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Meaningless, Etc.
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"Meaningless, everything is meaningless."
Funny how these words fall from the lips of those
Who have tasted everything good in life
"Meaningless, everything is meaningless,"
Is the cry of academics who tire of the present,
Yet reason faith absurd until it's proven
Their conclusions make me wonder
If we need more than the tangible
When saints and philosophers alike
Cast aside faith, they find nothing in life
But I remember how Jesus once said,
Those who hunger and those who thirst,
And those who long for righteousness will be filled
"Meaningless, everything is meaningless."
We stumble over truth and purpose and return to the race towards
Prestige, revenue and insignificance
My observations make me wonder
If we need more than the tangible
When saints and philosophers alike
Cast aside faith, they find nothing in life
But I remember how Jesus once said,
Those who hunger and those who thirst,
And those who long for righteousness will be filled
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I know you're waiting for an explanation,
But I hope you'll the first to talk
It's so amazing how distant we can be
When we lie in the same bed to go to sleep
Why do our problems seem to occur
When we get this stressed out, when we get so tired?
I'm still learning to prioritize
So I don't leave my wife behind
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See Me With Her
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Can you hear me or have you gone deaf
Anesthetized in your hospital bed?
You always wanted me happy and married,
But now you'll never get a chance to see me with her
I guess I'll get this one chance to tell you
She'd be one of the best granddaughters you ever had
You always wanted me happy and married,
But now you'll never get a chance to see me with her
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All You Can Do Is Feel
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I don't know quite what to make of these things now
Did our friendship implode or did it just burn out?
Maybe it was for the better. It was probably overdue
When I finally chose to part my ways with you
Oh, is this the great divorce?
Oh, tell me, are we friends anymore?
We broke in burgeoned emotion. I had no idea if you heard my words
Because it's so hard to listen when all you can do is feel
Oh, please don't tell me this is the end
I still want you to be my friend
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Long Way Home
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Oh God, it's such a long way home without her
This silence makes this drive feel like an eternity,
An eternity to gather my thoughts and think
Of how well we're doing
Oh, we're generous to others
But turn around and face hardship
Oh God, it's in times like these
I struggle with resenting my own charity
I know we need to be gracious in our giving
And gracious in receiving, as well
But it's so hard to think clearly when I'm stuck here
And I'm helpless
Oh God, it's in times like these
I struggle with resenting my own charity
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I Defeat Myself
06:00
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You may never know exactly how I feel
Oh I try so hard to share my heart,
Yet I hold back the most important parts
It's in sharing that I've found purpose
Yet in shame, I retreat and defeat myself
You thought you knew me, but you'd find it surprising
That a man surrounded by so many
Could ever be so lonely
It's in sharing that I've found purpose
Yet in shame, I retreat and defeat myself
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To Be With The Girl
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I know some who'd climb the highest mountain
And some who say they'd swim the deepest ocean
Just to be with the girl they love
But I will give you massages when you awake each day
I'll hold you tight and listen until we're fast asleep
I will try to never raise my voice out of
Uncontrolled fits of anger
People would sell most anything for another's love
But you're worth far more than ephemeral sacrifices
Oh to be with the girl I love...
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I Cringe
02:27
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I want to know how you got so lucky
That you're privy to God's will
How can you be so self-assured
When it goes unfulfilled
I love Jesus, and I love God
But sometimes I doubt all we say about them
If it means associating with the forgetful flock
Who willingly trade their fellowship
For a party's voting block,
Then "born again," how I cringe
When I hear that label uttered
I love Jesus, and I love God
But sometimes I doubt all we say about them
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Hairspray And Hypocrisy
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Every Time You Call
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Jonathon Smith Kansas City, Missouri
Jonathon Smith draws from a wide range of influences.
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