Lyrics

Try Not to Panic

vs.1

try not to panic

put your feelings on a string

sing a song through the static

try not to hold anything

earthquake shakes the daylight

forest fire lights the night

losses pile up with living

everything isn’t right

as the shadows drain the light

CHORUS 1

sound the troubles

as sirens wail into the sky

no more wishful thinking

for you to burn tonight

vs.2

there’s smoke on these great plains

fire on the great divide

there is an ocean of heartache  

there is no place to hide   

you were told all is ok

try hard enough and you’ll be fine

everything ‘round you crumbled

as the lake reflects the sky

you held it all inside

CHORUS 2

sound the troubles

wash your face with your hands

no more pretending that the

tide’s not coming in

‘cause there’s water everywhere

Go Ahead and Panic

vs.1

it’s the singing of the electric lines

streetlights change right on time tonight

the overpass is shaking morning to night

all I want is life to take it’s time

vs.2

it’s the quiet outside the lines

whippoorwill sounds lonely every night

the reservoir shivers in the moonlight 

holding what you’ve felt for your life

CHORUS 1

go ahead and panic

you know you’ve earned the right

let your choice be your own voice

this time    

it’s time to stop the static 

to say that things aren’t right

let your mind be honest with

your time 

vs.3

it’s a haunting inside the mind

when faith and facts don’t fall in line

dark trees shake in the wind tonight

ghosts are singing down every railroad line   

CHORUS 2

go ahead and panic

you know I’ve done the same

when someone asks you’ve forgotten

why you came

look across atlantic

rewrite your storyline

let your heart be

open with your mind

BRIDGE

it’s as bad as it seems out there

wishful thinking never got us anywhere

if it’s high tide don’t pretend it’s not there

‘cause there’s water everywhere

CHORUS 3

go ahead and panic

if that’s what you need to do

name the thing that’s always bothered you

oh my love you’ve had it

you know that things aren’t fine

let your choice be your voice every time

Jesus Must Be Tired

vs.1

jesus must be tired

of people speaking for him

putting words in his mouth

and then saying they adore him

here we go again

they say he shares their hatred

fighting for things they claim  

as if he’s agreeing

vs.2

you’d be exhausted too

after years of nonsense

believers worship their truth

with a purpose of conquest

saying things he never said

doing things he never did

building walls and waving flags

while Jesus keeps silent

CHORUS 1

oh my love the sun is setting now

while a smoke string rises from the house

belief is burning bright in this small town

everyone keeps singing now

vs.3

the prince of peace must be spent

with all this attention

from the pain and violence

by what he’s failed to mention

they say welcome in

then pass the collection

then pray to strengthen judgment

the congregation says amen

CHORUS 2

oh my love faith is a fire now

while the empire is slowly burning down   

some keep singing praise watching others drown

they just keep singing now

vs. 4

even these words assume

different intentions

from watching faith turn into

the oldest of weapons

immanuel needs his rest

from all of the mentions

‘cause nothing burns like righteousness

until there’s nothing left

The Breakdown

vs.1

we didn’t begin

writing jokes for the apocalypse

heavens sent

used to mean that we could keep our friends

oh whisper low

the breakdown is everywhere that you go

while your hope

is broke down on a country road 

singing thin on the radio

vs.2

we didn’t set out

singing songs only to

to shut our mouths

learning to swim

used to mean that we safe from drowning

oh hey maestro

we used to sing the thing that used to be for sure

now the goal

is survival of the saddest things that you know

buckle up and away we go

CHORUS

this song came

as a scream

while the world kept

singing

there’s no more guarantees

even if you keep your receipt

I know dreams are a

thing to keep from burning

vs.3

we didn’t go in

thinking everyone could be our friend

learning to bend

is the way the river keeps on flowing  

oh sing it slow

you can hitch a ride

and get back to town for sure

keep your hold

of what you know burning inside your bones

don’t let the breakdown eat you whole

CHORUS

And Yet

vs.1

it’s taken everything he’s got

to watch it spin apart

now he’s sitting on the ground

where it all came down 

singing with dirt in his mouth

CHORUS 1

and yet the sun came up

then set on an expansive wilderness

he met the boy he grown from

then wept

he hadn’t loved him ‘till now

Vs.2

she held the hands of her dying faith

while storms broke over the house

now the breakers are rolling white across the bay

while morphine drips in the mouth

CHORUS 2

and yet

the morning swept the sky

and then

the clouds went rolling by

she set a fire in the lantern of her heart  

then left to find a better way to start   

BRIDGE

there’s a crack in the windshield

there’s a killer in this town

there’s way to ignore the flood

until you drown

there’s a slow leak on the schooner    

on the sea of certainty

the way from the wreck       

is leaving it completely  

CHORUS 3

and yet the sun came up

then set on an expansive wilderness

I met the boy I had become

then wept

I hadn’t loved him ‘till now