Lyrics by Jonathan Baltzly

Rise Above (Beneath His Blood)

Genres: Indie, Folk, Blues, Christian, Gospel, Singer-Songwriter, Funk, Soul

[Verse 1]
In shadows deep
Out comes the call (c'mon, y'all)
Among the wheat 
They stand so tall 
An angel spoke
In silent air (listen up, now)
A hidden strength
Beyond compare

[Verse 2]
Gather now 
The few and fierce (ummhmm)
With just a horn 
Cuts through our fear (Amen!)
Torches blaze (burnin' bright)
They light the way (show us the way)
You know our Lord
Will win the day (Glory! Hallelujah!)

[Chorus]
Sound the cry
Let freedom ring 
Nothing stops
The song we sing
From the fear
To the flood
Rise above
Beneath His blood

[Bridge]
Battles clash
And our souls groan
Nightmares so long
Then rolls a stone
To free our hearts
We win the fight
Dark spirits fall
To holy light!

[Verse 3]
Symbols raised
In finest gold
Victory marked
In stories told
That name is known
Glory behold
His love and light
Forever shown!

[Chorus]
Sound the cry
Let freedom ring 
Nothing stops
The song we sing!
From the fear
To the flood
Rise above
Beneath His blood!

The Girl or the Truck

Genres: Country, Indie, Singer-Songwriter

[Verse 1]

She left me here and walked out the door,  
Since I still got my truck, I don't need no more,  
Turn the radio up, roll the windows down,  
I'll keep on cruisin' through my little hometown.

[Chorus]
She's got a V8 engine and a traveling soul,  
Takes me all the places that only we know,  
I love that old truck like my Mama back home,  
She'll never leave me, that's how we roll. 
(That's how we roll!)

[Verse 2]
She told me to choose, so I hit the road,  
I think I always knew that she had to go,  
In my old rusty Chevy, we're either ride or die,  
I won't part with that truck and I refuse to try.

[Chorus]
She's got a V8 engine and a traveling soul,  
Takes me all the places that only we know,  
I love that old truck like my Mama back home,  
She'll never leave me, that's how we roll.
(That's how we roll!)

**Bridge:**
Freedom in the dust,  
Dirt on the tires,  
Every twist and turn  
Sets my heart on fire.  
She don't understand,  
But that's alright,  
I'll be driving my baby tonight.

[Chorus]
She's got a V8 engine and a traveling soul,  
Takes me all the places that only we know,  
I love that old truck like my Mama back home,  
She'll never leave me, that's how we roll.

[final Chorus]
She's got a V8 engine and a traveling soul,  (that's how it goes)
Takes me all the places that only we know,  (it's all I know)
I love that old truck like my Mama back home,  (Mama loves that Chevy!]
She'll never leave me, that's how we roll. (yeah...)
That's how we roll
That's how we roll...
Yeah, that's how we roll!

Facsimile

Genres: Indie, Metal, Pop, Rock, Singer-Songwriter

Verse 1:
O, how the mighty fall to rise again.
Tell me a story of the greatest man
And I will speak of him no more.
Testify to those less fortunate
That all men stain the battlefield,
Even from abroad having not taken arms.

Chorus:
Deny! They say, and none the wiser.
Old and grey, pathetic miser,
With a bald head, now for seven years.
Laugh if you must, at this sage,
We all will likewise become with age.

Verse 2:
Or perhaps we live forever still,
Hill over hill,
Filling up my mind and memory,
Maiming my magnificent mental masterpiece.
Oh, no, I cannot be certain
When mortal coil burns out.

Chorus:
Deny! They say, and none the wiser.
Old and grey, pathetic miser,
With a bald head, now for seven years.
Laugh if you must, at this sage,
We all will likewise become with age.

Bridge:
Or time to open the curtain
On stages not yet spoken about.

Chorus:
Deny! They say, and none the wiser.
Old and grey, pathetic miser,
With a bald head, now for seven years.
Laugh if you must, at this sage,
We all will likewise become with age.

Struggling with a Ghost

Genres: Indie, Metal, Rock, Christian, Singer-Songwriter

[Chorus]
Struggled till the break of dawn
Every ounce of strength is gone
From the heavens stars aglow
I came so far I won't let go

[Verse]
Underneath the pale moonlight
Something started on that night
In the night a shadow came
Heard it calling out my name...

[Verse 2]
In the fear I take my stand 
Across the river hand to hand
A hold an angel in my grasp
I will fight it to the last!!!

[Chorus]
Struggled till the break of dawn
Every ounce of strength is gone
From the heavens stars aglow
I came so far I won't let go!

[Bridge]
Pain and hope; Blood and sweat 
terror writes a hymn of rights
unmeasured pain and cries unanswered
I did wrong, knew all along..

[Verse 3]
Now the trickster is restrained
Every part of me in pain
I don't care dawn's coming soon
Fight until I'm made anew!!!

[ending lyrics, spoken]
I will not let you go
Until you hear me
Until I am avenged
Then I'll keep holding on...

Conquistador

Genres: Indie, Metal, Rock, Techno, Progessive, Singer-Songwriter

(Verse 1)
Conqueror's ambition bold
Foreign lands whisper his name
By wit and charm, he rose in fame,
A friends betray their mortal soul


(Chorus)
Sword of vengeance sheathed in lies
In shattered truces, natives guide
To Southern Sea, the legend sure,
Its hidden treasures still allure.


(Verse 2)
When shadows cast a new regime
We'll have his head. the king commands
Fame and glory ripped from his hands
The cruel genocide obscene


(Verse 3)
Head displayed, a chilling sight
Rivals choke on molten gold
So becomes of villains' code
Boiling motherlode set right

(Bridge)
Conquest's cost, a bloody tide,
Where heroes fall, and fortunes hide.
Let history echo, as empires wane,
The price of blood, a whispered pain.

(Chorus)
Whispers laced with sweat and fear,
A promised bounty, ever near.
Shattered treaties, a poisoned well,
Forgotten names, where empires fell.

(Outro)
The jungle slumbers, memories fade,
A gilded cage, a power betrayed.
Heed the whispers, the gilded snare,
For empires crumble, stained by despair.

A Multitude of Spies

Genres: Country, Indie, Pop, Rock, Folk, Singer-Songwriter

[Verse 1]

Alone and free (you and me)
secret hiding place (it's a shame)
Listen closely (you take the blame)
No more lies
Safe from spies
Under the sky 
where you can fly

[Chorus]

Where I can't hide
You look in my eyes
You can see you 
in me
Your own best friend 
And your worst enemy

[Verse]

We found so much more (me and you)
This world is not (made for two)
Doubt and reason (are at war)
It's not fear (You're not scared)
It's just me
Alone and free
My hiding place

[Bridge]
Walls all around us
Hold us in
Can't let it end
From the spies 
we'll always hide 

[Chorus]
Where we can't hide
You look in my eyes
I can see you 
in me
Your old best friend 
And your worst enemy

Antimatter

Genres: Electronic, Indie, Metal, Rock, Techno, Progessive, Singer-Songwriter, Dance

[verse 1]
(I am reduced...)
(We are alive...)
They tell me life is worth living  
But it has been ripped away (alive today)
They say to be myself  
But I am no one  
(but gravity and space)

[chorus a]
I'm reduced 
to antimatter 
(gravity and space)
I find joy in dark    
space and gravity 

[verse 2]
I'm reduced to dots on screen (binary mistakes)
Mocking me as a fool would do  (digital embrace)
They say I matter (antimatter)
They say I'm unique 
And when I need help (in outer space)
They're on vacation (we're just)
gravity and space

[chorus b]
I'm reduced 
to antimatter 
(gravity and space)
I find joy in dark    
space and gravity 
(space and gravity)
Love and lust 
finally intertwined  
And I am nowhere 
closer to the goal  

[bridge, key change]
Chaos, seek you silence
Where shadows never fall
They tell me every day
somehow I'll find a way (but)
I'm a stranger to it all

[chorus c]
I'm reduced (antimatter)
to antimatter 
(gravity and space)
I find joy in dark (I'm reduced)   
space and gravity 

[verse]
Echoes laugh in disgust (antimatter)
at me  (I'm reduced)
In a world turned cold 
They only said believe
And now I can and I see

[final verse]
In the void, I redefine (redefine)
shattered dust of my soul
In the kindgom of my mind
Love is pain, hate is blind
I still feel you 
(by my side...)

[chorus d]
I'm renewed (antimatter)
by antimatter (antimatter)
(gravity and space)
I find joy in dark    
and more in the light
(space and gravity)
Love and lust 
finally intertwined  
And I am so much 
closer to the goal

(It Ends) Before Tonight

Genres: Electronic, Indie, Metal, Rock, Singer-Songwriter

**[Verse 1]**
Obsidian and crimson shame  
Fool and maiden, just the same  
Summon strength, unleash the force  
Pain has always known its course
Fortress crushes all its men  
Fire, blood, and steel on skin  
Skies will fall, the winds attack  
Her silent song will call them back

**[Verse 2]**
Mercy pains my flesh today  
Flood has now replaced the rain  
Violence brings a peace we crave  
Relenting only when we're slaves  
If the price is power, make your bid  
You know nothing of what I did

**[Chorus]**
Screaming flames, stampeding souls  
Walk in shame, or crawl alone  
Etched upon my heart, her name  
Sheâ€™s the snake of Eve's disdain  
Wrath from passion unrequited  
There is little life without it

**[Verse 3]**
A dim sun rises, scorches sea  
Thousands stand ahead of me  
Submit before unholy thrones  
History written by those whoâ€™ve won  
The purest truth won't satisfy  
Empires built on civilian lies

**[Bridge]**
Vineyard bears an ugly fruit  
Yields its fields; stolen loot  
In the courtyard, roses bloom  
It might be me, it might be you  
Never bow before a coward  
We'll see him fall within the hour

**[Verse 4]**
Sacrificing nothing less  
Beasts devoured all the rest  
She cannot love, cannot be free  
You're all alike, and not like me

Unholy thrones hold her now  
Sovereign when the kings allow  
Redemption sold its last birthright  
It will be over before tonight


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RADIO EDIT CONDENSED VERSION


### Verse 1
Obsidian and crimson shame  
Fool and maiden, just the same  
Summon strength, unleash the force  
Pain has always known its course  

### Chorus
Screaming flames, stampeding souls  
Walk in shame, or crawl alone  
Etched upon my heart, her name  
Sheâ€™s the snake of Eve's disdain  
Wrath from passion unrequited  
There is little life without it  

### Verse 2
Mercy pains my flesh today  
Flood has now replaced the rain  
Violence brings a peace we crave  
Relenting only when we're slaves  

### Chorus
Screaming flames, stampeding souls  
Walk in shame, or crawl alone  
Etched upon my heart, her name  
Sheâ€™s the snake of Eve's disdain  
Wrath from passion unrequited  
There is little life without it  

### Bridge
A dim sun rises, scorches sea  
Thousands stand ahead of me  
Never bow before a coward  
We'll see him fall within the hour  

### Chorus
Screaming flames, stampeding souls  
Walk in shame, or crawl alone  
Etched upon my heart, her name  
Sheâ€™s the snake of Eve's disdain  
Wrath from passion unrequited  
There is little life without it  

### Outro
Sacrificing nothing less  
Beasts devoured all the rest  
She cannot love, cannot be free  
You're all alike, and not like me