Run For Your Life (L. Gallagher, Gregory)
It’s dark outside, your body aches
But you know what you have to do
Drag yourself from slumber and get prepared
Face the day without excuse
2 miles in and your body is surging
You feel the rush that always comes
Sweet pain, your body is flying
Making progress on your day
You’ve done this before, it’s feeling easy
You know this is when you feel alive
Training for the big one, 42.2
Giving it all to cross that line
Others think you’re crazy, they don’t understand
The time alone to think is yours
Sweating out stress and feeling accomplished
You’ve run 8 miles while they’re asleep
Run for your life, there is nothing better
Run for your life, you know it’s what you need
Run for your life, adrenalin is surging
Run for your life, a gift from God
Go!
The day arrives you’re on the start line
You are now amongst your own
Trading stories, talking mileage
At this time you feel at home
Despite the training it is hard
The last 5 k’s feel like torture
Legs are begging you to stop
Nothing will keep you from the line
Run for your life, there is nothing better
Run for your life, you know it’s what you need
Run for your life, adrenalin is surging
Run for your life, a gift from God
This life, it makes me free
This life, it is me
Adrenaline will keep me going
Face my day without excuse
We Stand United (Salmela, Gregory)
Through all the years I can honestly say
I’m proud to have you as a friend
You have been there for me in my time of need
I’ll be there for you when you need me
Forever we stand united
Fighting as one for the cause
Together we stand united
Fighting as one for the Lord
Tough times bring out the best, lets you know your friends
We stick by one another until the very end
Look over your shoulder, I’m standing strong with you
Together we can achieve each and every dream
Forever we stand united
Fighting as one for the cause
Together we stand united
Fighting as one for the Lord
In life there’s lots of times we don’t understand
Why things pan out the way they sometimes do
Let’s stick together, we’ll face it side by side
Never defeated, by God’s grace survive
Forever we stand united
Fighting as one for the cause
Together we stand united
Fighting as one for the Lord
We stand united
We stand united
We stand united
We stand united
United
United
The Mission (L. Gallagher, Gregory)
The mission, our mission
The mission, our mission
It’s been thirteen years and still we’re fighting
Keeping true to the promise to never give in
Life’s thrown us hurdles along the way
But we’re still standing and we stand as one
Called into the mission many years ago
We will never lose sight of that goal
The mission, our mission
The mission, our mission
There have been times when the journey is fun
And there are moments of despair
Hundreds of people involved in the quest
To keep the Christian metal flame alive
Called into the mission many years ago
We will never lose sight of that goal
The mission that we are called to
It is what we must do
The mission that we are called to
It is what we must do
It Has Begun (L. Gallagher, Skipworth)
It’s all over now, we’ve lost it all
The end of the world they say
So many gone from all we had
We knew it’d come some day
Desolation, life here is dying
Burnt out, hollowed homes
Skeletal trees remain from long ago
How we live no one knows
Too much to lose, so we lost it all
Our greed and lust took over
We knew the cost but never paid
The ash burns in me like sulphur
The never ending terror now brings the savages
Hunting, fighting, killing while all else ravages
Too much to lose, so we lost it all
Our greed and lust took over
We knew the cost but never paid
The ash burns in me like sulphur
There’s nothing left, everything’s gone
We’re lost and don’t know how
What more to do, live to survive
It’s the only way now
The One Who Knows (L. Gallagher, Gregory)
He did not stand down in the midst of the fight
He accepted what was and battled on
Despite the slings and arrows of the evil one
He knew the path that he was on, yeah!
The one who knows what is right
He must stay strong all his life
So in your life when you face trials
Just remember what’s worth fighting for
Remember we are loved and so he died
Just recall the price is paid
The one who knows what is right
He must stay strong all his life
There is nothing worse
Than a broken man
Who doesn’t know
And cannot stand
We all have a hope
We can all be strong
Never let them win
Know which side you’re on
So take a stand and rise again
For too long you’ve been the broken man
I’ve fought this battle and I’ve won
Take it in your hands and know
Faith can help you overcome
Battles that you face each day
Work towards the one solution
Through grace forgive and move on
The one who knows what is right
He must stay strong all his life
Battle On (L. Gallagher, Gregory)
Fighting till the very end
Never going to give in
Thrashin’ all the way
Won’t waste another day
No matter what you throw at us
We will always find a way
We are rocking on
We’re never going to stop
Seems so many things
Drown us out again
We always come back strong
Our strong will within
Despite the pain we’re moving on strong
Our faith in God is pushing us on
Instead of fading we’re striving ahead
What doesn’t kill will only make strong
Started in ‘04
A plan to go for broke
Played any gig we could
We gave it our all
Would have been easy
To pack our bags and leave
We’re made of stronger stuff
To this we testify
We worked relentlessly
Always striving to improve
Find a way through the day
Nothing can make it end
Sometimes you’ve just gotta let it all go
You have to know when to hold or to fold
Fight or flight, we’ll always choose fight
Staying true and living the call
Many have come and gone
Our legacy lives on
We’re a rock that can’t be rolled
You can be sure of that
We will last it out
Eternity with God
Our stance will endure
We hope to inspire
If this metal dream
Still means anything
Please know that we meant
Every word we said
A long way down but it’s not over
We’ve always said we’re for the long haul
We will continue as long as we can
Our band will be there for you
Battle On
Battle On
Battle On
Battle On
Battle On
Battle On
Battle On
Battle On
Thoughts and Memories (L. Gallagher, Skipworth)
Living in comfort, living in wealth
Living in what we have and own
Thoughts and memories
All we ever had
Doing the right thing, doing the wrong
Doing our thing the way we want
Accumulating the things that we can
Growing our wealth, our comforting plan
Saving our time while wasting away
Withering bodies, plans gone astray
We want to take it all when we go
What happens next, can anyone know
Debate if we must but we can see
Everything here we must leave
Living in secret, waging our wars
Living our lives, the seeds that we sow
Thoughts and memories
Save your soul
Doing the things we’re expected to
Doing the plans instead of living them through
Accumulating the things that we can
Growing our wealth, our comforting plan
Saving our time while wasting away
Withering bodies, plans gone astray
We want to take it all when we go
What happens next, can anyone know
Debate if we must but we can see
Everything here we must leave
Thoughts and memories
Thoughts and memories
Thoughts and memories
Thoughts and memories
Accumulating the things that we can
Growing our wealth, our comforting plan
Saving our time while wasting away
Withering bodies, plans gone astray
We want to take it all when we go
What happens next, can anyone know
Debate if we must but we can see
Everything here we must leave
No Longer The Broken Man (L. Gallagher, Gregory)
Learning to deal with myself
Learning to deal with the world
I see a lot of problems in the world
There’s many things that we cannot control
There are times when I feel total despair
My hope in Christ will see me through
In the news stories of war
Every crime covered in detail
I will not be dismayed
I have strength to carry on
Facing up to who I am
No longer the broken man
Facing up to who I am
No longer the broken man
Another day another country in debt
Another bomb kills innocent people
Tragic accidents take many lives
Natural disasters take their toll
In the news stories of war
Every crime covered in detail
I will not be dismayed
I have strength to carry on
Facing up to who I am
No longer the broken man
Facing up to who I am
No longer the broken man
It’s the world we’re in so we need to adjust
We need to learn how to keep our wits
To keep our focus on our God above
And not get tied down by the way of the world
In the news stories of war
Every crime covered in detail
I will not be dismayed
I have strength to carry on
Facing up to who I am
No longer the broken man
Facing up to who I am
No longer the broken man
The Seafarer (L. Gallagher, Gregory)
He has endured much suffering in the deep of winter
Instead of merriment he knows nothing but cold and hunger
City dwellers will never know the pain he feels
Snow and hail fall as his suffering increases
A troubled spirit adrift in a vicious sea
Seeking a new homeland, searching for the light
The seafarer takes a journey into his soul
Where profound truth is revealed
Not even the smell of spring can lift his soul
It makes him feel the desire to roam
His heart his heavy, his spirit weak
Faces the world still unsatisfied
Understands the riches of this world don’t last
He knows that once we die we leave our things behind
Only those still alive remember the dead
He feels we should fight the devil and be brave in life
Powerful civilisations have fallen, thus knows the man
The riches of the world have no future, glory has faded
The sinful person cannot take his gold with him
So he considers riches are no comfort to any man
The man knows we must fear God and only him
He knows we must live to be humble and fair
To live this life with heaven in our sight
So on our own road we all can relate
To the seafarer who learned a lesson
About the nature of life and his quest
To seek out God with humility
He found his purpose
He found his call
So go out friends and give it your best
There is no future in riches and gold
Be content to live a life of charity
And be thankful for all we have received
The Seafarer
The Seafarer
The Seafarer
The Seafarer