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There Is Hope

by Rob Barnett

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1.
Live 02:19
Like the creatures that nest underground We’re hiding in holes And we only come out on vacation twice a year to feed our starving souls When is the last time we watched the sun rise? We don’t want to Because its daily light shows us There’s more life Above the dirt and rocks that shelter our heads Can you remember the when you last walked outside? Not because it was your scheduled time But because you wanted to Did you see anything? No… Just soybeans and weeds Cultivated land that man can’t properly maintain Is that why you crawled back underground? Everyone is digging holes to live in Because the ground above is way too open For miles and miles it all looks the same This land is too predictable We think we live in cathedrals and caves But our homes are mere holes In the middle of desert plains When will we believe again That far from here is a high and dangerous mountain Whose peak’s name is “Life Abundant” We could daily watch the sun rise Exposing all of the life on the ground below And at our ethereal level We could nightly listen to the sun’s descent Painting poems across the sky Promising tomorrows life Quit existing Like the cowardly burrowing animals Who hide safe and sound in their tiny holes underground Chose to start living In an unpredictable adventure Like the heavenly being You were predestined to be
2.
I don’t waste the tears you give to me They are precious and valuable My most expensive seeds Purchased with the currencies Of heartbreak and loneliness Depression and defeat But each one will be worth it When it’s planted and bloomed Just look in the garden and see I’ve already begun the planting I’ve watered your tears with mine My voice has been their sunshine Do you see these wonderful buds Do you know what they’ll become A perfect picture of me Not all your tears have been sown I’m still working the soil I’m pulling out the weeds I’m still buying more seed But don’t lose heart my love I’ve got wonderful plans for this garden Perfectly lovely Its joy beyond your dreams Smell, taste, touch, and see Experience my beauty
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(the Demon) Your words were meant to be unheard Your silence could never be more pleasing No one wants to know You’re a worthless wreck, you’re so absurd I’m here to bring you anguish without ceasing I am all you know I’ll kiss your lips, you’ll know my taste I am so addicting Understand I’m here to stay (the Deceived) I’m addicted to your bitter taste The flavor of your nicotine is oh so disgusting I’m dying to scream But to open up is such a waste When my callused heart is oh so untrusting So I’ll keep my lips sealed to yours Your blatant kiss marks my face It’s such a heavy burden I would die to take it away (the Divine) I listen to your every word I hear your crying and your pleading I want you to know I placed my image in your heart So I’ll pursue you without ceasing Your worth everything My blatant kiss, it marks your face I'm lifting up your burden Understand I’m here to stay
4.
Healing takes more than a day But no matter how long the pain stays Know He loves you so much ANd know that love is more than enough He knows the afflictions of your soul he made your afflictions his own let his heart put yours at ease as you hear his songs of jubilee watch as gladness leads his dance gracefully guiding hol(e)y feet and hands though skepticism your trials justify please Please! dont let your hope die because his love is beyond reason even amid this onerous season its time for mourning and sowing and waiting and growing continue weeping into his fertile chest and soon you will have a joyful harvest healing takes more than a day and through the night this pain will stay but don't give up when mo(u)rning comes let your day be enlivened by the Son Bask in his heart, continue to heal More of his perfect love will be revealed
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We desperate attention cravers Searching in adulterous misbehaviors For some sense of trust Affection and love To replace our lust But it's never enough We need to hear that there's hope for our needy souls And we will find true love And someday be made whole We lost ones full of anger Hating family, friends, and strangers For not giving us All that we want For caring too much Showing us love We need to hear that there's hope for our needy souls And we will give true love And someday be made whole We will never find hope anywhere Until we decide hope is there Even though we can't see past our despair We will choose to believe there's hope to share We stubborn, lazy fools It's time for us to up and move To seek with our hearts For genuine Love Knowing it's hard But not giving up We need to hear that there's hope for our needy souls And we will know true love And someday be made whole

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released August 16, 2012

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