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Ziklag Offramp

by Ziklag Offramp

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1.
Underground 02:31
There's a steel door, Mama I used to care about it But Mama, I don't care about it now There's a long hallway, Mama, deep underground I guess I'll lay some footprints down There's a crystal dream whispering I can't make the voices stop Mama, I sit and think about it sometimes Deep underground, while the clock hands race around And 'round And Mama, when I try to write it out in words I can't find the words, and I can't find the pen I can't suffocate a cynical laugh I know you send a useless prayer to heaven on my behalf So thank you for that There's a torchlight Mama, through the window of your eye But Mama, I can't talk about it now There's a secret scene, Mama, deep underground I guess I'll lay some footprints down While the clock hands race around, And round and round I wonder, what's a dream for If not to come true? What's a door for, if not to open? What's a torch for, if not to show The way things really are? There's a long hallway, Mama Deep underground I guess I'll lay some footprints down
2.
Jesus Christ was a labouring man Worked all day with his own two hands Worked all day in a carpenter's shop With a hammer and nails And a measuring rod Took his lunch with the people there Brother worker, and sister fair Laughing 'neath the olive tree With jokes and stories, memories It's just another day, at the carpenter's shop Just another day, with the son of God He's making good things for people to use Talking about the weather, and the local news See him now, the door he builds Shapes the wood, and he marks the nails Carries it through the streets of town To a customer's house Watch him set that door in place When the job is done he collects his pay A fine strong door, for a winter's night From hands that set the stars alight He said, "Blessed are the meek And blessed are the humble For you shall inherit the earth."
3.
I will exalt you Lord For you lifted me out of the depths You didn't let me go Didn't let my foes Gloat over me When I called on you for help You restored my health And you healed me You raised me from the grave And in your kindness saved me from Sheol So now sing you saints And praise his holy name For his anger lasts but a moment But his favour is for life And rejoicing comes in the morning Though there's weeping through the night All my mourning's turned into dancing And my sackcloth into joy And you have clothed me with joy When I felt so secure Just like a mountain, sure That I'd stand strong. Then you hid your face away Then I was dismayed And cried out to you And I cried Lord, Where then is the gain In my going to the grave Down to Sheol And how will this dust yet praise How will it proclaim your faithfulness? So be merciful oh Lord And hear my plea
4.
Two squeaks in the night That sounded so barely And right out of the shadow, I guess Two smart tiny thieves Snuck 'round our place And took every trinket, and yes Mommy moved in her dreamsleep Because she felt you sneaking away You were a-scared to get caught, I guess So you shrunk down to dots and blinked out It's quiet in our house today Not much of a man I passed out on the couch And snored until the morning, and yes I missed your debut Your spectacular death They'll nail me to the cross, I guess It's what I deserve, and yes I slept through it all I deserve no better than death But I ask for more I ask to play with you To skip past the crooked tree To spin in the grass And mostly to run, and never grow tired My two little thieves and I In those glorious fields Mommy moved in her dreamsleep (I slept through it all) Because she felt you sneaking away You were a-scared to get caught, I guess So you shrunk down to dots and blinked out It's so quiet in our house today
5.
Broken 02:46
Broken, I'm broken Broken, so broken You can see the cracks Beneath my shiny, happy cover You can see the cracks That's where the light shines through Wheels keep falling off Again and again My wheels keep falling off That's how I know I need you I've been crucified On my own cross That's where you meet me When I'm weak, then I'm strong Broken, so broken I can see the cracks Beneath your shiny, happy cover I can see the cracks That's where the light shines through The light shines through
6.
God be gracious to us and bless us Cause your face to shine on us That your ways be known on earth And your salvation among the nations Let the peoples praise, praise you oh God Let all the people praise Let the nations be glad And sing for joy He rules the peoples justly Let the nations be glad And sing for joy For he guides all the peoples of the earth So let all the people praise Then the earth will yield its harvest And God our God will surely bless God will bless us and all the ends of all the earth Will fear his name
7.
8.
Hold dearly to me daughters Though I am a jealous storm A low, and waning god Hold dearly to me sons Though I am thin as the mist And slippery as a bead of oil Hold dearly to me wife Though I am faithless as the wind And distant as a dream Though it be a sin To hold too long Though I flicker in doubt Before the wind, who is not a wind Blows me out Hold dearly to me father Though I am bony as a fist Shrivelled as a little-used heart Hold dearly to me mother Though I am dying every second Forgetting names every minute Hold dearly to me brothers Though I am hard as a knife edge Sharp as a criticism Hold dearly to me sisters Though I am a house both ragged and torn And divided against itself
9.
Vineyard of red wine Drinking the blood of Jesus Christ God's kingdom blossoms and buds Fills the face of the earth with fruit The Lord keeps it night and day Pulls any bitter root In his vineyard of red wine Lord we take ahold of your strength You are our peace We take ahold of your strength You are peace Prince of peace We're drinking the blood of God Because in the blood is the life He poured it out for us And he's in our hearts tonight It's his vineyard of red wine Drinking the blood of Jesus Christ
10.
Arise 05:08
Arise, oh Lord God of vengeance God of justice, now shine forth Rise up oh Lord, and judge of all the earth Render recompense unto them for their works So how long for the wicked How long shall evil ones rejoice? In arrogance they speak, and they pour forth all their words So how long will they still vaunt themselves oh Lord? He who plants the ear, does he not hear? He who forms the eye, does he not see? He who chastens nations, will he not rebuke? Arise oh God of justice, now arise, arise, arise. See how they crush your people, Lord? And afflict your heritage? They'll even slay the widow, and the stranger on his way As they murder orphans, still you'll hear them say They say, "See, the Lord doesn't see The God of Jacob won't take heed" But now take heed all you senseless All your thoughts are but a breath You stupid ones, when will you understand?
11.
Hallel 01:15
Hallel to the Lord Praise all you nations Extol him all you peoples, praise the Lord, Hallel For great is his love, His love towards us The faithfulness of the Lord endures forever, Hallel Hallel, hallel, hallel, hallelujah All praise to the Lord Hallel, hallel, hallel, hallelujah All praise to the Lord Hallel

credits

released April 5, 2013

Ziklag Offramp is:
Don Onski - drums and percussion
Brian Dunn - vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, penny whistle
Chris Pyhtila - vocals, electric guitar, acoustic guitar on track 4
Robin Harbron - vocals, bass, acoustic guitar on track 4

Additional musicians:
Rianna Harbron - keyboards on tracks 3, 4, 11
Alex Onski - harmonies on tracks 2, 4

Tracks 1, 4, 8: Lyrics by Tim Lappala, music by Robin
Tracks 2, 5, 9: Lyrics and music by Chris
Tracks 3, 6, 10, 11: Lyrics (adapted from Psalms 30, 67, 94, 117) and music by Brian
Track 7: Music by Brian

Engineered by Rod Kapitan at Zion's Cry Studio in Thunder Bay, Canada

Mixing on tracks 4, 6, 8 by Rod and Chris
Mixing on tracks 1, 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11 by Robin and Chris

Mastered by Jon Törnblom at Transparent Mastering: transparent-mastering.com

Photography by Katarina Setala at Moment in Time Photography: momentintimephoto.weebly.com

Artwork design by Chris
Artwork layout by Travis Ulrich at Ulrich Design: ulrichdesign.ca

Thanks for mix advice from Morgan Casey: morgancasey.com/music/ and Sam Washburn and John Washburn: P1XL.com

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