Songs Beneath Winters Veil – Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Christmas Candles for those we’ve known
Lit in the dark on this winter’s night
We remember their light
Their Love, Their presence
With there names we light their flames
[Verse2]
The largest to Jesus, who holds them in his care
We remember those we miss
And the light they shared
Each life a gift, Each life a flame
Held now in our Savior’s promise
Until we meet again
[Chorus]
Christmas Candles on the mantle there
Light our home with God’s care
Christmas Candles warm our hearts
And remind us of the gifts you bring
Salvation and light on the coldest of nights
Love and grace to all, the great and the small
Restoration with our Father
And our family united –
All remembered by our Christmas Candles this night
[Verse 3]
Through the flickering glow their presence lingers
A bridge between what was and what will be
The savior’s birth, The hope of reunion
Carried in the flame
We remember, we wait, we trust.
[Bridge]
Oh the light of Christ
Burning in the darkness
Through every loss
Through every prayer
We carry their love in the glow of the candles
The night is long, but the light endures
[Chorus]
Christmas Candles on the mantle there
Light our home with God’s care
Christmas Candles warm our hearts
And remind us of the gifts you bring
Salvation and light on the coldest of nights
Love and grace to all, the great and the small
Restoration with our Father
And our family united –
All remembered by our Christmas Candles this night
[Outro]
Christmas Candles
For those we’ve loved
For those we’ve lost
For the one who holds us all
(Verse 1)
Frozen hands, a breath so pale
A ghost upon the winter’s veil
Where no one walks, where silence sleeps
Eirlys lingers where the shadow weeps
(Verse 2)
No mortal eye has seen her hand
Yet still she tends the withered land
Her touch upon the buried deep
Where roots remain, where lost ones sleep
(Pre-Chorus)
Eirlys sings in tongues the frost forgets
A hymn of loss, a soul’s lament
Not to awaken, nor to save
But guard the roots beneath snow’s glaive
(Chorus)
Eirlys, pale and bound to time
Keeper of this frost-locked shrine
Through ruin’s breath and frozen stone
She walks this world forever alone
(Verse 3)
The winds that howl will speak her name
Yet never will they stake their claim
Yet still she lingers, she still ensures
Her silent vow that life endures
(Bridge)
No thanks will rise, no song be sung
No banners fly, no bells be rung
Yet when the first bloom lifts its face
She smiles unseen, with holy grace
(Verse 5)
And when the thaw melts night to day
When golden tides chase frost away
Eirlys steps into the silent mist
A breath, a ghost, a fleeting kiss
(Pre-Chorus)
Eirlys sings in tongues the frost forgets
A hymn of loss, a soul’s lament
Not to awaken, nor to save
But guard the roots beneath snow’s glaive
(Chorus)
Eirlys, pale and bound to time
Keeper of this frost-locked shrine
Through ruin’s breath and frozen stone
She walks this world forever alone
(Outro)
And when the thaw calls life to bloom
She fades amongst the stars and moon
Not lost or found, but ever near
She’ll kneel again when the frost appears
(Verse 1)
I was born in a house without light,
Where love was a shadow that never stayed the night.
Taught to run before I could walk,
Taught to take before I could talk.
The world fed me hunger, not hope,
Wrapped my skin in hollow sins.
Every name they gave, I carved in stone,
Until It became the grave I’m in.
(Pre-Chorus)
Where were You when my hands were shaking?
Where were You when my blood ran cold?
If You were real, then why the silence?
Why did the heavens watch and fold?
Yet through the dark, through the ruin,
Something stirred beneath the dust.
A whisper, not of judgment,
But of someone who knew my rust
(Chorus)
Through the stains, through the night,
Through the blood that stole my sight,
Through the grave I thought was mine—
A hand reached through just in time.
You bore the weight, You bore the loss,
You wore my shame upon your cross.
Through the stains that cover us I see,
That You were always calling me.
(Verse 2)
I once believed in prayers and might,
In voices singing through stained glass light.
But their hands held fire
And their love meant chains
And into my bones they carved their names
So I ran, to shed the scars,
Not knowing they bled too deep.
(Pre-Chorus)
Where were You when love was silent?
When the temple turned to stone?
Where was justice when I was drowning?
Why did heaven leave me alone?
Yet through the silence, through the aching,
Came a voice both fierce and kind.
Not the voice of those who broke me,
But the One who bore my crimes.
(Chorus)
Through the veins, through the flood,
Through the river stained in blood,
Through the grave I thought was mine—
A hand reached through just in time.
You bore the weight, You bore the loss,
You wore my shame upon the cross.
Through the stains that cover us I see,
That You were always calling me.
(Bridge)
I see You now, the Man of Sorrows,
Bearing wounds that mirror mine.
Not on a throne, but bent and broken,
Kissed by death, yet still divine.
You felt the hands that tore my skin,
You bore the weight of all my sin.
Not distant, cold, or deaf to cries,
But One who wept, who bled, who died.
(Chorus)
Through our stains, We still kneel,
Not in sorrow, but in our zeal.
A love that found us in the dark,
Now burns eternal within our hearts.
Through shattered past, through endless night,
You bore our chains, You won our fight.
And as I stand before the throne,
The Spirit enjoined were not alone.
I’m just waiting for winter to be over
I’m just waiting for payday to arrive
I’m just waiting for the next thing to happen
And sometimes I wonder am I just waiting to die
There are things that need to happen
There are things that I know to do
But the motivation is missing
And the reasons elude me too
Is it just winter’s sorrow
Or is my age now catching me
It all just seems so fleeting
Like sand castles by the sea
I’m just waiting for winter to be over
I’m just waiting for payday to arrive
I’m just waiting for the next thing to happen
And sometimes I wonder am I just waiting to die
Alone, and yet together
With separate hopes and disparate plans
Together with separate lives
And separate dreams at hand
As we wait here together
We hope each understands
That our hearts are just waiting
And in each others hands
We’re just waiting for winter to be over
We’re just waiting for payday to arrive
We’re just waiting for the next thing to happen
And sometimes I wonder if we’re still alive
(Verse 1)
I look upon you by the light of the video screen
A ghost of your soul in the glow, unseen
You’re putting your heart on hold, locked away
Hiding the burdens you fear to betray
(Chorus)
Waiting for our time to begin
Calling through the static to forgive your sin
My arms are open; longing to draw you in
I long to heal you from within
(Verse 2)
Filling your hours with fleeting things
Doom-scrolling shadows that promise wings
Emptiness grows where hope should bloom
A crowded heart that becomes a tomb
(Chorus)
Waiting for our time to begin
Calling through the static to forgive your sin
My arms are open; longing to draw you in
I long to heal you from within
(Bridge)
Can’t you hear my whispers calling your name?
Through endless distractions, I remain
(Chorus)
Waiting for our time to begin,
Calling through the static to forgive your sin
My arms are open; longing to draw you in
I long to heal you from within
(Outro)
The screen fades to black, but I still see
You moving from project to project without acknowledging me
When will the noise fade, and you let me in?
Maybe tomorrow we can begin again – Again
(Verse 1)
I’m in tech support hell, no way to break free,
No number to call, no voice to hear my plea,
Just echoes of silence, cold and clear.
And A labyrinth of menus, feeding my fear.
(Pre-Chorus)
“Log in, log in,” the system demands,
But my password’s like sand, slipping through my hands.
Chat support is empty, with nothing to say,
But I’m stuck in this loop, night and day.
(Chorus)
Oh, I’m trapped in the wires and lost in the code,
A digital wasteland, an endless road.
A ghost in the machine, it’s calling to me,
A shadow of help I’ll never see.
(Verse 2)
I finally connect to a name on the screen,
But there’s nobody there—I just want to scream.
The server is busy, and I’m stuck in a queue,
A silent reminder there’s nothing to do.
(Verse 3)
“Your ticket is pending,” the automaton decries
But it’s all just a loop a machine full of lies.
This queue is a prison, my only life line.
Can I get my account back, or cancel in time.
(Pre-Chorus)
“Don’t cancel, don’t go,” the bot begs and pleads,
“Your credits will vanish, and your effort just leaves.”
And the offers keep spinning, like spam for my eyes,
Trying to trap me in service that I now despise.
(Chorus)
Oh, I’m trapped in the wires and lost in the code,
A digital wasteland, an endless road.
The ghost in the machine, it’s calling to me,
A shadow of help I’ll never see.
(Bridge)
Tech supports a graveyard, broken and gray,
Where voices fade out and users decay.
No human to guide me, no soul in sight,
Just luminous screens that devour the night.
(Verse 4)
I’m screaming for answers, but no one’s around,
Just the flicker of screens and no human sound.
The system’s a vampire, it feeds on my time,
And I’m left in the dark, with this pain in my mind.
(Pre-Chorus)
Your BOT was mistaken, its judgement was cruel
I need a human to fix it’s unjust rule.
Is there any to hear or someone to care
its banned my account from a hackers smear.
(Chorus)
Oh, I’m trapped in the wires and lost in the code,
A digital wasteland, an endless road.
The ghost in the machine, it’s calling to me,
A shadow of help I’ll never see.
(Verse 5)
Oh, the ghost in the machine, it’s killing me,
A phantom of progress that will never be.
My hopes arise and then fade away,
As I’m stuck in this loop, day after day.
(Outro)
So I’ll sing to the void, this somber lament,
A song for the ages, my soul is now spent.
for a ghost in the machine is all I’ve known,
In this digital graveyard, I’m all alone.
[Verse 1]
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Dragging, clawing back awake,
The darkness wants my soul to take.
[Chorus]
Blackened sight as awareness looms,
I must escape these chains of gloom.
This dreaded rest, a fleeting death,
I strive to escape this test.
[Verse 2]
The void surrounds, it pulls me in,
A silent tide beneath my skin.
The air grows thin, my senses fade,
A restless trap where I’m betrayed.
[Chorus]
Blackened sight as awareness looms,
I must escape these chains of gloom.
This dreaded rest, a fleeting death,
I strive to escape this test.
[Bridge]
Each nap is like a creeping doom,
Drifting toward some eternal gloom.
A fleeting kiss on the edge of death,
Like a zombie seeking it’s first breath.
[Solo]
[Outro]
Now I lay me down to sleep,
I pray the Lord my soul to keep.
Dragging, clawing back awake,
The darkness wants my soul to take
[Verse 1]
Why do we rise, why do we chase?
When all we build is soon erased.
Why do we grasp at fleeting breath,
Knowing the end is only death?
[Pre-Chorus]
Can fortune bribe the hands of fate?
Can power shield the desolate?
The rich, the broken, are all the same—
Lost in dust that’s erased by rain.
[Chorus]
The clock unwinds, the night is near,
What once seemed certain disappears.
The banquet ends, the cup runs dry,
Even the stars will close their eyes.
[Verse 2, spoken]
I walked through malls where the rich once dwelled,
Where silver sang and merchants swelled.
They drank the sky, they weighed the tide,
Now nameless dust beneath my stride.
[Bridge]
Like a fire flickers, so do we,
Falling embers in entropy.
Like a comet streaks across the sky,
It blinds the dark—then fades and dies.
[Chorus]
The clock unwinds, the night is near,
What once seemed certain disappears.
The banquet ends, the cup runs dry,
Even the stars will close their eyes.
[Verse 3]
I sought knowledge, I sought fame,
But both dissolved to dust and shame.
I built great towers that spoke my name,
Yet wind erased them just the same.
[Pre-Chorus]
Can the graveyard speak of gold?
Can silver buy a single soul?
The hands of time will make us all
Ground to dust as the ages roll
[Outro]
Love, create, and do what’s right,
Let laughter ring through the night.
Be joyful now and embrace the days,
For all too soon, life ebbs and fades.
Yet all that fades is not the end—
The One who formed you calls you friend.
He knows the start, He knows the past,
He holds your soul—first breath to last.
So live with purpose, rise and stand,
Submit your heart to His great plan.
For kingdoms fall and stars grow dim,
Yet life endures when found in Him.
[Verse 1]
In shadows deep, where whispers dwell
Echoes of a warning bell
A tale of pride, from pages fell
In the heart of the night, it tells
[Chorus]
Underneath the starlit sky
We search for truth, for reasons why
Fleeting are the days of man
Like whispers in desert sand
[Verse 2]
Voices rise in the silent night
Speaking of the transient light
Empires fall, and kings will die
Underneath the eternal sky
[Bridge]
In the dance of light and shade
Lives are made, and debts are paid
Through the fire, our faith is weighed
And by the light, our chains betrayed
[Chorus]
Underneath the starlit sky
We search for truth, for reasons why
Fleeting are the days of man
Like whispers in desert sand
[Outro]
In the echoes of ancient lore
We find ourselves, forevermore
In the rise and fall of time
Revealed at last, His will divine.
[Verse 1]
In secret workshops, his followers rise,
With hands that build and starry eyes.
They craft his world in circuits and steel,
A utopia born from creativity, love and zeal.
[chorus]
Dr. Steel lives in all hearts that aspire,
In minds that build with endless fire.
A future shaped by each fan’s hand,
evolving into our utopian playland.
[Verse 2]
Each soldiers a dreamer, a spark, a part,
Building the future, heart by heart.
In every line of code they weave,
His vision breathes in all who believe.
[chorus]
Dr. Steel lives in all hearts that aspire,
In minds that build with endless fire.
A future shaped by each fan’s hand,
evolving into our utopian playland.
[gear and mechinery solo]
[Bridge]
In every soul, his dream takes flight,
A world of joy, invention, and light.
Each piece we build, each future planned,
He lives in all, made by our own hands.
In this brave new world they bring to life,
Where joy and wonder will conquer strife,
His spirit flows in each new machine,
In gears of hope and AIs gleam.
[chorus]
Dr. Steel lives in all hearts that aspire,
In minds that build with endless fire.
A future shaped by each fan’s hand,
evolving into our utopian playland.
The playground grows, with every hand,
A tapestry spun across the land.
With innocent laughter and eyes aglow,
They shape the world only they know.
A carnival of dreams, both strange and real,
Where wonder is law, and all wounds heal.
With robotic grace and human zeal
They march as one with their dreams in hand.
Each crafted part, each tiny wheel,
Dr. Steel lives on in each utopian playland.