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Survivor

by Larry Norman

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1.
Dark Passage 08:00
​Twenty some odd years ago I fell and missed the moon I guess I must have reached too high I guess it was too soon For me to understand the loss That I would travel with And how my path would wander As I struggled with the myth That love is what you make it And your hope must never cease So that all the love you give away Will secure a house of peace As the harbour fall covered the ship I strode out for a walk A man in black came up to me And he began to talk He said son you are so far away You must find the strength to move Closer to your destiny You've nothing else to prove Reach out and touch the future Look for the open door Then his image slowly faded And I saw him nevermore I didn't understand him I was so much younger then I didn't have the courage You expect from older men I was tired from my long journey Just returning from the wars Where the dark angels had wounded me 'Til I couldn't stand no more When I met the woman meant for me I couldn't look her in the eye And I kept my feelings to myself As she turned and said goodbye Well there's a world of wicked people Who will take all that you own They will strip you of your heart and flesh And discard your sacred bones They will tie you down with lies and schemes And say that you can't leave But they will bury you in lawyers 'Til you cannot even breathe They will try hard to destroy you But if you watch then you will see They have no real imagination And they lack true charity She was young when I first met her But she seemed as old as me And I kicked the stones beneath my feet And spoke too quietly She couldn't hear my heartbeat Or see my flashing eyes I was fearful in her presence I thought she'd see through my disguise She knew how much I loved her And she'd feed my every thought But she was too much busy thinking Of all the rules that she'd been taught When I look up at the stars And I see the depth of night I stare solemn at creation And the moon's reflected light It takes its brightness from the sun It has no power of its own And that's how I sometimes see myself A man on whom love once had shone There's a castle standing on a hill In a far and distant place I could lock myself inside it But I still would see her face There is no one in this dark world Who can give the love she needs I feel her sadness in my spirit And her wounds from which love bleeds I can almost hear her crying I know what she's thinking of But sometimes I still wonder if She's better off without my love My death is moving toward me Though it still seems miles away It's almost reached me several times In it's bed I'll someday lay And sometimes at night I'm sleeping I think I hear her call my name And I sit up and reach out for her But it's always just the same Her touch is far beyond my reach Because I was so young and blind But she'll always be the one I love The one I left behind Wah wah wah wah wah wah Wah wah wah Woh woh woh woh Oh woh woh woh woh
2.
Bombs 03:31
Yellow raindrops falling from on high While a dark red cloud fills up the sky I don’t want our love to end this way What about the songs we haven’t sung What about the things we haven’t done What’s the matter with this world today If the bombs fall, baby I love you If they end it all, baby I love you Through it all, I want you to know I love you You and I are still so very young And with love the best is yet to come Every year we're older, a-watch this world grow colder If the bombs fall, baby I love you If they end it all, baby I love you Through it all, I want you to know I love you And through the years and all the long hard miles We’ll shed some tears but we will share the smiles Don’t cry, I want you to know I love you This world of ours, been here a long long time The stars above, I love to watch them shine I need your love to live this life of mine Ah wo-oh wo-oh wo-oh If the bombs fall (baby I love you) If they end it all (baby I love you) Through it all, I want you to know I love you​ (Baby I love you) If the bombs fall (Don't cry, don't cry) (baby I love you) (Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry) If they end it all (baby I love you) (Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry) If the bombs fall (baby I love you) (Don't cry, don't cry) If they end it all
3.
​​If God is my father And you are my brother Then why can't we bother To really reach out and love one another Why do we keep on acting the way we do The way we treat each other It must break his heart in two Once we were happy Oh yes, once in the garden But then a lie broke the stillness And our hearts began to harden And hoping to be wiser man has reached too far Sometimes I think that we've advanced But then I look at where we are And oh I cry I feel like crying Oh I cry I feel like crying Why do we argue Why are there so many churches With half of them empty And some represent a million dollar purchase What's happened to the message given by our lord To take his gospel to the streets And share our money with the poor And learn to love He said love is the greatest thing We've got to learn to love Love is the greatest thing If God is my father Then you are my brother And why can't we bother To really reach out and love one another Why do we keep on acting the way we do The way we treat each other It just breaks my heart in two We've got to learn to love Love is the greatest thing [x2] Oh ooh ooh ooh wooh You've got to learn to love (Learn to love) [x4] Yes you've got to learn to love You've got to learn to love [x8] (Learn to love is the greatest thing) Learn to love, you've got to learn to love [x2] You've got to learn to love (Learn to love, you've got to learn to love [x2]) You've got to learn to love (Oh) (Learn to love, you've got to learn to love) [x3] You've got to learn to love [x3] (Oh) (You've got to learn to love) You've got to learn to love Love is the greatest thing
4.
Messiah 05:05
​Messiah took this world by force Messiah took the world by force I could hear children crying I could see people dying I could see the cities falling I could hear the saviour calling (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force [x2] Red clouds blotted out the sun Darkness fell on everyone Rivers of blood were running I could see the armies coming I could see their weapons falling I could hear the angels calling (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah) He took this world by force The bear from the north And the dragon from the east Descended upon the armies of Israel And slaughtered them And in that moment The chosen of Israel cried out for Messiah And Messiah came Messiah Messiah (Messiah Messiah Messiah took this world by force) (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah took this world by force) He took this world by force [x2] (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah) Messiah (Messiah took this world by force) Took this world by force
5.
​Don't need a keeper for my house I want a keeper for my heart Don't want someone to fix my food I need someone to feed my soul I am not using you I am loving you And what was nothing but a part Because of you became a whole I need a woman not a maid I need a lover not a toy I don't want comfort for the night I want a partner for the road I am not using you I am loving you I want someone to share the joy I want someone to share the load What's the reason two lives come together Sometimes people make each other sad Sometimes sunshine turns into bad weather Baby please believe me I will never treat you bad What's the reason two lives come together Sometimes people make each other sad Sometimes sunshine turns into bad weather Well baby please believe me I will never treat you bad I want a woman who will love me And will share the years ahead I want someone who I can trust I want to love her all my life I won't be using you I'll be loving you I want someone to share my bed And not a mistress but a wife I am not using you I am loving you I want a wom'n to share my bed And not a mistress but a wife Oh wo-oh Wo-oh oh oh Woo ooh ah-ah-ah
6.
I see them come I see them go They climb so high and fall so low They sing so sweet In the spotlight's glare They're full of grace and savoire-faire Behind the scenes They're full of greed They press you down until you bleed They use their power To make the headlines But they will end up in the breadlines The only thing I know And the bible says it's so The only thing I know Is if you don't love the Lord you'll fall They run in packs Poisoned with pride Caught up in sins they've learned to hide They prowl in darkness They are such fools They seek earth's gold Not heaven's jewels The more you give The more they take Until desire becomes their ache They call you friend Oh pretty please The practised warmth of enemies Well the only thing I know And the bible says it's so The only only thing I know Is if you don't love the Lord you'll fall I had the blues (I've had the blues) But now I'm feeling well (But now I'm feeling well) You've got to aim for heaven (You've got to aim for heaven) Or you'll end up in hell (End up, end up in hell) You've got to fight that fight (Fight that fight) You've got to run that race (Run that race) Or you'll never see him face to face (Or you'll never see him face to face) A soldiers heart And love of wealth A fear of death That soon will undermine your health Oh so remote And out of reach If you don't change You'll end up stranded at the, stranded at the beach You call it love God calls it lust You burn inside, faith turned to rust The thinning hair The lizard grip The dreams of glory slowly slip And the only thing I know The only thing I know The only thing I know Is if you don't love the Lord you'll fall
7.
​​You came into my life You took me off the shelf You told my name to me And taught me what to do But then you went away ​You left me by myself I feel completely lost ​And lonely without you Why'd you go, baby ​I guess you know I've got to learn to live without you I've got to learn to live without you I've got to learn to live without you Without you Today I thought I saw you ​Walking down the street With someone else I turned my head and faced the wall I started crying And my heart fell to my feet But when I looked again It wasn't you at all Why'd you go, baby I guess you know I've got to learn to live without you I've got to learn to live without you I've got to learn to live without you Without you ​It's just no good without you [x3] I've got to learn to live without you [x6]​
8.
​Oh ho oh Why can't you behave Why can't you be good You don't even try To do the things you should What is the reason I’d like to know Why you can't be good You go into the bedroom You say you’ve got to powder your nose But the powder is cocaine (Ooh ooh ooh) I see traces on your clothes (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh) Well what is the reason I’d like to know Why you can't be good Ba ba ba ba ba Take another look inside your dreams tonight (Aah aah) When you go to sleep (Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba) Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way Like some little sheep You say that you love me And that your heart is true But you’ve got so many other lovers (Oh oh) Well what am I supposed to do Do you love me What is the reason I’d like to know Why you can't be good Take another look inside your dreams tonight When you go to sleep (Ooh ooh) Try and find the reasons why you've lost your way Like some little sheep Your face, it looks so pretty But your mind is such a mess You’ve got a cold and wicked heart It's beatin’ underneath your breath Well what is the reason (Ooh ooh) I’d like to know (Ooh ooh) What is the reason (Ooh ooh ooh) I’d like to know (Ooh ooh) What is the reason (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh) I’d like to know (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) Why you can't be good (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) Why can't you be good Why can't you be good babe You know you break my heart You say you love me but I know it's not so I can't follow you every place you go Why can't you be good You know I feel a little lonely Oh oh oh ​Oh woh ​Yeah yeah
9.
​​The switch is off, the lights are out It took no special wisdom To pull the plug and cut the wires And now you're out of my system It took me years to change the gears (Ah ah ah) It was so hard to twist 'em (Ah ah) The pain you caused has been erased (Ah ah ah) Baby get out of my system (Ah ah) You're out of my You're out of my system [x2] You'd turn me on with words of love Hmm I just couldn't resist 'em You never meant the things you said, baby You're out of my system Oh oh oh oh You're out of my You're out of my system You're out of my You're out of my You're out of my You're out of my system [x2] Ooh ooh oh uh uh ooh The life we had, the things we did Hmm there was a time I missed 'em baby I used to lie awake at night, all right An', you're out of my system You're out of my system You ran around with other men Hmm baby, you made love and kissed 'em But go ahead do what you want I don't care, you're out of my system Heyah you broke my heart and led me on You made so many plans, I could list them You set me up then walked away (You're out of my, you're out of my) Okay get out of my system baby baby baby (You're out of my system) You're out of my You're out of my You're out of my system [x4]
10.
​​Sixteen hours to London Flying on a DC-10 I wonder if when this plane sets down I'll ever be able to walk again I spent thirty five days in Europe Singing 'til my voice is gone Never time enough to get a good night's sleep What is this road that I've been running on You gotta stop this flight I got to get back to earth Hey I'm a human being (being being being being) An' God knows what that's worth (worth worth worth worth worth worth worth) I'm moving like a dancer on a darkened stage But I'll be risen from this prison at the end of the age Yeah oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh ayah I've been locked up in the studio And this is no way to live They never like the music 'til the records sell And they always want more than you can possibly give I've been struggling for inspiration And hoping that the songs won't flop I've been waiting like a beggar for the option to drop You've got to live up to the contract 'til they tell you to stop You gotta stop this flight Gotta get back to earth We are human beings (beings beings beings beings) An' God knows what that's worth (worth worth worth worth worth worth) We're not meant to be imprisoned in this earthly cage And end up screaming like a demon at the end of the age We gotta stop this flight We gotta stop it, stop it, stop it
11.
If a man turns his back on the faith of his youth To pursue earthly ways, he'll lose contentment When he falls on hard times we should pray for that friend Help to heal him from bitterness and resentment What's wrong with this body This body is ill It's full of disease and it's dying This body needs healing We need to be filled We've got to stand to our feet and start trying When your friend slipped away, caught up in their own lies ​And fake rumours, embellished your reputation Then the Lord will restore the years the locusts have eaten If you concentrate on your own salvation What's wrong with this body This body is ill It's full of disease and it's dying This body needs healing We need to be filled We've got to stand to our feet and start trying When the strength of your hope fades and withers within You must cast all your cares upon heaven You must die unto self and live unto God And keep walking the path of the forgiven What's wrong with this body This body is ill It's full of disease and it's dying This body needs healing We need to be filled We've got to stand to our feet and start trying [x2] Let him pray for that da-nun Da la ta da da da And recover from bitterness and resentment Well what's wrong with this body This body is ill It's full of disease and it's dying What's wrong with this body This body is ill It's full of disease and it's dying This body needs healing We need to be filled We got to stand to our feet and start trying
12.
I had a baby out of wedlock Her old man got me in a headlock I was an unwed father But don't bother feeling sorry for me I took a lot of LSD I smoked a lotta marja-weeny But it did not help me It did not set me free Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it Why’d you help someone like me You saved me, you forgave me And you know you set me free You took away my problems One by one I guess you knew what you were doing When you sent your son You know the way that I was living Was like taking without giving And I hurt a lot of people And I lost my friends I spent a little time in prison But I know the Lord is risen And I'll never need To be locked up again yeah Oh Jesus, why'd you go and do it Why’d you help someone like me You saved me, you forgave me And you know you set me free You took away my problems One by one I guess you knew what you were doing When you sent your son I never thought about tomorrow 'Til my life was filled with sorrow Walking down a road not knowing What was ahead Well a man can spend his days Living out his evil ways Or he can try to find the road Before he's dead Jesus, why'd you go and do it Why’d you help someone like me You saved me, you forgave me And I know you set me free You know you took away my problems One by one I guess you knew what you were doing When you sent your son You knew what you were doing When you sent your son
13.
​Watch what you're doing take one ​Mo' guitar [Spoken] Mmm, mama killed a chicken, she thought it was a duck She put it on the table with its legs sticking up Papa broke his glasses when he fell down drunk Tried to drown the kitty cat, turned out to be a skunk You gotta watch what you're doing Didn't you know Yeah you gotta watch where you're going Didn't you know Well little did I know when I gave my heart That a self deceived woman would tear it all apart She told me that she loved me, I believed her and then I caught her running round with my best friend​ You gotta watch what you're doing Eh, you know what I'm talking about? I knew a girl, sweet as could be But she fell for a man like a chain sawed tree She listened to his lies, was fooled by his charms Now she's sitting with a baby in her arms You gotta watch what you're doing Didn't you know You gotta watch what you're doing You oughta know that You gotta watch out Watch out Well everything's fine till things get bad Then you sit around thinking 'bout the good times you had But it ain't no good to lead a life of sin If you don't shape up you know you'll never get in You better watch what you're doing Ah don't you know You oughta know where you're going Do you know Some folks smile, they seem alright Then you later find out it was an angel of light Try to love everybody but don't be blind 'Cause some kind of people try to mess your mind You gotta watch who you know yeah Some folks say that the good Lord's dead That he doesn't exist 'cept inside your head I wonder how many gonna be surprised When they look straight up and see him coming through the skies You gotta watch what you're doing Don't you know 'Cause he does yeah You know he watches what you're doing Yes he does You better know where you're going (Ooh ooh) Yeah yeah yeaow (Ooh ooh ooh ooh ooh) Well well well hutz sut sut Well well well hutz hutz a mutza C'mon pilgrim, you know he loves you He loves you more than he loves this cloven earth Don't make your life bad and start acting like an idiot I was walking down the road Down by the road ​And I bumped into you​
14.
The Tune 07:50
Once there was a tune And everyone knew how it went But as time went by People began to forget Until at last no one could remember And there was hatred and wars and death Then one day somebody said how does the tune go There is no tune, there never was, it’s only a myth These were the philosophers You mean there's no tune at all Well, it doesn't really matter what tune you play As long as you play something These were the religious leaders And so the world played on And there was hatred, wars and death Then one day the people became weary of this song And they all sat down on the side of a hill And suddenly they heard a very strange voice And somebody said that sounds like the tune There is no tune, there never was, there never will be Well it doesn't really matter what tune you play As long as you play something And you don't hurt anybody, especially me But the people listened And a man appeared before them With a smile on his face And a sad look too And he was singing the tune And some of the people began to sing along La la la la la… And the people who loved him Decided to follow him But the people who hated him Decided to kill him And they did And when it was finished They went back to their houses of philosophy and religion And they sat down to their tables to eat and to drink Suddenly, they were interrupted by a familiar voice And they ran to their windows and looked outside To see who it was It was him And they became confused and afraid And they wondered how they could be rid of him once and for all And while they were watching him Something very strange happened How did he do that I don't really know, but he's gone And when trouble goes, you don't ask where He'll never return, ever again, I hope Yet again they were interrupted This time they ran out into the streets to lay hold of him But they couldn't find him Just a lot of people smiling And they all knew the tune La la la la la… And when the people made a mistake They stopped, and they listened La la la la la… That's how they knew the tune Because they listened La la la la la… And if you listen you'll hear it It's all around you Just listen to your radio Watch television Listen to your leaders To the authorities To the governors To the experts But if you really listen You can hear another tune But you have to listen quietly And you have to listen every day
15.
Epitath 04:38
He knew [Spoken] When the whole world spoke one language When the whole world served one god Back when men first toiled in the rocky soil And worked the ground upon which they trod Back when Adam walked with God in the garden Back when the serpent first spoke to Eve Back when men first fell and the gates of hell Opened up and we were all deceived ​Yeah well that's when Jesus knew I'd love ya That’s when Jesus knew I’d care And that’s when Jesus knew that you’d love me too And made sure that you’d be standing there Yeah Back when the world first moved in upheaval Back when men invented war And they stood in the mud among the bodies and the blood And they could not remember what for Back when Cain raised his hand against Abel And his soul was stained with blood Back when men became so evil That the world was finally washed by the flood Oh baby that’s when Jesus knew I’d love ya Yeah that’s when Jesus knew I’d care Yeah that’s when Jesus knew you’d love me too And made sure that you’d be standing there Oh baby that’s when Jesus knew I’d need you To ease the emptiness and sorrow too He knew right from start When he looked into my heart That I’d be lonely till I found you yeah I found you Yeah I found you [Coughs] Back when ah Nimrod swayed the remnant And built the walls of Babylon Back when David held the throne of Israel And he wept for Jonathon and Absalom When men felt the sting of sorrow And they felt helpless in the night And their women could sense it and draw closer to their bodies And say beside them till the morning night [Coughs] Yeah that's when Jesus knew I'd love you Now that, this is switches to eh past tense [Spoken] That’s when Jesus knew he’d save me Yeah that’s when Jesus knew he’d die Yeah that’s when Jesus knew I’d repent and follow While others might pass him by That’s when Jesus knew my sorrow And he knew my heart would break And he’d be standing there with forgiveness and love When the tears would make my body shake Yeah make my body shake Make my body shake Yea-uh That's when Jesus knew Knew all about you Knew all about me Knew all about the tree That he'd give life upon And shine bright like the sun Until the darkness passed away And became that final day Yeah that's when Jesus knew he'd suffer That's when Jesus knew he'd die Yeah that’s when Jesus knew I’d repent and follow him Though other friends of mine might pass him by Yeah that’s when Jesus knew I’d repent and follow That’s when Jesus knew

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How this release was described on the official website when it was released: This CD is also essential. It includes unreleased bonus tracks, radio single edit versions, Euro cuts and versions not available elsewhere. Also Includes the never-before-released radio single version of "The Tune." The standout tracks are "One Star Remains" and "Epitaph."

Unfortunately, One Star Remains cannot be included in this Bandcamp release due to it being a cover version (of Judee Sill's My Man On Love).

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released November 1, 2002

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Larry Norman Los Angeles, California

American musician, singer, songwriter, record label owner, and record producer. Norman had a major influence on artists as diverse as The Pixies, Guns n' Roses, and U2. After his death in 2008 his most well-known album, 1972's Only Visiting This Planet, was selected for inclusion in The United States Library of Congress for its cultural significance and impact on American culture. ... more

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