This guy is a poetic, and lyrical master. He is honest and rich and is full of scripture. Here's a couple of my favorites:
"Lover"
Like a man comes to an alter i came into this town
with the world upon my shoulders and promises passed down
and i went into the water and my father, he was pleased
i built it and i'll tear it down so you will be set free
but i found thieves and salesmen living in my father's house
i know how they got in here and i know how to get em out
i'm turning this place over from floor to balcony
and then just like these doves and sheep you will be set free
i've always been a lover from before i drew a breath
some things i loved easy and some i loved to death
because love's no politician, it listens carefully
of those who come i can't lose one, so you will be set free
but go on and take my picture, go on and make me up
i'll still be your defender, you'll be my missing son
and i'll send out an army just to bring you back to me
because regardless of your brother's lies you will be set free
i am my beloveds and my beloved's mine
so you bring all your history and i'll bring the bread and wine
and we'll have us a party where all the drinks are on me
then as surely as the rising sun you will be set free
"T-Shirts"
They'll know us by the t-shirts that we wear
they'll know us by the way we point and stare
at anyone whose sin looks worse than ours
who cannot hide the scars of this curse that we all bare
they'll know us by our picket lines and signs
they'll know us by the pride we hide behind
like anyone on earth is living right
and isn't that why Jesus died
not to make us think we're right
when love, love, love
is what we should be known for
love, love, love
it's the how and it's the why we live and breathe and we die
they'll know us by reasons we divide
and how we can't seem to unify
because we've gotta sing songs a certain style
or we'll walk right down that aisle
and just leave em all behind they'll know us by the billboards that we make
just turning God's words to cheap clichés
says what part of murder don't you understand?
but we hate our fellow manand point a finger at his grave
they'll know us by the t-shirts that we wear
they'll know us by the way we point and stare
telling em their sins are worse than ours
thinking we can hide our scars
beneath these t-shirts that we wear
