Unacceptable

I’m not good enough for you
You don’t like me the way I am
But I need you to approve
So I’ll prove to you I can
Be exceptional
Beautiful in your eyes
Undeniable
Since I would rather die
Than be unacceptable

You tell me I’m okay
But actions speak louder than words
You continue to pull away
And rejection is all I’ve heard
So I’ll starve or I’ll bleed
Do whatever I need
To control the hurt raging inside of me
All the pain and the fear
In my eyes is unclear
I turn away so you don’t see

I’m not good enough for you
You don’t like me the way I am
But I need you to approve
So I’ll prove to you I can
Be exceptional
Beautiful in your eyes
Undeniable
Since I would rather die
Than be unacceptable

Ambassador in Chains

Tear me down.
Whittle me away
until all that remains
is an ambassador in chains.

The life that I live is not my own.
The place I reside is not my home.
The sun in the sky is not my light.
The darkness that falls is not my night

I live to glorify and praise
the Lord on high. I walk by Your grace.
I seek Your face. It is my guide.
Surrounded by love is where I abide.

I stretch out my hands and lay down my life.
I surrender my weakness, exchanged for Your might.
I die to desires to live in Your truth.
I take up my cross and follow You.

So tear me down.
Whittle me away
until all that remains
is an ambassador in chains.

Just as the Ocean

Too much commotion
Raging inside
Just as the ocean
Wrestles the tide

Too many choices
I need to make
Well-meaning voices
Speak each mistake

I’m too weak to say no
I’m too strong to let go
I’m too tired to press on
Yet still filled with passion

I’ll follow my dreams
Where e'r they may lead
I’ll trust and believe
You’ll meet my need

You guide each motion
I reach for more
Just as the ocean
Reaches the shore

Free

I’ve been alone
I’ve felt uncertain
All on my own
Behind a curtain
Hidden away
Hidden from view
Fallen from grace
Denying the truth

Bring me back to who I am
Bring me back to who I am in You
In the presence of Your love
There is nothing to fear
There is nothing to do
Just be me
Just believe
Just turn on the light
and shine out to the darkness

Just be you
Just be true
Unleash your inner
Calling to greatness
You’re free

Dream

Please, don’t take away my dream
I know that it may seem
like it’s not very much at all
but it’s all that’s left of me
So please, don’t take away my song
I’ll sing it all day long
and hold on to the words as truth
even if I’m wrong

I know there will be a brighter tomorrow
that will transcend my current sorrow
The sun is shining just over the horizon
I have to believe it
And if I’m able to look back someday
and regret my choices made along the way
I’ll be able to see beyond my guilt and shame
At least that’s what I pray

But my faith will have to be enough for now
to find a way to awaken from this dream somehow
And to keep me depending on the promise of love
for the ever-illusive life I’m dreaming of
But it’s all I have right now
So don’t take my dream away

Snowfall

Admiring the silver snow
From safe inside my heated home
Dismissing reasons for to roam
Content to view from my window
The shimmering sparkles at a glance
As tiny ballerinas dance
Across the stage of artic ice
Yet every season has its price

The roads are treacherous to brave
The highways are as sheets of glass
Our strong heroes are out to save
And subject to each freezing blast
So pray protection if you will
Because the snow is falling still

Rain

I drink you in like autumn rain and feel my pulse begin to shutter
My mind explodes with images mere words are unfit to utter
The heart can feel what it can’t explain
The body holds what it can’t contain
As the world halts momentarily to allow my passing dream to flutter