THE LITTLE PIECES How long can a broken healed thing last? How far can a dead bird fly? How powerful can a dry ocean be? How hot can a frozen sun beat upon us?
You're crying for breath But refusing to breathe You can't fill your lungs If you won't open your face to the stars Give up control Cry out your heart But until you let go Of the pieces of the past And even the future You're breathless lungs will stay And you'll die
How long can a broken healed thing last? How far can a dead bird fly? How powerful can a dry ocean be? How hot can a frozen sun beat upon us?
Fear not all that is lain before you It's not too late to give up It's not too late to lose control Of the little pieces Your blackend eyes will watch the stars again You will dance the blood away As the Holy One takes control Blinded, you fall away from everything consumed And Light is your only thought All is quiet
Crashing So alive
How much more is now How beautiful is tomorrow Merely human, our only hope Is that somehow the Light will find us worthy To shine through us Because only His powerful light Can shine through soot-covered glass
How long can a broken healed thing last? How far can a dead bird fly? How powerful can a dry ocean be? How hot can a frozen sun beat upon us? And if my life is any example The answer is no longer Than the life of a wilted flower Because only a wilted flower Will be noticed when somehow it stands