Dry Bones - Gregory Porter

Through the eyes of men it seems There's so much we have lost As we look down the road where All the prodigals have walked One by one the enemy has whispered lies And led them off as slaves But we know that you are God, yours is the victory We know there is more to come That we may not yet see So with the faith you've given us We'll step into the valley unafraid, yeah As we call out to dry bones come alive, come alive We call out to dead hearts come alive, come alive Up out of the ashes let us see an army rise We call out to dry bones, come alive God of endless mercy, God of unrelenting love Rescue every daughter bring us back the wayward son And by your spirit breathe upon them Show the world that you alone can save You alone can save As we call out to dry bones come alive, come alive We call out to dead hearts come alive, come alive Up out of the ashes let us see an army rise We call out to dry bones come alive So breathe, oh breath of God Now breathe, oh breath of God Breathe, oh breath of God now breathe Breathe, oh breath of God Now breathe, oh breath of God Breathe, oh breath of God, now breathe As we call out to dry bones come alive, come alive We call out to dead hearts come alive, come alive Up out of the ashes let us see an army rise We call out to dry bones, come alive We call out to dry bones, come alive Oh come alive

Ezekiel cried dem dry bones Ezekiel cried dem dry bones Ezekiel cried dem dry bones Now I hear the word of the Lord Ezekiel connected dem dry bones Ezekiel connected dem dry bones Ezekiel connected dem dry bones Now I hear the word of the Lord Well, your toe bone connected to your foot bone Your foot bone connected to your heel bone Your heel bone connected to your ankle bone Your ankle bone connected to your leg bone Your leg bone connected to your knee bone Your knee bone connected to your thigh bone Your thigh bone connected to your hip bone Your hip bone connected to your back bone Your back bone connected to your shoulder bone Your shoulder bone connected to your neck bone Your neck bone connected to your head bone I hear the word of the Lord! A dem bones, dem bones gonna walk around A dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around A dem bones, dem bones, gonna walk around I hear the word of the Lord! Disconnect dem bones, dem dry bones Disconnect dem bones, dem dry bones Disconnect dem bones, dem dry bones I hear the word of the Lord Well, your head bone connected from your neck bone Your neck bone connected from your shoulder bone Your shoulder bone connected from your back bone Your back bone connected from your hip bone Your hip bone connected from your thigh bone Your thigh bone connected from your knee bone Your knee bone connected from your leg bone Your leg bone connected from your ankle bone Your ankle bone connected from your heel bone Your heel bone connected from your foot bone Your foot bone connected from your toe bone I hear the word of the Lord, oh well A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones I hear the word of the Lord, mmh A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones A dem bones, dem bones, dem dry bones Now I hear the word of the Lord

Everybody's living in the brave new earth Prisoners of the small worlds that orbit in our skulls Native sons of a no-man's land Friends and lovers in the cold, cold ground Every now and then I seem to dream these dreams Where the mute ones speak and the deaf ones sing Touching that miraculous circumstance Where the blind ones see and the dry bones dance Everyone surrenders to the brave new scarecrows And waits for them to hand us cigarettes and blindfolds All lined up for the firing squad Paper fills the cracks of the Wailing Wall Every now and then I seem to dream these dreams Where the dead ones live and the hurt ones heal Touching that miraculous circumstance Where the blind ones see and the dry bones dance And I'm gone, gone, gone Carried away by the midnight wind And I long, long, long For a world without end The kind of thing that I've never seen But in my dreams Spend your life and live to tell Tarnished coins in the wishing well Every now and then I seem to dream those dreams Where the orphans suckle and the slaves go free Touching that miraculous circumstance Where the blind ones see and the dry bones dance

Throwing empty threats Across at me in passing and I thought That you had grown on up But now I see you've been acting So childish and immature You hurt me with your words Called me a friend and played pretend But you've got it all backwards And I know That when all you wanna do is hurt me And you'll see There's little reward in stinging me like a bee I've seen your glare, your nasty looks Plotting scare after scare Don't come for me, I'll fight right back It's no fun if you won't play fair Oh me, oh my Not gonna let this one by Oh me, oh my Karma's got you high and dry Maybe you've slipped away With your nasty words in the past But oh not I I've taken my share of shots And I swear I'll be your last So unaware and ignorant I swear you choose to ignore The subtle hints and warnings That you feel aren't called for And I know That when all you wanna do is hurt me And you'll see There's little reward in stinging me like a bee I've seen your glare, your nasty looks Plotting scare after scare Don't come for me, I'll fight right back It's no fun if you won't play fair Oh me, oh my Not gonna let this one by Oh me, oh my Karma's got you high and dry And I thought We could make it work And I wanted To give you a chance But you just threw it all away So now, I'm gonna hold my stance And I know That when all you wanna do is hurt me And you'll see There's little reward in stinging me like a bee I've seen your glare, your nasty looks Plotting scare after scare Don't come for me, I'll fight right back It's no fun if you won't play fair

I wasn't born yesterday I've succumb to your wicked ways So I'm movin' up, up and away Up, up and away, up, up and away Seem to think I'm your property And your misconduct is trashing me Now I'm searching for the debris For the debris, for the debris I'm a victim of vandalism Cause you covered me in grafitti I'm a victim of vandalism Since you left your mark on me I'm a victim of vandalism Cause you covered me in grafitti I'm a victim of vandalism Since you left your mark on me I'm a victim Of vandalism I'm a victim Of vandalism I'm a victim Of vandalism I'm a victim Of vandalism I wasn't born yesterday I've succumb to your wicked ways So I'm movin' up, up and away Up, up and away, up, up and away Seeking sabotage any which way The damage done now, wouldn't you say? You really rub me up the wrong way Up the wrong way, up the wrong way. I'm a victim of vandalism Cause you covered me in grafitti I'm a victim of vandalism Since you left your mark on me Vandalism Vandalism I'm a victim Of vandalism I'm a victim Of vandalism I'm a victim Of vandalism I'm a victim Of vandalism

Saw a '95 F150 at a stoplight Looked a lot like yours But it didn't have that learn-to-drive stick shift dent That I put in the door Or that Sunshine State sticker on the gate We'd got in a spring break town Damn, it's been a minute since I've been in it Now I'm thinkin' bout Whose hand's out the window When the window's down? (Ain't me, ain't me no more) Who's turning up the radio way too loud? (I did when I was yours) Who's beer bottle buzzin' on that bench seat Got you parking lot parking like you're seventeen Whose new perfume is fading mine out? Who's that pickup picking up now? Who's that pickup picking up now? Yeah Who's that pickup (who's that pickup picking up now?) Who's that pickup picking up now? Yeah Who's that pickup picking up now? Do you keep a hoodie in the backsеat Like you did for me, in case shе gets cold? Is my cherry lip gloss still there in your glove box? Wonder if she knows that I was her that summer Laid back in your shotgun seat Ain't gonna lie, yeah, sometimes I still wish it was me Whose hand's out the window When the window's down? (Ain't me, ain't me no more) Who's turning up the radio way too loud? (I did when I was yours) Who's beer bottle buzzin' on that bench seat? Got you parking lot parking like you're seventeen Whose new perfume is fading mine out? Who's that pickup picking up now? Who's that pickup picking up now? Yeah Who's that pickup (who's that pickup picking up now?) Who's that pickup picking up now? Yeah Who's that pickup picking up now? Who's picking up the phone on a Friday night When you call saying, "Babe, be ready in five" When you pull in the drive, who's climbing inside? Making memories with you that could've been mine Whose hand's out the window when the window's down? Who's turning up the radio way too loud? Oh-oh Who's beer bottle buzzin' on that bench seat Got you parking lot parking like you're seventeen Whose new perfume is fading by now? Who's that pickup picking up now? Who's that pickup picking up now? Yeah Who's that pickup (who's that pickup picking up now?) Who's that pickup picking up now? Yeah Who's that pickup picking up now? (Who's that pickup picking up now?) Who's that pickup picking up now? Yeah Who's that pickup (who's that pickup picking up now?) Who's that pickup picking up now? Yeah Who's that pickup picking up now?