From Once Was

Unfortunate souls will often say

We need to cling to yesterday

An evil there or light to see

Gives of hope of what might be

Faith gathered from "once was"

Hope gathered from "once was"

Peace gathered from "once was"

Love gathered from "once was"

I dream the past, the burning bridges

Old photographs, discarded pages

Unanswered prayers, the childhood endings

The bitter tears, the new beginnings

The life and times of a child alone

Searching for love in the cold unknown

Soul beat and scarred with the truth in sight

The lessons he's learned in the darkest night

I dream of youth and unrequited love

There lies the truth, in what once was

And through it all I see at last

The Saviour's hand and all that's past

Memory is clear, Saviour drawing near

Feel my heart embraced, see desire's face

Here my soul will rest

The answered prayers, the childhood endings

The bitter tears, the new beginnings

The new beginnings...