Kori Ashton Abstract Art

Word -

Kori spent years on the road as a professional singer in the Kori Ashton Band.
These songs are just a few that she's written over the years.

DESPERATE

Verse 1
Should have been Could have been Would have been
All those things that I said
If I had not let that thought ramble in my head
Now I'm steadily walking away
Won't You come and save me

Verse 2
From within familiar sin comes to distract
My alibis are constant lies
I fear I'm falling back
I need more and more and more and more of you
Won't You come and break me

Chorus:
Cause right now I'm desperate in a desperate way
Come to me, Lord, I pray
Come wash this guilt away
Cause right now I'm desperate in a desperate way

Verse 3
I've walked the walk I've talked the talk for too long
To not know the difference between
What is right and what is wrong
Empty eyes Don't recognize who I've become
Won't You come and save me

Bridge:
With Your grace I can leave this place far behind
Cleanse my heart, change my will, renew my mind
I need more and more and more and more of you
Won't You come and save me

TIME TO SAY...

Verse 1
you inspired this smile
with our first kiss
you inspired this song
with our last
everything about this moment just makes me
want to hold my breath
cause i don't want the next one to come

Chorus:
time to say
Goodbye

Verse 2
i remembered you the moment that we first met
your eyes reminded me of a familiar friend
but long before we could ever begin
you were telling me that we had already reached the end

Chorus:
time to say
Goodbye

Bridge:
if we could just live in the moment
if we could only figure out a way
if you could just let yourself fall in love with me
maybe we wouldn't have to say...

TRUST YOU MORE

Verse
As the rain falls on earth
Let Your grace fall on me
Wash away all my hurt
Holy Spirit, comfort me

Chorus
I will wait upon You , Lord
I will trust in Your Sovereign plan
And though tomorrow may seem grey
Your mercies are new each day
I will trust in You

Bridge:
I will trust You more
I will trust You, Lord (2x)

I AM COMPLETE

Verse 1
You come and take me away from here
You wrap your arms of love around me, tight around me
And it's in Your locked embrace I am finally free
And it's in Your presence I find me*

Chorus
*Oh, in You I am complete
In You I am complete

Verse 2
It's in Your grace I find my peace
And it's in Your joy I find my smile
And it's in Your strength I find my release*

ONE-SIZED BOX

Verse 1
You wear a black robe and hide behind a self-made pulpit
Slamming your gavel down
You preach your religion pointing your finger at everyone, everyone
You pass your judgment saying we are not good enough
Not perfect enough for you*

Chorus*
But the label that you give to me I will not wear it
And that burden that you place on my back I can not bear it anymore
And that box you try to cram me in I can not breathe there
And I know, I know, I know there is somebody bigger

Verse 2
I am tired of hearing the voice in my head telling I am not good enough
Not perfect enough for you
I can no longer take it I will not listen to the lies swirling in my brain

Bridge
I DON'T WANT YOU COMING AROUND MY DOOR
KNOCK, KNOCK, KNOCKING
AND I DON'T NEED YOU TALKING TO ME THIS WAY
I DON'T WANT YOUR TWISTED LIES ECHOING IN MY BRAIN.

Verse 3
God, take this burden weighing heavy on my soul
And give me your perfect, your perfect peace
'Cause I know no matter what they say
Your love is stronger than their words*

THE WAY THINGS USED TO BE

Verse 1
I remember what it used to be like sitting in Your presence
I remember how it felt praising with clean hands
I remember how I danced in the spirit and
How I used to pray
But the thought that haunts me the most is the way I let it slip away

Chorus
*Oh God, I was thinking back on how things used to be
Oh God, I was wondering if you still remembered me?
Oh God, I was hoping that you'd for give me for what I've done
Oh God, I don't like what I've become

Verse 2
The person in the mirror I see staring back at me
Is not the girl that I recognize myself to be
Her hands are dirty her heart is hurting
The years have worn her out
Trials have taken her faith and turned it into doubt*

Verse 3
I don't have to be a Moses leading your people on
I don't have to be Elijah taken on home
I don't have to be someone famous used in your hands
I just need to be somebody wanted back again*

NO GOING BACK

Verse 1
Tempt me with whatever
Tease me what’s your pleasure
You think that you’re so clever
But you’re not, you’re not
And I’m not going back

Chorus:
I’m not. I’m not going back
I’m not. I’m not going back
You can’t make me retract no
I’m not. I’m not. I’m not going back

Verse 2
Test me if you think I’ll falter
My direction will never alter
I’m forgiven changed forever
And I’m not. I’m not. I’m not going back

Bridge:
There were days I never knew what happened
Days I never knew what hit me
Days that I’d rather forget
There were times that I was down and out
Times that I was all stressed out
And times that I wanted to quit

I AM HERE

Verse 1
Standing alone in a crowded room
Watching and waiting for the spirit to move
Wondering if what you have is real
Wanting whatever it is you feel*

Chorus
*I am here beside you
I am here always
I am here

Verse 2
Sitting alone in my bedroom
Crying and praying as they argue (they always argue)
Lord, I was hoping you hear me
Over all of their noise
Oh my God, I need to hear your voice saying*

Verse 3
Standing before you as I sing
Wondering if you understand anything I say
Hoping you know just what it's like
To hear God's voice calling in the night saying*

SOMETHING BETTER

Chorus:
Inside of me I have got this emptiness
Inside of me I have got this question
Inside of me I have got this emptiness
Even when we’re together I’ve been
Wondering if there’s something better
**(Even when we’re together I’ve been
Thinking there’s got to be something better)

Verse 1
Who made the stars and where do they hide in the daytime
Who hug the moon over our heads over our beds
Where do we go when we die
If there’s more to this life than loving and living
I would gladly lay it all down let it all go
If I could only know

Verse 2
Is there a god up in heaven and does He know that I exist
Will He fill this emptiness
Does He love me like I love you**

Bridge:
Inside of me I have got this emptiness
Inside of me I have got this question
Inside of me I have got this emptiness
I’m not saying you’ve done me wrong, baby,
You’ve always been good to me
I’m just thinking it’s time I wake up and face reality
He’s real… God’s real I know He exists.
And it’s His love… It’s His love
I’ve missed… Inside

Tag:
Even though we’re no longer together
That’s o.k. ‘cause I have something better in me

MASK-ERADE

Verse 1
You put a mask on your face
And you make believe away your disgrace
And you don't think that we know
You don't want the world to see
Just who you are in reality so you hide
Behind your see-through soul*

Chorus
*How long can you mask-erade?
How long can you pretend?
How long can you hold your breath
Until you have to surface again?
He knows who you are
He sees your every hurt, your every need
And He hears your every prayer
To Him it's obvious you're living in a mask-erade

Verse 2
Monday through Saturday you live your life
Just the way that you think you can
When Sunday rolls around the mask goes on
And the wings come out and the church becomes your playground*

Verse 3
Every now and again people wear their masks
With a plastered grin trying to cover their tears
But when the hurt swells burning inside
It's impossible to hide
Let go! He knows your fears*

SYLVIA'S CRY

Verse 1
I'm all alone, yet surrounded. Surrounded, yet all alone.
And I feel like I've been playing this game since I was young.
And I've got this fear of turning fifty finding myself still empty,
chasing my tail, trapped in my self-made hell.

Chorus:
I pursue You. I run to You.
I pursue You. I lay it all down.
I pursue You. It's not worth the fighting anymore.
I pursue You, with arms open wide.

Verse 2
I've got my routine places I go, people I see.
I've got them all fooled by my smile, my personality.
It never fails. You always see right through me.
You know my hurts, my fears, my hidden reality.

Verse 3
Looking back, I reminisce I can see just where I missed your plan.
Focused on self-gain I missed Your obvious hand.
If you can find all the pieces that remain,
With Your Love and Grace
Put me back together again.
with arms open wide...

BEAUTIFUL AND WONDERFUL

Verse 1
beautiful, beautiful
beautiful are your hands (2x)
that hold the scars of my sins
that hold the scars of my shame
that hold the tears that i've cried
that have wiped my past away
beautiful are your hands

Verse 2
wonderful, wonderful
wonderful is your name (2x)
My Savior, My Healer, My Redeemer and Friend
Jehovah, My Provider, The Great I Am
wonderful is your name

Bridge:
all you are is all i want to be
let your Word come alive and reign in me
so that all might know and all might see
how beautiful how wonderful you are to me

poem - spoken truth

the truth was spoken today
not sure how long it's been
it was a small lie that i knew
had to stay hidden

keep it down don't let anyone know
you hypocrite you fake you loser
it will eat you alive, it will haunt you till death
but they will never truly forgive you

they surprised me, they didn't scream
no one even cried
they understood, they listened and heard
the truth that swallowed my lie

poem - my thoughts of you...

those deep eyes
see straight through me
those tender lips
make me numb
intimate hands
surround and touch me
into my life
you've finally come

you touch my face
my dream's begun
my heart is conquered
you've won