Steven W Young - Warning Beacon Lyrics

It's just who I am, nobody can change
I do what I do just to numb down the pain
Mistakes are made once, they shouldn't repeat
Every time that they do, it leaves you more incomplete
A thousand times over, I'd lean on that crutch
Fall victim to weakness 'cause I needed the rush
I'd burn it all down, rebuild it again
But now my hands shake too much to even begin
Brother oh brother, this path I will show
From these dark canyon walls to a bright new plateau
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
Cast off the shackles, I'll give you the key
To unlock the power and let you be free
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
When my brother's spirit rose to the sky
No one could answer, no one knew why
The odds were against him, house rules were set
Snake eyes and blackjack, every time he would bet
It wasn't the cards, it wasn't the dice
Life swallowed him whole, then he walked towards that light
Maybe a reason, why he had to go
But he left directions at that fork in the road
Brother oh brother, this path I will show
From these dark canyon walls to a bright new plateau
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
Cast off the shackles, I'll give you the key
To unlock the power and let you be free
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
Like a beacon of light, warning boats from the shore
His words from beyond, I could no longer ignore
Marked it on paper, set it in stone
I couldn't deny everything I'd been shown
When the dust cleared, from my tumbled down walls
I thanked God above that he had answered my call
I miss my brother, but he did something right
Turned meaning of death into meaning of life
Brother oh brother, this path I will show
From these dark canyon walls to a bright new plateau
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
Cast off the shackles, I'll give you the key
To unlock the power and let you be free
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away

It's just who I am, nobody can change
I do what I do just to numb down the pain
Mistakes are made once, they shouldn't repeat
Every time that they do, it leaves you more incomplete
A thousand times over, I'd lean on that crutch
Fall victim to weakness 'cause I needed the rush
I'd burn it all down, rebuild it again
But now my hands shake too much to even begin
Brother oh brother, this path I will show
From these dark canyon walls to a bright new plateau
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
Cast off the shackles, I'll give you the key
To unlock the power and let you be free
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
When my brother's spirit rose to the sky
No one could answer, no one knew why
The odds were against him, house rules were set
Snake eyes and blackjack, every time he would bet
It wasn't the cards, it wasn't the dice
Life swallowed him whole, then he walked towards that light
Maybe a reason, why he had to go
But he left directions at that fork in the road
Brother oh brother, this path I will show
From these dark canyon walls to a bright new plateau
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
Cast off the shackles, I'll give you the key
To unlock the power and let you be free
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
Like a beacon of light, warning boats from the shore
His words from beyond, I could no longer ignore
Marked it on paper, set it in stone
I couldn't deny everything I'd been shown
When the dust cleared, from my tumbled down walls
I thanked God above that he had answered my call
I miss my brother, but he did something right
Turned meaning of death into meaning of life
Brother oh brother, this path I will show
From these dark canyon walls to a bright new plateau
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away
Cast off the shackles, I'll give you the key
To unlock the power and let you be free
Don't harden your heart, don't turn away