Gideon had many men, so he sent the timid to their lands. And lemme tell you what the Lord said: Said, "There's still too many men." So, do they cup the water in their hands, or put their head down and their hind up? 

Yo! Put your head up!! Don't ever let up! Be wise. Rams horns will cut in all of a sudden. Surprise! Wake up!

Gideon jumped out of bed. God said, "Move on Midian. And if you feel a little timid, sneak on down and listen in." Tumble down and flip a tent. One sword for the Lord, one for Gideon!

Move your hands, use your arms, wicked ways, wicked lies. Bow to pray, close your eyes, move your hands. Wicked smile, wicked sloth, wicked hands, wicked ways. Move your hands, use your arms, say my name. Wicked. Bow to pray, close your eyes, move your hands. Wicked smile, wicked sloth, wicked hands, wicked ways. What?

Gideon's River

I plan to break these ties. You can't change my mind. You know, I need something kind, but kind of different. So, call me unwise, forgive me, or despise me, for being "oh so nice" and selfishly taking it all away from you.
What's there to say when a heart cannot change, so one heart must break just to set another free? So it must go... And we reap what we sow. But I was never told we all sow what we reap.
You love like you're gonna live forever. Did you ever think to watch your step? In the end, you'll have nothing left.
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(LUKE 22:1-6)
Now the Festival of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were looking for some way to get rid of Jesus, for they were afraid of the people. Then Satan entered Judas, called Iscariot, one of the Twelve. And Judas went to the chief priests and the officers of the temple guard and discussed with them how he might betray Jesus. They were delighted and agreed to give him money. He consented, and watched for an opportunity to hand Jesus over to them when no crowd was present.
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This song is about betrayal. A break-up song with the betrayal of Jesus by Judas Iscariot in mind. People call many things love when they aren't love. 

In the end, many selfish people end up alone. Judas ended up hanging himself for his betrayal of Jesus. He had nothing left, not even the silver he had chosen over the life of Jesus.

The repetitive tambourine in this song is meant to represent the sack of thirty pieces of silver paid to Judas to betray Jesus.

Judas

When my work here is done I'll rise into the sun and shine down on you. An ocean full of strength, my friends. Make no mistake, you'll shine on me too. This ocean's winter wave's got a live bite, like a snake I just grabbed onto. Right hand swollen in pain and a smile on my face. All because of you. 
As I struggle awake, my heart aflame with pain, my sweat keeps me cool. But my head spins insane. My body's like a dead weight to my caged soul. And when my wings take flight I'll surely learn all on this earth I don't know. Until that fateful day, my dear, all I can love of you is what you show. 
So don't be a stranger. Don't be a troubled soul. You know, if you're hanging around, just be the love you show.
I think it's safe to say the way we came to be was nothing simple. Crawled up from dust, like winged serpents of the seas, into our temples. And when our wings take flight we'll surely learn all on this earth we don't know. Until that fateful day, my dear, all we can love is what we choose to.
So don't be a stranger. Don't be a troubled soul. You know, if you're hanging around, just be the love you show.

The Love You Show

You guys are swallowing it and I don't know why. So blindly following it. And I don't know why you wanna wade these wicked waters in the middle. You wanna be the battery that bashed the people's minds? You wanna wed the Jezebel, fiendish and fickle? You wanna give her all you have, and all you hope to find?

You wanna wallow in it and I don't know why. So blindly following it and I don't know why. Trammel our mothers and our fathers in a pickle. Oh, give us water, give us shelter and enslave our minds. Oh, wed us to the Jezebel, fiendish and fickle. Feed us the sickness and the cure a morsel at a time.

You wise are swallowing it and I don't know why. So blindly following it and I don't know why.

It's you who swear, in the light, we're equal. It's you who feed the poison to the people. It's you.

The truth, lies. It's like these days they might as well be the same. The truth lies.

They don't mind you.

Jezebel

Brain off that fire, meek. You, alone. You ache of sorrow, weak. You erode. Is there a limit to what you can sustain? Move up inert terrain. We escape, stillness in everything. See the state of it as liminal. All will blossom wholly.

Open your eyes, lest the evil fool. Take in a breath. The heat will arise as the lunar cools the feel of your flesh.

You had a moment, but you wasted my breath and my time.

Blatantly lie to me, ain't it so? Can't let you cry to me. Let it go. Don't let those images fool. That foxy gaze? FAKE!

OPEN YOUR EYES.

Exodus

Another trick in the bag. Another play in the book. A nod attempting to cast another placated look out the side of your eye. Another buck in the bank. Another day was a waste. Oh, the denial of faith! Oh, what a fist to the face!

But you don’t mind.

Because when the day breaks and a new thing's coming, the whole race gonna keep you running, no end in sight. You could stay safe and arrest your gunning, or you could go ape and repress for nothing, and it'll be alright.

Because I could be your guru. You be my muse and brew some voodoo. Oh, holy heaven, so unearthly. We get them all begging for mercy.

Another Freudian slip. A twitch, a tremor, a tell. A lot of folks losing grip. A lot of habits inhaled and exalted high. How do you feel when you fight? Where did you look when you fell? Discern the wrong from the right, untangle heaven from hell.

You can't trust your eyes.

But when the day breaks and a new thing's coming, the whole race gonna keep you running, no end in sight. You could stay safe and arrest your gunning, or you could go ape and repress for nothing, and it'll be alright.

Hm...

Because I could be your guru. You be my muse and brew some voodoo. Oh, holy heaven, so unearthly. We get them all begging for mercy.

Guru

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Living in the Light (Ephesians 5:1-20)

1 Imitate God, therefore, in everything you do, because you are his dear children. 2 Live a life filled with love, following the example of Christ. He loved us and offered himself as a sacrifice for us, a pleasing aroma to God.

3 Let there be no sexual immorality, impurity, or greed among you. Such sins have no place among God’s people. 4 Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God. 5 You can be sure that no immoral, impure, or greedy person will inherit the Kingdom of Christ and of God. For a greedy person is an idolater, worshiping the things of this world.

6 Don’t be fooled by those who try to excuse these sins, for the anger of God will fall on all who disobey him. 7 Don’t participate in the things these people do. 8 For once you were full of darkness, but now you have light from the Lord. So live as people of light! 9 For this light within you produces only what is good and right and true.

10 Carefully determine what pleases the Lord. 11 Take no part in the worthless deeds of evil and darkness; instead, expose them. 12 It is shameful even to talk about the things that ungodly people do in secret. 13 But their evil intentions will be exposed when the light shines on them, 14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,

“Awake, O sleeper,
    rise up from the dead,
    and Christ will give you light.”

15 So be careful how you live. Don’t live like fools, but like those who are wise. 16 Make the most of every opportunity in these evil days. 17 Don’t act thoughtlessly, but understand what the Lord wants you to do. 18 Don’t be drunk with wine, because that will ruin your life. Instead, be filled with the Holy Spirit, 19 singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs among yourselves, and making music to the Lord in your hearts. 20 And give thanks for everything to God the Father in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Gideon's River

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