words I write

Many people have asked if the lyrics to our songs are online somewhere so they can read them. I've been wanting to post them for quite some time, but I've been swamped with working, sewing, writing new music, and maintaining my other life obligations such as laundry. Finally I found some time this afternoon and I will be posting all the lyrics to our EP - Shadows Within, PLUS lyrics to the other songs that we play live and are not recorded yet. I hope these words impact you as much as they have impacted me.

Alabaster Jar

words and music by Meg Hudson

Outside I pray for strength

but how would even God hear me?

the lights are glowing from the triclinium

as my feet begin moving, to fix all that I have done wrong

I hear their comments fly

whispers race behind my back

but His eyes meet mine

step on, I step on

and at His feet I fall

tears flowing easily now

and silence falls

the air is thick with tension

but I pour out perfume on His feet

and apologize when my tears dilute

this anointing

So I'll take this alabaster jar

all I have at Your feet

holding nothing back

my sin exposed and my hair let down

praising You with this

alabaster jar

my hair I let down

like so many times before

each time a wound

another scar on my soul

my tears wet His feet

it's different than before

He doesn't turn away

so still I have hope

Lord forgive me,

You're faith has saved you

Lord forgive me

Go in peace

Downstream

words and music by Meg Hudson

Is it always this lonely when we turn in the towel?

watching others succeed and carry on, without a doubt

You say You have a greater plan for me, I wanna believe

so close my eyes to the world so I cannot see

the eddies are pulling me to idle in their tides

but Your current is much stronger I won't waste by the side

cause I wanna go

Downstream, Downstream

what's waiting for me

show me past where the willows cry into the sea

Downstream, Downstream

wanna flow on every rapid

moving forward never looking back

at the waters that once held me captive ya

It's hard to trust what lies just around the bend

but I'll keep searching cause I know it's in Your hands

patience beckons with every turn and still no sign

I have no other choice but to wait until it's time

and when I feel alone out here in this boat

I find my hope that I'm not alone

freedom's in the sky I finally feel alive

I know it deep inside that, I'm not alone

Reign in Me

words and music by Meg Hudson

can You see beyond these walls?

the one's I've put up to hide my scars

would You recognize me tonight

the tears in my eyes are my disguise

can You hear me?

would You listen please?

I'm crying, crying, crying

for You to come reign in me

can You hear me?

I have a desperate plea

I am in need

for You to come reign in me

I sometime's wonder how could I be blessed

with a past that is such a mess

but You've promised me

life for eternity

when I lose myself, come and follow You

so would You reach through the clouds tonight

reach down and change my life

I am restless without Your hands

guiding everything the way You've planned

so let Your will be played through my life

as Your child is broken in Your arms

Amnesty

words and music by Meg and Greg Hudson

I dream of things most people are frightened of

they tend to dwell here

an asphyxiating disease

it's been so long since I've seen this ground

what right do I have to be here at all

but in this fight for my life

there's no where else I'd rather have fallen

Amnesty

just pardon for my wrongs

but it doesn't change what I've done

they suffocate my air supply

threatening to take the vessel down

(take the whole thing down)

I'm terrified to be defined this way

can words bring healing rain

or am I subject to blind dismay

Amnesty

just pardon for my wrongs

but it doesn't change what I've done

Amnesty

I'm guilty where I stand

but I do know a man who'll save me

It's temporary but it feels eternal

I have nothing left to gain here

(there is nothing left for me)

deep in the heart of bitterness

I'll rip the root out soak in cleansing

(cleanse me Lord)

This fire seems overwhelming

I offer up my soul

(take my soul)

You outstretch Your arms

death that was meant for me

You taught me

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These next few are songs we've played live, but have not released the recording of

Eradicate

words and music by Meg and Greg Hudson and Drew Hall

I'm wicked and iniquity tends to surround my heart

It's time to come clean of everything in between You and I

what belongs to You I've been holding on to

claiming it as mine, but

It's all Yours

It's all Your

every heartbeat

every breath inside my lungs

it's all Yours

it's all Yours

take this pride within me

and set me free

dirt dirt, it seems it's always on my mind

but now it's mud cause my sweat and tears is all it seems to find

but as I step through it, you know my feet are getting slower

as I fret about it, you mentioned it I'm growing colder

I'm free to run from but is that what You call freedom?

You can't pick up your feet how do you define to run

they say the grass is greener on the other side

but if you run with my Lord the grass stays green through the wintertime

I'm casting aside the things obstructing You and I

such things as these, anger, malice and deceit

I wanna walk in the light

on the battlefield I'm gunna bring my shield

cause You're the only one who'll get me through this fight

pick up your feet soldier, beauty's in the eye of beholder

and these are your eyes, so look through lines of the scolder

so many chains have been attached to a pretty picture

but let's take chains of free will to righteousness through scripture

to see a true beauty, a lovers duty, a God who's just

the price of sin is death that's why we earn to return to the dust

can't afford lifes spiritual welfare

the second I believed I needed spiritual healthcare

cause my eyes adjusted now to see my state of being

now my dirt attacks me quickly as I'm ever fleeing

waiting for deliverance father God you'll find me on my knees

from You comes the theme of my praise in the great assembly

Oh oh, here it comes the perfect storm

to prove to me that I was always very wrong

and I violate the fabrication of your way to life

no more inhibition, false religion

will shroud my vision of Your truth

I stand alone screaming for justice

but inside they slowly die

with no chance of hope for their life

for their life

I'm sick of lying eyes

and 'hello' 'goodbyes'

that never satisfy the very dying cries

of our world that screams someone rescue me

Solace

words by Meg Hudson / music by Greg Hudson

secrets trapped inside a wounded heart

searching for the light amidst all the dark

but hiding under your covers as you quiver with fear

won't make the monsters disappear, but

you don't have to hide, anymore

you don't have to run away, and face it all alone

there is no fear here, safe in love

He is all you need, He is everything

seek Him now, watch it rain down

you will see that He is all you need

I know that you're afraid to reveal your imperfections

the way to freedom is through confession

so lay it down right now and let Him intercede

cause only through truth will you be free

just let go of the things you think you know

for very soon you'll see that it does not belong

take what you want I have nothing left to fear here

so much time wasted on my selfish heart

I see now it was You all along

even in my darkest moments

You name me lovely

Embers

words by Meg Hudson / music by Greg Hudson

the embers flicker in the distance

as children play unaware

silent enemies watch and listen

to prepare the way for more despair

what better way to spread corruption

than through that which is innocent

to twist the value of what is good

to serve a purpose so misunderstood

one more time down the slide

one more jump of the swings

i swear I won't let it take me

I swear I'll try hard to stay me

but the fire is falling fast

as my town turns to ash

outside this chain link fence I've built

to preserve myself

we all start out with good intentions

but our short cuts lead us away

we let pride take over and wield the reigns

saying this is the way

no one saw it as it came this way

crept in and began to decay

in this city that has lost itself

and succumbed to the flames

but the fire is falling fast

as my town turns to ash

outside this chain link fence I've built

to preserve myself

I see the embers flash

as my city turns to ash

we can't escape this mess we've made

but running away

I lift my eyes up

where does my help come from?

my help comes from the Lord

maker of heaven and earth

I see the light bursting through the night

and I know, my help is on the way

I see the sky open up and I

and I know, my hope is on the way

my help is on the way, my hope is on the way

You are on Your way, You will save the day

You will save me

Plastic

words by Meg Hudson / music by Greg Hudson

I look so pretty in my box

placed in line upon the shelf

all my lining is in tact

and all the binding is in place

if i step outside, it could be dangerous

people always look down at the rebellious

yet I've started to notice a change in me

that these pieces aren't what I really believe

I will break all these plastic parts of me

til there's nothing fake that I can see

oh I never knew deceit could hide behind a simple smile

but I know all I wanna do is give in

to the art of being real

the art of being real

the veil has been removed

and I can finally see the truth

I'll scream it out until you can see it too

looking in on where I was seeing you're still bound there

trapped behind a blank cold stare

but the problem with perfection

is it puts you in a bind

it tears apart your dreams and makes you wanna give up

let the fire burn it all

watch the fire burn it all

send Your fire burn it all

© 2014 Meg and Greg Hudson

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