Kerry Livgren Lyrics

"When Things Get Electric" Lyrics

When Things Get Electric
by Kerry Livgren
Ⓒ 1994 Kerygmatic Music

See the fire streak through the sky
Children watching and wondering why
Blameless blood cries from the ground
Justice sleeping, open your ears to the sound

Moving waves cover the Earth
Like a woman who's soon giving birth
Feel the tension taking it's form
As dark clouds gather, run for the eye of the storm

When things get electric, when everything's done
We'll stand in the open and shine (like the sun)
This moment’s so fleeting, the blink of an eye
When things get electric, we're all gonna fly
(it's sweet by and by)

When morning's come and shadows have fled
We'll be walking where angels have tread
Darkness turns, fleeing the light
The curtains rising, ending the reign of the night

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Turn on the Lights
by Kerry Livgren
Ⓒ 1994 Kerygmatic Music

Sometimes I sit and wonder, if you're wondering at all
Does it ever cross your mind when you're alone
The pressure keeps on building, until something's got to give
In this twilight we've forgotten how to live

An illuminating journey, brings a magical relief
Just to know there's still at least one guarantee
And if it's not convincing, if it's still too dark to see
Then lay down all your false humility, and step into a new reality

Lights, I want to (why don't we) (come on and) turn on the lights
I want to see the whole world under lights, Shining bright, to shine as bright as the sun
I want to see the whole world overrun

The truth cuts like a razor, as it slices through a lie
The further out we go the further in
So if you're drifting homeward, then take somebody's hand
And lead them to a joy we can't define, as we peer at last upon the grand design

We need...

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Two Thousand Down
by Kerry Livgren
Ⓒ 1994 Kerygmatic Music

Rolling like thunder, do you hear that sound,
It’s getting hard to find some solid ground
Everybody’s talking, but nobody hears,
for one it’s hope and for another fears

And we’ll all see, the future’s born in our history
It’s flowing like a river that is moving to the sea

Gold and silver, line the rich man’s purse,
Dust and hunger is the poor man’s curse
Brother to brother, or faith no more,
We’re getting closer to that distant shore

And we’ll all see, the future’s born in our history
It’s buried like a treasure that is waiting to be found

Counting away, one more horizon
It fades in the distance, and now, as we are standing here,
(We’re) Two Thousand Down

Wars and rumors across the land,
You’re taken prisoner when you make a stand
We form allegiance, to the left or the right,
A blazing morning or an endless night

And we’ll all see, the future’s born in our history
It’s flowing like a river that is moving to the sea

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Smoke is Rising
by Kerry Livgren
Ⓒ1994 Kerygmatic Music

Towering cloud, mystery shroud
Enveloping and concealing
The purpose of pain, is never in vain
Purity is our healing

The hour’s late we can’t negotiate
We’re dancing on the edge of reason
and we’ll soon ignite

When smoke is rising,
It won’t be long until the fire

A Serpent of Brass, Pandemonium Mass,
All of the children sleeping
We’re drawing so near, the precipice of fear
Over the edge we're leaping

I feel the heat on the horizon
I see the temperature keep risin’
as it draws us in

When smoke is risin’, fire is comin’
The world is on fire tonight

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Throw Me Down
by Kerry Livgren
Ⓒ 1994 Kerygmatic Music

Words of fire raining down on me
My blood is rising in a fury
The battle�s raging with the Pride of Man,
And the winner takes all

I can�t resist the irresistible force
But like a fool I keep on trying
While I breathe I am a natural man
But the Spirit lives on

Move me beyond, mold me and shape me
Unbreakable bond, keep me in step with the race

Throw me, Throw me, Throw me down
Throw me, Throw me, Throw me down

I see the mirror and my enemy
Staring back at me in wonder
Still I want what I can never be
Cause� the winner takes all

Heart of deceit, wicked and cunning
Will come to defeat, only if I lose myself

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One Dark World
by Kerry Livgren
Ⓒ1994 Kerygmatic Music

The expanses beckon, the mystery still remains
Can we be the only ones in these vast domains
We search ,we wonder, we listen and we peer
The more we define the distance the more we fear

Here we are in a world so far away
Floating home, through the void we roam, and drift astray ( and still we pray)

The lights of the distant glories we cannot name
Demanding a sense of purpose we cannot claim
Where time has no meaning, our reason does not apply
Only the word of Creator can satisfy

We hang suspended, we rise and then we fall
Just one of an endless array, this terrestrial ball
But for one brief moment, this earth was the center stage
For just one moment, the jewel of the age

Away, we drift away....
Please bring us home

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No Holds Barred
by Kerry Livgren and Darren Rogers
Ⓒ 1994 Kerygmatic Music

Where do we draw the line? Where is the bridge we�ll never cross?
Is there a standard left to bear?
Nobody stands by the rule, and they don�t teach the truth in school
Is there a common thread to share?

No time to lose, how far can we drift away
so many views, and we don't see eye to eye on anything
(we have so little time) (can we redeem the time)

No Holds barred, No restrictions no more rules
No holds barred Where are we sailing, on this ship of fools?

No holds barred, no standard of authority
No holds barred, no virtue or morality
(it�s virtual reality)

This war is won down on our knees, I�m not afraid of this fight but please
Let every soldier do his part
The battle�s deep within, it�s not a struggle that we can win
without the ally of the heart

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Sweet Child
by Kerry Livgren
Ⓒ1994 Kerygmatic Music

My tears well up, as I look down
Your peaceful face still sleeping
I take your hand so small in mine, feeling your innocence

The night is still, the world is calm
My little one, the future�s before you
I fear this world that beckons you
Stealing your innocence

But it�s all right now, just call and I�ll hear you
And I pray somehow, I�ll always be near you
Watching you grow

Sweet Child, Sweet Child
Sweet Child, I want the best for you
(just look for what is true)
(just cling to what is true)
These days will end, I must let go
Your life will find it�s own way (and when)
You�re standing tall, you will not fall
Believing in innocence

And it�s all right now, just call and He�ll hear you
And I pray that now, He�ll always be near you
Watching you grow

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When the night comes rollin' down the sky,
I see the questions in your eye,
We wonder what will come in times like these,
But I don't believe the Crystal Ball,
I�m listening for a different call,
While all the world is clamoring for peace

And you can feel the weight the seasons bear,
it's all around us everywhere,
Tracing our movement through the years

For the Song we sang isn't heard anymore,
We've forgotten it's name
But the melody still lingers in our hearts,
So we're pushin' on, and we're not looking'back,
And we don't mind the pain,
Cause' a man can never lose what he can't attain

Can anyone remember when,
The boys were boys and men were men,
And everyone believed we'd all pull through,
But the changes came and chilled the air,
Our Heroes are no longer there,
The ones who stand against the tide are few

And you can feel the weight the seasons bear,
it's all around us everywhere,
Tracing our movement through the years

Now the years will steal away our youth,
A lie can change, but not the truth,
It's slipping through our fingers even now
It's a sorrow we don't need to share,
A burden we don't have to bear,
The melody still lingers in my ears

Cause the Song we sing, is alive again,
And it's always the same
It's the melody that was living in our hearts
So we're pushin' on, and we're not looking' back,
And we don't mind the pain,
Cause' a man can never lose what he can't attain

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I�m still losin� Time
Like a traveler out of touch with the life he left behind
This world ain�t my home
I�m a stranger in my own backyard, but I�ll never be alone
Time is so precious we waste it
Freedom so sweet we can taste it
But there are no boundaries in my dreams I go

Racing Away, On the Wings of Elijah, I�m on my way
Racing Away, to an endless season, to a better day
Please watch over me
From the breaking of the sunrise, til� the end of every day
And every star you see
Above the crystal sky will mark the road where I will be
I lift my eyes to a new day
I see the world in a new way
Knowing no boundaries in my dreams I go

Nothing we do ever works out the way we plan
Some things we�re meant to know some we don�t understand
Nothing we do ever works out the way we plan
There�s a place I see, beyond my mind
When it�s time to leave this world behind

I lift my eyes to a new day
I see the world in a new way
Knowing no boundaries in my dreams I go

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One is the reason for the empty heart
Too much to feel on our own
Three is the number of the One who knows
For we are just flesh and bone

The pendulum's in motion as it swings
You can't escape the changes that it brings
Forever in a moment, a season in the sun
And peace will steal upon you as you dream, like a whisper

Safe haven's waiting in a harbor still
Anchored upon a stone
Passage through waters filled with peril and fear
One sacrifice will atone

Time is a power fallen angels fear
Judgement will come like a tide
No rite of passage to a conscience clear
Bound in their passion and pride

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There’s a garden in the valley, there’s a beauty I could never conceive
In this paradise I dream of, I have known it though it’s never been seen

I remember I was falling, someone took me by the hand
I was burning in the sunlight, now in the shade I stand

The Tree stands tall, it’s mighty branches cover all
No wind can bend, it’s majesty will never end

In it’s shadow no illusion, in this place where there is never a tear
No sorrow or confusion, the enchantment of the glory is so near

I remember I was rising, and a light was in my eyes
I could feel my heart ascending, to this place I recognize

The fruit of love is falling from above, these roots run so deep
and strong, with every breath a song, an endless new song