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An Appeal To Heaven

by The Death In Me

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1.
Earth 03:38
My hope lives across the sea And now these dead bones crawl Writhing in dismay through this palace of dirt For how I long to cross the shore Into a place where my tongue is free But there is still no change in me (No) Each answer brings more questions Longing, for reasons to be I am still empty I have found nothing but dismay in the arms of man I’ve come to embrace this shroud Life inside this veil of fake sorrow Longing for the means to believe Beaten down by an unfulfilled tomorrow Every day seems to be on repeat Each night stuck in rewind My eyes long for sleep While my heart just years to survive (I can’t stand) Letting my dreams die inside my insecurities Letting the world overshadow the Holy Ghost Come descendant of Jacob and walk in the light of your God Speak to me LORD renew this wretched mind Give me purpose for these numbered days A grain of sand can tip a scale Oh what can be done with your unending grace If we are Your children, may the earth be Your crown Rid us of these gods and kings and the lies that cast us down I give up my labor, my conquest for fame Show me Your face Tell me my name My Hope lives inside of me
2.
Gloom 02:25
I'm so sick of dragging myself along Binding sin to every whim just to find a song worth singing But they're never worth singing Every word from all these convoluted songs Bring me no hope as I'm drug along I've labored, I've trialed, I've toiled, I'm snared And all I've found is that There is nothing I am nothing I know I've been born a son but I still pander for a father as I come undone You told me that your God could calm the sea But these waves still rage in spite of my plea I know I spew arrogance for my happiness is based on my happenstance They say I've found identity yet I am still consumed by my depravity I am sinking Forever sinking You are walking Walking away I know I'm just running in circles Trying to discern if You're really there My heart it has failed within me God please show me that You're really there
3.
Atrocities 03:27
They want to know what they're worth So they make believe they're closer Than they know They want to show what they're worth And they've come to see they're further Than they know This is fundamental deconstruction The aberration of man The defilement of our daughters Broken open again and again And it’s all for profit And it’s all for gain Yet we play the victim Though we're all the same We've deemed them worthless Despite their hopes and dreams 'Your heart, it doesn't matter Now get on that screen' Justify it all as a moment of weakness Brood about yourselves in your illusion of meekness Distort and convolute the definition of cheapness Just know you're not a man midst this incompleteness
4.
Blackwater 04:23
My son, clench your fists And let Him keep you from a deed such as this Oh daughter, flee from the youth Who think your beauty’s just a thing to abuse Do you know her name? Can you remember her face? Or his her beauty just another thing for your eyes to trace? Mark my words this will follow you Long after you’ve put pride back in your hands You’ve done this to yourself Deconstruct your every effort No religion can save you There is no labor that can make you whole You are the victim of your own circumstance Blackwater But is it you that you really war against Are you weak? Or are you wicked? You are worth more than what you hold in your hands Your sin does not define you Nor do the thoughts/deeds of man In Adam you fell In Christ you stand There’s been no end to your searching But your labor’s been in vain To find what you’d call purpose And to seek a higher Name But this hollow earth you’ve overturned Has nothing left for you And as you lie awake at night You can’t help but know it’s true But my friend, you’ve been lied to For there’s a life that’s after death There is hope in one called Jesus And as He took His final breath Your victory was won As He hung upon that tree And now Heaven’s gates are open wide They’re open wide for thee
5.
Tuqburni 01:25
6.
Face in the dirt, my flesh numb to conviction I ponder how I ended up so far down in this hole It's getting dark, yet I won't look up to the sun I'm getting cold, yet I reject His warming glow My spirit comes alive for an instant Writhing in fear from the darkness abounding The bottle tightens it's grip, lust begins to set in I feel the apathy encasing me Why do you ransom your shame, my son? The wind's crying out, (oh, be still) "Move forward day by day Just keep on dragging your chains" That's all I hear but it's not so simple I find no peace, no rest in this hellhole I have no control without you God I keep running back to the same old habits I'm sprawled out on the floor bawling my eyes out Digging this hole, unable to climb out a forged collar around my neck Chained down to the ground, pulling me closer to hell Strapped down by my own addictions I crave to feel the light of conviction again Why do you ransom your shame, my son? The wind's crying out How do you think it felt when He carried your chains to the cross? He died to bring you the key The house of freedom is wide open, my son, come in and be free Move on, my son, I've given you authority to overcome these things Speak up, my son, stand up and break off the chains that bind you I speak to sin, and I speak to the father of lies; I'm unbound, I am free I am not your slave There's not a thing you could do that could mend The chains and snares that you've forged against me Your Father has broken these chains You’re not slaves
7.
This is an appeal to Heaven Jesus there's no hope without You Our wretched hearts, they bear no fruit Enlightened minds turned destitute Show us Your will Teach us Your ways Speak now, for I have no peace I am the undeserving The ungrateful I am the thief, wayward and cold My will, it means so little in light of the things that I do not know My doubt, it means so much In light of the One that I claim to 'trust' Redeemer, redeem us Show us that these bones are more than just dust Counselor, counsel us Spare us this death, decay, dismay, the moth and rust Redeemer, redeem us Counselor, counsel us I looked and I found that not one was faithful I turned and I saw that I am not faithful I can't blame my doubt, or my disbelief No, I don't need proof, it's all I can see Redeemer, redeem us Counselor, counsel us This is an appeal to Heaven Redeemer, redeem us Counselor, counsel us This is an appeal to Heaven These clear skies mean nothing to me They're just a constant reminder of what shouldn't be I've filled my soul with ambition's lust And drowned my heart in earthly dust This is an appeal to Heaven We're not gunna make it without You This is an appeal to Heaven I'm not gunna make it
8.
King of Me 04:13
I was once a liar, plastic and fake Shifting words and sifting faces just to catch a break But now this wind exposing the scars on my back I need conviction, repentance My temple’s charred black Love of God Overflow Cleanse us of This filth we’ve sewn I listen only to what I desire Witness only to what I see fit My life, and endless charade All to manipulate Your name My plot so cleanly molded No one will see through me I’m gunna make this life Work for me I’ll be the king of me He’s exposing the vultures that are circling ahead Walking through this valley of the shadow of death I declare, in spirit and truth I know who I am This will be the last time I say that I need this Because it’s pointless and it’s arrogant To say that I need this The only thing I’m worthy of Is the eternal pit But if nothing I am Yours And in You I live (I give up control)
9.
Evergreen 05:04
For years we have carried this burden But our redemption is just a matter of time Principal without principality is nothing more than knowledge without execution They want it all they want it in their hands But it doesn't make a difference where you stand They want the God who can calm the seas But they won't stop until they see them down on their knees Just look at the prices that they've paid Look at the mistakes that we have made Their blood is on our hands Their silence is broken In the end There is always another day But in the end There's no end to what you've thrown away Dig in deep like the evergreens And find yourself in the one unseen Dig in deep like the winter trees And rid yourself of your barren king

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released June 28, 2017

The Death In Me is

Drums - James Sackett
Guitars - Kyle Calise
Vocals - Greg Johnston

Additional writing & bass performed by Andrew Soper
Dragging Chains written by Colin Harvey

Engineered Mixed & Mastered by Blackplate Productions


All songs written & performed by The Death In Me



Special thank you to

Blake Gederburg, Nathan Stidham, Seth Reppond, Jon Berrier, Garrett Barefoot, Erik "Easy" Huffman, Andrew Soper, Aaron Haskins, Colin Harvey, Colin Twyman, Aaron Hutchinson, Dylan Mckae Jones, Halston Castro, Sean Sarikaya, Caityln Varrone, Nichole Lane, Elizabeth Barney, Ross Penning, Bryan Fleming, Stephan Harm, Stephan Hert, Alex Gutzmer, Danny Adams, Jamie King, Hunter Puhr, Oliver Kamyszew, Tanner Detweiler, Stephen Morrow, Max Folsom, Mike Busbee, Eric Myers, Justin Doan, Stephen & Megan Carpenter, Lee Humerian, Chris Roy, Wolfe Bailey @ Overcast Print & Design, Shane Merrill, Creation Festivals, Zechariah Kramm, David Borges, Word Of Life Assembly in San Angelo Texas, Chris Works, Chipotle Mexican Grill, Chick Fil A, CVS, Mike Farrell, Mindy O'Connor, Julie Tew, Shanna Blue, Laurane & Jimmy Sackett, Dave & Deb Johnston, Chris & Amy Johnston, Tom Calise, Jason & Vicky Guetgemann, Nick Cotrufo, Taylor "Frat" Duke, Shane Neering, Brock Dehler, Henry @ Dominos, South Carolina School Of Leadership, Matt & Addair Mcandrew, Tommy Green, David Puckett, Alfonso Civile, AAA, Lynchburg Virginia City Proper, Cecil Johnston, Alvinn Triplett, Joe Graybill (for being Greg's first crowdkill), Dane Harrison, Josh Hall, Debbie & Richard Barney, Mike & Rachel Soper, Dale & Barb Geyer, Matt Green, Nathan Evans, Seth Geyer, Isaac & Ian Gilchrist, Blake Suddath, Sean Harmanis, Morgan Carney & Rocketown, & Alex Gaspar

special thanks to our friends in

Take Heart, Meadows, Castors Hollow, Atrocities, War Prayer, Icarus/Great Grief, Live For What Lasts, Valleys (NC), Comrades, Conveyer, Strengthen What Remains, Household, New Heart, Pathway Home, BoughtxBlood, Between Two Thieves, Phinehas, & Ruin

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