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Swimming To The Stars (B)

by KOZEN

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1.
Gazelles 04:38
There's nothing quite as innocent as losing innocence Wide-eyed in the wide world and so naive A sense of awe and wonder overwhelming common sense Making moves without knowing what to believe When tenderness grew brave We put her in a cage Captives oh so sweet I think I want to set you free There is no way to justify a life within a cage When threats within can match the ones without The wolves within the pen warning gazelles of lion's rage And wondering why they still try to get out Fangs and claws beyond these doors So elegance must wear her horns Captives oh so sweet I think I want to set you free And you'll be safe if you're as wise as serpents Wise as serpents, but innocent as doves When wolves and lions make your spirit have to stand for itself Your strength will be enough And you'll be safe if you are doves like serpents Doves like serpents, innocence reborn Just take the time to become doves like serpents Doves like serpents, she can wear her horns Captives oh so sweet I think I want to set you free
2.
Invisible 04:36
If I had a destiny Would that be something I could see? My half-written pages turn again Every meaning that I make Has left me filling in the blanks I drew a map, the paper burned, and then I became Invisible Have I just begun to see Invisible things all around me? I'll never know unless I go Find out on my own Stringing disconnected pieces On my thread of made up reasons Never seems to get the story straight In the midst of first and last In between future and past I see no star to help me navigate Maybe it's Invisible Have I just begun to see Invisible things all around me? I'll never know unless I go Find out on my own Our faces start to glow Running to the unknown Taking our refuge here Delivered from all fear Our faces start to glow Running to the unknown Unknown Invisible Have I just begun to see Invisible things all astounding? When will I know as I am known? I think the Unknown can see me Invisible Have I just begun to see Invisible things all around me? I'll never know unless I go Find out on my own Let my faith fill in all the blanks Let me be close to destiny Let me know the Invisible Unknown
3.
There's a constellation of three stars Over across the ocean From waves they hold aloft my heart And keep my faith in motion Their light is burning brightly While night darkens the deep A sight for swimming eyes that never sleep Tonight upon this shore of dark horizon, sky, and sea I'll say I'm swimming to the stars I want to see I would run out to the east coast And dive into the waves And swim until I realize You're still so far away I would drift to the horizon The dark of sea and space And float when strength is gone To where the stars meet face to face I break upon my memories A wave upon the shore I'm shattered by the thought Of what I can't see anymore My mind recalls the days of light I walked among the stars Now banished transatlantic My heart's removed so far I left it with the stars more dear to me than my own life Now homesick hope is peace and love and strife I would run out to the east coast And dive into the waves And swim until I realize You're still so far away I would drift to the horizon The dark of sea and space And float when strength is gone To where the stars meet face to face And if I never reach you, stars Just know that this is true This ocean's not as deep As all the love I have for you I would run out to the east coast And dive into the waves And swim until I realize You're still so far away There's bright hope for tomorrow And strength here for today O risen sun I'll trust these shining stars To your embrace O Risen Son I'll trust the ones I love To your great grace
4.
So graceful, so elegant So strong and yet so delicate A gentleness that's unafraid to condescend So willing to lend a hand Ready to hear and understand You see right through into a soul needing to mend Yeah you saw into mine, so Show me your eyes one more time I want to feel them pierce me You see right through me and it feels so right I'll take the smile on your face Over a million perfect days 'Cause with you even the worst day feels alright I wonder, 'cause I can't help, Have I ever quite known myself? 'Cause you've shown me so much of who I am So vibrant, your charm, your taste, Dignity written on your face Demands that every boy becomes a man Well if you'll give me that chance, then... Show me your eyes one more time I want to feel them pierce me You see right through me and it feels so right I'll take the smile on your face Over a million perfect days 'Cause with you even the worst day feels alright Oh, you take these burdens from my hands Remind me that I have the strength to stand You wrote a brave new song in my heart So I know we'll never really be apart Show me your eyes one more time I want to feel them pierce me You see right through me and it feels so right I'll see that smile on your face Even if it takes a million days 'Cause just believing in you feels so right Show me your eyes one more time I want to feel them pierce me You see right through me and it feels so right I've got enough words to say To sing about you for a million days 'Cause you outshine a million daylights
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6.
The Logos 05:37
The light shines in the darkness And the darkness cannot overcome The light shines in the darkness And it makes us children born of God In the beginning was the Word Who was with God and was God All things were made through him And the life in him was light for all The true light that enlightens all Was coming unto his own But though all things were made by him To this world he was unknown But the light shines in the darkness And the darkness cannot overcome The light shines in the darkness And it makes us children born of God When the Word became flesh And made his dwelling among us We beheld all grace and truth In the one and only Son of God From his fullness we receive Graces ever upon grace For no one had ever seen God 'Til the Word revealed to us his face Now the light shines in the darkness And the darkness cannot overcome The light shines in the darkness And it makes us children born of God We will see greater things than these When the heavens open up again The angels of God flying up and down In the presence of the Son of Man By this we now know love Since he laid down his life for us Now let us love one another Just to show the world that God is love We will show the world that God is love The light shines in the darkness And the darkness cannot overcome The light shines in the darkness And it makes us children born of God Praise the one who bought us with his blood Jesus Praise the one and only Son of God

credits

released April 26, 2016

All songs written, recorded, mixed, and mastered by Maxwell Kozen

Kyron Newbury - Drums & Percussion
Jonathan Aristide - Bass
Jericho Leal - Guitars
Maxwell Kozen - Vocals, Guitars, Keys, Programming, Bass

Guest Musicians:
Matt Bujok - Drums (on Invisible)
Christina Lister - Vocals (on Invisible)
Antonia Lawrence - Vocals (on Gazelles)

Kyron Newbury plays TRS Drums.

Cover art by Tyler Dooks (www.instagram.com/mad_average/)

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