1. |
How To Slay A Dragon
03:32
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Verse 1
The future is no longer as it was
A hero is as a hero does
Yes it's time to go on down to the enemy line
The scales of this ancient foe are strong
But fear and fire have been blown too long
Yes it's time to go on down to the enemy line
Pre-Chorus
Ooo ooo ooo... we’re not turning back, no way
Ooo ooo ooo... the dragon is ours to slay
Chorus
For the sake of love, for love we go
There's someone to save, and a beast to slay
Verse 2
You and I were made for a time as this
The task at hand is no coincidence
Yes it's time... it is yours and it is mine
For the sake of the love
for the sake of the One above yeah enough is enough
So I’m not backing down, not now,
No I’m not backing down my hope is in eternity’s crown
We shouldn’t hesitate:
Where the underbelly meets the blade, this is where we make the trade
Not going renegade but to the cross
Where the Saviour died
It’s the place between death and life
Every knee will bow, every tongue will say,
Light of the world you are the way
We don’t do this on our own
Definitely we are not alone
For the sake of the love, for the sake of the One above
Yeah enough is enough
No we're not gonna run and doubt we're stronger now we're not giving up
We'll break through it in the name and the blood
Cause we do it for the sake of the love
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2. |
Home
03:45
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Verse 1
It's been a while since I spoke to you
I've been at war within my soul
I've been entertaining angels blindly unaware
That anybody out there cared
Pre-Chorus
But one thing I've learned in this life
Is there's more to you than meets the eye
I know, I should have known
And here I am so far away
But this ain't a place I need to stay
Oh no, I'm coming
Chorus
Home, yes I'm coming home
Love finds me on my knees
I never knew you were all I'd need
But now you are I have
There's little left and all else that I had is now gone
Today I've learned that everything I need is there at home
Today I've learned I need to be where you are
Verse 2
As the years go on, out of mind out of song
I search for answers but find no truth
I’ve corroded my own mind with common words of the day
And once again I find I’m far away
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3. |
Free
04:18
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Verse 1
Lifeline - here for the free world
It’s about time, the lies that have been hurled
Stop here, just listen for a while
Breathe deep, oh restless soul
Let your heart keep, nothing but love
In the truth’s light, you’ll get through tonight
Step 1
Let your soul breathe again
Let your heart believe again
Verse 2
Faith will rise, there’s coming a time
When all doubt dies – this light will shine
There’s a truth that lies deep within our souls
Sing out! Heaven on earth
Can’t be beyond doubt, there’s reason for mirth
There’s a hope that surely can be found
Step 2
Grace uncalled for
Has saved face and made sure there’s a way
Chorus
That we are free from history
And anything can happen now
Verse 3
Breathe deep, oh restless soul
Let your heart keep, nothing but love
In the truth’s light, you’ll get through tonight
Step 3
Let your soul breathe again
Let your heart believe again
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4. |
Age of Crazy
03:12
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Verse 1
In the midst of the flurry
I hear you speak
While the world is in a hurry
My soul is meek
To your words… they bring peace
In an age of many voices
It’s so hard to hear the truth
And we’re seldom short of choices
But it all looks very uncouth
To the one, the one true kind of love
Pre-Chorus
Drown out the noise
Won’t you speak the words I need to hear
Chorus
Here, just here with you
I wanna be near, I wanna be near to you
Verse 2
A still small voice
Calls out through the noise
“You can do it different,
you can make a choice”
It’s a peace, only heaven knows
I will look for you
While you may be found
For this life goes by
At the speed of sound
And the end arrives like a thief in the night
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5. |
Colourful World
03:18
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Verse 1
Wide-eyed wonder
An endless summer
The joy that’s locked away in my heart from these days
Landscape evergreen
There’s so much to be seen
And the warmth on our face from the sunlight’s rays… these days
Chorus
What a colourful world
What a beautiful world
What a beautiful life it is as I see it through your eyes
Verse 2
The highs and the lows
Of this life we know
Memories are made with every breath and at every turn
Glorious views
So many saturated hues
Shining through the day and glowing in the dark
Let it burn…
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6. |
One Small Flame
04:53
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Verse 1
Thought I was alone
As the night was getting colder
And the future seemed a darker shade of blue
As I drifted towards sleep
I heard a whisper on my shoulder:
"I could still go to war with you"
Chorus
All the darkness in the world
Can't dim the light of one small flame
Rap 1
As we live in a world where we’re trying to fight
Trying to find out what we’re doing is wrong or right
Trying to burn the flame that will give us eternal life
The answer to all this darkness is simple:
just shine your light
So, I’m behind the mic, cause all the lyrics I write
Are not just to make a name
Or get some fame or get the reign
Not trying to entertain or rapping to get some change
I’m trying to make a change
While burning this one small flame
Verse 2
There's an echo in my soul
Of fire and rain from days gone by
And seasons where we'll never return
The truth is what we need
The test of time that will not die
Let it flow and let it burn
Rap 2
We’re the salt and the light
But there seems to be a fault in our light
And we’re seeking what’s sweetening
And that’s not the purpose of salt so it’s not right
What we’re living is not life it’s not like
We’re meant to be living a hard-knock life
What we define as greatness
Is not a portion of what He has in mind
There’s a Kingdom of comfort we need to leave behind
Through the eyes of the wise
We can audit of lives and find a way
To fan the flame and let it shine
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7. |
Dear God
02:25
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Verse 1
Dear God, grant me permission to speak
Free from the boundaries I keep
And the pride that entangles my heart
Dear God, there's something not right with my soul
And it might just be that I feel
And urgent need to let you know
Chorus
All I need is to see
All I need is a clear view of you
Verse 2
Dear God, the last thing that I want these prayers to be
Is merely an infantile plea
Asking You for more things
Dear God, I am undone by the way
Your justice is like the great deep
As I look at the state of the world
Chorus
All I need is to see
All I need is to see you here
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8. |
Losing Myself
03:33
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Verse 1
It's just the hardest thing to do right now
Let go of the "why?" and "how?"
And give it all, give it all to you
I know that there's a season
And in time I'll see the reason
But oh this fickle heart just won't heed what it needs to
Chorus
I’m losing myself
I’m losing myself
I’m losing myself to you
Rap 1
Once upon a time I pursued selfish pleasures
Now I find I have just one endeavour
And that is to please you, just you
I’m made brand new in everything that I do
As I lose myself in the moment with you
I find there’s some same old things that I don’t want to do
This life is overwhelming ‘til I cried out for help
And yes, I lived reality until I lost myself
I confess
Verse 2
I've got a lot of things on my mind
Cause there is something I have yet to find
Something that, something that's beyond here
How do I die to myself?
When everyone says I must be true to myself?
And all that I, all that I hold dear
Rap 2
I eagerly expect that I won’t be ashamed
I’m not here to chase all of the money and fame
Put a fire in me that can’t be contained
For me to live is Christ and to die is to gain
I’m giving it up though I thought I had enough
I’m made brand new and my heart is only for you
So we’re here to stick it out cause the world needs to see:
Alive we’re Christ’s messengers but dead we’re his bounty
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9. |
Open Air
03:38
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I'll meet you there
Between our dreams and our souls stripped bare
In the open air
You and I well we make quite a pair
Pre-Chorus:
And it's not an average day
And you're anything but okay
Chorus:
There's a world outside that is yet to be seen
There are places in this life that we haven't been
Rock to the rhythm of this busy city
The time is now and you look so pretty
We could start a life brand new tonight
Faith it seems
Could get us further than our wildest dreams
Through life's extremes
A prayer and a choice is all we need
(Pre-Chorus & Chorus)
Bridge:
You never lose by loving
You always lose by holding back
Are we all so different after all?
(Pre-Chorus & Chorus)
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10. |
Tea Bags For Tears
03:51
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Verse 1
The angel sat down next to me, handed me a cup of tea
Trying to console my weary heart
And I never thought my life would be broken and so weary
This is not what I had planned at the start
I’d loved and lost but I’d rather not loved at all
At least my heart would still be in one piece
And now this aching loss just won’t leave me alone
Verse 2
So many things don’t go your way try as hard as you may
Life is just more complex in design
I said stop the world I want to get off,
I’m finished here I’ve had enough
Just pick me up and take me home
And then she took me by the hand, lifted me upon dry land
And I had a look around as her words cut to my soul
Chorus
There is hope these are temporary woes
Don’t you know this is how the story goes
And wherever you will roam have this in your heart
You were not meant to go through it all alone
You were not meant to go through it on your own
Verse 3
There’s a realm presiding over us
It overlooks the ash and dust
The fallen world we find that we are in
And for some it’s true and some believe
While other battle to conceive
We’re entertaining angels all the time
Among the bigger questions I am glad
The Lord provided tea bags for our tears
For to act like judge and jury just won’t save this soul
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11. |
Slow
04:00
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Slow down, slow down to a standstill
And listen, listen to the world around
Just stop the noise inside my head
And listen to the sound instead
Of heaven speaking gently
Could you hear it any other way?
The years so quickly crowd us in
And keep eternity away
From the way we should be living today
Be still oh crazy world
Is it too much to ask…
For you to just be still… be still for this moment now?
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Ryan Calder Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Having toured and performed around the country over the past seven years, the RCB’s repertoire of music continues to
enthrall audiences of all cultures and ages around South Africa.
The band’s music reaches across maskande, blues and jazz boundaries from its rock foundation, while the message in the lyrics consistently leans towards the positive side of life.
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