Ladder - Culion 

"Come know you said
Lets build a tower
to reach the sky
We'll be able to touch Heaven
if we get up that high
But you will never reach me
No matter how hard you try
So I'll build you a ladder that your 
Little Legs can climb

In the shape of a cross

Come now you said lets put
watchmen at our gates
To try and stop the thieves and killers
But you're already too late
So try and rid yourselves of all
The guiltiness and shame
And I'll send down an offering to die
And take all of the blame

In the shape of a cross"

(Photo property of John Sargent Barnard Photography)

Ladder

Going for a swim
it wont save you from hell
cause the fires below 
they will always dwell
a few inches beneath
your tiny toes
and they’ll tickle your feet
and heat up your bones

and the rain is only 
a temporary fix
while a drop of live water 
will satisfy and quench
your hot little hands 
and poor burning throat 
while you look down from heaven
at the people below

with their hearts locked in cages
the devils in wait
because hell is a truth
that you’ve seen too late

so call all the firemen 
and watch as they run
as their little legs carry them
out towards the sun
while the people they cried
and they gnashed their teeth
while they screamed for help
oh god save me

and I saw as you looked down
in their jaded eyes
as tears streamed down your cheeks
and poured from the skies
you said  I don’t know you
where have you all been
I knocked at your door once
but you didn’t let me in”

“so I wrote you a book
to help save you from hell
but it only collected dust
sitting on your shelf”

look at the bees 
how they buzz to and from
and they worry about everything 
but get nothing done
so their honey goes rotten
after so long a time
which kills all the flowers
so they wither 
up and die

and the weeds overtake 
every inch of the earth
while the trees and rivers
argue over who’s of more worth
don’t you all know that 
even the rocks cry out
and the stars proclaim
majesty and they have no doubts

so open you little eyes
and look up to me
and ill hold you in my hands
for all eternity

Firemen

dear children hide your eyes
lest you meet the hungry lions
who will devour your little hearts
and only feed you lies

precious children watch your tongue
only speak in ways of love
cause words will pierce like daggers and
scars they cannot be undone

but above all else guard your heart
for it is the key to life
and if you can’t lock it up
maybe you are better off dying

my beloved hold your hands
and put them to good work again
for you will reap all that you sow
and your labor will be your friend

little children watch your step
for the devil he will tempt 
your wandering feet to go
as far away from the promised land
 
for evil he is coming
and his ways are oh so cunning
you better run as fast as you can
from the demons that are hiding

and he will never cease to chase
you heart and hands til they’re debased
so you better run now
before your start and it’s too late


The Lions Will Devour Your Heart (And Only Feed You Lies)

Crayons

A reggae cover of Sweet Dreams by the Eurythmics.

Sweet Dreams (Reggae Cover)

"Here is a trustworthy saying that deserves full acceptance: Christ Jesus came into the world to save sinners--of whom I am the worst." - 1 Timothy 1:15 

Lyrics:

I have watched men rip from limb to limb
Their friends and brothers for some gold upon their heads
I have seen wars started and money spent
To have a lover next to us in our beds

Chorus...
We've traded our virtues in for pleasure and vice
Are we all cowards and thieves or killers at night?
They've got me addicted and they spread their disease like mice
So call me the Rat King because I'm the worst of them all tonight

I have heard men pray for both blessings and fire
And I've watched them abandon their gods entire
I've heard curses and their quiet whispers of death
And watched men smile while they dine with the pigs

Chorus

I've kissed like the coward and I've fought like a man
There's no holy water that can cleanse these hands
Why do we spoil all our days and waste all our breaths?
We are slaves to the plagues of the darkness and do it with a grin

I've traded my virtues in for pleasure are vice
Yes I am a coward a thief and a killer at night
I am so addicted shoot my veins up with your ice
I am the Rat King because I'm the worst of them all every night

The Rat King

Classic story.  Boy meets girl, boy likes girl, girl likes boy.  You know the rest.

Lyrics:

We're all seekers of diamond and gold
We all have our demons and too each his own
And though my hands tremble when your heart I hold
My head and my heart they will not let you go

Chorus:
I know sometimes it's hard to love you
But it will be worth it in the end
And no I don't tell you enough but
Darling I love you don't ever forget
Darling I love you don't ever forget

Beauty is fleeting but yours it will last
And jars they can shatter when they're made of glass
But I'll pick up the pieces and hold you intact
So forget all the shadows that still haunt the past

Chorus

At times the ocean can get so rough
And we become calloused when life gets tough
We believe all the lies and call cupid's bluff
But too much of love, oh it's never enough
But too much of love, oh it's never enough

Chorus

Don't Ever Forget

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A Lazaretto refers to a quarantine site or a leper colony.

Lazaretto

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