The Amen on the Asphalt

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The Amen on the Asphalt lyrics

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Intro

The city breathes in shadows while we look for light Just a quiet plea rising through the winter night.

Verse 1

Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name High above the city smog where shadows play the game I see the graffiti on the wall where we write the truth A testament of every tear and all the wasted youth. The hallowed ground is paved in gray where the hustle thrives We’re just looking for a reason in these broken lives Your name is whispered in the alley when the cold sets in A holy light against the weight of all the local sin.

Verse 2

Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is up high Underneath the overpass where the weary sleepers lie We’re waiting for a sign to change the rhythm of the block Trying not to watch the hands upon the heavy clock. Give us this day our daily bread, the crumbs upon the plate Survival is a full-time job behind the iron gate We’re hungry for the peace you promised in the ancient book While the world is turning cold with every single look.

Verse 3

And forgive us for the debts we owe, the heavy price we pay As we forgive the ones who trespassed on our lonely way It’s hard to put the blade away when the anger starts to rise But we’re looking for the mercy in a set of tired eyes. We release the heavy burden of the grudges that we hold In a city where the hearts have turned into the bitter cold Let the cycle of the vengeance break upon the concrete floor We don’t want to carry all this hatred anymore.

Verse 4

And lead us not into the trap, temptation on the corner Where the devil wears a designer suit and plays the mourner Deliver us from every evil, keep the soul intact Before we make a choice we know that we can never retract. For thine is all the kingdom, and the power, and the glory The only ending that we want for this American story Forever in the amen where the light begins to bloom A silent prayer rising up from every crowded room.

Outro

In the silence of the street we finally find the peace Let the rhythm of the spirit bring a sweet release Amen to the hustle, amen to the soul Watching all the broken pieces finally turning whole.

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