Touch
I'll stand for nothing less
Or never stand again
These are the limits when one's buried
This body's left the soul

Could we have known?
Never would I, helped to nail down

Careful of drifting off
Now losing taste and touch
Turning a pale blue, leaning in to say
This body's left the soul

The brain needs oxygen
Can't sneak around this bait
His catacomb has got me by the chin
This body's left the soul

Could we have known?
Never would I, helped to nail down
With nothing to gain
Here's the clincher
This should be you

Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
And touch

Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
The earth

Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
The earth

Well, could we have known?
Never would I, helped to nail down (I'll stand for nothing less)
With nothing to gain
Here's the clincher
This should be you made cold and crippled

This happened to be never changing
Holding inside (or never stand again)
The phobia viewed made cold and crippled
Ending it all

Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate
The earth

Now saturate
Now saturate
Now saturate


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The Clincher Lyrics as written by Peter Loeffler Joseph Loeffler

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    i heard the song for the first time on the radio yesterday... obviously i couldn't make out all the words, but even then a vision flashed through me of being at the cross, nailing down Jesus and watching him die.... and then at some point realizing "oh shit, maybe this guy really was the Son of God". the words "if we had known, never would i, help to nail down" immediately brought that scene into my head, even though I couldn't make out most of the other words.

    i don't know or care if these guys are a "Christian band" or not... their lyrics are awesome and their music rocks. the singing is incredible, i feel like i can hear his very soul crying out. i wish I could sing like that!

    i can't wait for another studio album.

    ksandbergflon February 18, 2005   Link

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