The Dirt
from Live at the Manor by the lilies & sparrows
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This song is about how we all are sinful beings and it is the sin within us that helps us see the need for the cross and Jesus Christ
lyrics
Push the dirt over the overgrown weeds,
So they’ll never be seen,
And they’ll die when they cannot breath,
It covers them well
The dirt is over my eyes,
So I can’t see what I’ve done,
I can’t feel the breeze I can’t see the sun,
I hope you can’t see what I’ve done
It’s the dirt where I came from,
And to the dirt ill return
It’s the dirt in my lungs, that makes me filthy and in need, to be cleaned
You’re as white as snow,
But you were as bloody as a freshly cut throat,
And you conquered what we fear the most,
And rose from the ground,
It’s the dirt where I came from,
And to the dirt ill return
It’s the dirt in my lungs, that makes me filthy and in need, to be cleaned
It’s the dirt in my lungs, that makes me filthy and in need, to be saved
It’s the dirt in my lungs, that brought you here to me, to save.
So they’ll never be seen,
And they’ll die when they cannot breath,
It covers them well
The dirt is over my eyes,
So I can’t see what I’ve done,
I can’t feel the breeze I can’t see the sun,
I hope you can’t see what I’ve done
It’s the dirt where I came from,
And to the dirt ill return
It’s the dirt in my lungs, that makes me filthy and in need, to be cleaned
You’re as white as snow,
But you were as bloody as a freshly cut throat,
And you conquered what we fear the most,
And rose from the ground,
It’s the dirt where I came from,
And to the dirt ill return
It’s the dirt in my lungs, that makes me filthy and in need, to be cleaned
It’s the dirt in my lungs, that makes me filthy and in need, to be saved
It’s the dirt in my lungs, that brought you here to me, to save.
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from Live at the Manor,
released September 21, 2009
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the lilies & sparrows Greer, South Carolina
the lilies and sparrows originated from Ben Patat's acoustic writings while on and off of tour with the band Divide the Sea. The songs are our way of praising God for what he has done for us. He is worthy of all of our praise for the sole reason that He created us, not to mention that He sent His son to die for our sins so that we may be considered righteous through faith. ... more
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