I rhyme of time when all we knew was love
With bread and wine, friends by your side,
And time beneath your glove.
You dream of time like that to always stay,
But no soon day would ever stay,
And tunes will always change.

But you're always here and your touch is near,
and your sound, so sound,
you're always clear, so clear,
your voice it's clear,
your sound, so sound.

Now feel the times when all we knew was pain
Where loved ones hearts were locked by scars,
And soon their name has changed.
But these are times when soon you'll see what came.
In all this pain there's wholeness found
In One who stays the same.
He's always here and his touch is near,
And he's sound, so sound,
He's always clear, so clear,
His voice it's clear,
He's sound, so sound.

Oh…
The pain, such lessons in such pain
Such hope in so much pain
How can I call this pain?
You're always here and your touch is near,
And your sound, so sound,
You're always clear, so clear,
Your voice it's clear,
Your sound, so sound.


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    it makes me sad no one comments on like any watashi wa this song is what my username is named after

    ___sosoundon November 18, 2004   Link
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    Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah, ah-ah, ahhhhhhhh, ah-ah, ahhhhhhhh.

    For some reason he sounds so cute singing that. It's beautiful.

    Dacreson June 27, 2009   Link
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    Awesome!

    Pastor Mikeyon February 22, 2014   Link

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