River

I want
Peace like a river
Waiting at sea, they waiting to take me under
Betraying the Savior saving a wayward wander
Too busy watching the vicious come for this vessel
I want
Joy like a fountain, faith for the mountain
Escaping the clout for people I count in
Those who won't walk away when I'm drowning
And happiness holding me when I'm doubted
But I'm harboring the hardship, and the garbage
And the tarnishing, the losses
And I'm locked in like a hostage
I'm fatherless and honor-less, it's hard to live
The carnage is the harness
And I probably won't have far to live
I want
Peace like a river
Waiting at sea, they waiting to take me under
Betraying the Savior, saving a wayward wander
Too busy watching the vicious come for this vessel

I wanna run and hide, or collide with a sign I survive
Give me God, slide me the winner guide
Sinners all in the synagogue getting cynic
My road to city be a redesigned scenic ride
I fly through the ceiling, my villain ain't hold me hostage
Then pride ain't a trigger, I'm skipping all of the comments
And I hit a break in the middle making me conscience
And I get a feeling my pilgrimage be a God trip

I got
Peace like a river
Whole soul grown deep, flow like the rivers
Old ancient woes rolled on with the rivers
Gross pain don't hold long as I remember
Joy like a fountain, faith for the mountains
Pray that the gavel land on a scoundrel
Catch him and bound him, bound him, bound him
I harvested cotton, sugar cane, and tobacco
But I heard a mightiest trumpet'll break a slave from a shackle
My hope ain't yoked to bondage
And ain't weighed by the baggage
And I don't live by sword
And I ain't swayed by no savagery
I know that's all in the past tense
Even living with peace, and it's giving me tragic
Never living in panic
I can live in this park and it's giving Jurassic
I got
Peace like a river
Whole soul grown deep, flow like the river
Old ancient woes rolled on with the rivers
Gross pain don't hold long as I remember

I wanna run and hide, or collide with a sign I survive
Give me God, slide me the winner guide
Sinners all in the synagogue getting cynic
My road to city be a redesigned scenic ride
I fly through the ceiling, my villain ain't hold me hostage
And pride ain't a trigger, I'm skipping all of the comments
And I hit a break in the middle making me conscience
And I get a feeling my pilgrimage be a God trip

The trouble been coloring me courageous
Skin deeper, pen deeper
The grim reaper, I'm sending him on vacation
Call me Victor, the podium be the pavement
Though the bombs set on the floor meant to give me morgue
I'm out the trench amidst of this war fighting even more
Though the thunder clouds in the storm keep the rain pouring
So used to riding tsunami waves, that the road boring
Peace
Beyond understanding
Bullied, battered, and made better
By the damage
All these people peeping the peace wonder how I manage
Faith and trauma working together all to my advantage
When anxiety in a swarm keep on getting bigger
When the weapons threaten to form keep on getting bigger
When the demons creeping in legions keep on getting bigger
My allegiance to the Prince of Peace be the deepest river

I wanna run and hide, or collide with a sign I survive
Give me God, slide me the winner guide
Sinners all in the synagogue getting cynic
My road to city be a redesigned scenic ride
I fly through the ceiling, my villain ain't hold me hostage
And pride ain't a trigger, I'm skipping all of the comments
And I hit a break in the middle making me conscience
And I get a feeling my pilgrimage be a God trip
I wanna run and hide, or collide with a sign I survive
Give me God, slide me the winner guide
Sinners all in the synagogue getting cynic
My road to city be a redesigned scenic ride
I fly through the ceiling, my villain ain't hold me hostage
And pride ain't a trigger, I'm skipping all of the comments
And I hit a break in the middle making me conscience
And I get a feeling my pilgrimage be a God trip