Do not remember, God I plead
My crooked ways, my foolish needs
Holy one please forgive me
Do not remember all I’ve done
I am the thief, the selfish one
I don’t know who I’ve become
If there’s any hope
If there’s any hope
If there’s any hope
You’re all that I want, all that I need
God please come
Change this heart, breathe relief
God please come
If there’s any hope
I’ve made my mistakes and gone my way
My heart it breaks from so much pain
Hear me God, I can’t explain
This dirty heart I can’t contain
My heart is so far away
What hope do I have, who can save
I’ve given up in this race
Beaten and bruised I wait
But you have always
Been there waiting
Kindness in your eyes
Jesus, Savior
Friend of sinners
Light in darkness
God always with us
When I reach out, you are there
When I’m afraid, you are there
When heartache is too much to bear
You promise you’ll always be there
Grace for malice
Family for outcasts
Life for sadness
Beauty for ashes
When my burden becomes heavy
When my bruises become scars
When I’m laying down the bricks to build my walls
You are crying with the thirsty
You are starving with the poor
You are carrying the weight of all the world
You take my sickness as your own
Walk a thousand miles, give the lost a home
You’re the king who left the highest throne
Just to take my sickness as your own
When my burden becomes heavy
When my bruises become scars
When I’m hiding in the barricades at war
You are father to the orphan
You are sharing in our scars
You are carrying the cross for all the world
I find that I’m alone and broken without you
Still you breathe in me, and give me life
Every moment make me new
Here I am oh God in perfect need of you
I have given up and lost my way
With nothing left to lose
And when I lose sight of you, I’m reminded
You’re my rest when I’m weary
You’re the hope in my worry
You’re the thunder and rain
You’re the calm in the rage
You’re my rest when I’m weary
Fighting who I am, and who I should be
I come up short and I can’t compare
But your grace still covers me
And when I lose sight of you, I’m reminded
So what’s the use oh God, I’ve been trying hard to see you
So what’s the use oh God, I’ve been treading through the storm
Am I all wrong or are my prayers just dull and empty
Cause I am tired and I am torn
So what’s the use oh God, I’ve been looking for the answers
I’ve been searching high and I’ve been searching low
Pave a path that leads my heart to find some comfort
Cause I am broken down with no place to go
So take a hold of my hand
Let me walk in your ways
Help me understand
For my life you’ve paid it all
God I know I’ve always focused on the bad times
There’s a part of me that struggles more and more
I should have changed, I should have done the things you told me
But I was tired and I was torn
So take a hold of my hand
Let me walk in your ways
Help me understand
For my life you’ve paid it all
Will you show me what’s good
And just throw the rest away
With your strength I could
Lift my eyes above it all
I can never let go
I can never let go
credits
released September 7, 2014
Produced, engineered, mixed and mastered by Aaron Sternke
Recorded at EastLake Studios
Lead Vocals: Christina Cobb, Sean Croteau, Dustin Reed, Aaron Sternke
Drums: Grahm Doughty
Bass: Nick Barber
Guitars: Christina Cobb, Sean Croteau, Dustin Reed, Aaron Sternke, David Lunsford, Mike Norris
Keyboards, percussion & misc instrumentation: Aaron Sternke
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