(Because hope deserves an anthem)
Give me something I can feel
This time I wanna rain dance for real
Wash the dust of dirty wheels
Give me the waters that could help me heal and
Hold the old me down
(Give me the waters that could help me heal)
Hold the old me down
(Let the rain come down)
On the thirsty ground
Let the rains come down
I want to drink the clouds
Like holy water
I felt like this when I was a boy
A firefly in Illinois
A pair of wings and an electric heart
Broken wings and a shot in the dark
With that fire in our eyes
(Lighting up the summertime sky)
With that fire in our eyes
(I felt so alive)
But now I'm praying for rain
I want to make that change
I got your blood in my veins
Like holy water
Sisters, sons, and daughters
Hold me down with the holy water
Blisters, guns, and fathers
Hold me down with the...
Sisters, sons, and daughters
Hold me down with the holy water
Hold me down with the holy water
Like holy water
My head is aching like a riot
40 days in the desert pain
When I hear the lies I don't buy it
Still looking for the desert rain and I
Fight the fire with the fire
I want to taste your love again and I
Let the flood rise higher
Wash the doubt away
But now I'm praying for rain
I want to make that change
I got your blood in my veins
Like holy water
(Like holy water)
Switchfoot - Where The Light Shines Through Album Lyrics
Switchfoot - Where The Light Shines Through Lyrics
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Float
OK, let's do it
Turn it up so I can feel it
Turn it up so I can be near it
Baby says she's got that feeling
Moonwalking on the ceiling
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright, all alright
Turn it up so I can feel it
Loud enough so I can get near it
Baby's in that slow emotion
Moonwalking on the ocean
It's how we float, yeah
Feet ain't even touching ground
It's how we float, yeah
Flying at the speed of sound
I'm in orbit like a jet pilot
Ain't no gravity to try to fight it
It's how we float, yeah
We ain't never coming down
Don't you need someone to lean on?
Don't you need that taste of freedom?
It don't take no education
All you need's an invitation
It's alright
It's alright, all alright
It's how we float, yeah
Feet ain't even touching ground
It's how we float, yeah
Flying at the speed of sound
I'm in orbit like a jet pilot
Ain't no gravity to try to fight it
It's how we float, yeah
We ain't never coming down
Away from the crowds where you realize
The herd's insecure or the free mind
So don't let em tell you what to feel like
They can't bring me down, can't bring me down, yeah
Money gonna run away hardest
Money gonna leave you broken-hearted
But money can't finish what we started
It can't bring me down, can't bring me down, yeah
(It's how we float, yeah)
It's how we float, yeah (in orbit)
Feet ain't even touching ground
It's how we float (orbit), yeah
Flying at the speed of sound
I'm in orbit like a jet pilot (yeah, yeah)
Ain't no gravity to try to fight it (it's how we, how we)
It's how we float, yeah
We ain't never coming down
It's how we float, yeah
Feet ain't even touching ground (it's how we float)
It's how we float, yeah
Flying at the speed of sound (it's how we float in orbit)
I'm in orbit like a jet pilot (it's how we float in orbit, yeah)
Ain't no gravity to try to fight it
It's how we float, yeah
We ain't never coming down
Turn it up so I can feel it
Turn it up so I can be near it
Baby says she's got that feeling
Moonwalking on the ceiling
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright
It's alright, all alright
Turn it up so I can feel it
Loud enough so I can get near it
Baby's in that slow emotion
Moonwalking on the ocean
It's how we float, yeah
Feet ain't even touching ground
It's how we float, yeah
Flying at the speed of sound
I'm in orbit like a jet pilot
Ain't no gravity to try to fight it
It's how we float, yeah
We ain't never coming down
Don't you need someone to lean on?
Don't you need that taste of freedom?
It don't take no education
All you need's an invitation
It's alright
It's alright, all alright
It's how we float, yeah
Feet ain't even touching ground
It's how we float, yeah
Flying at the speed of sound
I'm in orbit like a jet pilot
Ain't no gravity to try to fight it
It's how we float, yeah
We ain't never coming down
Away from the crowds where you realize
The herd's insecure or the free mind
So don't let em tell you what to feel like
They can't bring me down, can't bring me down, yeah
Money gonna run away hardest
Money gonna leave you broken-hearted
But money can't finish what we started
It can't bring me down, can't bring me down, yeah
(It's how we float, yeah)
It's how we float, yeah (in orbit)
Feet ain't even touching ground
It's how we float (orbit), yeah
Flying at the speed of sound
I'm in orbit like a jet pilot (yeah, yeah)
Ain't no gravity to try to fight it (it's how we, how we)
It's how we float, yeah
We ain't never coming down
It's how we float, yeah
Feet ain't even touching ground (it's how we float)
It's how we float, yeah
Flying at the speed of sound (it's how we float in orbit)
I'm in orbit like a jet pilot (it's how we float in orbit, yeah)
Ain't no gravity to try to fight it
It's how we float, yeah
We ain't never coming down
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Where The Light Shines Through
When you're feeling like an astronaut
Stuck on a planet even time forgot, and
You're a version of yourself, but you're not the same
You try to keep the wound camouflaged, and
The stitches heal, but the years are lost, and
Another bottle on the shelf can't numb the pain
Why're you running from yourself now?
You can't run away
Cause your scars shine like dark stars
Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through
So let's go there, to that place where
We sing these broken prayers where the light shines through--
The wound is where the light shines through
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
Ain't we all just Abraham's son?
Saint and sinner with the song and drum, and
We're fallen on our knees, we all bleed the same
And the only tattoos I have are scars
I got your name written on my heart
And the story that brought us here ain't the thing that changed, no
I wanna see that light shining
Brighter than the pain
Cause your scars shine like a dark star
Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through
So let's go there, to that place where
We sing these broken prayers where the light shines through
The wound is where the light shines through
Mama, ain't the blood just proof I'm human?
Mama, ain't the wound just retribution?
Well Mama, ain't the scar like a vision of grace?
The wound is where the light shines through
The wound is where the light finds you
The wound is where the light shines through
The wound is where the light finds you
Your scars shine like dark stars
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
It's where the light shines through
Yeah, yeah, it's where the light shines through
Yeah, the only time to our heart, oh oh
It's where the light shines through
Where the light shines, where the light shines through
Where the light shines though
It's where the light shines through
Stuck on a planet even time forgot, and
You're a version of yourself, but you're not the same
You try to keep the wound camouflaged, and
The stitches heal, but the years are lost, and
Another bottle on the shelf can't numb the pain
Why're you running from yourself now?
You can't run away
Cause your scars shine like dark stars
Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through
So let's go there, to that place where
We sing these broken prayers where the light shines through--
The wound is where the light shines through
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
Ain't we all just Abraham's son?
Saint and sinner with the song and drum, and
We're fallen on our knees, we all bleed the same
And the only tattoos I have are scars
I got your name written on my heart
And the story that brought us here ain't the thing that changed, no
I wanna see that light shining
Brighter than the pain
Cause your scars shine like a dark star
Yeah, your wounds are where the light shines through
So let's go there, to that place where
We sing these broken prayers where the light shines through
The wound is where the light shines through
Mama, ain't the blood just proof I'm human?
Mama, ain't the wound just retribution?
Well Mama, ain't the scar like a vision of grace?
The wound is where the light shines through
The wound is where the light finds you
The wound is where the light shines through
The wound is where the light finds you
Your scars shine like dark stars
Yeah, the wound is where the light shines through
It's where the light shines through
Yeah, yeah, it's where the light shines through
Yeah, the only time to our heart, oh oh
It's where the light shines through
Where the light shines, where the light shines through
Where the light shines though
It's where the light shines through
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
I Wont Let You Go
When it feels like surgery
And it burns like third degree
And you wonder what is it worth?
When your insides breaking in
And you feel that ache again
And you wonder
What's giving birth?
If you could let the pain of the past go
Of your soul
None of this is in your control
If you could only let your guard down
You could learn to trust me somehow
I swear, that I won't let you go
If you could only let go your doubts
If you could just believe in me now
I swear, that I won't let you go
I won't let you go
When your fear is currency
And you feel that urgency
You want peace but there's war in your head
Maybe that's where life is born
When our façades are torn
Pain gives birth to the promise ahead
If you could let the pain of the past go
Of your soul
None of this is in your control
If you could only let your guard down
If you could learn to trust me somehow
I swear, that I won't let you go
If you could only let go your doubts
If you could just believe in me now
I swear, that I won't let you go
I won't let you go
I'll always be by your side
Yeah
If you could only let your guard down
If you could learn to trust me somehow
I swear, that I won't let you go
If you could only let go your doubts
If you could just believe in me now
I swear, that I won't let you go
(I won't let you go)
I won't let you go
(I won't let you go)
There ain't no darkness strong enough that could tear you out from my heart
There ain't no strength that's strong enough that could tear this love apart
Never gonna let you go
Never gonna let you go
No I won't let you go
And it burns like third degree
And you wonder what is it worth?
When your insides breaking in
And you feel that ache again
And you wonder
What's giving birth?
If you could let the pain of the past go
Of your soul
None of this is in your control
If you could only let your guard down
You could learn to trust me somehow
I swear, that I won't let you go
If you could only let go your doubts
If you could just believe in me now
I swear, that I won't let you go
I won't let you go
When your fear is currency
And you feel that urgency
You want peace but there's war in your head
Maybe that's where life is born
When our façades are torn
Pain gives birth to the promise ahead
If you could let the pain of the past go
Of your soul
None of this is in your control
If you could only let your guard down
If you could learn to trust me somehow
I swear, that I won't let you go
If you could only let go your doubts
If you could just believe in me now
I swear, that I won't let you go
I won't let you go
I'll always be by your side
Yeah
If you could only let your guard down
If you could learn to trust me somehow
I swear, that I won't let you go
If you could only let go your doubts
If you could just believe in me now
I swear, that I won't let you go
(I won't let you go)
I won't let you go
(I won't let you go)
There ain't no darkness strong enough that could tear you out from my heart
There ain't no strength that's strong enough that could tear this love apart
Never gonna let you go
Never gonna let you go
No I won't let you go
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
If The House Burns Down Tonight
Ashes from the flames
The truth is what remains
The truth is what you save
From the fire
And you fight for what you love
Don't matter if it hurts
You find out what it's worth
And you let the rest burn
The sunset burns like gasoline
Touch me and make sure that I'm not dreaming
I see her face and my heart skips beats
But I still get the feeling that we're half asleep and
There's a spark in the corner of my baby's eye
Like a distant star that won't burn quiet
And I might not know what I want from this life
But I know I want more than the starting line
So give me the fire
I can hear the motor running down the interstate
And all the distractions fade away
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need with you by my side
I see the smoke piling up in the rear view mirror
Yeah but I ain't ever seen it any clearer
If the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need when I got you by my side
And let the rest burn
And let the rest burn
And let the rest burn
I've given too much of my heart away
My soul's holding on like a house divided
Like a match it burns down like a masquerade
And I had to let it go when the fire ignited
One heart, two hands, your life is all you hold
(your life is all you hold)
To hold, hold tight and let the bitter go
Yeah let it go, and give me the fire
The smoke tries choking the pacific sun
We rocket down the road like we're shot out of guns
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need with you by my side
Holding you and the wheel and it occurs to me
We're driving down the edge of eternity
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need when I got you by my side
And let the rest burn
And let the rest burn
Put your hand in mine and
Put your heart in driving
We got everything we need yeah
We got everything we need yeah
Left it all behind us
What we need will find us
We got everything we need yeah
We got everything we need yeah
Can you hear that motor running
Can you hear that motor running
There ain't no stopping us now
There ain't no slowing us down
Can you hear that motor running
Can you hear that motor run, run, run
And all those lies that mattered most to me
Were draining me dry making a ghost of me
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need, everything I need
There's a fire coming that we all will go through
You possess your possessions or they possess you
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need when I got you by my side
And let the rest burn
Ashes from the flames, the truth is what remains
The truth is what remains
The truth is what you save
From the fire
And you fight for what you love
Don't matter if it hurts
You find out what it's worth
And you let the rest burn
The sunset burns like gasoline
Touch me and make sure that I'm not dreaming
I see her face and my heart skips beats
But I still get the feeling that we're half asleep and
There's a spark in the corner of my baby's eye
Like a distant star that won't burn quiet
And I might not know what I want from this life
But I know I want more than the starting line
So give me the fire
I can hear the motor running down the interstate
And all the distractions fade away
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need with you by my side
I see the smoke piling up in the rear view mirror
Yeah but I ain't ever seen it any clearer
If the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need when I got you by my side
And let the rest burn
And let the rest burn
And let the rest burn
I've given too much of my heart away
My soul's holding on like a house divided
Like a match it burns down like a masquerade
And I had to let it go when the fire ignited
One heart, two hands, your life is all you hold
(your life is all you hold)
To hold, hold tight and let the bitter go
Yeah let it go, and give me the fire
The smoke tries choking the pacific sun
We rocket down the road like we're shot out of guns
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need with you by my side
Holding you and the wheel and it occurs to me
We're driving down the edge of eternity
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need when I got you by my side
And let the rest burn
And let the rest burn
Put your hand in mine and
Put your heart in driving
We got everything we need yeah
We got everything we need yeah
Left it all behind us
What we need will find us
We got everything we need yeah
We got everything we need yeah
Can you hear that motor running
Can you hear that motor running
There ain't no stopping us now
There ain't no slowing us down
Can you hear that motor running
Can you hear that motor run, run, run
And all those lies that mattered most to me
Were draining me dry making a ghost of me
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need, everything I need
There's a fire coming that we all will go through
You possess your possessions or they possess you
And if the house burns down tonight
I got everything I need when I got you by my side
And let the rest burn
Ashes from the flames, the truth is what remains
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN, MICHAEL ELIZONDO
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
The Day That I Found God
The morning comes like an enemy soldier
I feel the weight across my shoulders
I feel the shadows getting colder
But that ain't you
This noose ain't getting any looser
I get so fearful about the future
I hear the shame of my accuser
But that ain't you
I found strength but it wasn't what I thought
I found peace in the places I forgot
I found riches ain't the things that I had bought
I found out
The day I lost myself was the day that I found God
I get caught chasing my own illusions
I get so lost in these confusions
I keep on looking for my own solutions
But that ain't you, that ain't you no
My enemies weren't the ones I had fought
My liberties weren't the freedoms I had sought
What I learned weren't the lessons I'd been taught
I found out the day I lost myself was
The day that I found God
Where is God out in the darkness?
Cause the voices in my head ain't talking honest
They're saying maybe you made us then forgot us
But that ain't you, that ain't you no
And all I know is that I still don't know a lot
I don't know how it ends I'm in the middle of this plot
Yeah and I found grace for the man that I am not
Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself
Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself
Yeah, I found out
The day I lost myself was the day that I found God
I feel the weight across my shoulders
I feel the shadows getting colder
But that ain't you
This noose ain't getting any looser
I get so fearful about the future
I hear the shame of my accuser
But that ain't you
I found strength but it wasn't what I thought
I found peace in the places I forgot
I found riches ain't the things that I had bought
I found out
The day I lost myself was the day that I found God
I get caught chasing my own illusions
I get so lost in these confusions
I keep on looking for my own solutions
But that ain't you, that ain't you no
My enemies weren't the ones I had fought
My liberties weren't the freedoms I had sought
What I learned weren't the lessons I'd been taught
I found out the day I lost myself was
The day that I found God
Where is God out in the darkness?
Cause the voices in my head ain't talking honest
They're saying maybe you made us then forgot us
But that ain't you, that ain't you no
And all I know is that I still don't know a lot
I don't know how it ends I'm in the middle of this plot
Yeah and I found grace for the man that I am not
Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself
Yeah, I found out the day I lost myself
Yeah, I found out
The day I lost myself was the day that I found God
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Shake This Feeling
I can't seem to shake this feeling
That we both could break through that ceiling
And there's a look in your eyes and I'm not surprised
And I'm wishing that we could start all over again
I get the feeling that we're losing heart
Heart, heart
Harder to keep it than it was to start
Start, start
I keep feeling like we fall apart
Better than we fall in love
I can't seem to shake this feeling
The words came out like a landslide
What you can't take back keeps you up at night
And it's hard to fly when your wings are tied
And I'm wishing that we could start all over again
Yeah, start it over again
I get the feeling that we're losing heart
Heart, heart
Harder to keep it than it was to start
Start, start
I keep feeling like we fall apart
Better than we fall in love
I keep feeling like we fall apart
And then we got to fight to fall back in love again
And I can't seem to shake this feeling
No, I can't seem to shake this feeling
Well, maybe it's time to start healing?
I wonder when did I lose your heart
Your heart, your heart?
And whether we can go back to the start
The start, the start?
I keep feeling like we fall apart
Better than we fall in love
I keep feeling like we fall apart
And then we got to fight to fall back in love again
And I can't seem to shake this feeling
We both started with a broken heart
Admit there's a problem that's a start
And I want to start healing, healing
'Cause everybody wants to rock and roll
But a couple of years and it takes a toll
And I wanna start healing, healing
And I can't seem to shake this feeling
Oh I can't seem to shake this feeling
That we both could break through that ceiling
And there's a look in your eyes and I'm not surprised
And I'm wishing that we could start all over again
I get the feeling that we're losing heart
Heart, heart
Harder to keep it than it was to start
Start, start
I keep feeling like we fall apart
Better than we fall in love
I can't seem to shake this feeling
The words came out like a landslide
What you can't take back keeps you up at night
And it's hard to fly when your wings are tied
And I'm wishing that we could start all over again
Yeah, start it over again
I get the feeling that we're losing heart
Heart, heart
Harder to keep it than it was to start
Start, start
I keep feeling like we fall apart
Better than we fall in love
I keep feeling like we fall apart
And then we got to fight to fall back in love again
And I can't seem to shake this feeling
No, I can't seem to shake this feeling
Well, maybe it's time to start healing?
I wonder when did I lose your heart
Your heart, your heart?
And whether we can go back to the start
The start, the start?
I keep feeling like we fall apart
Better than we fall in love
I keep feeling like we fall apart
And then we got to fight to fall back in love again
And I can't seem to shake this feeling
We both started with a broken heart
Admit there's a problem that's a start
And I want to start healing, healing
'Cause everybody wants to rock and roll
But a couple of years and it takes a toll
And I wanna start healing, healing
And I can't seem to shake this feeling
Oh I can't seem to shake this feeling
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Bull In A China Shop
I get by with what I got right here
Do what I can with what I got this year
Watching the time on the clock disappear
Fear is all I got left to fear
I got my enemies among these friends
You got means and baby I got plans
Give me the start and I can find these ends
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I want peace and all I got's this war
I want wings and all I got's this floor
I want a shot of what I'm aiming for
Coming in hot but they blocked this door
So bring me the music for the revolution
I'm singing for more than just a dead solution
So maybe good living is the best defense
So give me more time I can do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
What are you waiting for the future's here?
What are you waiting for the future's here?
What are you waiting for the future's here?
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
[x2]
What are you waiting for the future's here?
I get by with what I got right here
Fear is all I got left to fear
[x4]
Do what I can with what I got this year
Watching the time on the clock disappear
Fear is all I got left to fear
I got my enemies among these friends
You got means and baby I got plans
Give me the start and I can find these ends
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I want peace and all I got's this war
I want wings and all I got's this floor
I want a shot of what I'm aiming for
Coming in hot but they blocked this door
So bring me the music for the revolution
I'm singing for more than just a dead solution
So maybe good living is the best defense
So give me more time I can do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
What are you waiting for the future's here?
What are you waiting for the future's here?
What are you waiting for the future's here?
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
I wanna rock this block like a bull in a china shop
Give me more time and I'll do it again, again, again
[x2]
What are you waiting for the future's here?
I get by with what I got right here
Fear is all I got left to fear
[x4]
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN, MICHAEL ELIZONDO
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Live It Well
Yeah
(I wanna live it well)
Yeah, yeah
(I wanna live it well)
Yeah
Take the burden from my arms
Take the anchors off my lungs
Take me broken and make me one
Break the silence and make it a song
Life is short; I wanna live it well
One life, one story to tell
Life is short; I wanna live it well
And you're the one I'm living for
Awaken all my soul
Every breath that you take is a miracle
Life is short; I wanna live it well, yeah
I wanna sing with all my heart a lifelong song
Even if some notes come out right and some come out wrong
Cause I can't take none of that through the door
Yeah, I'm living for more than just a funeral
I wanna burn brighter than the dawn
Life is short; I wanna live it well
One life, one story to tell
Life is short; I wanna live it well
And you're the one I'm living for
Awaken all my soul
Every breath that you take is a miracle
Life is short; I wanna live it well, yeah
I got one life and one love
I got one voice, but maybe that's enough
Cause with one heartbeat and two hands to give
I got one shot and one life to live
One life to live, yeah
And every breath you take is a miracle
Life is short; I wanna live it well
One life, one story to tell (one love)
Life is short; I wanna live it well
And you're the one I'm living for (the one, yeah)
Awaken all my soul
Every breath that you take is a miracle
Life is short; I wanna live it well
And you're the one I'm living for
(One life) One life, one love
(One love) One life, one love
(One voice) One voice, yeah
(And that's enough) And that's enough, oh
(One heartbeat, two hands to give)
I got one shot and one life to live, one life to live
(I wanna live it well)
Yeah, yeah
(I wanna live it well)
Yeah
Take the burden from my arms
Take the anchors off my lungs
Take me broken and make me one
Break the silence and make it a song
Life is short; I wanna live it well
One life, one story to tell
Life is short; I wanna live it well
And you're the one I'm living for
Awaken all my soul
Every breath that you take is a miracle
Life is short; I wanna live it well, yeah
I wanna sing with all my heart a lifelong song
Even if some notes come out right and some come out wrong
Cause I can't take none of that through the door
Yeah, I'm living for more than just a funeral
I wanna burn brighter than the dawn
Life is short; I wanna live it well
One life, one story to tell
Life is short; I wanna live it well
And you're the one I'm living for
Awaken all my soul
Every breath that you take is a miracle
Life is short; I wanna live it well, yeah
I got one life and one love
I got one voice, but maybe that's enough
Cause with one heartbeat and two hands to give
I got one shot and one life to live
One life to live, yeah
And every breath you take is a miracle
Life is short; I wanna live it well
One life, one story to tell (one love)
Life is short; I wanna live it well
And you're the one I'm living for (the one, yeah)
Awaken all my soul
Every breath that you take is a miracle
Life is short; I wanna live it well
And you're the one I'm living for
(One life) One life, one love
(One love) One life, one love
(One voice) One voice, yeah
(And that's enough) And that's enough, oh
(One heartbeat, two hands to give)
I got one shot and one life to live, one life to live
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Looking For America
[Lecrae & Switchfoot:]
Land of the free, home of the brave
But Lord knows that we need plenty change
'Cause plenty chains in the past leaving deep scars
But when the sun come down we gonna be stars
The doors are locked where they once stood open
A wound of fear where we once stood hoping
The shattered glass where the bullets broke in
I'm looking for the place that I was born
I'm looking for a way to fix what's torn
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for America
Yeah, you know
Beaten red white and blue for the green we pursue
I'm still looking for you
[Switchfoot:]
America who are you?
Underneath the red blue and white?
America who are you?
I wonder who you are tonight
America who are you?
Is God still on your side?
I want to see a nation rise above the fear and fight that haunts these streets tonight
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for a place to breathe in
A place I could call my home
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for the land of freedom
A place I can call my own
I'm looking for America
Headlines that I can't believe in
But I'm still holding on to hope
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for America
America who are you?
Am I asking for too much
America who are you?
Has your dream become out of touch
America who are you?
Do you get what you deserve
Between the violence and entitlements
Which nation do you serve?
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for a place to breathe in
A place I could call my home
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for the land of freedom
A place I can call my own
I'm looking for America
Headlines that I can't believe in
But I'm still holding on to hope
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for America
I'm singing
Farewell my utopia
Farewell my euphoria
Fare thee well my suburban day-dream
Farewell my utopia
[Lecrae:]
America you so pretty
But you not perfect
Confession of guilt is worth it
These people hurting deserve it
Blood on your hands I saw
When there's blood on this nations floor
But it's blood on the upper post of your door
If you need to know
I'm looking for your honesty in skeletons
Do away with your ignorance and arrogance
America the land of immigrants
Check the green card and pedigree
Bless the Choctaw and the Cherokee
That we'll never see
[Switchfoot:]
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for a place to breathe in
A place I could call my home
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for the land of freedom
A place I can call my own
I'm looking for America
Headlines that I can't believe in
But I'm still holding on to hope
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for America
[Lecrae & Switchfoot:]
The land of the free, home of the brave
But Lord knows we need plenty change
I'm looking for America
Plenty chains in the past left deep scars
But when the sun come down we gonna be stars
And may the stripes heal when it's through
Beaten red white blue for the green that we pursue
I'm looking for America
Land of the free, home of the brave
But Lord knows that we need plenty change
'Cause plenty chains in the past leaving deep scars
But when the sun come down we gonna be stars
The doors are locked where they once stood open
A wound of fear where we once stood hoping
The shattered glass where the bullets broke in
I'm looking for the place that I was born
I'm looking for a way to fix what's torn
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for America
Yeah, you know
Beaten red white and blue for the green we pursue
I'm still looking for you
[Switchfoot:]
America who are you?
Underneath the red blue and white?
America who are you?
I wonder who you are tonight
America who are you?
Is God still on your side?
I want to see a nation rise above the fear and fight that haunts these streets tonight
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for a place to breathe in
A place I could call my home
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for the land of freedom
A place I can call my own
I'm looking for America
Headlines that I can't believe in
But I'm still holding on to hope
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for America
America who are you?
Am I asking for too much
America who are you?
Has your dream become out of touch
America who are you?
Do you get what you deserve
Between the violence and entitlements
Which nation do you serve?
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for a place to breathe in
A place I could call my home
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for the land of freedom
A place I can call my own
I'm looking for America
Headlines that I can't believe in
But I'm still holding on to hope
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for America
I'm singing
Farewell my utopia
Farewell my euphoria
Fare thee well my suburban day-dream
Farewell my utopia
[Lecrae:]
America you so pretty
But you not perfect
Confession of guilt is worth it
These people hurting deserve it
Blood on your hands I saw
When there's blood on this nations floor
But it's blood on the upper post of your door
If you need to know
I'm looking for your honesty in skeletons
Do away with your ignorance and arrogance
America the land of immigrants
Check the green card and pedigree
Bless the Choctaw and the Cherokee
That we'll never see
[Switchfoot:]
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for a place to breathe in
A place I could call my home
I'm looking for America
I'm looking for the land of freedom
A place I can call my own
I'm looking for America
Headlines that I can't believe in
But I'm still holding on to hope
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for a miracle
I'm looking for America
[Lecrae & Switchfoot:]
The land of the free, home of the brave
But Lord knows we need plenty change
I'm looking for America
Plenty chains in the past left deep scars
But when the sun come down we gonna be stars
And may the stripes heal when it's through
Beaten red white blue for the green that we pursue
I'm looking for America
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN, LE CRAE MOORE
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Healer Of Souls
All right, yeah!
All right, let's go
Are you tired yearning just to be free
Are you fighting for a reason just to believe
Ain't we a nation torn by the clashes
You can send those huddled masses to me
Ain't we all just running
Aiming for that something
Ain't we all just limping down the road
I want more than just a crutch to lean on
Yeah I'm looking for that freedom
So let's go there
To the healer of souls
You start to wonder who's on your side
You start to wonder what's wrong what's right
Ain't we human ain't we all got problems
Honey rock and roll ain't gonna solve them, no
Ain't we all just running
Aiming for that something
Ain't we all just limping down the road
I want more than just a crutch to lean on
Yeah I'm looking for that freedom
So let's go there
To the healer of souls
Tell me are you ready to go?
Maybe we could make it home
Tell me are you ready to go?
Take me to the healer of souls
We're going down the road gonna find your place at the healer of souls
We're gonna watch these scars just fade away, we're gonna make it home
Ain't we all just running
Aiming for that something
Ain't we all just limping down the road
I want more than just a crutch to lean on
Yeah I'm looking for that freedom
So let's go there
To the healer of souls
All right, let's go
Are you tired yearning just to be free
Are you fighting for a reason just to believe
Ain't we a nation torn by the clashes
You can send those huddled masses to me
Ain't we all just running
Aiming for that something
Ain't we all just limping down the road
I want more than just a crutch to lean on
Yeah I'm looking for that freedom
So let's go there
To the healer of souls
You start to wonder who's on your side
You start to wonder what's wrong what's right
Ain't we human ain't we all got problems
Honey rock and roll ain't gonna solve them, no
Ain't we all just running
Aiming for that something
Ain't we all just limping down the road
I want more than just a crutch to lean on
Yeah I'm looking for that freedom
So let's go there
To the healer of souls
Tell me are you ready to go?
Maybe we could make it home
Tell me are you ready to go?
Take me to the healer of souls
We're going down the road gonna find your place at the healer of souls
We're gonna watch these scars just fade away, we're gonna make it home
Ain't we all just running
Aiming for that something
Ain't we all just limping down the road
I want more than just a crutch to lean on
Yeah I'm looking for that freedom
So let's go there
To the healer of souls
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Hope Is The Anthem
Sometimes what you need is what you fight
Like a wounded man out on the run
Like shadows hiding from the light
But your love is what I was running from
Hope's a seed you have to sow
When you let it go it comes to life
So you stretch your arrows on the bow
And you pull them back and watch them fly
My heartbeat, my oxygen
My banner, my home
My future, my song
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
My lungs and I were born to fight
Sometimes I'm not sure what I'm fighting for
But death ain't the only end in sight
Cause this ain't a battle it's a lifelong war
My heartbeat, my oxygen
My banner, my home
My freedom, my song
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
My heart is beating like a blown speaker
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weaker
A distortion pedal and a pair of wings
And an anthem played on broken strings
My heartbeat, my oxygen
My banner, my home
My future, my song
Your hope is the anthem
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Yeah could you make me whole?
(like holy water)
Like a wounded man out on the run
Like shadows hiding from the light
But your love is what I was running from
Hope's a seed you have to sow
When you let it go it comes to life
So you stretch your arrows on the bow
And you pull them back and watch them fly
My heartbeat, my oxygen
My banner, my home
My future, my song
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
My lungs and I were born to fight
Sometimes I'm not sure what I'm fighting for
But death ain't the only end in sight
Cause this ain't a battle it's a lifelong war
My heartbeat, my oxygen
My banner, my home
My freedom, my song
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
My heart is beating like a blown speaker
The spirit is willing but the flesh is weaker
A distortion pedal and a pair of wings
And an anthem played on broken strings
My heartbeat, my oxygen
My banner, my home
My future, my song
Your hope is the anthem
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Your hope is the anthem of my soul
Yeah could you make me whole?
(like holy water)
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Light And Heavy
I'm on a roll
I'm feeling Icarus
I might have flown too high
I'm not alone
I'm feeling Icarus
I might have flown too high
Adrianna, I hope you found what you were looking for, looking for
Adrianna, I hope you found what you were looking for, looking for
Pick up the phone
Please tell me anything
You might have flown too high
My bird has flown
Please tell me anything
You might have flown too high
Adrianna, I hope you found what you were looking for, looking for
Adrianna, I hope you found what you were looking for, looking for
On my pilgrimage, I'm traveling light with the heavy heart
On my pilgrimage, I'm traveling light and heavy, light and heavy, light and heavy
This is your torch to carry
More than just a cross to bury down
None of us are ordinary
A beating heart is light and heavy
Adrianna, I hope you find what you were looking for, looking for
Adrianna, I hope you find what you were looking for, looking for
Light and heavy
I'm feeling Icarus
I might have flown too high
I'm not alone
I'm feeling Icarus
I might have flown too high
Adrianna, I hope you found what you were looking for, looking for
Adrianna, I hope you found what you were looking for, looking for
Pick up the phone
Please tell me anything
You might have flown too high
My bird has flown
Please tell me anything
You might have flown too high
Adrianna, I hope you found what you were looking for, looking for
Adrianna, I hope you found what you were looking for, looking for
On my pilgrimage, I'm traveling light with the heavy heart
On my pilgrimage, I'm traveling light and heavy, light and heavy, light and heavy
This is your torch to carry
More than just a cross to bury down
None of us are ordinary
A beating heart is light and heavy
Adrianna, I hope you find what you were looking for, looking for
Adrianna, I hope you find what you were looking for, looking for
Light and heavy
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Begin Forever
Yeah
Like blood without a heart
Like a race without a start
Like a submarine stranded on the shore
Like a plane without the wings
A piano without strings
Like a memory we've forgotten what it's for
Maybe we lost the plot, maybe gotten stuck
Well I'm holding on to what we got, I'm not giving up
It's never to late to try
It's never to late to finally find a way to make you right
Happily ever
I don't need no alibis
I just need you by my side
I'm telling you one more time
It's never to late to begin forever
Yeah, like a telephone line with nobody left to call
Like I'm living in a home that's got no roof at all
Like a man who won the world and lost his soul
Yeah, without wonder, how could life ever be wonderful
Yeah
But it's never to late to try
It's never to late to finally find a way to make you right
Happily ever
I don't need no alibis
I just need you by my side
I'm telling you one more time
It's never to late to begin forever
What's it worth if it costs you all your hope?
You and me, we got stories to unfold
Like a hammer without a nail
Like a ship without a sail
Like I'm all dressed up, but nowhere left to go
Without you, without you, it means nothing, nothing
Without you, without you, it means nothing
Yeah
It's never to late to try
It's never to late to finally find a way to make you right
Happily ever
I don't need nothing money could buy
I just need you by my side
I'm telling you one more time
It's never to late to begin forever
It's never to late to try
It's never to late to try
It's never to late to try
We could begin forever
It's never to late to try
Yeah
It's never to late to try
Begin forever
Like blood without a heart
Like a race without a start
Like a submarine stranded on the shore
Like a plane without the wings
A piano without strings
Like a memory we've forgotten what it's for
Maybe we lost the plot, maybe gotten stuck
Well I'm holding on to what we got, I'm not giving up
It's never to late to try
It's never to late to finally find a way to make you right
Happily ever
I don't need no alibis
I just need you by my side
I'm telling you one more time
It's never to late to begin forever
Yeah, like a telephone line with nobody left to call
Like I'm living in a home that's got no roof at all
Like a man who won the world and lost his soul
Yeah, without wonder, how could life ever be wonderful
Yeah
But it's never to late to try
It's never to late to finally find a way to make you right
Happily ever
I don't need no alibis
I just need you by my side
I'm telling you one more time
It's never to late to begin forever
What's it worth if it costs you all your hope?
You and me, we got stories to unfold
Like a hammer without a nail
Like a ship without a sail
Like I'm all dressed up, but nowhere left to go
Without you, without you, it means nothing, nothing
Without you, without you, it means nothing
Yeah
It's never to late to try
It's never to late to finally find a way to make you right
Happily ever
I don't need nothing money could buy
I just need you by my side
I'm telling you one more time
It's never to late to begin forever
It's never to late to try
It's never to late to try
It's never to late to try
We could begin forever
It's never to late to try
Yeah
It's never to late to try
Begin forever
Writer: JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN, DANIELLE A. BRISEBOIS
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
When Was The Last Time
Give me a little time to sink
My footsteps on the brink
My girl says that she's freaking out
And I'm not sure what I can think and I think and
My heart keeps skipping the beats
And my beach feels out of reach
And I wish I could say that the world's gone crazy
But it feels like it's just me
And it's been so long
It's been so long
When was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
I said when was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
And let go
And let go
And let go
And let go
Life is already difficult, but I'd rather be happy than typical
The crowded heart leaves abominable, but I'm the one moving on
And it's been so long
It's been so long
When was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
I said when was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
And let go
When was the last time you did something that made you feel like a kid
Life ain't just like a [?] we're moving just the little ones
It's been so long
When was the last time we held hands and we looked at the stars as they fell
Laughing hard at ourselves, we're moving just the little ones
It's been so long
It's been so long
When was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
I said when was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
[x3]
My footsteps on the brink
My girl says that she's freaking out
And I'm not sure what I can think and I think and
My heart keeps skipping the beats
And my beach feels out of reach
And I wish I could say that the world's gone crazy
But it feels like it's just me
And it's been so long
It's been so long
When was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
I said when was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
And let go
And let go
And let go
And let go
Life is already difficult, but I'd rather be happy than typical
The crowded heart leaves abominable, but I'm the one moving on
And it's been so long
It's been so long
When was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
I said when was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
And let go
When was the last time you did something that made you feel like a kid
Life ain't just like a [?] we're moving just the little ones
It's been so long
When was the last time we held hands and we looked at the stars as they fell
Laughing hard at ourselves, we're moving just the little ones
It's been so long
It's been so long
When was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
I said when was the last time that you found you're lasting?
When was the last time you tried something for the first time?
[x3]
Writer: CHAD MICHAEL BUTLER, JONATHAN MARK FOREMAN, TIMOTHY DAVID FOREMAN, MICHAEL ELIZONDO
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Copyright: Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, THE BICYCLE MUSIC COMPANY
Where the Light Shines Through is the tenth studio album by American rock band Switchfoot, released on July 8, 2016. The album was recorded in the band's recording studio Spot X in their hometown San Diego, and produced by Switchfoot and John Fields, with whom the band has worked on their breakthrough album The Beautiful Letdown (2003) and its follow-ups, Nothing Is Sound (2005) and Oh! Gravity. (2006).
It is Switchfoot's first and only album to be released through Vanguard Records.
Performed By:
SwitchfootIt is Switchfoot's first and only album to be released through Vanguard Records.
Genre(s): Alternative rock, pop rock, power pop, Christian rock
Producer(s): Switchfoot, John Fields
Length: 49:33
Released: July 8th, 2016
Year: 2016