coming together and becoming a city on our knees, worshiping God. My soul just wants to sing and I feel like dancing when I hear it. If you haven't heard it yet, you can go to http://free.napster.com/view/artist/index.html?id=11508481 and it should be the first song on the list. Let me know what you think.