"mary" genre: Christian Rock
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	Story of the Christian journey -- falling in and out of love with God, learning the necessity of faith.
	Credits: w/m: jackie kitchen, acoustic guitar: jackie kitchen, lead guitar: joe ivey, bass guitar: daniel noworatzky, drums: lance richards
	Story Behind the Song This song is probably lyrically my favorite of all that I've written. It's based on the experiences of myself and other people that I have observed along with the marriage metaphor that Paul uses often in his letters, which equates Christ's heavenly relationship to His followers with an earthly marriage between a husband and wife. I wrote it all at once after I found out that one of my friends who had been struggling with God had found and renewed her faith. It was one of the easiest to record -- we recorded it in one take after about three tries. Of the songs I've written so far, I feel God's hand in the writing of this one the most -- after the hundreds of times I've played it, God still speaks to me through these lyrics. Lyrics mary was lost and hopeless a bride without a Groom she had spent sixteen years with fears of truth that left her crying in her room can she play the game to numb the pain? her love-starved heart can't last much longer and all the while, she finds it harder to smile as her hate grows ever stronger but He was there even then when she felt no love for any man and the heart she'd built in sand came alive with the touch of His hand and she ran to the arms of her King He spoke no words but He said everything -- a wedding date set for July, the joy of living and loving on high mary looked lost and lonely the honeymoon had long since ended she had made her lies and still she denied that His love was more than she pretended her heart was ill-at-ease with insecurities she sought love in the arms of another she ignored the cries she heard deep inside each time she left to go meet with her lover but could His love forgive all this? she had spent so much time dead in darkness but the heart she'd rebuilt in sand collapsed beneath the weight of His hand and she ran to the arms of her King He spoke no words but He said everything -- a love that still remained strong, the love that was there all along how can i tell them of the grace of your love? these words of men, corrupt with sin are not majestic enough so let me run to the arms of my King You give me life, You give me everything -- a faith that comes from watching You save, a love that rose again from the grave mary, run to the arms of our King He'll give You life, He'll give You everything -- a faith that always will save, a love that rose again from the grave mary don't turn away . . .

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