A Love Letter Under the Door by StepLikeThis, literature
Literature
A Love Letter Under the Door
You're a rose and I'm your garden
You arose and noticed me
How did the antics of a beggar
Catch the eye of royalty?
And though this world has hardened
Its heart and walked out on you
I stare transfixed forever
At the grace in which you move
I want you to know you're a rose
That has been stripped of its thorns
Perfect in every way
Why was I so blind to it before?
Forget how the saying goes
And let me open up the door
Your beauty won't let me close
My eyes - I've found what I've searched for
You came to my doorstep
And you found me unprepared
Heck I'm not even worth a visit
But you didn't seem to care
You're the hope in my
Yesterday you saw a man
Lost within his mind grasping at the air
You didn't see a thing but he swore it was there
In the darkness of night he spoke of a sunrise
Babbling on about God knows what
He was throwing his fists and always came up empty handed
But then he found a stone
Now you see a king standing before a throne
Battered with a crown
Spirit flying cause he wouldn't look down
And now you see the oil just dripping from his hands
Pouring from the stage and into the stands
He may be out of breath from breathing life on the world
But you'll find it in his right hand when you don't find it curled
Around a stone that he threw
Do we want a rebellion?
Are we looking for a cause?
Are you looking for an anthem?
Or do you really want the cross?
We all want to be on fire
Everybody wants to burn
Cause we all want to be someone
Before our season turns
But do we really want to lose our life - sacrifice
Everything we have and all our rights
Is this just a banner and a name -
Or do we share in His pain?
Is this truly our war or our game?
Throw your fist up if you never really cared about the name
I'm saying stand up if you really think to die is gain
Battered, Rage, Repeat by StepLikeThis, literature
Literature
Battered, Rage, Repeat
This pulse is quickening and its gonna explode
I think its time to rethink what I know
I knew I was a kid with a lot of friends -
Friends for a moment and a jerk in the end
Everybody's got their own crap to live for
And I am sick and tired - you could say that I'm bored
Of getting pissed off from waiting around
And heading back to the drawing board and writing it down
I've got 48 hours and I want more
Time to climb out of this hole
Cause nobodies helping and I feel so alone
Ya kick the dog after you throw it a bone
And people will tell me ya gotta commit
And so I commit and still I don't fit
Yeah I still don't feel apart of
This Better Go Somewhere... by StepLikeThis, literature
Literature
This Better Go Somewhere...
Digital inquiries echo in the rafters
As unseen errors delayed my request
And without fail, distant receivers contest context
And I remain misunderstood
Another weekend - another moment bored
There's a better life on such distant shores
Another song - another broken chord
Another night alone - expecting more
And its on the outskirts - outside the process
Where you wonder - do I have any less
Than what I did before?
Was I fooling myself? Like a man and a rain drop -
Blindly talking about his storm?
I have opened a lot of windows
And I called most of them doors
Looking somewhere - going nowhere
Always knowing there's more
I'm l
There's a tree atop the hill, and its strung with broken glass
In the light it shines so brightly but in the night we all just pass
I hold these truths self evident, that we all were made equals
But what I'm quickly finding out is that the strong still feel alone
We all were born with greatness to be returned unto it's full
But those among the greatest manifest it with a hole
All the strength that comes from prayer and the clearing of the clouds
Is what beckons our hearts to carry on amidst all the faces in the crowd
See all the mountains I can move
But I'm still looking for you
I fought this fight all by myself
But there is still
It was pretty loud that day - when all the walls came down
Everybody heard it and they knew it, but they were all just sitting around
But that open air just filled my lungs and i breathed in deep
My heart started to beat - faster and faster it was beckoning me
So i started to scream - cause i knew the truth and I saw what was going on
It was the only thing I could see - And they heard me out and I set
Everybody running for the hills because they saw it too
They tasted the air and they knew it was true
For once in their lives they could be free from this prison that
For all of their lives they had been prisoners at
And then it was al
So lets just break down in a rhyme, a steady kick drum as I flow in time
See I said one day that I want to rap and somebody laughed
Like maybe i was crazy or just out of my mind
And thats the type of crap that we deal with every day
You tell about your dreams and somebody will say
Thats its pointless or stupid or you'll never make it
And so we're all just wandering around trying to fill our hearts
With everything but what we had at the start
And all the older generations will mention incentive - a better invention
Invented (for) preventing us venting from senseless hearts but
Its not a problem with the heart it's a problem with t
If I said that I was hungry,
Would you give me something to eat?
If I said that I was thirsty,
Would you give me something to drink?
And if I needed a table,
Could you find one in the back?
If I needed direction,
Would you show me the tracks?
But then If I said that I was cold,
Would you let me come inside?
If I said there was something to be told,
Would you listen all night?
And If I was without,
Would you give me something?
And if I lost it,
Would you comfort me?
And if at the end of it all, it turned out that I was broken,
Would you love me?
Upon these stormy waters we are fighting for the land
This generation's heart is something few will understand
We told the world our dreams and it responded with "You Can't"
So here we are - we raise our hands
Because the fact of the matter is, we can
Our lives are worth it
And we won't be denied
Our hearts are purposed
And we won't give up the fight
Welcome to America:
That's where you'll find me
And my hungry generation just fighting for their dreams
Where you find the Living Water,
You will find us by its stream
Because everyone is thirsty and we're dying to be free
Is the message of this world "Nothing matters in the end?"
Father, Sons, And Vineyard by StepLikeThis, literature
Literature
Father, Sons, And Vineyard
So here in this city, in this vineyard of steel
Stand two sons of a Father, differing answers they yield
Allow me to be the latter and say you abandoned this field!
I turned away from the calling but in the dirt i still kneel!
We are to garden these people but we neglect to fill the pail
And in a passive sort of way we have allowed ourselves to fail
Where they see a pillar i see a bunch of rusty nails
Inscribed with party color ink you read I care nothing of the jails
See we walked the streets going to church that day
Past sidewalks and buildings all the same old gray
We turned the corner and with a quickened pace
Ignored the man w
I walk through the city and I'm feeling like a fish out of water now
I watched the sun go down on desert sands as I've traveled miles of foreign land
Its hard
I"ve seen my share of all the palaces but they don't feel like any home that I'd like to have
So I spent the night out in the alley just another darkened valley
And Its hard
I travel on
As time goes on
I've been thrown out at the city gates and I'm thinking thats its time that I be leaving here
I headed my way towards the open plains to distance myself from the pain
Its hard
And I saw the freedom laid before me but it doesn't feel so good when you are all alone
I found a di
For so long I haven't spoken
For so long I haven't sung
For so long I haven't written
No words ever seem to come
Cause what is a word if its not screamed at the top of your lung?
What is a song if not sung with all your heart?
And what is a heart if its not worn out on your sleeve?
And how can it sing if I won't let You sing to me?
We don't write to write for someone just to read
I don't sing to sing for someone to like me
And we don't crawl our way through the dirt
If there wasn't a hope to be free
This fire will be still
until its burning within me
And I will just be still
Until You're burning within me
Until You sing to me
One more time my worlds been wrecked
Can't say I'm surprised, its what I expect
All the walls are crumbling and the skies are coming down
But I am found
Pushed to the ground I took the shot
Everything's telling me what I am not
Crawling through the dirt its an uphill climb
But I am alright
My heart breaks more with every passing beat
And everybody's running and I"m bleeding in the street
I cried for help but no one listened to me
And to choke back the tears makes it hard to breathe
Everything's burning and my breath escapes
And the distance from you makes this too hard to take
My fire dies as my spirit breaks
And my strength is
I saw her dancing on the rooftop
Silhouetted in the moonlight
I heard her sing a melody
And I was captivated
Home is where the heart is
Any man would fight for it
They wrestle with the heavens
When pushed to sacrifice it
And so I wrestle with God
I'm afraid to lose
But afraid to give to have
And its this gut wrenching pain
That sends us to the dark side of things
See, I love her
And so I wrestle with God
Upon these stormy waters we are fighting for the land
This generation's heart is something few will understand
We told the world our dreams and it responded with "You Can't"
So here we are - we raise our hands
Because the fact of the matter is, we can
Our lives are worth it
And we won't be denied
Our hearts are purposed
And we won't give up the fight
Welcome to America:
That's where you'll find me
And my hungry generation just fighting for their dreams
Where you find the Living Water,
You will find us by its stream
Because everyone is thirsty and we're dying to be free
Is the message of this world "Nothing matters in the end?"
If I said that I was hungry,
Would you give me something to eat?
If I said that I was thirsty,
Would you give me something to drink?
And if I needed a table,
Could you find one in the back?
If I needed direction,
Would you show me the tracks?
But then If I said that I was cold,
Would you let me come inside?
If I said there was something to be told,
Would you listen all night?
And If I was without,
Would you give me something?
And if I lost it,
Would you comfort me?
And if at the end of it all, it turned out that I was broken,
Would you love me?
So lets just break down in a rhyme, a steady kick drum as I flow in time
See I said one day that I want to rap and somebody laughed
Like maybe i was crazy or just out of my mind
And thats the type of crap that we deal with every day
You tell about your dreams and somebody will say
Thats its pointless or stupid or you'll never make it
And so we're all just wandering around trying to fill our hearts
With everything but what we had at the start
And all the older generations will mention incentive - a better invention
Invented (for) preventing us venting from senseless hearts but
Its not a problem with the heart it's a problem with t
It was pretty loud that day - when all the walls came down
Everybody heard it and they knew it, but they were all just sitting around
But that open air just filled my lungs and i breathed in deep
My heart started to beat - faster and faster it was beckoning me
So i started to scream - cause i knew the truth and I saw what was going on
It was the only thing I could see - And they heard me out and I set
Everybody running for the hills because they saw it too
They tasted the air and they knew it was true
For once in their lives they could be free from this prison that
For all of their lives they had been prisoners at
And then it was al
There's a tree atop the hill, and its strung with broken glass
In the light it shines so brightly but in the night we all just pass
I hold these truths self evident, that we all were made equals
But what I'm quickly finding out is that the strong still feel alone
We all were born with greatness to be returned unto it's full
But those among the greatest manifest it with a hole
All the strength that comes from prayer and the clearing of the clouds
Is what beckons our hearts to carry on amidst all the faces in the crowd
See all the mountains I can move
But I'm still looking for you
I fought this fight all by myself
But there is still
Hey I was talking to someone the other day about something and I've been really chewing on some stuff lately and I thought I'd share.
So check it out. The Scripture I've been looking at and thinking on is really neat. Its In Acts 17, starting on verse 22 but then most importantly 24 and 25.
"The God who made the world and all things in it, since He is Lord of heaven and earth, does not dwell in temples made with hands; nor is He served by human hands, as though He needed anything, since He Himself gives to all people life and breath and all things; and He made from one man every nation of mankind to live on all the face of t
So I met this awesome girl named Franzi.
First time ever in the states. She comes from Germany.
She was in my French class. We joked a bit. But didn't say much.
Everyone exchanged emails with her on her last day this past Friday.
And she emailed me. She said she saw me on stage last thursday.
She said she saw my heart for God.
And she wanted to believe like me. She wanted to try.
And on Sunday she came to know Jesus.
And before this she had never thought about God in her entire life.
She was in America for 7 weeks.
And now she is back in Germany with no Christian friends or family members.
And she wants to save them.
And all I can
Well I just got up
And I just had a dream
In my dream there was this guy who was trying to get somewhere. He kept stepping out onto these ledges to get to where he was going. He had to. The first few ledges were easy cause they were like walls and such, stuff that would be easy to walk across. But the interesting thing about this, as I watched from 3rd person, was that he kept trying to cross them all like he was going to fall. He was trying to be so cautious cause he was afraid to fall and so sometimes he wouldn't even step out onto the ledge, and he would try to take a different path for fear the ledge was too hard. And every time he woul
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For some reason, dA won't let me comment on journals. So, here you go:
That confirms something for me. I have to go get my running shoes on.
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