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Eve
04:33
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I heard the sound of You
Walk in the cool of the day
A sound like rain,
A sound like wind and change
But I’d never felt this way
A new world forming ‘round me
I was afraid,
I hid my face on my knees
I desire You
Arise, My darling
My lovely one, come to Me
Don’t be ashamed
For you are fearfully made
No waters can quench Me
No fire can tame Me
I won’t leave you alone
I desire you
Don’t hide your face from
Come and embrace
Hide in this place with me
I love you
I desire you
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Cain
03:12
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I hate who You’ve made me to be
I can’t stand the sight of me
The ground beneath my feet cries out
Brother’s blood is on my hands
Am I his keeper?
You’ve driven me away
I can’t see Your face
All I want is You
All I want is to please You
All I want is You
All I want is You
I’m a wanderer and I’m a fugitive
All the world would have my head
On an altar
You can tell me that You’ll protect
But I’d rather end my life
Than walk out of Your sight
All I want is You
All I want is to please You
All I want is You
All I want is You
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Noah
03:35
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Grab our sons, tell their wives to hustle
We’ve got to get inside ‘cause the Lord
Is gonna rip a hole in the sky
Lead them beats in two by two, damn,
I hope I’ve made enough room for us all
To brave through this storm
Do you trust me to trust Him?
I’m too afraid to disobey
God regrets everything He’s made, He’s sendin’
Storm clouds, there’s Hell to pay for our sins
We’ve worn His patience thin
Forty days of heavy rain is gonna
Drive you and I insane on a boat
Full of beasts and creepin’ things
Do you trust me to trust Him?
I’m too afraid to disobey
The waters subsided
You and I rubbed our eyes and lead the kids outside
Our God said He’ll never curse the ground,
Blot us out, but I can tell you’re hurt
Above us – a rainbow
Can we count on Him or is it all for show?
I don’t want to believe
I had made you wrongly count on me
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Isaac
04:58
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You made my father lie to me
Lead me up a hill and tie me down
You made my father love You more
How could I forget what You said?
“Take now your only son whom you love
And offer up his blood to me
I will call you faithful, I will make you fruitful
But first give him up to Me”
You made my father hold a knife to me
Turn his face away and close his eyes
I held my breath, You changed Your mind
How could I forget what You said?
“Take now your only son whom you love
Untie his hands and feet, set him free
All the world will be blessed, all will call you righteous
But first go and set him free”
I couldn’t go back with him, I couldn’t turn back to You
Do You even comprehend what You put me through?
Are You just using me for some greater scheme?
Why have You forsaken me?
“Take now My only Son whom I love
And nail His body to a tree
I will call you blameless, bathe you with forgiveness
But first give Him up to Me”
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Leah
03:54
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I know I’m not your type
Not real easy on the eyes
But you know I’m faithful
And eager to please
I’m sure you don’t prefer
To share my bed at night
But we can blow the candles out
And pretend I’m someone else
Every time you wake up beside me you forget my face, don’t recall my name, you don’t love me
You don’t love me like I love you
One son after the other
Makes me a mother of nations
But you’re far from expressing
Your love and your blessing to us
What am I supposed to do
When nothing’s ever good enough?
You’ve had my heart for all these years,
But it’s more like a thorn in your side
Every time you wake up beside me you forget my face, don’t recall my name, you don’t love me
You don’t love me like I love you
I’ll praise the Lord despite you
I’ll praise the Lord to spite you
All the world will know you don’t love me like I love you
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Jacob
04:25
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Night fell on me like a heavy dream
Of angels coming and going
I thought I heard You say
You’d keep me safe and walk with me
I waited by the riverside for Esau
To come and take my life
Like I took his own years ago
Israel, I struggle to be redeemed
Israel, You freely give Your blessing
I wrestle with You before dawn
When the night is darkest
And You break me down
Till there’s nothing left but a new name
Israel, I struggle to be redeemed
Israel, You freely give Your blessing
Shed the skin, shear the lies I left behind
Dress me with a blessing truly mine
Shed the skin, shear the lie that made me blind
Dress me with a blessing truly mine
Israel, I struggle to be redeemed
Israel, You freely give Your blessing
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Tamar
03:06
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You can’t recognize my face behind a veil
And in the dark
You can’t tell that I’m the one who shared a bed
With two of your dead sons
You can do what you want with me
‘Cause I’ll get mine
Everything that you owe me, you will repay
In ways you can’t even see
You’ve made a fool of me
But I will make a fool of you
I took the ring off your finger
And the staff from your hand
You knelt down and knew me well
But you left as quick as you came
You’ve made a fool of me
But I will make a fool of you
Your sons grew in my womb
Harsh men threw me at your feet
You sought out to end my life
But your ring’s on my finger
And your staff is at my side
You’ve made a fool of me
But I will make a fool of you
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Benjamin
04:24
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Joseph, Rachel – our mother – is gone
Her last words named me Ben-Oni
“Son of her suffering”
Our father keeps me close to him
He calls me Benjamin
The last of her kin
I wish she could be here
To wrap her arms around us
I wish she wasn’t dead ‘cause of me
Joseph, I always thought you were dead
Our half-brothers never said
What they put you through
Growing up I would pretend that you
And mother were still alive
Always by my side
I wish she could be here
To wrap her arms around us
I wish she wasn’t dead ‘cause of me
Brother, I don’t really know you
But I know what it’s like to
Leave an old name behind
Come and weep on me
Shed your tears, your grief
Rachel – our mother – is dead
But I am here for you in her stead
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