back where i belong
Real happiness - free from the pain of regret - will never come from working harder and faster to attain it, nor from just giving up altogether. There’s no shame in accepting rescue. Why not stop all the frenetic activity and just come home?
Words & Music © 2008 Mark Pierce
You threw me a rope, but I couldn’t take it
I’d surrendered all my hope by burying my head in my hands
As I was sinking deeper into quicksand
When I started to believe who you were and what you’d done for me
So much changed inside I hardly recognised my life
I believe in you and I know You believe in me
Welcome to my life, anything could happen now
Standing at your side we watch the universe
You pulled me up onto the rock even though I was so dirty
Now I know you loved me all along
And I’m back where I belong
some place new
Transition is rarely comfortable - especially the transition we never saw coming and never wanted to happen.
How we respond at times like this is vital and can determine whether we live out our lives in mournful nostalgia or
co-create an adventure way better than the past ever was.
Words & Music © 2008 Mark Pierce
I’m getting ready to pack my things and walk away from here
I know this dream is over, I can’t throw my arms around a memory
God please heal me from what used to be
I might be alone but I’m not lonely
As I stand on my own I see the truth
The pain that can’t break me you will use to make me
I leave the old with my dignity intact and head for some place new
Sometimes it feels much easier to live life in the past than to face what tomorrow holds
But I’ve made it this far –
and to get to where you need to be you got to start just where you are
whole
A friend of mine is a master jeweller. If a collector of his work damages a piece they bring it back to him personally. This way the designer and creator himself can restore all its intended beauty. As life pounds against us it doesn’t it make sense that our own designer and creator is the perfect person to bring wholeness to our inevitable places of brokeness.
Words & Music © 2008 Mark Pierce
What’s the point in living life ignoring my creator?
Living like a fool I act because I feel
Is there a brain inside my head, If I’ve not seen should I believe?
If seeing is believing to a blind man nothing’s real
I take my life & lay it down, Jesus Christ I cast my crown before You
I’m living every day with you and see your glory shining through me
Take my pieces and make me whole
Jigsaw man held out his hand, looking for direction
His life was all in pieces, broken on the floor
Bit by bit he picked it up and gave it to Saviour
He’s not sure how it happened but he’s not broken any more
Out There [live bonus]
It’s not about perfect people but a perfect fit. Having a “better than nothing” relationship until a better proposition turns up is more about selfishness than anything that resembles love. This song was recorded as a brief ‘note to self’ but I really liked the fact it is raw, rough around the edges and came from the heart.
Words & Music © 2008 Mark Pierce
I know that it can’t just be me
Who wants live this life in the service of the Great and Mighty God
I know there’s a woman made for me
Whose heart believes just like I do, her eyes see the same world view
I pray for you every day
Our spirits standing strong together even though I’ve never seen your face
I know we’ll soon be side by side
We’re closer now to the miracle of when two worlds collide
I know you’re out there looking for me, I know I’m everything you want me to be
And I love you, and I know you love me, You’re my best friend sent from heaven
I’ll love you forever I swear and I know you’re out there
There’s no need to worry though I wonder where you are
You’re already in my heart, shining star
Out There [Live bonus track from the basement]
All 4 songs together in a ZIP compressed file
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