Thumbs out on a desert road I am told
Leads to nowhere
Any shade is as good as the next
If your shadow doesn't go there
Week seven, did you really assume
I'd find some solace from the letter in your room?
Next life, could you kindly refrain
From throwing yourself at the mercy of a train?

Silence all, nobody breathe.
How in the world could you just leave?
You promised you would
Silence that evil with good

Hear me out, I have the floor
I'll give you my tears, I'll listen more
You promised you would
Overcome evil with good

Maybe this world is a barren place for a soul
Prone to get lost
But heaven still hounds from the smallest sounds
To the cries of the storm-tossed
Week nine: I am writing in the sand
Any little clue that could help me understand
Every whispered secret, every muffled sigh
Every half-truth that was added to a lie

Silence all, nobody move
I've got to know now what you hoped to prove
You promised you would
Silence that evil with good

Shame feeds guilt, guilt needs release
You took it to god
You made your peace
And swore that you would
Overcome evil with good

Every old demon playing back the crime
If they needed blood, I'd have gladly given mine
A child of the kingdom; still an invalid
Forgive her, please father
She don't know what she did

Silence all, now go to sleep
The water's free, the well is deep
How can we return
That which we never could earn?

God, I long to see her face
We haven't a hope
Beyond your grace
I know that you will
Overcome evil
For good


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Elle G. Lyrics as written by Steve Taylor Peter Furler

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    Soppy - "We havent a hope beyond your grace" means that theres nothing after Gods grace. His grace is the ultimate hope...

    rowkem388on May 02, 2007   Link
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    This is such an amazing song. It's about a girl the singer knew who committed suicide. The melody is so haunting and the lyrics so moving that this song is the best off the album "Going Public" and one of my favourite Newsboys songs.

    Cherub Rockon September 23, 2002   Link
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    I have been a Newsboy fan since their first album and have seen them in concert many times. This song is a very haunting tune about a person commiting suicide and leaving their friend to sort out why. When I was 15 my 13 year old brother committed suicide and I still cry every time I hear this song(I'm 48 now) The closing music in this song totally blows me away.

    JimBon September 19, 2004   Link
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    Sad song. Probably the most popular "dark horse" hit among the newsboys tunes. It's about,probably a father,whose daughter commits suicide. He tries to go through it and "solve" it by himself. He goes through alot of confusion and obvious heartbreak. But at ther end of the song he finally hands everything over to God. I don't really know what they mean by the verse "We havent a hope beyond your grace",if this is talking about God's effect on the father,i would most definately agree. But i disagree with the fact that anyone who commits suicide like the song descirbes as a chance of going to Heaven. But its still a good song.

    Soppysongson October 18, 2006   Link
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    This is an incredible song,sad and uses a play on the word elegy,which is a song or poem that was composed as a memorial for a person that has passed away.

    martinone9on April 11, 2011   Link

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