Lyrics to "The Light Meets the Dark" by Tenth Avenue North

I really like the first new song, "Healing Begins", from Tenth Avenue North's sophomore album, "The Light Meets the Dark". It sounds like Switchfoot meets Jars of Clay. You can hear it on their MySpace site. I have placed all lyrics to all the tracks to the album here in one place with the words modified to try to follow exactly how they sing the songs.

01. Healing Begins

So you thought you had to keep this up
All the work that you do
So we think that you're good
And you can't believe it's not enough
All the walls you built up
Are just glass on the outside

So let 'em fall down
There's freedom waiting in the sound
When you let your walls fall to the ground
We're here now

This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark

Afraid to let your secrets out
Everything that you hide
Can come crashing through the door now
But too scared to face all your fear
So you hide but you find
That the shame won't disappear

So let it fall down
There's freedom waiting in the sound
When you let your walls fall to the ground
We're here now
We're here now, oh

This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark

Sparks will fly as grace collides
With the dark inside of us
So please don't fight
This coming light
Let this blood come cover us
His blood can cover us

This is where the healing begins, oh
This is where the healing starts
When you come to where you're broken within
The light meets the dark
The light meets the dark

02. Strong Enough to Save

You fought but you were just too weak
So you lost all the things you try to keep
Now you're on your knees
You're on your knees

But wait, everything can change
In a moments time
You don't have to be afraid
Cause fear is just a lie
Open up your eyes

And he'll break open skies
To save those who cry out His name
The One the wind and waves obey
Is strong enough to save you

Look now is not too late
Lift up your head
Let the rain fall on your face
You're not far from grace
You're not too far from grace

And he'll break open skies
To save those who cry out His name
The One the wind and waves obey
Is strong enough to save you

Break open skies
To save those who cry out His name
The One the wind and waves obey
Is strong enough to save you

I know the weight of this world
Can take you down like gravity
And I know the current of yourself
Can take you out, out to sea
But hold on, hold on

And he'll break open skies
To save those who cry out His name
The One the wind and waves obey
Is strong enough to save you

Break open skies
To save those who cry out His name
The One the wind and waves obey
Is strong enough to save you

03. You Are More

There's a girl in the corner
With tear stains on her eyes
From the places she's wandered
And the shame she can't hide

She says, "How did I get here?
I'm not who I once was.
And I'm crippled by the fear
That I've fallen too far to love"

But don't you know who you are,
What's been done for you?
Yeah don't you know who you are?

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

Well she tries to believe it
That she's been given new life
But she can't shake the feeling
That it's not true tonight

She knows all the answers
And she's rehearsed all the lines
And so she'll try to do better
But then she's too weak to try

But don't you know who you are?

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

'Cause this is not about what you've done,
But what's been done for you.
This is not about where you've been,
But where your brokenness brings you to

This is not about what you feel,
But what He felt to forgive you,
And what He felt to make you loved.

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

You are more than the choices that you've made,
You are more than the sum of your past mistakes,
You are more than the problems you create,
You've been remade.

You've been remade
You've been remade
You've been remade
You've been remade.

04. The Truth is Who You Are

It would be easier
If You were just a thought in my head
Simply something that I once read
Believe me, it'd be my defense

And it would be easier
If You were something I once knew
A hope just to hold onto
But You are holding out Your hands

Cause You came to take us back to the start
You came to touch the hardness of our hearts
You gave us truth
The truth is who You are
It's who You are

And it's not enough to just say 'I believe'
Cause the truth is talk is cheap
So grace give me eyes to see

That You came to take us back to the start
You came to touch the hardness of our hearts
You gave us truth
The truth is who You are
It's who You are
It's who You are

Flesh and blood, You offer us
Oh to eat the bread and drink the cup
Oh to taste, to see, to feel, to touch
Emmanuel
God with us
Emmanuel
God with us

Cause You came to break the chains apart
You wake the dead and sleeping of our hearts
You gave us truth
The truth is who You are
It's who You are
It's who You are
It's who You are

05. A11 the Pretty Things

We are, we are, we're caught in the in-between
Of who we already are and who we're yet to be
We're looking for love but finding we're still in need
It's only what we have lost will we be allowed to keep
And we're waiting but our eyes are wandering to
All this earth holds dear

Look at all the pretty things
That steal my heart away
I can feel I'm fading
'Cause Lord I love so many things
That keep me from Your face
Come and save me

And we run, we run, to finally be set free
But we're fighting for what we already have received
So we're waiting, but our eyes are wandering to
All this earth holds dear

Look at all the pretty things
That steal my heart away
I can feel I'm fading
'Cause Lord I love so many things
That keep me from Your face
Come and save me

We are, we are, we're caught in the in-between
But we're fighting for what we already have received
We are, we are, we're caught in the in-between
But we're fighting for what we already have received

Look at all the pretty things
That steal my heart away
I can feel I'm fading
'Cause Lord I love so many things
That keep me from your face
Come and save me

06. Any Other Way

Don't say goodbye, don't say hello
We're just standing on the surface
Don't say alright, don't say I know
I promise it's not worth it

I want to know who you are
Even if you're falling apart
Reach in and touch your scars
And all the shame you've kept in your heart

'Cause it's not enough
It's not enough just to say that we're ok
I need your hurt, I need your pain
It's not love any other way

Let's not pretend, stop your parade
Trying to convince me
That you're alright and everything's ok
Do you even know me?

'Cause I already know who you are
And all the things that kept us apart
So reach in and touch my scars
And know the price I paid for your heart

'Cause it's not enough
It's not enough just to say that we're ok
I need your hurt, I need your pain
It's not love any other way

A broken and contrite heart I will not despise
Come as you are and I won't close my eyes
I won't close my eyes
I won't close my eyes
I won't close my eyes

'Cause it's not enough
It's not enough just to say that you're ok
I needed your hurt
I needed your pain
It's not love any other way

'Cause it's not enough
It's not enough just to say that you're ok
Well, you needed my hurt
You needed my pain
It's not love any other way
It's not love any other way
Yeah, it's not love any other way

07. On And On

Love, I have waited for you
And love, I was wounded for you
Won't you look into my eyes
Through the pain and through your pride
And find I am true
You're the one I can't deny
And I'll never leave your side
I gave my life for you
So what are you waiting for?

On and on we go
Come love take my hand
On and on we go
Time and time again
On and on we go
Back to where this all began
Come love take my hand

Life is waiting for you
And life I have given to you
Tell me what else can I do
What more have I left to prove?
That I am what you need
Still I will hold on to your heart
Through the chaos and the dark
When your eyes fail to see
So what are you waiting for?

On and on we go
Come love take my hand
On and on we go
As you run away again
On and on we go
Back to where this all began

Broken I was for you
Broken I'm still for you
My broken heart breaks for you
Broken I'm over you

On and on we go
On and on we go

On and on we go
Come love take my hand
On and on we go
Time and time again
On and on we go
Back to where this all began
Come love take my hand
Come love take my hand

08. Hearts Safe (A Better Way)

I feel it in your eyes
There's pain that covers up these lies
Now you may look like me
But it seems you're really different on the inside

We used to keep our hearts safe
We kept them safe and locked away
But then we grew up learning
That life could serve us in a better way

And why?
I'm asking you why?

So what happened to your eyes
I saw them wander just like mine
So how did we come to see so differently
After all this time

And why?
I'm asking you why?
And why?
I'm asking you why?

Well, if the sheep know his voice then tell me what is the choice
For the ones who haven't heard and have no need to rejoice
Father, help me understand
'Cause I am just like him and Lord he's just like me
We came from the same town and the same families
But now he, he just won't understand

Please Lord open up his eyes
Can you open these eyes?

And why?
I'm asking you why?

09. House of Mirrors

You can't seem to see past your own reflection
Caught up in the halls of your introspection
And you're staring at your mirror on the wall
Asking, "Who is the fairest of them all?"
'Cause, Lord, I know it's not me

If only you could see
That you've already been set free

Come on, come on
Let's throw our mirrors down
Come on, come on
Let's shatter the glass on the ground

But you say, "Hold on, if I could just try this one thing.
Well, I know I can change and that would change everything."
But a house made of mirrors never helps you see any clearer
It's yourself you can't see past
And Lord isn't that just like me?

If only we could see
That He's already set us free

Well, come on, come on
Let's throw our mirrors down
Come on, come on
Let's shatter the glass on the ground

Oh, oh
Freedom's waiting for you now
So come on, come on
Throw your mirrors down

Come on if you're tired take a step outside
You might find you can forget about yourself tonight
Come on if you're tired of failed attempts to try
Freedom's waiting when you look outside

Come on if you're tired take a step outside
You might find you can forget about yourself tonight
Come on if you're tired of failed attempts to try
Freedom's waiting when you look outside

Come on, come on
Let's throw our mirrors down
Come on, come on
Let's shatter the glass on the ground

Oh, oh
Freedom's waiting for you now
So come on, come on
Throw your mirrors down

You've gotta throw your mirrors down
Down, down, just throw them down on the ground
Come on, come on
Just throw your mirrors down
Come on, come on, come on, come on
Let's shatter the glass on the ground

10. Empty My Hands

I've got voices in my head and they are so strong
And I'm getting sick of this, oh Lord, how long
Will I be haunted by the fear that I believe
My hands like locks on cages
Of these dreams I can't set free

But if I let these dreams die
If I lay down all my wounded pride
If I let these dreams die
Will I find that letting go lets me come alive

So empty my hands
Fill up my heart
Capture my mind with You
Oh, empty my hands
Fill up my heart
Capture my mind with You
With You, with You

These voices speak instead and what's right is wrong
And I'm giving into them, please Lord, how long
Will I be held captive by the lies that I believe
My heart's in constant chaos and it keeps me so deceived

But if I let these dreams die
If I could just lay down my dark desire
If I let these dreams die
Will I find You brought me back to life

So empty my hands
Fill up my heart
Capture my mind with You
Oh, Lord, empty my hands
Fill up my heart
Capture my mind with You

Cause my mind is like a building burning down
I need your grace to keep me, oh, keep me from the ground
And my heart is just a prisoner of war
A slave to what it wants and to what I'm fighting for

So won't you empty my hands
Fill up my heart
Capture my mind with You
Oh, empty my hands
Fill up my heart
Capture my mind with you

With you
With you

I need you now
I need you now
With you
With you
I need you now, Lord

11. Oh My Dear

I called you up, you were in bed
Could barely make out the words that you said
But you wanted to see me instead so I got dressed
Then I stepped out into the snow
And walked for a mile or so
Felt the rush of blood come from the cold in my chest

You finally came to the door
And we talked for an hour or more
Until I asked if you would stay up till four
You said, "That's fine."
But you said, "There's something I have to say,
And I can't because I'm just so afraid."
And so I held you as you started to shake that night

Oh, my dear I'll wait for you
Grace tonight will pull us through

Until the tears have left your eyes
Until the fears can sleep at night
Until the demons that you're scared of disappear inside
Until this guilt begins to crack and the weight falls from your back
Oh, my dear I'll keep you in my arms tonight

You slowly lifted your head from your hands
You said, "I just don't think that you'll understand,
You'll never look at me that way again if you knew what I did."
And so your tears fell and melted the snow
You told me secrets nobody had known
But I never loved you more even though now I knew what you did

Oh, my dear I'll wait for you
Grace tonight will pull us through

Oh, my dear I'll wait for you
Grace tonight will pull us through

Until the tears have left your eyes
Until the fears can sleep at night
Until the demons that you're scared of disappear inside
Until this guilt begins to crack and the weight falls from your back
Oh, my dear I'll keep you in my arms

Until the tears have left your eyes
Until the fears can sleep at night
Until the demons that you're scared of disappear inside
Until this guilt begins to crack and the weight falls from your back
Oh, my dear I'll keep you in my arms tonight
I'll keep you in my arms tonight
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