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State of Emergency

by Aaron Ferris

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1.
Propaganda village sits within earshot of the zone Where the lights flicker on to show that they’re meant to be at home Yet no one’s ever lived there, no one’s ever been I think it’s the most mysterious thing I think that I have ever seen Balloons float across the sky as soldiers try and shoot them down Hoping that none have reached the local folk in the little border towns Told that their Dear Leader will provide all that they need But tonight’s another night they have nothing to give their kids to eat Unjustly imprisoned, she was hanging clothes up on the line When the only thing she owned fell upon the ground The words in that book were what kept that girl alive Until the firing squad were ordered to pay her for her ‘crime’ I don’t believe the lies I’m told I’ll crossing river into China before the winter cold I’ll carry my clothes above my head, prepared my bribe I’ll do anything to stay if I reach the other side The secret police found a defector hiding in a shed They brought him back across the border and shot him in the head Three generations face the gulags for life And even that just depends on how long you can survive
2.
There’s a mission field a few yards away There’s a mission field you sit beside every day There’s a mission field you don’t have to look far There’s a mission field right where you are Someone’s in need of Christ, that you never have told Someone’s in need of Christ, an unwitnessed soul Someone’s in need of Christ, although they never will hear Yet you have known them for many a year There’s a homeless man, you’ve passed on the street There’s a family near that can’t make ends meet There’s a widower who lives a few doors down There are needy and lost in your home town There are needy and lost in your home town So what do you say Why don’t you lift your hands today And make a difference in your own country There’s no reason to wait Why don’t you make that move today To help someone who just may Be counting on the Jesus in you Be relying on Jesus in you Who counting on Jesus through you There’s a harlot who stands, she sees no way out There’s a suicidal kid who’s never felt part of the crowd There’s a desperate world crying aloud There’s a mission field in our backyard There’s a mission field in our backyard There’s a mission field in our backyard
3.
1859 05:23
Great multitudes gathered all around From North Antrim to the south of Down Many places could not hold the crowds Some moved the meetings outside Folk cried in the streets, some bowed in their homes Others struck with awe like they had never known Mothers seen sons and daughters come home Declaring a peace in their soul God gave them peace in their souls Come and revive like 1859 Move through this land How we need you now The pubs were empty, the pews were full Prayers rang out from the playgrounds of the schools Workers and friends seen men they once knew Touched by the Lord and they were renewed Showered by the grace that fell like the dew Lord send rain, Lord send change Come Lord send, come Lord send revival
4.
Annie 04:24
Crouched in the corner, she can hear his footsteps coming Another night that’s frightening, another night that she spends hiding She was only 4 years old, in a Belfast street just a century ago Never stood a chance, she never did know safety in her home The little hands that were meant to hold Were the little hands that tried to defend the blows The little voice just beginning to speak Was the little voice crying ‘please help me’ Why did her cries go unheard? Did no one have the chance to save her? How did he explain or try to cover Her screams that must’ve been so hard to ignore? What possessed this man, to lift his hand against her? What went through his mind, as he beat his own daughter? With broken bones, the blood streamed from her nose This would be the last time that he approached That winter morn was never meant to be so cold As he swung that weapon to strike the fatal blow As her lifeless body lay, he grabbed his coat and went on his way As she struggled out her final breath she met her death alone in such a brutal way For what did Annie do, what did Annie do, what did Annie do To be hurt, to be killed by you?
5.
We stood upon that hill as close as we could get to a living hell We read those words aloud, just as the wind blew strong bring these bones to life A part of me there died, as I held her hands looked into her eyes No laughter, no joy, no life, but she’s a child, just a little child God I know You’re listening as you stood and cried with me God I know You’re with them as You gave me eyes to see God I know You love them as You set the captives free So won’t You come now, Lord save them please We walked around that square although they could not speak we seen your people there One day they will sing aloud, with arms raised high I’ll be in that crowd For in You freedom abounds, no man is a mark drawn on the ground We’ll take those idols down, proclaim Your words, reclaim this town Hosanna here comes our King, the Lord God Almighty reigns So won’t You come now, Lord set them free So won’t You come now, Lord set them free So won’t You come now, Lord set Your people free.
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The way out of here is long The path I have tread it has never been worn I’ve never felt so alone But I vow to carry on, I vow to carry on When it feels like you’re falling apart When something occurs and it rips out your heart When all ahead seems dark Call out just where you are, call out just where you are When the pain of loss comes When the shame of guilt says you don’t belong When it feels like your strength has gone Know that you’re not on your own Know that you’re not alone For when your feelings say just to just give up When the ways that you’ve tried, all the doors have slammed shut When you scream that enough is enough Cry out to Him where you are, cry out to Him where you are Hold to hope, saturate your soul with Him Draw in close, never let go of what remains When my three score and ten has passed When I come to the place my next breath may be my last I hope I can look at the past And say all that I gave was my best And say all that I gave was my best I hope all that I gave was my best

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released June 21, 2013

Recorded in Einstein Studios, Antrim by Frankie McClay
www.einsteinstudios.tv
Artwork by Tendwayi Bvumburah
Image used by permission Getty Images

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Aaron Ferris Northern Ireland, UK

Aaron Ferris is an acoustic guitar playing singer songwriter from Co Antrim, NI. He has been writing and performing his own music for over 10 years.

2013 sees the long overdue third release, coming in the shape of a 6 track EP recorded under the watchful eye of Frankie McClay in Einstein, Antrim.
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