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Commander Sozo - 1985
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Commander Sozo - © 1985
Who's gonna stand when everyone wants to sit down
Who will be there when fragile hearts crash to the ground
Who's gonna know when pain rushes in with the tide
Who's gonna see if everyone closes their eyes
Fill my heart with strenght from above
Lord take away all of my apathy
And give me the courage to love
Activate, activate, activate my heart
Who's gonna show the world that more excellent way
Who'll be black and white when everyone wants to be grey
Who's gonna go and tell them that Jesus still lives
Who's gonna go and tell them that He will forgive
Fill my heart with strenght from above
Lord take away all of my apathy
And give me the courage to love
Competition
Commander Sozo - © 1985
Some win by inches
Some win by sweat
Can't take no chances
Got to hedge your bet
Competition
Oh, oh, competition
Gotta be a little better
Than the best on the street
Cause it's tough in the jungle
When You've got to compete
Competition
Oh, oh, competition
What you can't buy in this world
You know you can steal
You got to be ruthless to be number one
Competition - You've got to fight to stay alive
Competition - It's a struggle to survive
Competition - Cause it's rough on the street
Once you decide to compete, compete, compete
No satisfaction
Only quiet despair
For those unbending heroes
Trapped in Darwin's nightmare
Competition
Oh, oh, competition
Deep in the arms of desire
How does it feel ?
To have what you've wanted
Since you were so young
Competition
Oh, oh, competition
You got to fight to stay alive - Competition
It a struggle to survive
Cause it's rough out on the street
Once you decide to compete
Competition
Oh, oh, competition...
Look at the mess that we're in
There's a better way to live, yeah
Competition
Competition
Yeah ...
Temporary Things
Commander Sozo - © 1985
What's that rounf my ankles...
Are they vines of worldliness
Binding up my soul in a barren wilderness
It's a day to day struggle to survive for pleasure and things
Open there's nothing...
A treasure with wings
Things come to steal steal your heart away
Right before your eyes your light starts to fade
And you wonder what it is your looking for
I don't want to live for tempoprary things
When I think back on the cross...
And the man who gave his life
I want to live for more than things that rust or die
I don't want to struggle for those things that pass away
I want to live my life for the things that never fade
And you wonder what it is you're looking for
I don't want to live for tempoprary things
Apathy Alert
Commander Sozo - © 1985
I hear the news, I read the paper
There's no choice, it fills your senses
I share the hurt, I share the heart-break
It comes each day, the news is so relentless
My heart goes searching for a place to hide
I hear a voice of warning down inside
Apathy alert
I hear a voice inside shouting to my heart
Apathy alert
It's time to do what's right
It's time for me to do my part
Broken dreams and breaking hearts
Every place you look, but who can change it
What can I do all by myself
I'm not a king and I'm no prophet
I hear a voice of warning down inside
Breaking the silence, breaking thru the ice
Apathy alert
I hear a voice inside shouting to my heart
Apathy alert
It's time to do what's right
It's time for me to do my part
Charge Of The Light Brigade
Commander Sozo - © 1985
Sat down to rest last night
Slipped into a dream
Shadows fell across the world
The darkness was extreme
We all sat there mindlessly
Staring at the storm
Just when all seemed lost and hopeless
There came a mighty roar
It was the Charge Of The Light Brigade
It was the Charge Of The Light Brigade
With a spiritual serenade
Came the Charge Of The Light Brigade
The poor and afflicted
All had enough to eat
The message of the age old gospel
Echoed in the street
I saw the angels
Dancing on the wind
The Son of God was shining brightly
Death came to an end
It was the Charge Of The Light Brigade
It was the Charge Of The Light Brigade
With a spiritual serenade
Came the Charge Of The Light Brigade
And when I woke up
I began to pray
Lord i want to do my part
In the Charge Of The Light Brigade
Destined to win
Commander Sozo - © 1985
This song's to all the people
with light in their hearts and love in their eyes.
You don't have to worry
when the mountains seem of infinite size.
There is One who goes before you to calm the sea,
there is One who leads His people to victory.
We are destined to win,
we're surrounded by His love and guarded by His power.
Destined to win,
following the Lord until the battle's over.
We are destined to win.
We all get discouraged
when the pressures of life start weighing us down.
We've learned that in His footsteps
crosses in life must preceed the crowns.
There is One who goes before you to calm the sea.
There is One who leads His people to victory.
CHORUS
We've got to remember it's our destiny to win in the end.
With Christ on our side, we are destined to win.
We are destined to win,
we're surrounded by His love
and guarded by his power.
Destined to win,
following the Lord until the battle's over.
[Do this twice]
We are destined, we are destined, we are destined to win.
No More goodbyes
Commander Sozo - © 1985
Somewhere over the rainbow
Beyond the land of Oz
Beyond the reach of man
Beyond the stars
There's a silver palace
There are streets of gold
There's a place believers
Call their home
No more separation
No more tearful eyes
No more loneliness
No more goodbyes
Far from pain or hunger
far from vanity
Set upon a blazing crystal sea
There's a home for martyrs
Hero's everyone
Living in the presence of God's Son
No more separation
No more tearful eyes
No more loneliness
No more goodbyes
Rise Up
Commander Sozo - © 1985
I see the grief that's coming to creation
I feel the reaching fingers of decay
I know the grave is not my destination
For He'll return and carry me away
When that resurrection time is here
I'm gonna rise and meet Him in the air
Rise up
Cause I've got a reservation
Rise up
To meet the Lord
Rise up
Rise to that occasion in the sky
I'm gonna rise
There was a day that I can well remember
When Jesus took away my fear of death
And put a hope within my heart forever
And in that hope I'll forever rest
When I hear that final trumpet sound
I'm gonna prove that death can't hold me down
Rise up
Cause I've got a reservation
Rise up
To meet the Lord
Rise up
Rise to that occasion in the sky
I'm gonna rise
On that first resurrection day
Jesus took away the sting of death
Breaking the chains and conquering the grave
And just line Him we're gonna rise up
Rise up
Cause I've got a reservation
Rise up
To meet the Lord
Rise up
Rise to that occasion in the sky
I'm gonna rise
Jesus is coming
Commander Sozo - © 1985
Driving down the highway
Thinking about a friend
Thinking about the World
And the mess that we are in
Ran into a stranger
Offered him a ride
He said thanks alot, friend
And then he jumped inside
I turned on the radio
Heard a preacher say
Jesus Christ is coming back
And it just might be today
And he said
Jesus is coming, Jesus is coming
Coming back soon
Turned on the headlights
Pushed on the gears
Said give me some warning
When your stop is near
I looked at the roadmap
Looked at the signs
Turned off the radio
Turned off my mind
Then I heard him say it
I couldn't believe my ears
And when I turned to look at him
The stranger disappeared
I've heard all the stories
Heard them all for years
Never thought I'd entertain
An angel unaware
I should of understood it
Scripture makes it clear
That any stranger that you meet
Could up and disappear
Casual Christian
Commander Sozo - © 1985
It's more than a wish, more than a daydream
More than just a passing whim
Yes, I've said this all before
A thousand times or more
I don't wanna waste my life in chains of sin
CHORUS
I don't wanna be, I don't wanna be a casual Christian
I don't wanna live, I don't wanna live a lukewarm life
But I wanna light up the night
With an everlasting light
I don't wanna live the casual Christian life
This life is filled with strong distractions
With pulls from the left one from the right
I've already made up my mind
Gonna leave this world behind
Gonna live my life a living sacrifice.