I used to hate God, churches, and all
But I took His new life when I heard His call
Into my heart
And I took His gift of love

Strangeness inside; wonders and chills
Then tears, like rain; such sweet, sweet pain
I knew His love
He left my hate far behind

Nurtured in the shadow of the iron Roman fist
Shunning the dementia no human can resist
Reports of earthly wonders stir the troubled universe
The second Adam suffers to restore the fallen first

Hosanna Hosanna
Breathless wonderment
The perfect sacrament

From the dreadful crags of Zion, and the lowly Bethlehem
The mighty heart of God is pierced as nail pierces hand
The Spirit broods in silence as He did when time was young
The Father turns away from His beloved, tortured Son

Stumbling, with my face toward the twisting, sobbing sky
The dream is reality, through tear-streaked spirit eyes
The wickedness I cherish bruised the One I claim to serve
The horrendous crucifixion, I most richly deserved

An old man runs his hands through tattered memories
Of dreams that wouldn’t wait
The future; much too late
One foot caught in yesterday, the other near the grave
Conveniently removed from sight
With little fight, he fades away

So many things remain unsaid
So many signals never read
Behold the unenlightened truth
Of blind, unfeeling youth

Growing up, a child is surrounded
Towering above, so rudely pushed and shoved
By those who’ve lost the child-heart
Demanding, without love
Limping into parenthood
The son becomes what father was

So many things remain unsaid
So many signals never read
Behold the pitiful results
Of unfulfilled adults

The rivers of our lives run
Under many bridges burned
No river runs forever
Is a lesson sorely learned

So little time for things unsaid
So little time before we’re dead
Behold life’s bright and fragile flower
So easily devoured

Timeless, on the edge of any memory
A figure stands alone
A knife-blade, keen and cold
That wounds the heart of every man
Who’s love was never told
Some that pass before us
We, in guilt, cannot let go

You’ve seen the signs; when you know you’ve been left behind
Remember what your dark lord said:
“I destroy after use”

Ignorant child
So proud in believing you’re wild
But you’re a dog in chains taking kicks from your master in hell
He’s got his hooks in you
Will you take the triple-six tattoo
Or try for freedom? You and time will tell

You’ve seen the signs; any day you’re going to find
The devil’s got a line on you
To destroy after use

You’re up to the neck
You may never have this moment again
One slip and the blade will split through your mortal hide
So get this in your head
Your life won’t end when you’re dead
And when the graves are open there will be no place to hide

Do you someone who will hold you close?
Do you need a friend who won’t leave you all by yourself?
Do you need someone you can call your own?
All alone, all alone

The peaceful moon reflects in tears of your solitude
Look around, but there’s no one to share the blame
Unwilling loner in an unfeeling multitude
Play the fads, but the face in the mirror won’t change

So now you find yourself in places you shouldn’t be
In the dark, where the music can hide your sorrow
Sometimes you come so close to finding the love you need
But one more drink, and you’re back on that road tomorrow

Mary, why do you weep? For now you see its Me
I’ve risen from the dead; the others shall come and see
God gave me the victory over satan and this world
I hold the keys to death and hell, proclaim my name to all the world

Its gonna be alright
They say its gonna be alright
That born-again buffoonery has been dealt with at last
And now we’re one big happy family again

Sightings are abounding, so we know that they’re here
To help us chart a new destiny
They’ve done away with Jesus and that hellfire fear
So we can get loose and be free
They’re burning all the bibles ’cause it’s cheap energy
They’re turning all the churches to bars
No more silly fables or religious debris
We know our masters come from the stars

Seen it on my tv for the last couple weeks
Freaky, but it seems to be true
Everything sounds rosy when the new order speaks
Informing us of what we must do
So we’re waiting for the aliens with our hearts open wide
Clinging to their every command
They say they’re coming soon, so we should trust the new guy
Who wants to put that mark on our hand

Its gonna be alright
They say its gonna be alright
That born-again buffoonery has been dealt with at last
Now we’re one big happy family again

But there’s no freedom
No real freedom
There is no freedom in sin

Conscience screaming, but its Saturday night
Dig deep for anything to make the wrong feel right
Morning comes, your head is split in two
I know your bleeding; I’ve crawled that same path too

The swords are rattling, and the end is in sight
Its now or never if you want to make things right
The future’s shaky, but the facts are quite clear
The King is coming, and He’s almost here

You’re never too safe to feel the fire
Everyone feels the heat
You’ll never be too safe to feel the fire
Until your perfection’s complete

Carnage on the corporate ladder
Bite and scratch like cats in the night
The camel’s getting fatter and fatter
The needle’s eye is tighter than tight
I’m not saying you shouldn’t be playing
Everyone has got to pay dues
But if gaining the world makes your little light flicker
The winner will eventually loose

No time for endless division
No time for sowing bad seed
Consider the unfaithful servant
No time for letting things be
No replacing the time we’re wasting
So attitudes had better improve
When the ways of the world make your little light flicker
Priorities will quickly be moved

Unborn children murdered by the millions
Sacrificed so mom can run free
Shattered victims scattered through the wreckage
Picking through what once used to be

As the stormclouds roll from the crest of Mount Zion
Who will turn away and be saved?

Captured spirits, bloodied on the inside
Languishing in chains they can’t see
Hopeless captives, clawing at their bindings
Running from the one with the key

Foolish dreamers, trusting in tomorrow
Counting on what never can be
A lying promise dangles in their faces
“Take the mark and walk away free”

Holy Saviour, murdered by the masses
Sacrificed so man could go free
Patient Father, waiting for the harvest
Reaching out for you and for me

And when the good news shimmers in the spotlight
Freedom finds a home on the stage
So come and join us; your life won’t last forever
Its over with the turn of a page

As the stormclouds roll from the quest of Mount Zion
Will you turn away and be saved?

The war machine will never stop
Dogs will fight until they drop
From Poland to Afghanistan
A menace to the common man
But what about the little men
Who have no recourse given them
It seems unlikely they’re the ones
Whose fingers twitch on willing guns

Little man, my enemy
What makes you so much worse than me?
Could it be we’re all the same
Small fry in a larger game
I believe the one to blame
Plans his schemes in bitter flames
Whose soldiers crushed the bourgeousie
To form their own plutocracy

Stalin, Trotsky, Marx and Lenin
Scorned the blessed hope from heaven
Pompous men with lofty schemes
They gnash their teeth with futile screams
But now their godless legacy
Has festered long across the sea
Implanted in the tender youth
They come to know the lie as truth

So Holy Father hear my cry
For untold millions doomed to die
Without You, when the rockets roar
Hurling them through satan’s door

Late at night I sit and pray
Not always certain what to say
“Peace on earth, goodwill to men” ?
Or “crush them Lord, they’re better dead”?

We’re gonna follow you
Follow you up
We’re gonna be there too

Another critic, the oldest profession
One more “expert”, an endless procession
No hard feelings, but this you must know
You need a lesson in rock and roll

Judge not, lest you be judged yourself
Curse not, you may be cursed as well
If the music doesn’t move you, then leave it alone
You’ll understand when we all get home
And when you stand before the Father’s throne
Robed in glory, you won’t be alone
Rock and roll is just a job we do
When its time to go, we’ll be right behind you

And we’ve never felt better
Not looking back; got no tome to back track
Never better
And it still doesn’t matter what they say
Rock and roll is here to stay

Stabbed in the back by a few we once trusted
Then left to bleed alone in the dirt
Unfounded lies behind innocent eyes
Without a thought about the ones that were hurt

This may be a disappointment, but we’re not dead yet
It doesn’t matter anymore what they say
‘Cause the truth’s in the music, and the music’s in me
So I guess that means we’re here to stay

And we’ve never felt better
Won’t get embroiled in a fruitless turmoil
Never better
‘Cause no matter what the critics might say, rock and roll is here to stay

Fame is a liar and a silver-lined hole
It says compromise is quicker to pay
Strike a vinyl gusher, let the good times roll
There’s mammon in the message today
Still its all gonna burn, every cent that is earned
And its only just a manner of time
But with innocence dead, there is conflict instead
When ‘Spirit led’ becomes pantomime

But we’ve never felt better
Straight for the sky baby, do it or die
Never better
And its ok to be this way
‘Cause rock and roll is here to stay

“Teacher, surely you must come from Heaven
For without God, no one could do these things.”
But Jesus saw the longing in the man’s heart
And simply said, “You must be born again.”

You must be born again

Nicodemus, can’t you see that you can’t enter in
The Kingdom of the Lord is closed, unless you’re born again

Nicodemus found what he’d been seeking

And you can find it too, my searching friend
‘Cause in your heart, you know He died to save you
Just ask Him in, and you’ll be born again

You must be born again

You boys are all talk
Sexually nowhere
Alone, in the dark
Nice try, but the spark isn’t there

These men are a virus
They come, and go
Take their fill and sneak away
I’m a needle in a negligee
Come to me, lover

When I hit the streets
The mongrels are seething
Tourists love the city at night
Me, I see demons breeding
“Hey pop, over here
I’ve got something for you”
(Poor slob, smelling of beer
Nice suit, for an old buffoon)

I don’t need this shrink to fit life
I need somebody to help me
Can anyone set me free?
Come to me, lover

Another lonely life
Surrounded by choices
Choices made outside of light
Controlled by hidden voices
Sometimes we’re all talk
Spiritually nowhere
In our hearts, the key to new life
Sometimes, afraid to show it

Lives so tragic; they come and go
Crossing our paths every day
So easy to turn them away
Yet we are called as lovers

Europe knelt before him, the Empire at his feet
The innocent were cruelly spent in orgies of deceit
Deeper now than ever, the depravity of men
So those who think those days are gone had better think again

While a blemished flock plans an easy escape
Tucked away safely in heaven
The world awaits her violent fate
Auschwitz ’87

Unmindful of the millions who will die at his decree
A velvet-tongued destroyer will arise from troubled seas
His global plan is ready and waiting to begin
The western guard lies sleeping while a Trojan horse slips in

So we render unto Caesar ’till we’re rendered penniless
Unmindful of the warnings, we increase our negligence
Sharper now than ever, the sword of Damocles
The noose grows ever tighter on a drugged democracy
While a blemished flock plans an easy escape…

Unmindful of the torment of butchered, unborn sons
Stabbing deep within the womb, the carnage has begun
The fuse burns ever shorter, through phony, worthless talks
Holocaust escaping from Pandora’s lead-lined box

Saviour high in heaven, look down upon your bride
Tiny men, yet precious gems for whom you bled and died
Father high in heaven, we praise You through Your Son
Refine your people in the fire that surely has begun

While a blemished flock plans an easy escape
Tucked away safely in heaven
The world awaits her violent fate
Auschwitz ’87

Racing like lemmings to the brink of holocaust
With scant concern for cost
We fall before the god of pleasure
Jeopardizing without measure
The rarest gem of everlasting life

With staggering shortsightedness our golden calves are raised
Ignoring former days
Gambling with our heritage in this self-seeking age
The endless quest for freedom, much like the northern lights
So beautiful and bright
But far beyond the mortal’s grasp
As witnessed by our plight

Too much casual violence
Too much casual sex
Too much casual unconcern
For what may happen next

The endless quest for freedom, much like the northern lights
So beautiful and bright
But far beyond the mortal’s grasp
As witnessed by our plight
The splendour of redemption ignites the newborn heart
A spiritual upstart
Who cannot fathom what’s to come Or what will be his part

Racing llike lemmings to the brink of holocaust
With scant concern for cost
We fall before the god of pleasure
Jeopardizing without measure
The rarest gem of everlasting life

I’ll always be a warrior

When I started to carry the warrior’s sword
Evils came my way
Even though I would see defeat sometimes
I would never let it lead me astray
And I began to see the way true life could be
The opportunity to reach a perfect destiny

I’ll always be a warrior

Well you can take it how you want to
It’s up to you to open up that door
But Jesus Christ gave His life so that you could live
Ahh don’t you know it was you He died on that cross for
Well, I’ve given my life to Jesus
And I want to tell you that I ain’ t got those blues no more
Well you can try an’ try an’ try
To find just a little bit of happiness to keep you goin’
But I just gotta tell you somethin’ that you ain’t gonna find nothin’
You ain’t gonna find nothin’ in this world
Worth lookin’ for
But you can give your life to Jesus
He’ ll take away all the pain and all the emptiness inside
And you won’t have to have those blues no more

Every evening after school
A couple joints, a couple brews
No harm done in a little fun
So don’t tell me what to do

Tell me children, have you heard
The devil’s golden rule
A simple line used all the time
Spit on me, I’ll spit on you

Little foxes destroy the vine
Satan laughs: “Your ASS is MINE”
“Kiss it goodbye, kiss it goodbye, kiss it GOODBYE”

Neatly disguised, you seek to have them all
In prideful hate, you bleed them white
They laugh us off, but then to you they crawl
You shoot them up with cheap delights

Come on baby, loosen up
Let the fun begin
Never mind what momma said
To hell with discipline

Little by little, drop by drop
You’ll hardly feel a thing
Until you stand before the Throne
To plead your case in vain

Little foxes spoil the vine