01. End of Days
02. Unbreakable
03. Bury Me in Jiménez
04. The Disgusting Maw
05. Pukelips
06. Where It Rains
07. The Eye of the Storm Part II
08. Oaxaca
09. All, But the Archer
10. The Listener
11. Bound by Blood
12. The Determined Drunk
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"Satan has a whole army of people. They work around the clock, they work 24 hours a day. They don’t slumber or sleep. They have an objective... and that’s to bring everybody in this coutry into slavery."
(Sample from this sermon video; 0:49 - 1:00)
Faith, Family, Friendship, Forever. Faith, Family, Friendship, Forever. Faith, Family, Friendship...
FOREVER TRUE.
[....] New life, resurrected, one chance to start again. My heart and soul convicted, freed from a life of pain. This world will not break me, it’s lies won’t hold me down. I’ll stand strong by your side, unified we’ll stand our ground... Through blood we are brothers, through blood we’ve been set free. Through blood we are brothers, through blood we’ve been set free. This friendship is forever, you are my family. This friendship is forever, you are my family. You are my family. You are my family. You are my family. UNBREAKABLE. Unbreakable. New life, resurrected, one chance to start again. My heart and soul convicted, freed from a life of pain. This world will not break me, it’s lies won’t hold me down. I’ll stand strong by your side, unified we’ll stand our ground. United we stand, divided we fall. His blood was spilled for us, this bond... unbreakable.... Faith, Family, Friendship, Forever. Faith, Family, Friendship, Forever. Faith, Family, Friendship, Forever. Faith, Family, Friendship, Forever True. Forever True. Forever True. Forever True. Forever True.
Song commentary (by guitarist Vasely Sapunov):
This is the oldest Saving Grace song that we still play live and we wanted to use it for the opening track of the new album. It is undoubtedly our best known song and its lyrics sum up everything that we stand for as a band, as brothers and as a ministry. By the redemption of the cross we have been ressurected from the dead and have received new life through the blood that was spilled. To stay forever true to our faith, our family and our friendship is the very essence of everything Saving Grace is about.
Bury me... in Jiménez. Bury me... bury me... Take me home at the end of the day. Give me a humble burial in an unmarked grave. Take me back... to where the water is pure and the air is clear... water is pure and the air is clear.... You carry me with promises to a place where beauty breaks your heart. To where beauty breaks your heart... beauty breaks your heart... To Where I can lay at Your feet forever. To Where I can bask in Your majesty for eternity. In Jesus Name. Amen.
From the moment that you were born you’ve been shown aesthetic perfection and told that you’re nothing if not that, force-fed vanity by the media and its lies... and its lies. So you hide your heart and you hide your face, buried beneath six feet of mascara, building your life on one single layer of foundation. And all the while just beyond your sight : The face of love; compassion stares from behind the mirror. He weeps, for you are ashamed of the beauty He sees deeper, even deeper... the only beauty that matters... For everything of this world will pass away : is subject to decay. Look further... even further... even further... and you too will see what His eyes rest upon, it’s you and that beauty is indescribable. Let it breathe. Let it breathe. Let it breathe. Let it breathe. Let it breathe... Go... Let it breathe. Let it breathe. Let it breathe.
Song commentary (by vocalist Nicholas Tautuhi):
From birth we are bombarded with images of unattainable beauty and material excess. This song is about the true beauty that goes beyond the depth of skin. The beauty that all too often goes unnoticed for many of us. We are all individuals, created by God. Beauty is more than how we look. It’s who we naturally are in Christ Jesus.
(feat. guest vocals by Adam McFarlane)
.... An ever present question (question) haunting every single thought (every single thought) that passes through my head (through my head). Inner monologue bombarded with a slew of degradation and abuse seemingly mocking my every attempt to grab at any form of stability... yeah... stability. The voice of unreason screaming in my ear, throwing reality out the window and removing any sense of balance [Nick & Adam]... and removing any sense of balance [Nick & Adam]... And all this through a crack in my shell. And all this through a crack in my shell. And all this through a crack in my shell.... The vastness of the enemy’s army is both fear and awe-inspiring. The vastness of the enemy’s army is both fear and awe-inspiring... awe-inspiring... awe-inspiring, but a mere whisper has been more than enough to crush me. Words... Get out of my head... just get it out of my head... get out of my head... [Nick & Adam]. Oh... Oh Jesus please (Jesus please) still this vomit lathered tongue.
.... If I could take you away, I’d take you to a place where I can sing you to sleep, somewhere I don’t have to scream. To a place where I can open my chest without being afraid. And there the future wouldn’t writhe. And there the future wouldn’t writhe. Where He reigns: Where it Rains: Where He reigns. Take me to a place where tomorrow wouldn’t cripple me with fear... cripple me with fear. There tomorrow would not cripple me with fear. There tomorrow would not cripple me with fear. There, we could sit and talk the hours past and pain would wither in the radiance of His blessing, this blessing... of His blessing, this blessing. Please bless this. Father preserve us. Maybe even our feet would never again touch the ground and it would rain every single day. Maybe even our feet would never again touch the ground and it would rain every single day. No more sunshine and here we find comfort and rest, only and always in (always in) eternal Son shine (Son shine). Always.
7. The Eye of the Storm Part II (Interlude)
(Instrumental)
8. Oaxaca
(feat. guest vocals by Mattie Montgomery of For Today)
Through storms and wars take me into a new place, a world so beautiful, a city of treasure buried beneath a sky of injustice. I am here, but I am filled with fear. Am I ready or am I standing in naivety? Send me out. Send me out... Through storms and wars take me into a new place, a world so beautiful, a city of treasure buried beneath a sky of curses. In the air the smell of death, the grip of fear was all surrounding. The oppression all-consuming, overbearing, overwhelming. I am here, but I am filled with fear. Am I ready or am I standing in naivety? ([Nick & Mattie] But the scriptures tell us that the Lord has not given us a spirit of fear, but one of power and of love and of a sound mind, that we can go into the world and that Christ will be our strength and our protection, and that the sick will be healed and the dead will be raised). [Growling by Mattie] Send me out [Mattie & Nick] : Let it be [Nick & Mattie]. Send me out : Let it be [Nick & Mattie]. I am your hands, God use me [Mattie & Nick]. Send me out [Nick], out [Mattie] : Let it be [Nick]. Let it be [Mattie]. I am your hands [Nick], your hands [Mattie], God use me [Nick & Mattie]... A nation on it’s knees will see the power of God released. A nation on it’s face will see salvation in this place [Mattie & Nick].
Song commentary (by guitarist Vasely Sapunov):
"This song was written about the emotions and spiritual experiences that we went through as a naïve band thrust into ministry in a Third World country during our time in Mexico [September/October 2008] with our great friends For Today [tour blogs: part 1 - part 2]. The city and state of ‘Oaxaca’ (pronounced ‘Wah-Hah-Kah’) is where we spent most of our time in Mexico. This was a life-changing experience for every single person involved and throughout all of the oppression and darkness that was over that place, our presence and unity in Christ meant that God took victory because His people showed humility and hunger for Him and His truth. God’s power was released in a huge way over this place and I believe that this will increase over time because of the hearts and the great witness of many of the believers that are situated there. Mattie from For Today was an obvious choice of guest vocalist for the track as he was there with us during this time, and it was in the city of Oaxaca that we actually asked him to be on our next album. It all worked out very organically. I believe the track carries a special anointing of the Holy Spirit and ties in well with what I believe was a prophetic annointing on the interlude track ’The Eye of the Storm Part II’."
9. All, But the Archer
All I ever wanted was a father to love and edify me. All I ever wanted was a lasting pure embrace, but your attempt was self-serving and sick. What father would ever do this to his own child?...to his own child?...to his own child? Let me fall victim to perversion : justice died the moment you stepped in. Let me fall victim to perversion : justice died the moment you stepped in. Trust betrayed and innocence taken : silence bought your justification. Trust betrayed and innocence taken : silence bought your justification. You put a price on... You put a price on...purity : scared it into secrecy, but dormant bodies burst. But the scratches on the surface hinted at something terrible beneath, waiting to bleed out a secret death : a truth untold, but once it’s spilled the battle is over. Internal bleeding ebbs long after wounds have healed. No part of me remains untainted by your hands. The guilt is on your head : the blood is on your hands. The guilt is on your head... your head..... This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won. This war is won.
Song commentary (by vocalist Nicholas Tautuhi):
As a child I was sexually abused for many years by a close family friend, who tried to justify his actions by telling me that he wanted to give me what I had been missing out on by not having my father around. Every day of my life I can feel the effects of what I lived through and every day is a battle to fight. Some days it’s easy and some days I go to sleep with the taste of defeat on my tongue, but at the end of it all the victory is in shedding light on this struggle. It’s in darkness that our inner demons thrive, so don’t give darkness a chance to take hold of your hurts... give them to Jesus.
10. The Listener
I would have you know that if it were denounce or die you would be staring into dead eyes. I would like to know, do you carry the weight of truth and conviction or am I speaking to a room pulsating with the motions of fermenting flesh? ...or am I speaking to a room pulsating with the motions of fermenting flesh? Would you really go to any length? Would you fight ‘til the death? Would you really go to any length? Would you fight ‘til the death? ...’til the death? ...’til the death? Would you really go to any length? Would you fight ‘til the death? Would you really go to any length? Would you fight ‘til the death? Well, either way, I hope you realize I would happily “waste” my breath on you ‘til the day I die to help you see the Truth. ‘Til the day I die... Until the day I die. I’m not afraid of change. My name is revolution. I’m not afraid of change. My name is revolution... My name is revolution. My name is revolution... I’m not afraid of change. I’m not afraid of change. I’m Not Afraid Of Change. I’m not afraid.
Song commentary (by vocalist Nicholas Tautuhi):
This song is my way of questioning those who say that they would stop at nothing to uphold their beliefs. However, I also kind of wrote it from the perspective of Jesus speaking to me. Are we really as zealous as we claim? That is for us to examine within ourselves.
11. Bound by Blood
(feat. guest vocals by Levi Robinson of Bloodsport)
.... This is a blood-bound brotherhood, nothing can take this away. No hate can come between us, no distance can separate. Through the years I’m looking back without an ounce of regret. These times we shared together I know we’ll never forget. No regrets. Never look back. In His Name... Bound by Blood... Bound by Blood. [Nick & Levi] Nick: "From the East Coast of New Zealand to South Australia and worldwide, flying this banner high, proclaiming a message of hope to a dying world." Levi (Bloodsport): "You think we’re gonna sit back and watch this world burn in hell? No way... it’s time to step up or step out’ the way!" Break it down... Drop it... Bound by Blood... Bound by Blood.
12. The Determined Drunk
Sample from the movie "The Libertine" (2004, with Johnny Depp):
John’s Mother (played by Francesca Annis): "We who are nobility rise above the calls of the flesh."
John (played by Johnny Depp): "That is true. We have our strength of will, do we not?"
John’s Mother: "I hope we do."
John: "But supposing we are perverse, and use our will to bad ends?"
John’s Mother: "Then we search deep inside ourselves... and we tear out the evil."
Flesh rising, a bloodied battle field, mass temptation, a ceaseless bludgeoning. Constant confrontation, a flood of decadence tearing at my weaknesses. Clawing, gnashing at my blistered heels, who can save me now? Who can save me from myself? Can you save me now? Thus far I’ve only further tightened the grip of sin’s hands around my throat... around my throat. No strength. No strength of mine. Only God’s good mercy. Only His perfect love. (For I can do all things through Christ Jesus who gives me strength. For I can do all things through Christ Jesus who gives me strength.) Guilty hands are covered with the stink of sin, but perfect precious blood takes the bitter shame away. Mercy poured out freshly, a flood of righteousness covering my brokenness. Dark deeds are swept away like crumbling ashes. I accept my death. I embrace my cross, the thorn in my side. I embrace my weakness, the log in my eye. Thus far I’ve only further tightened the grip of sin’s hands... This is me, the face of dependency... Go... Lord give me strength, for I am weak. Christ be my strength so I can overcome. I will overcome.
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