Divine Plagiarism

Hope dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption
Winding in and winding out
The shine of it has caught my eye

And roped me in
So, mesmerizing and so hypnotizing,
I am captivated, I am

Vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed, but I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself

So clear
Like the diamond in your ring
Cut to mirror your intention
Oversized and overwhelmed
The shine of which has caught my eye
And rendered me
So isolated, so motivated
I am certain now that I am

Vindicated
I am selfish
I am wrong
I am right
I swear I'm right
Swear I knew it all along
And I am flawed, but I am cleaning up so well
I am seeing in me now the things you swore you saw yourself

So turn
up the corners of your lips
Bite them and feel my finger tips
Trace the moment for forever

Defenses paper thin
Just one touch and I'll be in
Too deep now to ever swim against the current
So let me slip away
So let me slip against the current
So let me slip away

Like hope
dangles on a string
Like slow spinning redemption...
Vindicated - Dashboard Confessional.


prostrate kneeling on the floor
skin and bone against a board
nervouc brow and sweaty fingers
dimpled chin against a fist
if this is faith, this is it
off the lips and hope to linger

whatever i ask for You say You'll give
on all of this my hope is pinned
i offer it all though i can't see
and all of this, all of this return to me

"need to scream" You whisper
hope to shout, there's no words
i pray the Spirit gets it right
with all this intercession
i pray that my confession
don't blind Your will to mine

whatever i ask for You say You'll give
on all of this my hope is pinned
i offer it all though i can't see
and all of this, all of this return to me

scream to count the hours that i have wasted by talking to myself
but a thousand years to You is but a day
that's why i...

whatever i ask for You say You'll give
on all of this my hope is pinned
i offer it all though i can't see
and all of this, all of this return to me

- Return to Me, Jennifer Knapp


Come back and haunt me
Follow me home
Give me a motive
Swallow me whole

They say I've lost it
What could I know
When I'm but a mockery
I'm so alone

Sooner or later you'll find out
There's a hole in the wall

Today is ours
Condemned to be free
Free to keep breathing
Free to believe

I look to find You
Down on my knees
Oh God, I believe!
Please help me believe

Sooner or later they'll find out
There's a hole in the wall
Sooner or later you'll find out
That you'll dream to be that small

I'm a believer, help me believe

I gave it all away and I lost who I am
I threw it all away
With everything to gain
And I'm taking the leap
With dreams of shrinking
Yeah, dreams of shrinking
- Sooner or Later (Soren's Song), Switchfoot.


You broke the silence
A break in the clouds
A ray of hope in the darkness
You dusted off the steeples
Places full of fear
Full of never-ending judgement

And what is love without much risk?
You were a man of great sorrow
The world that You created
Kept You at a distance
You weren't recognizable

Oh, You're the hero
We've been waiting for
You have done the impossible
You're the hero
We've been waiting for
You have done the impossible
The impossible

You bridged the gap
You tore the veil
Almighty God in the flesh
All the plans and schemes
Against Your love would fail
In light of Your obedience

Yeah, You're the hero
We've been waiting for
You have done the impossible
You're the hero
We've been waiting for
You have done the impossible
The impossible
The impossible
The impossible

A babe cries in the night
The earth shook in awe
They echo of a man's cries
The curse undone
The curse undone
Our hero has won

You're the hero
We've been waiting for
You have done the impossible
You're the hero
We've been waiting for
You have done the impossible
The impossible

You're the hero
We've been waiting for
You have done the impossible
- Bethany Dillon, Hero (from the Narnia Soundtrack.)