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These are just a few songs from album 2, the art of knowledge from 2012..
Humility
Verse 1
Through times of tribulation we find healing through sickness
humbling my heart while his spirit bears witness
this night specifically gave strength to my posture
asking for forgiveness from the heart of my father
sitting on the bed, my soul scorched from sin
for me to move on, i need consent from within
nothing is more relevant, intelligent than you
humility is the beauty in the work that you do
it takes courage to be poetic without politics
using words expressing how i feel, but it's obvious
i fell apart, but i was born back into gravity
like stars that burst inside the masterpiece of apathy
dead to the world, but i'm alive inside his kingdom
where angels blossom like flowers of wisdom
nothing is more pure than his streets of justice
with water that flows eternally from his summit
Verse 2
Watching while i count stars fall from space
like snowflakes, i hold out my hands with grace
embraced with age, but it's the truth i chase
as i lie back down on my bed and wait
it's mystical, magic and a miracle i'm still here
waiting for redemption breathing through atmospheres
coming too you first was the first step out of vanity
can't it be the canopy that hid me from insanity
i think not...throwing buckets of false hope
hoping to elope from God's microscope
why run when you know that hope can float
so i gave in and let the Messiah drive the boat
one o'clock in the morning, it was about that time
i felt the presence of heaven, the love of its design
enter in my heart then spreading like a sunbeam
i tried to get up, but the love had me redeemed
time stopped, and the clock didn't exist
at that moment i felt the honey drip from my lips
like spring weather, his love is warm like sunshine
piercing through bloodstreams; purity divine
Verse 3
Humility is the light that brought death to my tears
he ransacked my home and brought light to my fears
only light i fear now is his humbling presence
submitting to his essence, but i'm all out of questions
his master plan never comes after the man
but for man to be free from the bondage of his land
simple simplicity; structure of the Godhead
perfect union like the body of the dead
understanding that there is a greater power
to kneel down beside and appreciate this hour
some say our wings are too bright to be caged
meditating inside the silence of a new age
restless, but now i'm only restless to know
the truth about pain, and why we suffer to grow
nowadays, i let the pain fall to your feet
watching sunrises in the hearts of the weak
you're patient, passionate and powerful to pursue
everything i dream about is inside of you
remembering everything that brought me back to this place
it's humbling to know i'm in the state of your grace
Mercy
Hook:
Mercy is the guard that i put up inside the fight
but if i look deep inside myself my eyes will open up right
it's hard to do i know because we all make mistakes
if it's done right our love can impact like earthquakes
Verse 1
From the golden gates of heaven to the hell I've seen on earth
it's only natural for us humans not to show mercy first
hardest thing to do is see the reflection in your eyes
but a forgiving father will have compassion when you cry
he showed me mercy when i couldn't see it inside myself
the strength that he gave made it easy for me to ask for help
like a moonlit star racing between heartbeats
nothing can separate us now inside this masterpiece
mercy is the surface underneath the body structure
it turns the venom in our souls into what we crave and hunger
but it's God's anointing exploding like thunder
as i walk this desolate path i can't help but wonder
does my reflection of kindness trace back to my mother
of course it does; it's the only reason why i know i love her
coming to the conclusion, nobody can be perfect
your heart opens up with the smell of roses under the surface
Verse 2
Shifting through the rubble behind the scenes of a broken soul
the mercy of his love sent shock waves up inside my household
wisdom like that cannot be taught; it's only shown
he showed me enough love to rest my bones in my own home
mercy is the earth in me to curse the beast urgently
justice before mercy; you best believe my friends are thirsty
terminally ill like the devil up in these hills
the only passion i look for is the passion behind his will
fitted for the skill to build lyrics on top of ant hills
but the further i climb, i see mercy as a stand still
it's not the words we speak; it's the heart that we seek
raindrops turn to sonnets while the sun shines on the weak
with mercy on the meek, flowers grow beyond the peak
giving into love is not a weakness, it's a strength i teach
trying to find gold inside a cave full of silver
his mercy's what you least expect until you find what fills her
mercy is the guard that i put up inside the fight
but if i look deep inside myself my eyes will open up right
it's hard to do i know because we all make mistakes
if it's done right our love can impact like earthquakes
Forgiveness
Hook:
Forgiveness of man is the redemption of love
wings of love can turn hearts into doves
protect me with your blanket, i'll forget what was
walk with me and see what freedom really does
Verse 1:
Forgiveness is the blanket of acceptance for me
my emotions all get flushed out to sea
nothing else matters now but how to stay free
trying to find ways to climb the fruits of this tree
to be a great man you gotta understand logic
when this train is full of anger it's hard to stop it
everybody's human; it's ok to think the opposite
reflections of self, that's the main topic
the princess gets beheaded with your best tricks
the ego is a drug and all you see is the next fix
stop the train now so your heart confesses!
when love renders, the sun is what we rest in
Verse 2:
Forgiveness is that feeling deep inside the soul
it flushes out the grief and keeps your mind in control
the absolution; the acknowledgment of life
i thank Christ while i keep my eyes enticed
rejuvenation of the spirit; rebirth of time
letting go of everything that used to be mine
the forgiveness of him made me wanna fly high
enough to touch every star floating in the sky
i snap back to reality with you on the cross
now i'm trying to make up for all the life i've lost
the only difference now is that my debts are paid
forgiving me for all the days ignoring your ways
it's the blanket of warmth; the protection within
everywhere from here to where you've probably been
nothing is secret to him when it comes to sins
seek and then you'll find yourself walking back in
Grounded in Love
Living in peace is an art form, my heart is a storm
because no matter the weather there's poetry being born
it dives inside my soul, but abstraction takes it's toll
my fantasy to be free and everything that makes me whole
so i wait for the sky's to turn my eyes into a sunrise
every color is a whisper, but this voice is meant to fly
so i paint my words with the tears he can see in heaven
that's a lot of words, but his love can teach you lessons
blessed inside the brethren that thoroughly came before me
with forty days n' nights just to prove there's more to see
our bodies are infinite while our minds become the teacher
but what about our hearts when the world falls beneath her
hoping to be a leader of faith in this misplaced race
but nobody really cares unless the money trail's in place
so i prove my existence with love inside the fire
it's gentle like the waves but mysterious like the sire
while i turn into images of a more holy sanction
never forgetting his covenant and reasons why i thank him
but the big picture is just an illusion of the small truth
searching for romance in my heartbeat chamber youth
born inside sunrises with teardrops manifesting
convulsing with baby seizures kissing death like blessings
faced death three times, but the fourth was from his throne
now i know the truth of why my path is leading home
We all spread our wings differently like diverse beauty
i trust God like a poet using loose leaf loosely
trying to remember the last time i was serious with a human
we're so self absorbed we don't realize we live in ruins
metaphors are rituals; i light candles n' write gold
until all these women can see the daddy inside my soul
because as far as i'm concerned we're all at a standstill
being grounded is dope, but it's his peace that's ill
playing the hands i'm delt following streams to righteousness
while i write to give light for the right to fight for bliss
the right to recite all this being a part of something special
i think about my past and escape the mind of a rebel
eight years consumed by knowledge demon word play
i'm thirty now and still loving the reasons we dance today
his agenda his hidden while his love remains a garden
it's easier to smell roses when hearts can't be hardened
committing arson with the ink in my brain stem concepts
keeping fires lit until my life becomes a conquest
without it being a contest, but i'm light years ahead of you
whenever i discuss peace that man can never see through
it's the peace from heaven, and forgiveness is the key to that
i suffered for his blood, but all i wanted was my spirit back
the demons i fought, you wouldn't of been able to handle
went through hell to find him; now i'm walking in his sandals
every story is different, i was suffering without facts
man doesn't control me inside the falsehood of his acts
Don't fall for corruption, it's too heavy a burden
his wounds cut deep, but there's freedom in the surgeon
the good politicians are dead; the rest live in your head
but when you break away is when you realize what's ahead
even though when i write i'm a genius in my lines
but the real world crushes the genius in my mind
nobody cares what you think as long as you do your job
it's the new world order, but my order is now with God
nowadays when i write i face the fact nobody listens
self absorption is dangerous especially with a vision
it's the river of vision, listen; simplicity's risen
but if you listen with a vision, simplicity's missin'
when it's about me my belly bursts with glee, i flee
yes, i flee when you challenge me on ways of how to be
it's raindrops of insanity, yet God still loves us
i am a quiet cat, but loud when building trust
my parable philosophies got me teaching in a maze
sunrays blaze the page with stories of these glory days
when i'm driving all i see are buildings with ghosts
cause the freedom of our country is not the same as his growth
so i'm making it priority never to quench the spirit now
his love's so deep that his paintbrush makes you drown
he drowns you in love ya'll til' his glory has a purpose
everything else is witchcraft underneath his gentle surface
Living with a broken soul with nectar in my veins
floating down this river with these sunsets in my name
but having faith is like being a guinea pig for technology
using corporations until i invent my own economy
but i do no harm for harm is not in me in this habitat
if ya have no enemies it's hard to know what you're laughing at
i'm having too much fun in this playground we call a country
rather backpack through France where art drips like honey
they say the strong survive, but i say the meek live on
while these sunrises catch the essence of the dawn
i still remember that night that he had me slowly converted
felt like a breath of heaven with blankets of love inserted
without condemnation, i can smell victory now
with more to receive from the Father, but i never ask how
don't want shhh from this world if it's not from scripture
i'm only here to write and love until i hear his whisper
trying to beat the system with the Holy Spirit in my system
with knowledge of love inside the discipline of his wisdom
his discipline is purity, and purity shows you peace
a crescent moon is out tonight with gardens under my feet
where meek is not weak but a striving force to ponder
staying humble with words like the heart of my Father
all i want now is the beauty of your divinity Lord
a hundred lines for you, but for you there's a hundred more
Freedom
With freedom to unravel on this precipice i stand
like a baby eagle on a quest to address his land
jumping from his nest blessed inside the wingspan
what else is left now but to love the roots of man
Hesitant at first he flaps away with frantic folly
everything he sees is construed as a monopoly
the universe is already engraved inside his hand
with freedom to unravel on this precipice i stand
While gaining control he spreads the word spoken
starring into a sunset that he tries to find hope in
freedom is beyond the sun but the bird never ran
like a baby eagle on a quest to address his land
Gliding across the sky looking down from above
it's no fun to fly he says if others can't feel his love
placing his brother on his back to help him understand
jumping from his nest blessed inside the wingspan
After flying he finds comfort resting upon this branch
where should we go but to convince others to dance
everywhere from this town to all the desert sands
what else is left now but to love the roots of man
With freedom to unravel on this precipice i stand
like a baby eagle on a quest to address his land
jumping from his nest blessed inside the wingspan
what else is left now but to love the roots of man
Thank You For Reading, Dave
Humility
Verse 1
Through times of tribulation we find healing through sickness
humbling my heart while his spirit bears witness
this night specifically gave strength to my posture
asking for forgiveness from the heart of my father
sitting on the bed, my soul scorched from sin
for me to move on, i need consent from within
nothing is more relevant, intelligent than you
humility is the beauty in the work that you do
it takes courage to be poetic without politics
using words expressing how i feel, but it's obvious
i fell apart, but i was born back into gravity
like stars that burst inside the masterpiece of apathy
dead to the world, but i'm alive inside his kingdom
where angels blossom like flowers of wisdom
nothing is more pure than his streets of justice
with water that flows eternally from his summit
Verse 2
Watching while i count stars fall from space
like snowflakes, i hold out my hands with grace
embraced with age, but it's the truth i chase
as i lie back down on my bed and wait
it's mystical, magic and a miracle i'm still here
waiting for redemption breathing through atmospheres
coming too you first was the first step out of vanity
can't it be the canopy that hid me from insanity
i think not...throwing buckets of false hope
hoping to elope from God's microscope
why run when you know that hope can float
so i gave in and let the Messiah drive the boat
one o'clock in the morning, it was about that time
i felt the presence of heaven, the love of its design
enter in my heart then spreading like a sunbeam
i tried to get up, but the love had me redeemed
time stopped, and the clock didn't exist
at that moment i felt the honey drip from my lips
like spring weather, his love is warm like sunshine
piercing through bloodstreams; purity divine
Verse 3
Humility is the light that brought death to my tears
he ransacked my home and brought light to my fears
only light i fear now is his humbling presence
submitting to his essence, but i'm all out of questions
his master plan never comes after the man
but for man to be free from the bondage of his land
simple simplicity; structure of the Godhead
perfect union like the body of the dead
understanding that there is a greater power
to kneel down beside and appreciate this hour
some say our wings are too bright to be caged
meditating inside the silence of a new age
restless, but now i'm only restless to know
the truth about pain, and why we suffer to grow
nowadays, i let the pain fall to your feet
watching sunrises in the hearts of the weak
you're patient, passionate and powerful to pursue
everything i dream about is inside of you
remembering everything that brought me back to this place
it's humbling to know i'm in the state of your grace
Mercy
Hook:
Mercy is the guard that i put up inside the fight
but if i look deep inside myself my eyes will open up right
it's hard to do i know because we all make mistakes
if it's done right our love can impact like earthquakes
Verse 1
From the golden gates of heaven to the hell I've seen on earth
it's only natural for us humans not to show mercy first
hardest thing to do is see the reflection in your eyes
but a forgiving father will have compassion when you cry
he showed me mercy when i couldn't see it inside myself
the strength that he gave made it easy for me to ask for help
like a moonlit star racing between heartbeats
nothing can separate us now inside this masterpiece
mercy is the surface underneath the body structure
it turns the venom in our souls into what we crave and hunger
but it's God's anointing exploding like thunder
as i walk this desolate path i can't help but wonder
does my reflection of kindness trace back to my mother
of course it does; it's the only reason why i know i love her
coming to the conclusion, nobody can be perfect
your heart opens up with the smell of roses under the surface
Verse 2
Shifting through the rubble behind the scenes of a broken soul
the mercy of his love sent shock waves up inside my household
wisdom like that cannot be taught; it's only shown
he showed me enough love to rest my bones in my own home
mercy is the earth in me to curse the beast urgently
justice before mercy; you best believe my friends are thirsty
terminally ill like the devil up in these hills
the only passion i look for is the passion behind his will
fitted for the skill to build lyrics on top of ant hills
but the further i climb, i see mercy as a stand still
it's not the words we speak; it's the heart that we seek
raindrops turn to sonnets while the sun shines on the weak
with mercy on the meek, flowers grow beyond the peak
giving into love is not a weakness, it's a strength i teach
trying to find gold inside a cave full of silver
his mercy's what you least expect until you find what fills her
mercy is the guard that i put up inside the fight
but if i look deep inside myself my eyes will open up right
it's hard to do i know because we all make mistakes
if it's done right our love can impact like earthquakes
Forgiveness
Hook:
Forgiveness of man is the redemption of love
wings of love can turn hearts into doves
protect me with your blanket, i'll forget what was
walk with me and see what freedom really does
Verse 1:
Forgiveness is the blanket of acceptance for me
my emotions all get flushed out to sea
nothing else matters now but how to stay free
trying to find ways to climb the fruits of this tree
to be a great man you gotta understand logic
when this train is full of anger it's hard to stop it
everybody's human; it's ok to think the opposite
reflections of self, that's the main topic
the princess gets beheaded with your best tricks
the ego is a drug and all you see is the next fix
stop the train now so your heart confesses!
when love renders, the sun is what we rest in
Verse 2:
Forgiveness is that feeling deep inside the soul
it flushes out the grief and keeps your mind in control
the absolution; the acknowledgment of life
i thank Christ while i keep my eyes enticed
rejuvenation of the spirit; rebirth of time
letting go of everything that used to be mine
the forgiveness of him made me wanna fly high
enough to touch every star floating in the sky
i snap back to reality with you on the cross
now i'm trying to make up for all the life i've lost
the only difference now is that my debts are paid
forgiving me for all the days ignoring your ways
it's the blanket of warmth; the protection within
everywhere from here to where you've probably been
nothing is secret to him when it comes to sins
seek and then you'll find yourself walking back in
Grounded in Love
Living in peace is an art form, my heart is a storm
because no matter the weather there's poetry being born
it dives inside my soul, but abstraction takes it's toll
my fantasy to be free and everything that makes me whole
so i wait for the sky's to turn my eyes into a sunrise
every color is a whisper, but this voice is meant to fly
so i paint my words with the tears he can see in heaven
that's a lot of words, but his love can teach you lessons
blessed inside the brethren that thoroughly came before me
with forty days n' nights just to prove there's more to see
our bodies are infinite while our minds become the teacher
but what about our hearts when the world falls beneath her
hoping to be a leader of faith in this misplaced race
but nobody really cares unless the money trail's in place
so i prove my existence with love inside the fire
it's gentle like the waves but mysterious like the sire
while i turn into images of a more holy sanction
never forgetting his covenant and reasons why i thank him
but the big picture is just an illusion of the small truth
searching for romance in my heartbeat chamber youth
born inside sunrises with teardrops manifesting
convulsing with baby seizures kissing death like blessings
faced death three times, but the fourth was from his throne
now i know the truth of why my path is leading home
We all spread our wings differently like diverse beauty
i trust God like a poet using loose leaf loosely
trying to remember the last time i was serious with a human
we're so self absorbed we don't realize we live in ruins
metaphors are rituals; i light candles n' write gold
until all these women can see the daddy inside my soul
because as far as i'm concerned we're all at a standstill
being grounded is dope, but it's his peace that's ill
playing the hands i'm delt following streams to righteousness
while i write to give light for the right to fight for bliss
the right to recite all this being a part of something special
i think about my past and escape the mind of a rebel
eight years consumed by knowledge demon word play
i'm thirty now and still loving the reasons we dance today
his agenda his hidden while his love remains a garden
it's easier to smell roses when hearts can't be hardened
committing arson with the ink in my brain stem concepts
keeping fires lit until my life becomes a conquest
without it being a contest, but i'm light years ahead of you
whenever i discuss peace that man can never see through
it's the peace from heaven, and forgiveness is the key to that
i suffered for his blood, but all i wanted was my spirit back
the demons i fought, you wouldn't of been able to handle
went through hell to find him; now i'm walking in his sandals
every story is different, i was suffering without facts
man doesn't control me inside the falsehood of his acts
Don't fall for corruption, it's too heavy a burden
his wounds cut deep, but there's freedom in the surgeon
the good politicians are dead; the rest live in your head
but when you break away is when you realize what's ahead
even though when i write i'm a genius in my lines
but the real world crushes the genius in my mind
nobody cares what you think as long as you do your job
it's the new world order, but my order is now with God
nowadays when i write i face the fact nobody listens
self absorption is dangerous especially with a vision
it's the river of vision, listen; simplicity's risen
but if you listen with a vision, simplicity's missin'
when it's about me my belly bursts with glee, i flee
yes, i flee when you challenge me on ways of how to be
it's raindrops of insanity, yet God still loves us
i am a quiet cat, but loud when building trust
my parable philosophies got me teaching in a maze
sunrays blaze the page with stories of these glory days
when i'm driving all i see are buildings with ghosts
cause the freedom of our country is not the same as his growth
so i'm making it priority never to quench the spirit now
his love's so deep that his paintbrush makes you drown
he drowns you in love ya'll til' his glory has a purpose
everything else is witchcraft underneath his gentle surface
Living with a broken soul with nectar in my veins
floating down this river with these sunsets in my name
but having faith is like being a guinea pig for technology
using corporations until i invent my own economy
but i do no harm for harm is not in me in this habitat
if ya have no enemies it's hard to know what you're laughing at
i'm having too much fun in this playground we call a country
rather backpack through France where art drips like honey
they say the strong survive, but i say the meek live on
while these sunrises catch the essence of the dawn
i still remember that night that he had me slowly converted
felt like a breath of heaven with blankets of love inserted
without condemnation, i can smell victory now
with more to receive from the Father, but i never ask how
don't want shhh from this world if it's not from scripture
i'm only here to write and love until i hear his whisper
trying to beat the system with the Holy Spirit in my system
with knowledge of love inside the discipline of his wisdom
his discipline is purity, and purity shows you peace
a crescent moon is out tonight with gardens under my feet
where meek is not weak but a striving force to ponder
staying humble with words like the heart of my Father
all i want now is the beauty of your divinity Lord
a hundred lines for you, but for you there's a hundred more
Freedom
With freedom to unravel on this precipice i stand
like a baby eagle on a quest to address his land
jumping from his nest blessed inside the wingspan
what else is left now but to love the roots of man
Hesitant at first he flaps away with frantic folly
everything he sees is construed as a monopoly
the universe is already engraved inside his hand
with freedom to unravel on this precipice i stand
While gaining control he spreads the word spoken
starring into a sunset that he tries to find hope in
freedom is beyond the sun but the bird never ran
like a baby eagle on a quest to address his land
Gliding across the sky looking down from above
it's no fun to fly he says if others can't feel his love
placing his brother on his back to help him understand
jumping from his nest blessed inside the wingspan
After flying he finds comfort resting upon this branch
where should we go but to convince others to dance
everywhere from this town to all the desert sands
what else is left now but to love the roots of man
With freedom to unravel on this precipice i stand
like a baby eagle on a quest to address his land
jumping from his nest blessed inside the wingspan
what else is left now but to love the roots of man
Thank You For Reading, Dave