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Swimming To Shore(Acoustic)

Lyrics:
Well she’s got a way about her
That I’ll never understand
I’m listening for the whispers
Of my heart

Months come and go this patient hope
Leads me to the end
Its getting harder to resist her
Than I thought

Love
Aint what I thought it was

Her puppy dog eyes in the pouring rain
I see her smile as the hurricane
Swirls around in my heart

I held her hand like a live grenade
It shook my heart like a south bound train
Rolling through the yard

As she builds a home in my heart

Home In My Heart

Lyrics:
I sit quietly in the shadows of other men
Hoping that I’d get the chance
To say the things I feel

Cause I don’t know what it takes to be a gentleman
What it takes to ask a girl to dance
But maybe you could make it real

Cause I don’t know what love means
Cause I just slip right through seams
And I’m gone

Well, tell me little love what you’re running from
And maybe I could run with you
And show me what it means when love is received
When love needs no parachute

And everything I know
And every hope I hold
Is pointing me right back
To you

Little Love

It seems I’ve bit off more, a bit more than I could chew
Cause my wondering soul is on the go, always the move
They might think I’m dead or probably just forget
I was ever in their life or ever by their side

But I can’t blame them
I’m easily forgotten

Now every part of me
Feels like its diseased
Like everything is broken
And will always be

And everyone I know
Always seems to go
No one seems to stick it out
I always feel alone

I see no point in staying 'round
So I guess I’ll hit the road

Would I break your heart if I up and walked away
Took my problems with me so that you wouldn’t feel that pain
Would you even notice? Would you even care
If I was never there?

I wouldn’t blame you
How could I dare to

Cause every part of me
Feels like its diseased
Like everything is broken
And will always be

And everyone I know
Always seems to go
No one seems to stick it out
I always feel alone

I see no point in staying 'round
So I guess I’ll hit the road

And I can't blame them
I'm easily forgotten

Cause every part of me
Feels like its diseased
Like everything is broken
And will always be

And everyone I know
Always seems to go
No one seems to stick it out
I always feel alone

I see no point in staying 'round
So I guess I’ll hit the road

I Can't Blame Them

Lyrics:
Push and pull apart
My accordion heart
With its melancholy chords
And sad melodies

And like a puddle in the snow
My heart is growing cold
As the beat begins to slow
The song seems to cease

But, wait, my soul and then
Summer will return to you again

My heart turns with the earth
As I feel the joy  rebirth
I feel the driving beat I’ve known as hope

It plays the purest song
Knowing joy would sing along
One song must die before another grows

And I can feel the blood begin to flow

So let autumn fall and winter win again
Let the rains of spring and the life it brings begin
When summers breath take hopelessness away
In its place my accordion heart will play

So, wait, my soul till then
When summer will return to you again

My accordion heart begins to pump
As I'm feeling hope slip through my blood
To carry me through with hopeful song

Cause I know that when Summer plays
My heart can thaw in warmer days
I will wait with hope as time continues on

Accordion Heart

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i-95

Lyrics:
The ones that I once trusted
Have up and walked away
And like any good shepherd 
They're more concerned with numbers
And the money those numbers can pay

And I know that we’re all human
But your actions better match what you say
And now I’m tired of the BS
Cause if you loved me would you be leaving
When the wolves come out to play?

Cause I don’t want to believe
Those dear to me
Could do me like this

And I don’t want believe
They could deceive
Like they did

You said that you believed in
What I had to say
But when the time came to prove it
Your words were proven useless
And my time there felt like waste

I still hear it clearly
I’ve marked those words in my mind
It was an altar for the broken
Looking for a hope when
Hope was just so hard to find

Cause I don’t want to believe
Those dear to me
Could do me like this

And I don’t want believe
They could deceive
Like they did
 
And I don’t know what to think
Cause everything
Points to selfishness

And I don’t want to think
You’d leave me sink
Into that hopelessness

What happened to love? What happened to love?
Cause love doesn’t leave you alone when you need it

What happened to love? What happened to love?
Cause love doesn’t leave you alone when you need it 

Shepherdless

Lyrics:
I’m exactly where I was before
'cept I’m worse for the wear
Got the spotlight where I come up short
Lost my mind splitting hairs

I’ve lost my grip as my comforts slip from my hands
And I proved that I am still a child, not a man not like I planned

Stick to path, no looking back
Cutting every God forsaken tie
Cause I’m still convinced the lights get more dim
Every time I close my eyes

I don’t want to know how deep it goes
I just want it gone before I arrive
Cause I don’t stand chance, can’t meet its demands
With the hook before my eyes

I tell you "just wait till the daylight, you’ll see
My crimes on primetime tv"

I’m exactly where I was before
'cept my clothes just look more new
Got the spotlight on my false report
Made the lies look more like truth

And I’ve made my choice but with all this noise I’ll take it back if I can
Cause I proved that I am still a child, not a man not like I planned

I’ll take You at Your Word
I’ll take You at Your Word

Primetime TV

Some bright morning when this life is over, I'll fly away
To a land on God's celestial shore, I'll fly away

I'll fly away, oh glory, I'll fly away
When I die, hallellujah by and by, I'll fly away

When the shadows of this life have grown, I'll fly away
Like a bird from these prison walls, I'll fly away

I'll fly away, oh glory, I'll fly away
When I die, hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away

Oh how glad and happy when we meet, I'll fly away
No more cold iron shackles on my feet, I'll fly away

I'll fly away, oh glory, I'll fly away
When I die, hallelujah by and by, I'll fly away

Just a few more weary days and then, I'll fly away
To a land where joy will never end, I'll fly away

I'll fly away, oh glory, I'll fly away
When I die, hallellujah by and by, I'll fly away

Will the circle be unbroken
Bye and bye Lord, bye and bye
There's a better home awaiting
In the sky Lord, in the sky

Some Bright Morning

Lyrics:
The struggle, so subtle
Inconsistency
So bitter, I’ve considered
And yet, no epiphany

And despite what you might see
I’m still not who I want to be

When all burns, will something remain
Or am I just fodder for the flame?

So aimless, so listless
Soliciting
The image: simulated
No integrity

Do I still have time to grow
Or is the harvest here?
We had reaped that which we’d sown
Around this time last year

Winter’s reach had cursed my branches
While fruit still grew on the stems
And trembling now I can hear the plow
As I bare my naked limbs

Fodder For The Flame

Lyrics:
Oh Darling, believe me
I know that this aint easy
But we know that the truth is
That we will make it through this

When all is said and done
And we reach the other side
All will be alright

We'll be better for it
Cause we'll know what love takes
And though your tears are falling
We will never break

We'll be better for it
We'll know what love takes
And we'll be better for it
We'll be better for it

And darling, we'll take it
Day by day and moment by moment
And when we reach the summit
We'll see God's hand guiding our footsteps

Better For It

Just messing around with my guitar now that I installed the LR Baggs Anthem into it. It has one extra mic on it as well, but the primary source is the guitar's direct sound. I'm in love. Also, this is a rough unrehearsed, just written take. I hope you can dig. I absolutely love this hymn.

Before The Throne

Lyrics: 
If I’m honest
I don’t know the light
Will ever reignite
But one could hope

If I’m honest
It seems I’m far away
From the light that holds my gaze
Like I’m longing for home

And I hear the voices
They’re loud and clear
Saying nothings here
To gain

That I’m out of choices
And the only path
Is the one that's back
To shame

Cause I'm all used up
Just waiting for the atrophy
To take whats there thats left of me

All used up
I want to feel the life within
Coursing through my blood again

Is there still embers to behold?

Embers 1st Verse And Chorus

This track needs a little work and I need to rework some of the lyrics to have an actual title.

Lyrics:
I taste the blood covering my lips
Cause I’m still in love with the sin on Your shoulders
And I crawl right back when I feel its old kiss
And I’m left on a path that I thought I was over

Do You curse the day that I was made
Like I do?
Because I fear that I’m so prone to fight
And hurt You.

Where were we before I interrupted?
I fear I’m corrupt and theres no coming back
Where were we before I walked away from
The greatest display of, the greatest display of Love

Symptoms(working title)

All The More Zach Yoder 2019 Remaster

She’s got something under her skin
But she’s too afraid to admit to it
Its a guy
But he’s too nice

Well, he’s got something on his mind
Trust me, its Holy but he’s too shy
To express it (or confess it)
So he pretends that

She is his and they are wed
With a sunset kiss as silhouettes

Like silhouette, silhouette
Its all there in his mind
Reaching out can’t pull it in
Its a fantasy to write

Its all there inside his head
Playing out in silhouette

In Silhouette

This is a remake done to test a mid-side recordings. I'm very happy with it, but I did kinda rush it and I didn't tune my guitar so theres some of that... But overall, I'm really happy with what I got out of it!

9 To 5

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