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Yours For Mine: How Dark the Night

by Yours For Mine

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1.
Prologue 01:32
2.
I think there's still a lack of relationship, Cause who You are is not who I could be, And if I seem a little bitter then you better put my feet down, down. Cause I got my head in the clouds, head in the clouds, I'm in the wind, not the rain. I got my head in the clouds, head in the clouds, Just let me sing, sing again. I feel a little forced to rhyme sometimes, Feel a little forced to smile sometimes, Feel like I could never express this right, Like everything I sing is wrong, so why try? It just isn't like me to like me, And I get the feeling that You like to fight me. If what I'm saying here is highly unlikely, Then open up the door I shut, tonight, and come find me. (So runaway, take the money, and sight see, I get the feeling that your feelings would like me.) This opportunity just sounds like it might be, The perfect thing for me, cause all my Father wants to do is keep, Taking everything away from me. You said Your promise was peace! But You seem more like a fighter! You said Your burden was light! But I don't feel any lighter! (X2) I question why You never take the blame for this relationship, Cause who I am is not who I should be. (You seem to think a little better when you're bitter from the beat down, down.) Could somebody help me? I gotta get away now. Somebody tell me, if I'll ever feel alive, how Bitter I've become because you keep letting my mind sink down. (drown drown) God You got Your head in the clouds, head in the clouds, You send the wind, not the rain. You got Your head in the clouds, head in the clouds, Just let me sing, sing again. --------- I think there's still a lack in this relationship, Cause who I am is not the man I ever wanted to be. And I don't need a compliment, You gotta get inside my mind, cause You're the vine, I'm just a different limb of the poet tree. Do You remember the crash? Do You remember the last time we spoke? It was the last time I felt hope. But where did You go? I think I'm losing my smoke, So mirror, mirror tell me if it's all a joke. Cause buried deep inside, Buried in the back of my mind, Well, I've been trying to hide, And trying to lie, But if You got the time, Maybe You can try to pick apart the cynical hymns of men who stand alone in line. Just look me in the eyes. Tell me why do good men die? Open Your mouth and speak to me tonight. What do you mean it seems our history has seen that only He can qualify? Why am I so terrified to change particular cadences? To make some different acquaintances? Is this a test? Is this Your best? I bet You think regret with every breath. My chest is tightening. Your voice is frightening. And everything I thought I knew is wrong. You have to get outside my mind. I'm leaving home tonight. I packed my baggage and I'm heading off into the night. And if I don't survive, well then at least I tried. But this is it, so save the tears for someone else, and Tell the world I died. Tell the world I died. Tell the world I died. No! No! I'm afraid to let You go! I don't wanna die. But this is it, so keep Your love and tell the world that I'm alive! I am alive!
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This is a cold town. Is this the come down? I find it's no surprise, Everything I find inside Is what I despise. Cause if I'm honest, I made a promise, Oh Holy Spirit, I just can't keep. I'm feeling weak now. Maybe we can just take a break and then turn around? (You aren't allowed to leave. You're with me now.) You call me distant, I prefer to call it patient, And I can see that You're persistent, My God, My God, despite my inconsistencies. (You're feeling fine. Just come inside. It's time to dine. I brought the wine.) I'm feeling great. Just make the plate. I can't escape, I can't escape. This is a ghost town, So maybe we can just take a break and then turn a.... Round and round we go, Will it ever stop? Round and round we go, Only You can know. (DON'T LOOK BACK!) Yet, when we were distant, (THIS IS HOME!) That's when we became Your mission, (DON'T LOOK BACK!) And You keep giving forgiveness, (YOU ARE ALONE!) My God, my God, How could I forget this? ------- This is a great town. I just had to come around. I make my clothes from the figs and I eat with the pigs. This is a great town. Great town. This is a great town. I just had to come 'round. I make my clothes from the figs and I eat with the pigs. This is a great town. Great town. (This is a great town. He just had to come around. This is a great town. He just had to come around. You aren't allowed to leave. You're with me now...)
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We All Hide 04:37
I wanna sing a pretty song, So you can sing along. Somethin' with a good beat, So tap your feet, baby. But that just isn't me, I see a different need, I gotta sing about disease, And quit the people pleasin'. Just wait a second, before you criticize, Don't you know that everyone around is trying to hide something? Let me tell you one of mine, I stay afraid of what I think you'll think if I take off my cheap disguises. (I don't know 'bout you, but I like that old YFM better...) No! Get away from me! This is not a good time, you know! Get away from me! This was never alive. You parasite! Get away from me! Hope is never enough, I tried! Get away from me! But it's never a good time. Lock the door. Lock the door. Send help. Every man, woman, child for themselves. Shut the blinds. Stay quiet. Try to hide. You'll never get away. It's already inside. (Nobody loves you. Life isn't fair.) Nobody loves me. Nobody cares. (X5) Everyone has something to hide. Tell me yours, I'll tell you mine. Take my hand, while there's still time. Life isn't patient, life isn't kind. But there's hope, I know, At least I hope I'm right. Everyone has something to hide. Tell me yours, I'll tell you mine. Take my hand, while there's still time. Everyone has something to hide. If the thought of suicide is still alive and well inside your mind. Just know I'm with you, you're never alone. Just know I love you and you're always welcome home.
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I think I'm finding the danger. But can I trust you, a stranger? I hate to ask you a favor, But I just have to get home, sooner than later. Something doesn't seem right, I can't see the sunlight. We should make a break for the outside. Everybody hang tight, We can make a run right... Right now if we don't waste time. Hold on, my brother. There is a problem. The problem we have: The walls that we built can't be scaled. That is a promise. The walls that we built can be scaled. We'll fight and we'll fight 'til we fail. Don't be childish. Run with me. Oh, run with me. Oh, run with me. We'll fight and we'll fight and we'll fight and we'll fight 'til the last man, the last mans free! Clearly we won't change your mind. Just let me know what you find, when it's time. Is it time? Something doesn't seem right. We've been running all night, And I get the feeling they're right behind me. Everybody stay close. Everything I fear most, Most likely is a shadow. We have to keep the pace. We can't afford to waste time. Press on. (Press on! Press on!) Press on, my brothers. We still have each other. I know we'll be free. Just over the hill. Follow me. Hold on, my brother, there is your problem. The walls that we built still exist. Can you keep your promise? Is courage your wallet? This freedom will cost us. And the money is already spent. So what if we call on the Name? If it's all, if it's all, the same to you. I've heard He can save, All the lame, and the weak, And the blind, and the least of you. But you better think quick. The ghosts are in fast pursuit. Look out! Look out, my brothers! We need His hand... The walls that you built can't be scaled. Just take the hands that you nailed. Let the children run with Me. There. Is. No. Hope. Oh God, oh God, don't let them take me!
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Ransom, sweet ransom, You gave Your life to the dead. Servant, oh servant, You gave Your life as they said: "I am fed. I am fed. By the fruit of the world. I will wake from my bed. I am safe. I am sound. I am louder than ever. I'll never be bound." Slave, you're a slave. Every wave you emit, I'll forgive and forget. When you spit in my face, I will turn and replace every evil with grace. Brace yourself. (X4) Don't give up. (X8) Heaven's armies, won't you make haste? Show this love. Redeem this place. If we were called, to live twice, Every breath should praise the Price. Heaven's armies, won't you make haste? Show this love. Redeem this place. Send help! (X4)
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I see your sorrow. But I see tomorrow. You just can't give up now. The King will come down. And I see all your pain. But I saw the Lamb get slain. You just can't give up tonight. The King is still alive. When a woman gives birth, Oh, how it hurts. But the child, you see, Can make the pain just a memory...just a memory... Weep and wail. Hear my voice. He can't fail. Come rejoice. He is near. Come rejoice. Do not fear. Child, take your stand, For we have heard His plan: 'You are about to leave. You're with Me now.' You just can't retreat. Let the gospel bring you peace. Let it steady both your feet. Let it steady both your feet. Will you take your sword? Will you take your shield, So you can sing that He is King, in the middle of the battle field? Oh, the prison will shake, So keep your feet on the ground. Let every tongue confess. Let every knee bow down. I remember a darkness swept over the land. I remember the Enemy clapped it's hands. But out of the darkness of the tomb, The Light of the world would still shine. (Wake! Up!) I can't give up now. You'll put my feet on the ground. (Wake! Up!) This night can't last forever. If You are alive. I am alive. (Rejoice!) It is the light, that makes us clear. Out of the night, you will appear! The Messiah has crushed the Enemy's head. So wake up, sleeper! Rise up from the dead.
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What day is today? Is it a blessing or a curse? I'll just wait for the best while the worst stays and lurks, In my mouth, in my mind. I'm just fine, in this line, behind clocks burning time. Only when you use the freedom to choose does love become real. Only when you abuse the freedom in place does love hide its face. Just look at me, my commitment. My convenient use of Your name. And while the whole world was turning, I was turning, To pat their backs and tie them to the tracks. Look at me, my commitment. I thought You could tell, I thought You would yell, But if You can't, I can't, and my whole life tastes of waste. Just look at me, my commitment. My convenient use of Your name. Only when you use the freedom to choose does love become real. Only when you abuse the freedom in place does love hide its face. But does love hide its face, Or do we mistake grace for coincidence? If You've been blessing me every day of my life, Then I've just been too blind. As I stand I begin to faint, and as my body faints, I am acquainted with grace. Not mistaken with fakes, this time, Every moment we waste burns our tongue and our taste buds. As they wither in place, I am left face to face, With two figures approaching, and one of them choking. The strife in my mouth You pull out. As I shout and sing praises, What comes next amazes me still. What comes next amazes me still. My self takes his fill as You hold out Your hand, He demands that his life be his hands. Then he stands and departs, But the globes and the charts can't say where. He was me. I am me. And if I follow You, I am free. I am free. Oh, Lord, be my shield. I laid down and slept. I slept with the enemy, oh no. Oh lord, be my shield. I woke up from rest and found, The enemy was me. I will not be afraid of 10,000 people. All Hail the King! Salvation and freedom belong to You. Break, break the teeth.
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What a wretched man I am. To save me is a stretch, at best. (Stretch at best. Stretch at best.) Understand that I don't understand. My doubts are back, they're asking if You can. The choice is yours. It always has been. It always will be. It always is Me. Understand, at first, that was the plan. But how can He love you, a wretched man? The choice is yours. It always has been. It always will be. It always is me. I am sold to You, I am torn in two, Father. I'll blind myself. Never mind Your word, bother. There's just something about me... I've never had a home. In rooms full of people, I always feel alone. You told me I was nothing, I'll look better when I'm dead. You offered me a noose, And that's where I'll hang my head. (Holy, we see death and peace.) (Lonely, we see death as peace.) Something about me, I've never had a home. In rooms full of people, I don't wanna feel alone. You told me I was ugly, I'll look better when I'm dead. You offered me a noose, So that's where I hung my head. Jesus please help me, Or just leave me alone. I been trying my whole life, But will I ever make it home? You told me I was something. It ain't over when I'm dead. You offered me a cross, And that's where I'll hang my debt. We still need You here. We have so many problems. But if You won't bend Your ears, My God, we'll never solve them. King Jesus, please... Listen to me. Listen to me.(x2) (How long can you run? It's time to come home, son. Listen to Me. How long can you run? It's time to come home, son. Listen to Me. Listen to Me.) I don't understand why You call me son. I don't understand why You call me friend, But I can't stop singing this hymn, Over and over and over and over again. We need You here! We need You here! And I never needed anything As much everything You are. This is the one. You are the One. I am sold to You, only You, Father. And I'll never again, never again, never again, run from You Father. (We're. Still. Here. Oh, Holy Ghost. Right. Here.)
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Oh God, did You live on this earth? My God, did You live on this earth? Even the highest Heaven cannot contain You. Much less, this temple You have built. Undress this temple I have built. Oh earth, can you live without this? My earth, can you live without this? I was dead in my sins, but You took Your life, And You gave Yours For Mine, We are Yours 'til we die, No matter how dark the night, You are always a good King. So take us to the front line. No more lies in our eyes. Let all creation sing. We will fight for the throne. We are never alone. We are never alone. So as we bow down, sing it out loud, We are finally home. We are finally home. When there is famine. When there is pestilence. When there is locust. Or plague or illness. Hear our petition. Our God healed our affliction.
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I never thought I could sing again. I never thought I would see the light. But You are alive, so I am alive. Hallelujah! Through every one of my journeys, Well, I am patiently learning, You are a good, good, good, good King. I hope the people can sing again. I hope the people can see the light. If I can be free, they can be free. Hallelujah! Oh, I will sing, sing of how You freed us. All hail the King, King Jesus. I never thought I could dance again. I really thought that night would last forever. But You are alive, so I am alive. Hallelujah! Through every one of my journeys, Well, I am patiently learning, The journey exists to teach The depths to which You'll reach, From Heaven above. Oh, I will sing, sing of how You freed us. All hail the King, King Jesus. (X2) Everyone, I got nothing to hide. Tell me yours. I'll tell you mine. Take His hand while there's still time. His love is so patient, His love is so kind. There is hope, I know, the least of these survived. Everyone, I got nothing to hide. I'm so glad the old me died. I'm so glad the old me died. Just know I'm with you, you're never alone. Just know I love you, so I'm teaching you to grow. Just know I'm with you, you're never alone. Just know I love You, and I'm grateful to be home.
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Epilogue 02:12

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released March 19, 2021

Produced by: Yours For Mine
Engineered & Mixed by: Chad Altenberger / Three Arrows Sound
Mastered by: Don Miller / Airborne Audio
Artwork by: Tyler Dowdy

Additional vocals on tracks 5, 7, 9, & 11 by: Aaron Cosner

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