Visionary

VISIONARY

A VISIONARY IN THE DARKNESS
WHO CAN’T SEE A THING
LONGING FOR AN INTENSE LIGHT
AND THE JOY IT WOULD BRING
FROM THE PAST, LOST HORIZONS
ARE THEY LOST FOR GOOD
FOR ONE MORE CHANCE HE HOLDS ON
LONGER MAYBE THAN ANYONE COULD

IN MY MIND I SEE A WAY, A DAY
A TIME TO REJOICE
I SEE THE WEAK, A CHANCE TO SPEAK
ALL RAISING UP THEIR VOICES
IN MY MIND I SEE THE SURFACE
AND STRAIGHT THROUGH TO THE DEPTHS
I’M LOOKING FOR HEARTS BROKEN APART
ANYONE LONGING FOR A SAVING BREATH

A VISIONARY IN THE DARKNESS
A SHROUD CAST BY HIS SURROUNDS
LONGING FOR AN INTENSE LIGHT
AND A LOVE THAT HAS NO BOUNDS
A BELIEVER WHOSE FAITH IS HIS STRENGTH
THE ENDLESS REACHES OF HIS MIGHT
SURVIVING IN THE DARKNESS
IN A WORLD OF NEAR ENDLESS NIGHT
Copyright © | Year Posted 2012

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