verse 1
Consider my dreams as I wash away this pride
I long to be rich and safe and find a place
where my soul can hide
Consider my fears as I shed this brittle skin
I find that without all these things
There’s nothing left within
and I am afraid, but freedom calls

chorus
Scatter these dreams to the wind
they're ashes, dust and smoke
I’ll neither toil nor spin
`cuz my life outside of you is a joke
This body, this voice, this mind
I’m only gonna have them for a limited time
only Your life can set me free

verse 2
Consider the lilies, they don’t labor strain or stress
and yet they are clothed with beauty, joy
and simple humbleness
Consider the rich man and his joy a thin facade
he’d give every fleeting moment to this bitter pagan god
and I am afraid that I will be him

bridge
Every moment worried, harried is a moment wasted
How many days are lost, how many wines untasted?
I’ll give my life, my all, You will get my very best
for I will not in riches, wealth, or fame this time invest

coffee song
(Words and music: Butterworth/Davis ©1999)

verse 1
I wake up in the morning, got one thing on my mind
I smell that coffee brewing, it’s my favorite kind
I stumble from the bedroom into the kitchen sink
I pull out my biggest mug, can’t wait for that first drink
the steaming pot is ready and calling out to me
a pinch of sugar, a dash of cream and I drink in ecstasy

chorus
Gotta get me some coffee, java, a little cup o’ joe
french roast, kona, columbian supremo
gotta get me some coffee, java, a little cup o’ joe
gotta get me some french roast, kona, mochachino

verse 2
I’m ready for the day now, I’ve had my caffeine blast
artificial energy, my blood is pumping fast
my hands and feet are shaking, but that is not the worst
my heart is beating at twice it’s rate
and I think it’s gonna burst
I’m on my way to class now, and I know I just can’t stop
but then I get this feeling like my bladder’s gonna pop
my muscles start to tighten, I do the potty dance
I’m hoping I can make it before I wet my pants

bridge
Gotta have vanilla nut, hazel nut, irish cream, vienna blend,
sumatra, latte, mocha, espresso, cappuccino, dark roast,
french pressed, on ice, HouseBlend delight.

3000 miles away
(Words and music: Butterworth/Reisser ©1999)

verse 1
New Orleans could not find the groove
in Nashville the grass did not seem blue
and Denver did not seem more than three feet high
the World Trade did not scrape the sky
and the White House seemed gray
when you’re 3000 miles away

verse 2
In Boston there was no common ground
and Long Island did not make a sound
Niagara rises and Old Faithful falls
at Camden they did not play ball
but who cares if they play
when you’re 3000 miles away

chorus
Your absence changes me
and everything seems so wrong
but with no sense of irony
I write you this sweet love song today
3000 miles away

verse 3
Chicago could not muster a breeze
and there was a blizzard in the Keys
New England’s charms were wasted on these eyes
I fear it came as no surprise
because it’s just another day
when you’re 3000 miles away

bridge
Distance is my tutor
So well he’s teaching me
in the education of appreciation
and I’ve got my Ph.D.

verse 4
In Georgia you’re all that’s on my mind
in Cape Cod the ocean was untied
and the Motor City threw a rod
and now I’m praying to you God
take me home to L.A.
3000 miles away

take me to the tree
(Words and music:Butterworth/Reisser ©1999)

verse 1
Father in heaven won’t you take this cup from me
Daddy can you hear me?
You know they’re gonna make me bleed
Father in heaven I say thy will be done
Daddy I can hear them, with their swords and hate they come
They don’t understand, no they just can’t see
that I came to give them life abundantly

chorus
Make them one in heart and mind
Make them one so they will find heart and
know the passion of the Father and the Son
My sweat runs red, my flesh is weak
but in the end you’re all I seek
Your kingdom come, your will be done
so take Me to the tree

verse 2
Father forgive them they know not what they do
Daddy when they cut Me,
they don’t know they’re cutting You
Father reveal me to their unknowing eyes
Daddy they hate Me, but it’s You that they despise
They don’t understand, love has just begun
That this slaughtered lamb is Your only Son

bridge
He was bruised for my transgressions
and He suffered for my iniquities
in His stripes my sin recesses
through His blood I am set free

crazed
(Words and music: Luoto/Butterworth ©1999)

verse 1
You got me
You stole my heart away
Brought this hard-headed girl down
You move me
With every word you say
I can’t take my ears back
You thrill me
Blood pumping, adrenaline rushing
don’t want to catch my breath

chorus
I’m crazed, for all you are
I’m crazed, for all I see
I’m crazed, for all I know
Crazed

verse 2
It’s mind blocking
I can’t think a rational thought
I just don’t care to
It’s a heavenly voyage
Our North star in place
Forever me and you, oh I’m crazed
It’s dream catching
The voice, the hands, the mind, the man
You’re more than I asked for

bridge
You came and rescued me
Trustingly we climb this mountain
Rapidly me love grows for you alone
You got the best of me
Or maybe just my sanity
Destiny came closer and tapped me on the shoulder
And said lucidity is over, I’m crazed

verse 1
If knowledge is power, why aren't you the queen
cuz every time I talk to you, you know every thing
If looks could kill, then I should be dead
You think that you're all that but it's all in your head

chorus
Oh LaRayne, Oh LaRayne
try to keep my senses but I'm going insane

verse 2
If love can move mountains, then you're kicking dirt
You play your games, manipulate, and expedite hurt

bridge
There were times in my life, when it all was so beautiful
so beautiful, LaRayne

fallen
(Words and music: Butterworth/Reisser ©1999)

verse 1
I’m wearing successes, so nicely starched
I’m drinking my riches, but I'm still parched
my words come out like empty vessels
decorated, candy coated
hide behind an iron mask where reality is warped
highly guarded self disclosure
I let you see just what I show
can’t deny that I’m just acting
lying to the One who always knows

chorus
Help me, I’ve fallen
I’ve stumbled on what I’ve become
but You give strength that’s perfect
when I’m in need, You call to me
by faith I see, you never left my side

verse 2
The cover of my book’s the latest rage
but flip through my leaflet, all empty pages
my actions are just stage directions
walk here, smile and walk away
hide behind an iron mask where reality is warped
my mind and soul won’t work as one
I guess I’m just a hypocrite
I fool the masses with my acting,
but I can’t fool the One who wrote the script

bridge
But all plays come to an end
and the actors must go home
far from crowds and colored lights
and the safety of the show

verse 3
I'm terrified of who I might be
if the mask is torn away
clothed in vulnerability
in the harsh light of the day
I lay aside my smoke and mirrors
crystal clear’s reality
I shed the skin of who I was
in favor of who I want to be

nails
(Words and music: Chad Reisser ©1999)

verse 1
Some nails are made of anger,
some are made of vanity
some nails are held in secret,
and some are plain for all to see
Some nails are made of slander,
some are rage and some are lust
some masquerade as goodness,
when in myself I place my trust

chorus
But the hand that I impale just keeps on reaching
the eyes in which I spit still cry
the voice that I ignore still says He loves me
even as I draw blood from His side
with these nails I cannot hide

verse 2
Some nails I drive with vigor
and some are casually tossed
but each nail leaves a mark upon my savior
every time I nail Him to the cross

bridge
And I’m so tired of hurting you,
and being on the wrong side of pearls and swine
and I’m so tired of begging your pardon
even though you forgive me every time
and one thought lays my heart to rest
and the same thought chills my soul
no matter how much I want to be holy,
You always wanted more

verse 3
I will kneel before the altar, I will fall upon my face
I know that You can change me
I will not cheapen your grace

i live in a tunnel (groundhog's lament)
(Words and music: Butterworth/Davis ©1999)

chorus
I live in a tunnel, I live in a tunnel,
I live in a tunnel, right down the road from you
I live in a tunnel, I live in a tunnel,
I live in a tunnel, been watching the things that you do

verse 1
Late at night when you’re in your bed,
pictures of you dancing right through my head
I spy your beauty from afar,
`cuz I know my tunnel’s not where you are
I know my kingdom is dark and wet,
but when you’re living underground that’s what you get,
if you’d consider coming down from your tree
you could do the burrow boogie with me

verse 2
You jump high and I dig low,
if we got together think how far we could go
so don’t turn up your nose at me,
`cuz underground’s the place to be

bridge
Truth is I’m sad and I’m lonely
truth is I don’t like my kind
when I lift up my eyes to the trees up above
I knew this was love, I knew this was love.
Gracefully leaping from trees to the sky
you leapt into my heart, you leapt into my heart

water in the basin
(Words and music: Butterworth/Davis ©1999)

verse 1
Warriors of old have wept in your presence
Poets have felt your zeal
wise old men seasoned with life
have learned what it is to kneel

pre-chorus
And I can learn from history
and I can change the world if I start with me

chorus
Water in the basin, towel in Your hand
cleanse my weary soul, forevermore amen

verse 2
Ambitious young men with high ideals
have learned what it is to fall
wanting to touch and taste and feel
the beauty, the beauty of it all

bridge
There’s a fire in my soul that grows from a breath of heaven
kindled by desire, I look higher, I look higher