Redemption - Desperation Part IV lyrics

Johnny knows why he was spared in Vietnam God has a reason for his sacrifice Johnny knows David thinks it all will fall on him But the message is clear and he knows he has a purpose The writer descends into the heart of the mine Down to the bottom of the well of souls Falling through darkness, bloodied and broken He spreads the explosives as d**h takes hold Johnny stands a final time as his life slips away Tak screams in anger and commands that he stop But the heart of the unformed can no longer sway him And he finishes his life's last task God can be everything, God can be cruel Sometimes He makes us live Carrying a burden for thirty three years They are no longer his sins to forgive With the smoke of the ini rising up in the sky Destroyed by the power of daylight The four survivors leave the nightmare behind them And head toward the open highway In the back of the car sits a folder of photos Materializ4ed out of nowhere The handwritten label says they're from David's school But the writing is in Johnny's hand Two different lives. somehow intertwined Two vantage points of a parallax view Heaven and Earth, somehow connected Giving a glimpse of the eternal truth As he opened the folder, and pulls out the picture Young David Carver's astonished The picture's of Johnny and David's dead sister Although they have never met In the picture they're standing on the very street Where David's friend Brian lay dying in his arms Written at their feet, are the words First John 4/8 And Mary asks David what it means. God is Love God can be everything, God can be cruel Sometimes He makes us live Carrying a burden for thirty three years They are no longer his sins to forgive God can be everything, God can be cruel Sometimes He makes us live Carrying a burden for thirty three years They are no longer his sins to forgive