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Native Tongues

by Ann Perkins

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1.
Constant 03:23
This is the man I was born to be. I will never be abandoned, You won't ever end me. You'll have to tear my soul from my broken bones. I am living in the Helper. My body is an empty cast But it is being filled with infinity. The Father is moving. My life has meaning I am living in infinity. You can't stop this, You'll never end this. And it will set you free. There is infinite hope and peace, Always constant in me. When the final breath leaves my lungs, I look back on all I've done. Even when I failed, You guided me home. You never turned away, You never let me go. You'll never take this from me, I am whole. I am free. You'll never take this from me, I am whole, I am clean. I welcome the grave with open arms.
2.
Circles 03:06
You cannot blame God. Who do we have left when we're done pointing fingers? Nothing, left to blame. Seeking satisfaction Slaves to the earth, we are all the same. Born into hate, Broken hearts and fragile minds. But no one cares to listen. This is a circle, This is a circle of pain and violence. We see, we ignore, The children of the trade. We see, we ignore, The signs of the abused. We see, we ignore, The horrors of a third world nation. We see, we ignore, Ignore the truth. This is a circle of hate. Who do we have left when we're done pointing fingers? Nothing left to blame. Search for blood, And you'll find your own. Born into hate, Broken souls and mislead hopes. No one cares to listen. Break the cycle, Pain and violence. Break the cycle , Pain and ignorance.
3.
Broken Hands 02:55
Silent sufferers, blood-thirsty wolves, Drowning ourselves in hatred and thinking nothing of the cost. 'The world is cruel, so I'll destroy it' This is how we live. Survival of the fittest, but how will we die? Watch your own back and bury the world. We'll be the hell you pay and what you deserve. Children of revenge, molded by self-preservation, pure hatred and desperation. I don't wanna die on this road that I've chosen. I don't wanna die here on my own. This is the beginning of the separation, The great divide splitting nation from nation. Swinging their broken hands. Swing 'em now. I look you in the eyes and I see something I never want to be. Bury my head in the ground, I can't stand to see what has become of me. Disgusted, self-loathing and apathy. Disgusted No security now. Let me see Your peace. Take this hate filled heart and show me how it can be replaced.
4.
Tired Soul 03:17
Lost myself to the things unseen, Holding so tightly to my misery. This anger, depression, and self pity, Have become my hearts identity. I don't want to let go. I don't want to let go, Because this pain has made a home inside of me. You came before me as a Light, and set fire to the sin that I had built my home upon. For this foundation of sin allowed the walls to fall upon my heart with and unmeasurable weight. You have filled my soul that once cried out in agony, to now weep tears of joy that have found their way into the very marrows of my bones. This life pails in comparison to what I will eventually hold in my hand. The place that I will eventually call my home. But Father, I have slept in the company of the devil, opening my cold eyes to the shame his presence bring. I've hated myself. I've hated everything. But this despair is not from Your hand. You fill my heart with a joy unimaginable. That fills this Earth from the depths of the ocean to the heavens above. Why God do You care for me so? Each time I strayed from You, Each time I cursed You, You pulled me back in and gave me a home that no amount of shame could overturn and capsize. Father, thank You for those moments. For the first time in my life I don't hate myself for being the way that I am. The first time in my life, I'm content with where I'm at, And where I'm going. I don't need this, Anymore. I don't need this, Moving forward. The bitterness doesn't have to sting. Depression doesn't have to linger Longer than it has. No longer stuck Right here. No longer slaves To this. No longer slaves, To the world unseen.
5.
Hollow 03:08
My heart is dead, I claim that it's beating, but it's wearing down. I sing hollow praises while I wear out my welcome. I paint Your name on my face like a cheap whore. I'm always empty but it's never enough. It's all for selfish gain. Praise me, Oh Heaven, praise me. For I have chosen you. Burn my soul, Because it's all a lie. I'm the master of deceiving myself. Rip this veil from my eyes. Open my eyes, Open my hollow eyes. Cause I am the son of the devil. My body yearns for the pleasure of destruction, My shadow is the dark one. Every decision is his whisper in my ear, I'll do whatever it takes to escape. Not even Hell itself could drag me back down. Melt me down. Cause my soul is Yours. My soul is Yours now, So melt me down.

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released March 20, 2015

Recorded/ Mixed/ Mastered by Nick Matako at ElevenEleven Studio

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