The Shattered Fortress
(专辑: Black Clouds & Silver Linings - 2009)
[X. Restraint] Freedom calls my name Serenity keeps me sane Happiness, it dulls the
pain! Honest to see my place Open to other ways Willingness to understand! Justice, but do not judge Courtesy for others flaws Kindness, it's not that hard! Self-restraint of tongue and pen Inventory, my daily friend Analysis, let down your guard! Look in the
mirror What do you see? The
shattered fortress That once bound me Faithful ascent through darkest fires I've found the
path to take me higher You're smart enough for me to trust Go live your life now Just keep these steps in your life And you'll know how If you're not sure, ask yourself "Have I
done to them As I
would have them do to me?" Look in the
mirror What's that you see? The
shattered fortress Fly now, be free! Faithful ascent, through darkest fires I've found the
path to take me higher I
once thought it better to be right But now I
have finally seen the
light Sometimes you've got to be wrong And learn from mistakes I
live with serenity now Not self-righteous hate [XI. Receive] Help me be a
channel of Thy peace! That where there is hatred, I
may bring love That where there is wrong, I
may bring the
spirit of forgiveness That where there is discord, I
may bring harmony That where there is error, I
may bring truth That where there is doubt, I
may bring faith Now that you can see all you have done (That where there is despair, I
may bring hope That where there are shadows, I
may bring light) It's time to take that step into the
kingdom (That where there is sadness, I
may bring joy) All your sins will help to make you strong (That I
may seek to comfort, rather than to be comforted That I
may seek to understand rather than to be understood) And help you break right through the
prison wall (That I
may seek to love, rather than to be loved For it is by self-forgetting that one finds It is by forgiving that one is forgiven) Keep all of me The
desires that once burned me deep inside Help me live today And help to give me grace To carry out your way I
am ready, help me be all I
can be I
am ready, help guide me and keep me free [XII. Responsible] I
am responsible when anyone, anywhere Reaches out for help, I
want my hand to be there! I
am responsible when anyone, anywhere Reaches out for help, I
want my hand to be there! Whoa Whoa Whoa Whoa