ALTARS LYRICS

1. Red Brick Army

We are the Red Brick Army
And we are here to take a stand
Against a lack of care for a dying world

2. Scum

I have been brought to understand the concept of right and wrong
My actions have betrayed me
I have been brought to overcome the desire to sink myself
My own thoughts have condemned me
My own thoughts have condemned me
And I have fought against my thoughts my needs my wants
And I have fought against my thoughts my needs my wants
My hands are wringing my neck
I am sick of the finger being pointed at the world
This constant fight is not with You
But with the body I'm in
And this body is fighting back
And surfacing from within
We will never find some peace of mind through the perfection that we seek
This grace shines brightest
When I'm on my knees and at my weakest point
I am the scum of the Earth
And I am redeemed
Good God I deserve nothing
I am the scum of the Earth
I deserve nothing
I am nothing

3. The Coward

I fear I fear I fear
That I forget to set myself apart
I fear I fear I fear
That I'm caught up in what is seen of us
And now I will bury the notion
That I am not who I claim to be
If seeing is believing then watch me soar from here
Fly fly away
If seeing is believing then watch me soar from here
Fly fly away
And feel free to watch me stop at nothing
Think what you want of us
And what we choose to be
And we are not afraid to
Be what we're meant to be
I fear I fear I fear
That I forget to set myself apart
I fear I fear I fear
That I'm caught up in what is seen of us
My faith has nothing to do with the eyes that look upon me
My faith has nothing to do with you or what you see of it
My faith has little to do with the voice that controls the armies
My faith has little to do with what surrounds me
'Cause I believe
Yes I believe in hope for man
'Cause I believe
'Cause I believe in it
Yes I believe
Yes I believe in hope for man
Yes I believe
Yes I believe in hope again
I fear I fear I fear
That I forget to set myself apart
I fear I fear I fear
That I'm caught up in what is seen of us
And now I will bury the notion
That I am not who I claim to be

4. Portlen

[Instrumental]

5. Lower

The struggles in my life have brought me to where I am now
I’ve been put here in this place
It’s in my nature to dwell on the circumstantial flaws
I want to change everything
I’ve walked the line between the strong in faith and weak in doubt
My thoughts have raced, they’ve fought and they’ve tried to figure out
What purpose is, what purpose does, where does my life fit in?
The questions that I thought would fade away they have no end
I cannot seem to find my place
Can I embrace this low?
I’ve lost the path, it seems that if I found it I wouldn’t even know
All I want is to understand
And now I find myself here. Through all the choices I’ve made
And now we find ourselves here, through all these choices we have made
I’m too content with watching my life fade away
I’ll take advantage of this gift of “grace” day-by-day
It is apparent that I am the root of all my flaws
But trust that I will point my finger at every wrong cause
Pull me out of myself
Oh God I'm calling to you
Pull my out of myself

6. Unknowing

I can't find my way home
I can't find my way
It seems my mind in mourning
A part of me that's dead
It's trying to come back
The answers that I'm looking for are always just beyond my reach
I'm a drowning man that's reaching out to you
I'm tired of losing sleep
I am my own demise
This is the turning point
This is the turning point
The answers that I'm looking for are always just beyond my reach
I'm a drowning man that's reaching out to you
I'm tired of losing sleep
This is the turning point
I'm no longer standing by
This is my turning point
God thank you for giving me another try
Get out of my head
Get out of my head
I can't live with these regrets
I can't find the end
The answers that I'm looking for are always just beyond my reach
I'm a drowning man that's reaching out to you
I'm tired of losing sleep
I can't find the end

7. Ryland

[Instrumental]

8. Montreal

Look at me
I can not seem
To hold my own
Now let's watch me fall apart
Turn me around
Turn me around
I feel my own mind breaking down
I'm looking back and behind me
It's normal to be scared of what the future holds
But it's the past that's keeping me from letting go
I'm terrified of the things I could have changed
And the words I never said
Sometimes I think and wonder why regretful scenes
Constantly run through my head
I'm terrified
My mind is taking me back
To how it all used to be
And all I want
And all I wanted from this
Is for my mind to be free
I've been running and hiding from what I used to be
What am I to do with this shame and guilt
God am I diseased?
I've been running and hiding from what I used to be
I have no way of going back to change
If only I had seen
Turn me around turn me around
I feel my own mind breaking down
I'm looking back and behind me
It's normal to be scared of what the future holds
But it's the past that's keeping me from letting go
I'm terrified of the things I could have changed
And the words I never said
Sometimes I think and wonder why regretful scenes
Constantly run through my head
It's not the end

9. Shepherds

All my life I looked up to you
Because I saw you were strong in the faith
I saw you were strong in a unique way
But now I see that things are never as they seem
Even the strongest mind can fall to be weak
Where is your heart this isn't what you used to stand for
Your actions are so very contradicting
We walk the path of the true
There is no compromising
Everything that you stood for
Now lies in the dust
Your fame has brought you weakness
Your fame has brought you weakness
Don't lead the sheep astray
Don't lead the sheep astray
I'll draw the line
I'll draw the line
So take your teachings elsewhere
Somewhere my eyes can't see
I'll tell the world of your false prophecy
Because I see straight through your schemes
Now everything that I was searching for is gone

10. Revelation

The things I've seen
Over the past few years
Have only brought despair
I've seen lies, filth, and greed
Consume our lives
And all I can do is stare
I've seen the darkness in the streets
Overcoming my sense of innocence
This is not how I thought this world would be
This is not what I was raised to believe
I've seen the darkness inside me
Sometimes it's the only thing that I see
I'm running out of things to hope for
God give me something to hope for
Jesus reveal your presence to me
Darkness is all I see
God give me the strength to believe
Jesus make known your will for me
God all I'm asking of you is to bring me something to hope for
In myself
I've seen the scum of this Earth
Overcome the beauty
I know I'm called to help
But the path isn't clear to me
So show me

11. Realization

For far too long
I've chosen to live outside your grace

12. Conclusions

Don't call me pleasant
For I am bitter
To this broken world
The world around me
I've fallen to the ways of man
I've walked the easy path
I have not loved the ones around me
I'll blame it on this world
The one that's turned it's back on you
But that's exactly what I'm doing
For far too long
I've only opened my eyes to the dark
For far too long
I've chosen to live outside your grace
I've walked the easy path
I have not loved the ones around me
I'll blame it on this world
The one that's turned it's back on you
But that's exactly what I'm doing
And the only one to blame is me
Luminous beings are we
Not this crude matter
God I know my body's weak
But make my soul strong again
My body is bruised, but my soul is redeemed
Stand with me now
Against a world of filth and greed
Stand with me now
Stand with me and the one who can redeem
You are the answer, you're just within my reach
You are the answer, you're everything I need (Unknowing)
You're everything that I was searching for (Shepherds)
I am the scum of the Earth, and I am redeemed (Scum)
Feel free to watch me stop at nothing (The Coward)
Pull me out of myself (Flaws)
The light is all I see (Revelation)
I've been running and hiding from what I used to be (Montreal)
We are the Red Brick Army (Red Brick Army)





ALTARS LYRICS