Oh mama, ain't no time to fall to pieces
He has arrived, He has arrived
Led by the grace of God go I
I don't know what they mean
I don't know what they mean and I say, ah, ah

Oh my love, now I can believe you're leaving
Seen through your eyes, seen through your eyes
There by the grace of God go I
I don't know what they mean
I don't know what they mean and I say, oh, oh

I hear the rapture's coming, they say He'll be here soon
Right now there's demons crawling all around my room
They say He lives within me, they say for me He died
And now I hear His footsteps almost every night

Oh children, this is where they come to take me away from here
I don't know what they mean
I don't know what they mean and I say, ah, ah, ah, ah

Love that way be done
Love that way be done
Love that way be done
Love that way be done


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    I believe this song is about Mark's Father passing away, and how he sees his life coming closer to the end through his father's eyes.

    SK8RCHILDon July 22, 2008   Link

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