Known Unto God

by Songs Of Dave

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1.
A God Plan 03:02
Chorus Say how does this serve me Belief I'm unworthy Conviction don't deserve what you want? Say how does this make sense My make believe pretend? Imagine if you can a God plan Verse 1 Aspire to realise To face with open eyes But no matter how you try, none the wise you are Verse 2 Desire to understand Could this be my promised land? And if you say it is, then please clarify ... Repeat Chorus Verse 3 So don the hat of God Imagine question ask Explain how does it serve not knowing answer? Verse 4 To believe out of reach Some things a heart desires See oneself as powerless - fact chiseled in stone? Instrumental Repeat Chorus
2.
Verse 1 All, in the end, make their choice - where explore Stone overturn - flavour seek - taste enjoy Verse 2 All, in the end, make their choice - how create Choose how express - remember or forget Chorus All contribute positive No out of bounds - right or wrong - judgement pass Verse 3 All, in the end, make their choice - how progress Choose chew the chewed - around a loop - or start afresh Repeat Chorus
3.
Spoken You say you believe God exists, God is perfect, and everything comes from God. So ... everything must be perfect, right? Verse 1 Death disease Proof enough Imperfect You believe Verse 2 Growing old Evidence Not our home Mind convinced Chorus But if God is perfect How come God create this? Verse 3 Kill be killed Run or die Jungle law Nature's way Chorus But if God is perfect How come God design this? Verse 4 Will against Victim game Innocent Injustice Chorus But if God is perfect How can God allow this? Breakdown / Spoken If everything comes from God, how is it possible for anything imperfect to exist? Instrumental Chorus But if God is perfect Why did God conceive this? Verse 5 Envious Devious Self absorbed I me mine Chorus But if God is perfect How come God begets us? Spoken Perhaps imperfection seems to exist only because we make faulty assumption about divine objective? What do you think?
4.
Chorus Believable - appears to ring true Resonate in heart - appeal to reason Reality real - realisation Predisposition - divine arrangement Verse 1 So I ain't saying you deluded You know nothing, or you misuse independence Verse 2 Only I am likewise divine My expression is my department, god-given Repeat Chorus Verse 3 You may believe you know better Presume impose - is not for me no - but thank you Instrumental Chorus to fade
5.
Chorus Don your God hat If just for a moment Exercise your divine Ask of yourself How does it serve me? Dismiss all things that do not Verse 1 Remove the hat Return here But try remember Your power Power to choose How express There is no must do / should not do Repeat Chorus Verse 2 Remove the hat Return here But try remember Your freedom Freedom to choose How express There is no worthy / unworthy Repeat Chorus Instrumental Verse 3 Remove your hat Return here But try remember Objective
6.
Verse 1 Own your power Your right to choose There is no prescribed for one like you Verse 2 The stage is set Your self express Explore universe with confidence Chorus Please don't ask me Your path to choose For you no prescription of destination Verse 3 Can you accept Who really are? Do you forget why you come to be? Verse 4 One without second Many become So we may expand transcendent love Repeat Chorus Instrumental + spoken word Why limit you by my limited mind? Verse 5 If you relate To how I see Please send me email - 's in mp3 Repeat Chorus (but)
7.
Holding Out 03:42
Verse 1 I walk the Earth 'times I feel far from home Why did I come? What for? I wonder Verse 2 I stand apart Isolated - alone Is no one interested in my wares? Chorus Holding out Clutching straws of faith Subduing doubt You remain on my side Verse 3 I'm searching stars Hoping to see some sign To pacify my mind - reassure Verse 4 Create my art Baring my heart and soul In separation from my people Repeat Chorus Instrumental + spoken word If I really believed Why would I worry? Maybe this is setting stage Rather than grand finale? Verse 5 Sometimes believe No appetite on Earth Peddle my wares for free - but no market find Repeat Chorus
8.
Verse 1 Tell me how your job is rubbish Your boss is a crazy mother Complain how your time is wasted - low paid Two weeks holiday is insult Yeah yeah - so hard - I know Verse 2 Tell me how your girlfriend dumped you Saw her with your best friend you think She said why we cannot still be friends But you sense she is after something Woe oh - so sad, but ... Chorus How is it perfect? Question. Intended purpose suggestion Verse 3 You see how the world is wicked People only after money No care for environmental impact Destroy like a plague of locusts Doomed - bang on, but ... Repeat Chorus Instrumental Verse 4 You say how this life is hopeless Birth, death, suffer old-age / disease Lifetime after lifetime samsara bound Until purify existence Soul fallen, but ... Repeat Chorus Verse 5 Argue if a source is perfect Every emanation likewise Cannot offer explanation how now But believe all will soon be revealed 'til then wonder / consider ... Chorus to fade
9.
Chorus I'm in character deep Like I'm half asleep Yet there's something about you Deja vu - familiar Cannot put finger on My memory gone Buried below surface Of my conscious awareness now Verse 1 Were we father and son? Were we mother and child? Were we daughter - mother? Were we sister - brother? Verse 2 Were we pupil - teacher? Congregation - preacher? Or autonomous other, Better half lovers? Chorus Verse 3 Were we well wisher friend? Were we adversary? Were we rivals in love, Opposition worthy - were we? Instrumental Chorus Outro
10.
Verse 1 You look around you see, you open ears you hear Smell magic in the air, enhale aroma sweet You think your self aware, believe your truth is true You walk the Earth up right, you ponder who am I Verse 2 You open door - step through, exoctic land explore You witness don't know what, sunrise at Angkor Wat You searching high and low, find answer maybe no - oh But all the while wonder exactly what is this? Chorus You stand alone yet remain a part - a part and parcel Bhedaa bheda - one and different - inconceivable you are Verse 3 One open eye surface - you try to understand Is this the dream of God? Is this a promised land? You look for positive inspite the sky seem black You want to see divine no matter mind recoil Repeat Chorus Breakdown / Solo Verse 4 You R.E.M. - you sleep - you mystic slumber dream Continue on - resume - pick up where last left off Believe cannot be curse, convinced it some how serve You consciousness evolve, you journey home unfold Repeat Chorus
11.
[Chorus] As I stand amongst the rows I imagine facing lines Of children dressed as soldiers Orders awaiting The politician rules Push objective sound on paper Purpose of it all only Is known unto God [Verse 1] I want to understand To divine positive To know the plan - see bigger picture Where ev'ryone comes good A higher purpose served I want to find divine adventure [Chorus] [Verse 2] I want to rise above Idea of us and them To see us all as sister - brother I want to reach beyond For or against divide To see as one - nobody other [Middle 8] Be known unto God Explanation - reason Camaraderie goal? Or is this day not the end? Are we setting the stage For an act yet to play In some lifetime to come? Is only known unto God [Instrumental] [Chorus]
12.
Chorus v1 Far from the surface of my conscious awareness Past life lovers; father; mother; adversary; friend Far from the surface, but not forgotten Verse 1 Far from the surface at this moment There to remember come the right time Stored in my hard drive, not deleted, retrievable Chorus v2 Far from the surface of my conscious awareness Past life lovers; sister; brother; 'nonymous other Far from the surface, but not forgotten Verse 2 Far from the surface random access Memory focus present life time Apologise I, I am sorry, but I still love you all Instrumental + Spoken word I believe we'll meet again in a spiritual realm. I'll recognise you - I know I will - and everything'll come flooding back ... what a reunion that's gonna be. Until then, I just wanna to say thank you. Thank you very much. And was that you in my dream the other night? Repeat Chorus v1 and v2 Far from the surface of my conscious awareness Past life lovers; father; mother; adversary; friend Far from the surface of my conscious awareness Past life lovers; sister; brother; 'nonymous other Far from the surface, but not forgotten
13.
Sunrise 04:41
Verse 1 I will see you in the morning Through the wet grass of my dawn In the sunlight of my waking On the seashore of my soul On the seashore of my soul Verse 2 I will see you in the morning Recognise you open eyed Reconnection - recollection In the turning of the tide In the turning of the tide Chorus We will recall, we'll remember Our adventures 'Planet Earth' I will thank you - cross the ocean Of understanding hand of God Verse 3 I will see you in the morning Realise you - one within In the sunrise of my knowing In my choosing to come home In my choosing to return Repeat Chorus Instrumental Repeat Chorus

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released April 3, 2016

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Songs Of Dave England, UK

David's songs are generally confessional or observational in nature, sometimes comedic or ironic, mostly of philosophical or theosophical subject-matter ... often in the form of imagined dialogue with God.

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