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Inspired by:
The contrast between
the Myth of Sisyphus and the truth of the Gospel
And yes, we know that's
not how you spell the word "handful." It's supposed to be a
play on words combining
"handful" and "hand full." A bit obscure, but there you have it.
Just a handful of nails
And the wood from a tree
Was all it took to set me free
And when the hammer comes down
On a hand full of spike
Do you wear the crown
Did you make the sacrifice...
for me?
Everything I've held in my hand
Has a way of slipping through my
fingers
I thought that in your arms was
the promised land
But the feeling, you know it never
lingers
And every time it looks like an
opportunity
It always seems it's shaded by
a cloud of mystery
And that cloud's gonna rain down
tension on my shoulders
Until I feel like Sisyphus pushing
uphill with that boulder
And as I kneel down in the shadow
of a cross
I know what I've found, and I know
I would be lost, without...
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