Lyrics to "Ending is Beginning" by Downhere

Wow, this album is just plain incredible. You can listen to the tracks on the official Downhere website or on their MySpace site. I bought my copy from Family Christian Stores when they had it on special pre-order for only $7.97, but that special is over!

01. Bleed for This Love

Out of solid rock I made a river
To a desert drought I brought the rain

Did you doubt for a moment that I felt your pain?

Just when you think the story's over
You know my love is strong as ever
Cuz I'm gonna bleed for this love

In a flooded land I sent a leaf
From your captor's grip gave you release (oh yeah)

Did you fear for a moment that I'd leave you there?

Just when you think the story's over
You know my love is strong as ever
Cuz I'm gonna bleed for this love
Yes I'm gonna bleed for this love

Oh...
And to pay your debt I'll be the ransom
Then to bring you life I'll give it all
I'll give it all

Just when you think the story's over
You know my love is strong as ever
Cuz I'm gonna bleed for this love
Yes I'm gonna bleed for this love

For this love, gonna bleed for this love
Yes I'm gonna bleed for this love
For this love

Oh,
I'm gonna bleed for this love, oh
For this love, gonna bleed for this love
For this love
For this love

02. Here I Am

Sometimes Your calling, comes in dream
Sometimes in comes in the Spirit's breeze, yeah
You reach for the deepest hope in me
And call out for the things of eternity

But I'm a man, of dust and stains
You move in me, so I can say

Here I am, Lord send me
All of my life, I make an offering
Here I am, Lord send me
Somehow my story is a part of Your plan
Here I am

When setbacks and failures and upset plans
Test my faith and leave me with empty hands
Are You not the closest when it's hardest to stand?
I know that You will finish what You began

And these broken parts You redeem
Become the song that I can sing...

Here I am, Lord send me
All of my life, (all my life) I make an offering
Here I am, Lord send me
Somehow my story (all my story) is a part of Your plan
Here I am

Overwhelmed by the thought of my weakness
And the fear that I'll fail You in the end
Oh, in this mess, I'm just one of the pieces
I can't put this together but You can

Here I am, Lord send me
I wanna live my life as an offering
Here I am, Lord send me
Somehow my story (somehow my story) is a part of Your plan
So here I am

Here I am, all my life an offering to You, to You
Somehow my story (somehow my story) is a part of Your plan
Here I am

03. Cathedral Made of People

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?

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

Oh

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 can stand against her
Can stand against her

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
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 can stand against her
Nothing ever can stand against her
Nothing ever can stand against her
Nothing ever can stand against her

04. My Last Amen

From the corner of my eye
There's a tear I'm trying to cry
But the feeling can't be found

Like a note thrills in a song
When I play it again, it's gone
Cuz it was never in the sound

And it keeps me wanting
That mysterious thing
Like a night is waiting for a dawn

Every prayer I say (a little closer)
To my resting place (a little closer)
Where my final breath is the beginning
To never needing
And I will find my last Amen
My last Amen

I could swear I have two hearts
One to stay, one to depart
This sad, tragic kingdom

And it burns me down to the core
Because I know there's so much more
It's just a pale reflection

And it keeps me wanting
That mysterious thing
Like an outcast waiting to belong

Every prayer I say (a little closer)
To my resting place (a little closer)
Where my final breath is the beginning
To never needing
And I will find my last Amen
My last Amen

Ah, Ah

And while the thrills are fading
The joy is in the waiting
Somewhere in the grand design
It's good be unsatisfied
It keeps the faith and hope a little more alive

Ah, Ah

Ooh (a little closer)
Ooh (a little closer)
Where my final breath is the beginning
To never needing
And I will find my last Amen
My last Amen
Amen
My last Amen
Amen

05. Hope is Rising

I've lost all my earthly optimism
That it's all going to be alright
That the good will win this fight
Somewhere between youth and disappointments
The dream became despair, the love became a lie

Just now, I've reached the end of my line
Just now, I'm too tired to keep on trying

Hope it is rising, it's a sunrise for the end
Hope it is rising, and it's breathing for me again
Hope is rising
Hope is rising, again

Soon beneath the roses I will lie
All the memories of my days, gathered to the sky
Soon every work will find its worth
And all my strength returned, to the water and the earth

Just when I reach the end of my life
Just when my eyes dim out the last light

Hope is rising, it's a sunrise for the end
Hope is rising, and it's breathing for me again
Hope is rising
Hope is rising, again

Hope is rising, it's a sunrise for the end
Hope is rising, and it's breathing for me again
Hope is rising
Hope is rising

From the sorrow, from the fear
From the loss and from the tears
From the darkness, from the pain
From the fall and from the grave

06. Something Heavenly

All the angels see all the angles
With a view from both sides of the line
If I had not such a blind spot
Would I have a less difficult time

Surrendering my ways?
I would hang on every word You say

I'm so far from what I wanna be
Oh, I really am my own worst enemy
Please don't let me get the better of me
Take this earthly thing and make it finally
Something heavenly, I wanna be heavenly

Air is cleaner, grass is always greener
For the crowd of hosts up where they are
If I could visit, I'd just contaminate it
Why so big a place for me in Your heart

To leave Your glory home
Just to make a broken man Your own?

I'm so far from what I wanna be
Oh, I really am my own worst enemy
Please don't let me get the better of me
Take this earthly thing and make it finally
Something heavenly, I wanna be heavenly

If I try to soar, I will fall for sure
So let your grace break through
And lift me up upon it to be with You

I'm so far from what I wanna be
Oh, I really am my own worst enemy
Please don't let me get the better of me
Take this earthly thing and make it finally

I'm so far, stay close to me
I'm so far, stay close to me
You’re making me something heavenly
Gonna be heavenly

07. Coming Back Home

After the longest exile
Trying to fake it on my own
I'm aching for my home
I've been astray for much too long
And knowing I've done You so much wrong
Just makes me feel that much more alone

But in my sadness I hear You calling, so...

I'm coming back home to build what I tore down
Left my world in shambles
Only this time I'll let You wear the crown (whoa)
I'm coming back home to build what I tore down
If You will forgive me
You won't fail me, You won't let me down

Coming back home to build it

I've been afraid of what I'll find
I open the door to what's inside
I'm back, but all's not right
Cuz there is still a mess to clean up
There are wars to fight and be freed of
But if You're there with me I will have no reason to fear

Cuz in this madness You are my solace

I'm coming back home to build what I tore down
Left my world in shambles
Only this time I'll let You wear the crown (whoa)
I'm coming back home to build what I tore down
If You will forgive me
You won't fail me, You won't let me down

You won’t let me down

Coming back home to build it
Coming back home to you
Right back to you

Into Your arms this wayward son is...

Coming back home to build what I tore down
Left my world in shambles
Only this time I'll let You wear the crown (whoa)
I'm coming back home to build what I tore down
If You will forgive me
You won't fail me, You won't let me down

Coming back home to build it (whoa)
Coming back home to you

08. All at War

I'm learning to stand the more that I fall down
It's the law of inversion, and it's all turned around
And I'm staggered by the clash inside my soul
So purposed for good but inclined for evil

It's justice and mercy, the old dichotomies
All along the front lines of my heart in both doubt and belief
The sinner and saint, the old arch enemies
All at war in me

I was born depraved but created for the divine
With death in my bones, in my heart eternal life
I'd love for Eden, but I'd kill for Rome
I'm native in a land that is not my home

It's justice and mercy, the old dichotomies
All along the front lines of my heart in both doubt and belief
The sinner and saint, the old arch enemies
All at war in me

You are the beginning, and You are the end
Into your great reversal, I am born again
A beautiful redemption, You leverage even sin
In me your final victory, I know You'll win

Into light, from the shadows
Into life, from the grave
Into love, into love

It's justice and mercy, the old dichotomies
All along the front lines of my heart in both doubt and belief
The sinner and saint, the old arch enemies
All at war in me
All at war in me

09. Don't Miss Now

The life you chose
There's never a list for it
Of cons and pros
You find what you love, and you commit

And you're looking so far down
The road so well
That you could forget your crown
Isn't just somewhere else

You get bumped and bruised and worse
For choosing the road less traveled
You know the reward is rich
If you persist through the darkest battles
Open your eyes
Your prize is right before you somehow
Whatever you do, just don't miss now

You're on a bus
Don't notice the miles and months fly by
To the rest of us
You're living the highest kind of life

I know the price you pay
Is costlier than it seems
It's worth another day
The end justifies the means

You get bumped and bruised and worse
For choosing the road less traveled
You know the reward is rich
If you persist through the darkest battles
Open your eyes
Your prize is right before you somehow
Whatever you do, just don't miss now

All that you're working for
Could blind you to the treasures all around you
Don't miss these moments, please
The joy before the crown you seek

Bumped and bruised and worse
You know the reward is rich

You get bumped and bruised and worse
For choosing the road less traveled
You know the reward is rich
If you persist through the darkest battles
Open your eyes
Your prize is right before you somehow
Whatever you do, just don't miss now

Open your eyes
Your prize is right before you somehow
Whatever you do, just don't miss now

10. Live for You

I'm moved by this grace again and again
Your love so complete how can I explain

I want to live for You
Oh, I want to live for You

With wonder and beauty and mystery and meaning
Filled with your joy, oh, hear me sing

I want to live for You
Oh, I want to live for You

The rhythm of your presence beats steady in my soul
Let this be my prayer as the melody rolls
From my heart into yours

This is all I have to give You back in spirit and truth
I want to live for You

All of my days from here to ever after
From this life to the new
I want to live for You

Every morning your mercy is new
I know as the sun rises into the blue

I want to live for You
Oh, I want to live for You

I know without shadows, I love without fear
You are so faithful, I see it clear

I want to live for You
Oh, I want to live for You

Prepare now the mission
Plant in me a dream

I'll give You back the life You've given me
All You've given me

This is all I have to give You back in spirit and truth
I want to live for You

All of my days from here to ever after
From this life to the new
I want to live for You

This is all I have to give You back in spirit and truth
I want to live for You

All of my days from here to ever after
From this life to the new
I want to live for You

This is all I have to give You back in spirit and truth
I want to live for You

11. The Problem

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

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

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, yeah

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

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

12. Beggar Who Gives Alms

There are no mystic jewels embedded in my prose
No moonlit haloed cherubs perched on my piano
No lyrics laced with pixy dust, no angels sing along
I am just a beggar who gives alms

Gold and silver have I none, but such I have give Thee
Borrowed words from the One who gave the gift to me
The pearl that I could never buy, this life, this dream, this song
And I am just a beggar who gives alms

I am not the creator, but a scribe with a pen
I'm recreating visions through a cracked and broken lens
Only One has ever seen the home for which we long
And I am just a beggar who gives alms

Gold and silver have I none, but such I have give Thee
Borrowed words from the One who gave the gift to me
The pearl that I could never buy, this life, this dream, this song
And I am just a beggar who gives alms

The pearl that I could never buy, this life, this dream, this song
And I am just a beggar who gives alms

13. How Many Kings

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?
Is this who we've waited for?

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?
Only one did that for me

Oh, all for me, Oh
All for me, all for you
All for me, all for you
All for me, all for you
All for me, all for you

How many kings step down from their thrones?
How many lords have abandoned their homes?
How many greats have become the least?

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?
Only one did that for me

Oh, All for me, all for you
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