THE KINGDOM WITHIN

Lyrics by Peter Merz
Music by Stuart Todd

(Proverbs 18:19)

How long has it been since we've seen eye to eye?
Tell me why can't we knock down this wall of pride
And for once in our lives let the past just die?
Don't care what happened, that was then and this is now
Just pick up the phone and just talk to me somehow
Together let's tear apart our silent shrouds
And forget about who's going to win

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city
And quarrels are stubborn as the bars of a castle

CHORUS
Oh, I can't see out and you can't see in
We're locked behind The Kingdom Within
With our willing hands we built a wall of pride
Now you can't see in and I can't see out
We're both locked inside our Kingdom Within
Who will bend the bars that keep us trapped inside,
Inside the kingdom, The Kingdom Within

I'm tired of hurting you for your hurting me
I am tired of this distance that we keep
Can't we just let live, just wipe the slate clean
Not gonna fight or slam the door
Not gonna try or even up the score
Just laying down my defenses down on the floor
Oh, can't we heal these wounds that we mask?

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong city
And quarrels are stubborn as the bars of a castle

Can we ever get beyond who's right and break free
Dismantle The Kingdom Within?
Can't we find some common ground, both you and me
And escape The Kingdom Within?

REPEAT CHORUS

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