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1.
Lawless 04:46
Another brush with the lawless Another watch on the mend We built it brightest and tallest But everything has an end Another light of the signal Another burn 'cross the skies Another tap at the window Oh, you're a sight for sore eyes Keep the light in your eyes, liven up my girl We were made for these times, liven up this world Another brush with the lawless One, two many hands tick away And they will never withdraw us We've got our hands on the clay Our footsteps toward the horizon there A feral cry out for war Our children say they're enlightened heirs To this world worth fighting for Keep the light in your eyes, liven up my girl We were made for these times, liven up this world
2.
Golden Light 04:26
Oh, great sinner Is your spirit growing weak? Great sinner, don’t speak Like a lion in the winter Your strength splinters And now you join the meek Oh, great sinner Have you fallen to your knees? Great sinner, you’ll see If you’re only a beginner Oh, great sinner Meet the great sinner in me Oh, Golden Light Oh, Golden Light Oh, Golden Light Oh, Golden Light And were you not born a sinner Though your mother washed you clean? Great sinner, I’ve seen That even as you lie within her Oh, great sinner You’re the same sinner as me Oh, Golden Light Oh, Golden Light Oh, Golden Light Oh, Golden Light So let us sing, brave sinners Let us fall onto our knees Brave sinners, let’s sing If you’re only a beginner Oh brave sinner Meet the brave sinner in me Oh, Golden Light Oh, Golden Light Oh, Golden Light Oh, Golden Light
3.
My Brother, my Brother How have you found time to prosper When worlds depend upon your posture and your patience? God willing, God willing And depending on what you’re feeling We’ll fasten this planet to the ceiling So you can get some rest My Brother, I’m sure you’ve heard them Singing praises from your burden Though you feel you don’t deserve them Oh you have earned them So Brother, don’t get lonesome Your tears will salt our oceans Sending tidal waves in motion And trembling to our feet My Brother, look at the seeds you’ve sewn Your children have gone and grown With whole solar systems in tow ‘Cause you’ve taught them hold their own My Brother, I’m sure you hear The warring nations in your ear Though it’s war that brought you here Don’t weep, my Brother ‘Cause by my own admission We have yet to learn to listen Though we yearn to speak of wisdom How foolish to speak of less My Brother, look at the seeds you’ve sewn Your children have gone and grown With whole solar systems in tow ‘Cause you’ve taught them hold their own My Brother, I’m sure you hear The warring nations in your ear Thought it’s war that brought you here Don’t weep, my Brother
4.
Chosen One 04:10
I put away the Bible for a moment to enjoy this sense of longing, sense of longing, sense of longing, since I'm longing to be human for a moment to rejoice and to ignore the sense I'm wronging, sense I'm wronging, sense I'm wronging Am I wronging my Creator? (chosen one) Am I wronging my Creator? (chosen one) Wronging my Creator? I saw the Virgin Mary in the fog upon my glasses, souls in passing, souls in passing, souls in passing, souls in passive conversations at the altar, and I’m clutching to my hymnal I’ve worn it ragged, I’ve worn it ragged, I’ve worn it ragged Am I wronging my Creator? (chosen one) Am I wronging my Creator? (chosen one) Wronging my Creator? Now we've clear-cut all Creation to print versions of the Scriptures bound in leather, bound in leather, bound in leather, bound in blood and leathered hands beset in prayers oh my Lord, my Lord, forgive me. Your transgressor, your transgressor, your transgressor Am I wronging my Creator? (chosen one) Am I wronging my Creator? (chosen one) Wronging my Creator? Wronging my Creator?
5.
Nice try, but I think that we can agree That this is something short of a symphony Just trying to stay dry When it’s raining in minor keys And I’m wading knee deep in melancholy I think we're making the wrong impression And I won’t lie, all this seems strange to me We’re washing our feet at the break of eternity As if we’re making our first impression Am I saying this right? God, I hope I’m saying this right Now I’m tongue tied, and overwhelmed by the irony Scrambling for words when you’re finally in front of me Did I get this right? That for you to be with me Would be to sleep with the enemy? I think I’m making the wrong impression Am I saying this right? God, I hope I’m saying this right. Am I doing this right? God, I hope I’m doing this right. ‘Cause whatever is, just is Whether or not it’s justice Whatever is, just is Whether or not you’re conscious
6.
Pope Francis 06:09
Eyes that fall on empty faces Broken hearts that once held places Dear to all that failed to meet their expectations Set atop a mountain waiting To be picked among the flowers waiting From the false light that causes us to want it all My head has said that I’ve been wrong My body stands still, my face still long But my soul stands bold, my faith still standing strong We turn to watch our fathers look on Their eyes so worried that we’ll do what they’ve done They hold our mothers as to say their only son We’ll make a way and then do them proud For the Kings they revel And the Queens they dance all night With the fires raging The shadow hands take flight Not a soul was wanting Nor a heart had need to fight For they know as the moon glows The sun still shines at night How many times have you seen the people falter Stumbling sideways losing all their steam Feels like the world is spinning fast Your feet cannot keep up Your mind is racing your pace is quickly lost How many days do you feel like time’s been wasted Its all planned out no way you’d miss a beat You look to your left You notice that your friends have all moved on By the time you look back your day is almost done Are we cursed or can we figure it out That we lie to our hearts and fill our head with doubt Can we write our book on life If our faith has not been broken down At least once We will see and we will be For the Kings they revel And the Queens they dance all night With the fires raging The shadow hands take flight Not a soul was wanting Nor a heart had need to fight For they know as the moon glows The sun still shines at night

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released June 16, 2014

All songs written by The Roadside Scholars.
Produced/Recorded/Mixed by Steve Maggiora
@ ASP Recordings

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Adam
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