TOURNIQUET LYRICS

1. Sinister Scherzo

The world dances tuned to a dark macabre beat
Pulsating rhythm of war in the streets
Discordant melody – heart full of apathy
Discordant melody – but meant for unity

[Lead: Guerra]

Sinister scherzo – the pull of evil is strong
Sinister scherzo – led by its hell-bound song

Waking to find that today is the same
Do a quick line for your demons to tame
Losing yourself – motivation is gone
The map of your life - has already been drawn
Discordant melody – hearts full of apathy
Discordant melody - but meant for unity

Sinister scherzo – the pull of evil is strong
Sinister scherzo – led by its hell-bound song

[Lead: Poland]

Let Him change your song
Change your song
Change your song

[Lead 1: Guerra]
[Lead 2: Poland]

Sinister scherzo – the pull of evil is strong
Sinister scherzo – let Him change your song

[Psalm 40:3]

2. Longing For Gondwanaland

Once there was a place
United one race
Now it's not the case

We separate ourselves from those who are different
Silently or often with hateful volition
Afraid to be seen as so much the same
Gondwanaland is broken – only ourselves to blame

Cretaceous period was the time to super land mass Gondwanaland
Once a single and united continent
Separated violently by massive eruptions
Broken off land masses floating away on their own

Once there was a place
United one race
Now it's not the case

Oceanic dispersal symbolically acted out
By human isolation, separation, and doubt
Color, religion, and appearance – our distractions
Current reality broken into factions

Divided we fall

United we stand
Divided we fall
United we stand

[Lead: Poland]

Longing for Gondwanaland
But how do we get there
Longing for Gondwanaland

We're all from one place
Unified by grace

[Ephesians 1:10]

3. Memento Mori

Floating throughout the day without purpose
All the same routines with all the same outcomes
Decision of faith with such good intentions
Where did those good intentions go to?

We are mortal – but think we're invincible
We are fragile – but think that we're fearless
There is power in weakness and peace within the storm

Dying means living – living means dying – memento mori…

[Lead: Guerra]

I know the plans I have for you
To give you hope and a future too

[Lead: Poland]

We are unholy – but think that we're righteous
We are unworthy – but still feel entitled
Yet we can love – we love because He first loved us

Dying means living – living means dying – memento mori…

[John 11:25]

4. All Good Things Died Here

[Lead: Poland]

Like a leaf gently falling to welcoming ground
The gentlest ones shall rule the earth, how profound

All innocent beings who died are restored
So reached out a hand from creator and lord

With graceful power on fragile wings
A peaceful message born from timid things
A respite for the weary
Who struggle to make sense
Of worldly suffering and violence

The power struggle is waged by the strong against the strong
But the paradox is the weakest were the strongest all along

Pride will come before a fall
The merciful shall inherit all
Now we know the score
To elevate ourselves no more

All – good – things – died – here

[Galatians 5:22]

5. The Crushing Weight Of Eternity

From glaring spectral visions of unholy light
Funneled through a sad and broken kaleidoscope

Focus knob snapped off a long time ago
Bitterly sinking now you're your own foe
Day after month after year after decade
Slipping away 'cause your mind up you've made

Like a nagging dream – "a better life is out there"
Reaching out our hand a hand reaches right back to ours
Confusion starts to clear – a path appears before us
Should I trust the hand that I have never seen before?

The image is scrambled no reason to hope
The colors are there but in darkness we grope
A random arrangement of photons in tatters
Believing the lie that our life never matters

Reach your hand – He'll reach back

[Lead: Poland]

Reach your hand – He'll reach back

The crushing weight of eternity
Deafening moment for you and me
The weight is lifted when we choose to walk the path He offers

Kaleidoscope He hands to us – the focus clear – it's time to trust
The broken lens is paid for by the blood shed on the cross

[Lead: Poland]

[1 Corinthians 2:9]

6. The Peaceful Beauty Of Brutal Justice

A family sits heartbroken in a courtroom
Hoping for justice and closure

Their daughter's killer sits just a few feet away
Smirking and silent – a laugh now and then
There'll be no apology that he will wish to say
Unrepentant – there'll be no remorse today
Where is justice in this world?

Does pure evil enter into paradise?
Should unrepentant wickedness deserve something so nice?
Let justice reign, relieve their pain, let justice reign

Appointed unto man to die
And after that the judgment comes
The unrepentant wicked will be cast into damnation

Appointed unto man to die
And after that the judgment comes
Even though His hope is that we all will find salvation

[Lead: Poland]
[Lead: Guerra]

[Hebrews 9:27]

7. Can't Make Me Hate You

[Lead: Poland]

A heart rages against Him
Days of turning from that gentle nudge
Years of choices apart from his plan
Waving a fist at God just because we can

A still small voice says "Can't make me hate you"
A gentle spirit says "No matter what you do"
A still small voice says "Can't make me hate you"
Hardened heart, stubborn mind – leave them all behind

[Lead: Kirkpatrick]

By a conscious choice
Try to drown out the voice
Through the anger, apathy, and the hate

A loving father says "can't make me hate you"
A still small voice says "no matter what you do"
Hardened heart, stubborn mind – leave them all behind

[Romans 8:38]

8. One Foot In Forever

[Lead: Poland]

The beauty of this world carries the hints of eternity
In everything we touch, in everything we hear and see
Let creation inspire you – burn a fire in you
Let the blazing sun remind us of He who binds us
Let the waters remind us of biblical streams in the desert
See the creatures around us – and see the glimpse of His majesty

Keep one foot in forever
Live in the moment with the other
Let love be your guide
Embrace compassion inside

Keep one foot in forever
Live in the moment with the other
Don't let the days slip silently by you – uninspired
Let love be your guide – don't hold it inside

[Lead: Guerra]

Once around this world
Only chance we get

[Romans 8:22]

9. Gazing At Medusa

Cover your face – try to shield your eyes
Innocent deception is her disguise
Look upon her face – you will witness your demise
As you turn to stone – there will be no cries
The littered broken stone of those who came before
Who tried but failed – and lost the war
Who came to conquer – but her weapon ignored
Medusa…

She will turn you into stone
But a stronger one sits on the throne
You need only to be still
Trials come and trials go
He will fight your battle foe
Gazing at Medusa
Stare into her eyes – you're free
Free for all eternity
Gazing at Medusa

[Lead: Poland]

I can do all things through Him who strengthens me

When my back's against the wall
He will make sure I don't fall
Victory is ours to grasp
So go ahead and gaze
Stare into her eyes ablaze
Gazing at Medusa

[Philippians 4:13]







TOURNIQUET LYRICS