Reflection of Glory | Christian Symphonic Metal | Lyrics

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L Y R I C S

I’m breaking down inside but putting on a show

I look great on the outside but my confusion no one knows

Where have I come from oh where have I been

What have I been doing besides hiding away my sin

Which way am I going oh which way should I turn

I have no way of knowing oh Lord help me learn to be

A reflection of Your glory

instead of shining my own light

In Your perfection oh Lord restore me

take my wrong and make it right

My mind is so confused by desires of my heart

I try to turn to You still satan plays his part

Why am I like this oh why can I not change

This sin I keep committing I hate to see unchained

Who are You creating who exactly will I be

I know Your plan’s unfolding so Lord help me learn to be

If any man would say that he saw good in me

It’s the light of God’s rays reflecting off of me

As you walk along in your everyday life

with petty little problems and your silly little gripes

you think you’ve got it made and that you do it right

there’s so much that you don’t see

In this comfortable world it’s so easy to forget

the tragedy of loss and the pain of our sin

in the death of Christ it’s so hard for you to get

you placed it all on Him

Each one of us has played our own part

in cursing our God and in breaking His heart

it’s so sad to see just how fallen we are

these lives are how we repay

The only man to live a perfect life

have perfect thoughts through temptation and strife

His purpose on earth atoning sacrifice

Do you know this man?

He loves you so much that He gave up Himself

took all of your sin and even walked in hell

through His great love, can’t you even tell

He did this all for you

You beat and bruise Him, You mock and abuse Him

with every sin you commit

You hold the lashes that tore Him apart

put the crown of thorns on His head

You hold the hammer that drove in the nails

you put the spear in His side

You turned your back and you joined with the crowd

and screamed “Crucify Him!”

You beat and bruise Him, You mock and abuse Him

with every sin you commit

You hold the lashes that tore Him apart

put the crown of thorns on His head

You hold the hammer that drove in the nails

you put the spear in His side

You turned your back and you joined with the crowd

and screamed “Crucify Him!”

I beat and bruise Him, I mock and abuse Him

with every sin I commit

I hold the lashes that tear him apart

put the crown of thorns on His head

I hold the hammer that drives in the nails

I put the spear in His side

I turn my back and I join with the crowd

and scream “Crucify Him!”

I see the land I’ve come from and I wonder who I am

am I a new creation or am I still one of them

Then Your grace comes raining down and makes my blind heart see

because of my Lord’s sacrifice his death has set me free

Unexpected blessing from the only blessing hand

fill my heart with joy and to repay I never can

In this land of beauty my heart my soul now sings

never-ending praises to my Lord my God my King

Now you might be wondering where exactly that I stand

and how you may come join me here in this promised land

The answer is quite simple though it’s not in just one place

it’s anywhere salvation flows down on us from God’s grace

Here where I sit is in the land of my dreams

it’s as good as it gets, you know it’s as good as it seems

Everything is perfect in the land of my dreams

my heart overflows and I am bursting at the seams

Why is it so hard to find a way

can’t even tell which way I’m going anymore

Seems I just keep sliding day to day

and I don’t want to slide anymore

Confusion wracks my brain and pain my spine

seems like I can’t escape my own mind

I wish there was a way to slow down time

and purge these troubled thoughts from my mind

Now I find myself exactly where I don’t want to be

A place outside of time and within my mind

that tempts continually

Now I feel like I am falling back to the man I used to be

A man who hated life and couldn’t see the light

and couldn’t wait till he could leave

Oh God, take this man, stay his hand

Why is it so dark within my life

when everything you see is made from light

My mind can’t seem to grasp wrong and right

my eyes are just too dim to see the Light

How deep will this cut before it heals

and how far will I go this time

If I push far enough will I steal

and take away this life that isn’t mine

Now I find myself exactly where I don’t want to be

A place outside of time and deep within my mind

that tempts continually

Now I feel like I have fallen back to the man I used to be

'Cause now I hate my life and I can’t see the light

but I don’t know if I should leave

Oh God, take this man, stay his hand

As I survey people around me, and all their kingdoms come
I make them, as their Caesar, crown me

Now self-enthroned over my own quest, to rule this land
trusting my own ways as best

Stone by stone I lay foundations, for my Coliseum
to see if I can reach the sun

No, Rome burns - obliterating my hopes and dreams
annihilating my prideful schemes

Devastation grows around me, and all my kingdoms run
armies of my foe surround me

And now the throne within my chest, rules a dry and wasted land
aching for peace and rest

Stone by stone and brick by brick my towers tumble from the sky
I cannot reach the sun

No, Rome burns - obliterating my hopes and dreams
annihilating my prideful schemes

I look at the world around me

and see the darkness all around

I see all this pain and suffering

seems like joy can’t be found

Broken lives and broken families

covered up by broken shrouds

Fill our towns and our cities

the whole earth screams aloud

Can I find a silver lining

in this world so cold and bleak

And I’m so sick of all this whining

there is an answer we must seek

I know there’s a greater purpose

than filling up my selfish greed

Otherwise my life is worthless

and my end is plain to see

Yes there’s a way –

a road has been paved

One death on a cross –

our debt for sin has been paid

Our stains washed away –

from all of our days

For all of the lost –

who have now seen the way

Can we be saved – from ourselves

Is there a way – to escape this hell

Can we be saved – from ourselves

Is there a way – to escape this hell

We can be saved – from ourselves

There is a way – to escape this hell

I’ve been snared by a siren

her name is Fickle Fate

I drank in her deception

her pull I can’t escape

Sweetly she sings around me

melodies I long to hear

illusions that unbound me

my hope then turns to fear

I’ve been deceived by an angel

her name is Supple Lies

enchantments from this stranger

were sadness in disguise

She shows the paths around me

by her light I can’t see

shadow of life, she haunts me

echoes that will not leave

Now that I am drowning

in songs I can’t escape

and all these paths around me

lead me to death and hate

I know that I am falling

into a pit so deep

but still there is hope for me

and to this hope I cling

Why must I continue to fall

to walk in the dark and ignore Your call?

I tread through life with feet of clay

and all my strength has long since faded

Oh my God, I need you to save me

from all of my dreams come true

Is there a way to escape this pain in me

how I hate all these nightmares come true

As I drown in pools of wealth

which blind my eyes to my need of Your help

I drink in deeply, oh so sweetly

of false joy that destroys my health

My ears receive the distant longing

whispers and pleas from the voice of Your call

But still my heart steadfast as stone

coldly remains on my self-made throne

Barry currently lives and makes music in northern Georgia with his family. Barry prefers Ibanez guitars and Fender basses, but seriously dislikes onions.

He also enjoys long walks (not on the beach), lazy days on the couch, and treating most things in life less seriously than they deserve.

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