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Built For War
03:43
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I'm know for violence hell I was built for war
Lived by the code died by the sword
This new world don't have any need for those of us
Born that ain't afraid to bleed
Life dealt the cards and I
played the and
Looked down the barrel of a gun Fore Iwas a man
Things ain't been right ever since that day
Done a lot of things wrong, somethings got to change
I've got these demons pulling on m e
Dragging me down cause they got to feed
That ol black wolf hiding in all those lies
Ain't nothing but pain there in his eyes
It was so dark that Icouldn't see
The angel on my shoulder looking after me, he's been protecting what Iwas keeping hid Somewhere deep in me is still a ittlekid
Somewhere behind the alcohol and
pills
There was something deep Iwas trying to kill
I'd go up and then right back down
again
Like Iwas paying for some forgotten sin
But Abdiel wouldn't let me die
there all alone even though Ihad given up on hope
He Came back in a flash when I
needed him most and gave me a reason to save my soul
De Oppressor Liber that's been my code
That life carries a really heavy load But Igot a son he's my ace in the hole
Im gonna teach him towalk a better toad
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2. |
Between That Man and Me
03:14
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I haven't been the kinda man you always needed
Lost my way between the leavin' and the drinkin'
& I think what hurts the worst is | didn't put your first like I could've
I don't have world's greatest dad wrote on a trophy
I was too far gone for them to even know me
And that tears me up inside, but I'm gonna make it right like I should've
Chorus
Through clear eyes now I see just who I want to be I've come to understand The only thing between that man and me is me
Verse:
That man that you can trust
without a question A dad that's full of good advise and lessons
Someone that you're proud worthy of the love that you've given
But that change ain't gonna happen from a preacher, It's gonna happen with the person in the mirror
I'm working out the flaws, so I don't live behind the walls of my own prison
Chorus
Through clear eyes now I see Just who I want to be And I've come to understand, the only thing between that man and me is me
Bridge:
"is me"...no one else... Is in the way but myself
Chorus
Through clear eyes now I see Who I want to be
And I've come to understand the only thing between that man And the one that I've been lately
that just don't give a damn You see, the only thing between that man and me is me
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I always blamed my problems
On other things And most of my life Nothing changed
All I thought I needed Was A brand new start
But it never took long
For things to fall apart
Chorus
Cause everywhere I went
There I was Controlling everything And screwing it up
And I tried to run, but I couldn't run fast enough. Cause everywhere I went
There I was
chose to numb the pain
With alcohol and pills Thats a slippery slope On a very steep hill
I was losing ground
I was gaining speed All my biggest problems Was just as fast as me
Chorus
Cause everywhere I went There I was
Controlling everything And screwing it up
Bridge
It just took 12 steps And that old life was done
Im proud of the man I used to try to outrun
Cause everywhere I go, there I am
Free of guilt and shame That used to drag me down.
Its all up to God Cause I put it in his hands Oh, everywhere he goes, there I am
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4. |
I Think of You
02:54
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I'm not the monster That comes around When I bend
This rabbit hole ain't where I'm Gonna end
Reaching for handle That doesn't come with a brand
Falling from grace Wasn't what I had planned
Chorus
If I could take it back I would give it all away
I'm working on finding the me I used to be
So when I start slipping and don't know what to do
I think of you
I'm gonna kill the Devil that's been Killing me
It'll take me a lifetime But one day your gonna see
Your the last breath That I'm ever gonna breath
All I ask is You don't Give up on me
Chorus
I've got work to do to earn your trust and I ain't giving up
Chorus
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Operation Song Nashville, Tennessee
Operation Song is a 501(c)(3) non-profit whose mission is to empower veterans, active duty military, and their family
members to tell their stories through the process of songwriting. Music found on this page are the direct result of the military community entrusting us with their stories.
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