Stealing Paradise – words and music by Todd Teske (2013)
-performed by Ryan Sheeler
-from the album Skies and Shadows (2013)
VERSE 1
I’ve taken more than I can count
A debt that only seems to mount…each time
So much more than I can pay…
Now I’m reaping my reward
The only thing I can afford … and still
It’s not enough - It’s not enough
CHORUS
It feels like stealing paradise
As he turns to find my eyes
And in his agonizing cries
I hear “You’ll be alright” -- “You’ll be alright”
And then – he dies…this man – he dies…
VERSE 2
Sin is Sin and Pain is Pain
Black is Black like midnight rain… on me
That falls on me…once again
Watercolors mix to brown
Every color washing down…the drain
And I wish my pain…would do the same
CHORUS: … And then – he dies…this Jesus dies…
VERSE 3
Dangling from this Roman tree
Why he’d even look at me’s .. not clear
What’s he doing here? …he’s not like me….
“Remember me” I dare to say
Half expecting him to turn away
But I hear him say… “with me today…”
CHORUS: … And then – he dies…my Savior dies…
c. 2013 Todd Teske ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
