Downhere Lyrics

One of my favorite bands, Downhere, released a new album today. They're one of the few Christian bands where I listen and I am both really impressed with their sound, and their lyrics!! Usually, it's one or the other (either a band has a good sound with mediocre lyrics or vice versa). I haven't bought the whole album yet, but I had a chance to hear a few of the songs. Here are some of the lyrics:

The Problem
By: Martel/Germain

There's got to be some reason for all this misery
A secret evil corporation somewhere overseas
They're pulling strings, arranging things
It's a conspiracy

Or what about the ones who shape the course of history?
What if we petitioned for one grand apology?
I'll write to my prime minister
You, write your president

Everybody's wondering how the world could get this way
If God is good, and how it could be filled with so much pain
It's not the age-old mystery we made it out to be
Yeah, there's a problem with the world
And the problem with the world is me

Some will say the devil and his legions
They put us in a headlock of submission
But they lost all power over me
A long, long time ago

And since I was a kid you know I've caused a lot of hurt
And no one ever taught me how to put myself first
It came so very naturally
But I'm not a prodigy

So I will look no further than a mirror
That's where the offender hides
So great is my need for a redeemer
That I cannot trust myself
No, I cannot trust myself
I dare not trust myself
So I trust in someone else

The sooner you can sing along, The sooner you can sing this song
The sooner you can sing along, The sooner you can sing this song
The sooner you can sing along, The sooner you can sing this song
The happier we'll be, the happier we’ll be

The sooner you can sing along, The sooner you can sing this song
The happier we'll be
The problem with the world is me

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Cathedral Made Of People
by: Martel/Germain

If they shut down the churches
Where would you go?
If they melted all the stained-glass windows
Replaced every sanctuary with a condo
Where would you go?
Where would you go?

We are a cathedral made of people
In a kingdom that the eye can't see
We're a house, we are the bride
Where God's Spirit lives inside
And nothing ever could stand against her

If they burned every Bible
What would you know?
If they tore your marked-up pages
How would you grow?
And declared your devotion to be criminal
What would you know?
What would you know?

When they throw you in prison
What will you do?
When they hate you for the things
That you know are true
They can tear down this temple
But they can't touch you

We are a cathedral made of people
In a kingdom that the eye can't see
We're a house, we are the bride
Where God's Spirit lives inside
And nothing ever could stand against her

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How Many Kings
By: Martel/Germain

Follow the star to a place unexpected
Would you believe after all we've projected
A child in a manger?
Lowly and small, the weakest of all
Unlikeliest hero, wrapped in his mother's shawl
Just a child
Is this who we've waited for? Cuz ...

How many kings step down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
And how many gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that is torn all apart
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?

Bringing our gifts for the newborn Savior
All that we have, whether costly or meek
Because we believe
Gold for His honor and frankincense for His pleasure
And myrrh for the cross He’ll suffer
Do you believe?

How many kings step down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least for me?
And how many gods have poured out their hearts
To romance a world that is torn all apart
How many fathers gave up their sons for me?
Is this who we've waited for?

Only one did that for me
Oh, all for me, Oh
All for me, all for you
All for me, all for you

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Those are just a few of the ones I've heard the whole way through. I read the lyrics to some of the songs I haven't heard yet and they're awesome too! if you get a chance you should definitely check out the album!