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No Bad Ideas

by Rachel And The Holywaters

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Come Away 04:56
Sitting by the water’s edge Lost in the ocean’s roar This white noise fails to drown The echo of your slamming door All the things I’ve left undone All the words I should have said All the dreams I’ve left behind Run like a movie in my head I have lost the path again Face is buried in my hands My trail disappears As Your wind plays on the sand All the roles that I have played All the love I’ve left unspoken All the times I’ve given in Have left me numb and broken If I slip into these cold, cold waves Will You baptize me again? Will the saltwater bring healing? Will it wash away my sin? Or will I drift away…(Come, come away)
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There’s got to be a better way than this Must have been an exit sign I blinked and missed, on the road to Colma Thought that I could find my way around Directions seemed so clear On getting out of town, on the road to Colma So slow to learn, so slow to understand So eager to push ahead Only to find I’m lost again So slow to learn, so slow to realize I’ve been so blind; please heal my eyes Never dreamed it could get this dark This lonely road has been so long I’m losing heart, on the road to Colma Hanging on by such a slender thread The dimming light of hope by which I’ve been led, on the road to Colma What have I gained by failing, but learning to fall What have I earned by enduring But the courage to be small
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Lay It Down 02:51
Come on, come on, unveil your story That borrowed glory, and lay it down Come on, come on, tell me a story Don’t say you’re sorry, just lay it down Release this burden, drain out the poison From bruises of shame and fear Abandon concern, leave no stone unturned And taste living water cool and clea
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It’s gonna be good, it’s gonna be fine You’ve taken on tomorrow’s troubles in your mind The Father of Lights, He sees everything If a sparrow falls, how much more you and me So why all the worry, why all the fret The Father isn’t finished yet A step at a time, the journey is long You’re feeling weak but soon you’ll see you’ll be standing strong He’ll never give more than you can bear You’ll never be without somebody willing to share So rest in the promise and don’t you forget The Father isn’t finished yet There’ll always be a reason not to carry on So wrestle without leaving, soon it will be gone The changing of the seasons, funny how they move so slow The wind and the breezes are helping you to grow It’s gonna be good, it’s gonna be fine It’s only a question of time The answer is there, you just wait and see Don’t be afraid, tomorrow there’ll be grace to receive The chances you’re taking, on this you can bet The Father isn’t finished yet
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I saw a chair, You said it was a camel Rode in the desert as the sun grew hotter Saw a mirage, You said it’s an oasis Drank up the sand and tasted living water I heard the winds, howling across the landscape You said that was Your favorite symphony I hummed along, marching out the meter Croaked out a song in praise of Your glory When I know what I know and everything is as it seems When I see just what I thought I’d see I’ll look again I saw the storm, the waves’ rising fury You said get out of the boat before you drown I took a walk, but then came to my senses Taking my hand, we walked on solid ground I will be still, until I hear Your voice calling me I will be still, until I feel You breathe life in me
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I’ve been sleeping on these hills in the snow and in the rain Keeping watch over this flock, trying hard not to complain It’s a solitary life underneath these darkened skies Seems I only stay alive so I can work another night As a boy I grew up poor, barely had enough to eat Never had the time for school, had to work out in the heat I’m a shepherd like my dad as my son will be one day Gotta keep these sheep well fed if I wanna earn my pay I was looking at the stars twinkling in the black Couldn’t help but realize just how small I am Is there anybody up there who has got my back Or am I left here to defend myself the best I can That’s when the angels came, saying, do not fear And I was off to Bethlehem, their song ringing in my ear Singing, Glory to God in the highest heaven There is peace on earth Glory to God in the highest heaven There’s good will to men I saw the baby boywrapped up in swaddling clothes Lying in a manger just the way the angels had told His mother looked so tired, weary to the bone Here was the Messiah, the Savior of the world I’ll be sleeping on these hills for the remainder of my days But I never will forget no matter how my memory fades We are, none of us, alone; God has joined the ranks of men But I keep checking on those stars for when He comes for us again
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Alone 03:51
Alone by candlelight Drawn to the mystery of Your fire Fear and terror, warmth and light Torn by need and by desire Moments like these, I come to You I need Your touch, I need Your truth Moments like these, it’s good to know That You’re in me, and I’m in You Alone in a field Soothed by whisper of Your breath Faith and hope, comfort and peace Finding life in my death Alone by a waterfall Silenced by the power in Your hand King and Savior, oh majesty Broken glass becoming sand Moments like these, I stand in awe Stunned by Your grace, by all that You’ve done Moments like these, what can I say I am alive, I am saved
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Sanctuary 03:37
I’m at a total loss at what to say I don’t know where to start I’m humbled by the cross, the price You paid To redeem this wandering heart So I have come into Your sanctuary I bow down before Your throne of grace And in silence I will wait, in silence I will pray Until I have the strength to say I rejoice in what I’ve lost - I sing of how You found me I rejoice in the cross - I sing of how You saved me I rejoice for the new life You have given me I rejoice in Your sanctuary I’m at a total loss at what to do I don’t know where to go So take me to the cross, back to You Breathe Your life in me once more
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Gilead 04:26
I’ve heard it said of Gilead There are trees so old, so high They climb up tall with quiet strength Their canopy hides the sky You’ve never felt the air so still You’d hear the wings of butterflies And in my dreams of Gilead I sing sweet by and by Gilead… I’ve heard it said of Gilead A balm awaits the wounded soul Where healing waters flowing down Can make the broken whole The law of love commands alone Where guile and pretense die And in my dreams of Gilead I sing sweet by and by In the sweet by and by We shall meet on that beautiful shore

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This is our going away project for our friends and family in Ohio, Washington and California - and a bit of a fundraiser to pay for our journey back to Seattle.

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released August 3, 2013

Band members:
Rachel Sekerak
Amy Holowaty
Chris Holowaty
+1 Daniel Sekerak

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