Titanic - 1912

Been mucking around today thought I'd write a song for their next album, (which we've called 1912).

The song's called "Is This Titanic Doomed?" It has a similar sound to "Upon The Cross."



It’s time to board the ship to sail,
Across the sea to port,
It’s 1912 and without fail,
The charts they have been sought.
The course is planned, the way is set,
The prayers are said lest we forget,
The shout is made there’s no regret,
It’s time to sail the sea.

Across the sky the sun does shine,
The maps do show the way,
And following the preset line,
This course we’re set to stay.
The final call to sail does sound,
The pistons in the depths do pound,
We leave behind the solid ground
It’s time to sail the sea.

And so we sail into the night,
Not knowing of our fate,
The cry goes up and there in sight,
An iceberg sits in wait.
A mighty crash we can but think,
As slowly the ship starts to sink,
Are we alone, and on the brink,
is this titanic’s doomed?

Is this titanic doomed?
Is this our final breath?
Is this the way the people die?
Is this the call of death?

Nearer, still my God to Thee,
The notes do float up high
And heading for eternity,
The crew do wait to die.
As bodies disappear below,
Some rise up to the One they know,
And then forever onward go.
For they are never doomed.

Is this titanic doomed?
Is this our final breath?
Is this the way the people die?
Is this the call of death?

Is this titanic doomed?
Is this our final strife?
Is this the way the people die?
Is it the call to Life?

I think you should contact Bill Menchen and talk to him about a collaboration. I think those lyrics would fit their theme/style very nicely.

You seem to be the Charles Wesley of the 21st century. Only another 8000+ songs to go!

I love writing lyrics, it's what I've always wanted to do. Whilst working today I wrote some more for 1912


TITANIC - 1912

TRACK LIST

1 - IS THIS TITANIC DOOMED (050607)
2 - LAST SHIP HOME (050607)
3 - AT THE HELM (050607)
4 - RISE (011204)
5 - THE HARBOUR (090902)
6 - RIDE THE STORM (040104)
7 - OUT OF THE DEPTHS - PSALM 130 (200203)

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SONG 1
IS THIS TITANIC DOOMED?

It’s time to board the ship to sail,
Across the sea to port,
It’s 1912 and without fail,
The charts they have been sought.
The course is planned, the way is set,
The prayers are said lest we forget,
The shout is made there’s no regret,
It’s time to sail the sea.

Across the sky the sun does shine,
The maps do show the way,
And following the preset line,
This course we’re set to stay.
The final call to sail does sound,
The pistons in the depths do pound,
We leave behind the solid ground
It’s time to sail the sea.

And so we sail into the night,
Not knowing of our fate,
The cry goes up and there in sight,
An iceberg sits in wait.
A mighty crash we can but think,
As slowly the ship starts to sink,
Are we alone, and on the brink,
is this titanic’s doomed?

Is this titanic doomed?
Is this our final breath?
Is this the way the people die?
Is this the call of death?

Nearer, still my God to Thee,
The notes do float up high
And heading for eternity,
The crew do wait to die.
As bodies disappear below,
Some rise up to the One they know,
And then forever onward go.
For they are never doomed.

Is this titanic doomed?
Is this our final breath?
Is this the way the people die?
Is this the call of death?

Is this titanic doomed?
Is this our final strife?
Is this the way the people die?
Is it the call to Life?

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SONG 2
LAST SHIP HOME


I planned to take the last ship home,
enjoy life while I can,
but then I found the last ship's gone,
and my life's overran.
I'm now upon a different ship,
that's ticket's one way bound,
and it's too late to get a grip,
for I sail underground.

- I see a lake of fire,
- and I am stuck on board.
- I want to go up higher,
- but I never sought the Lord.
- I see a lake of fire,
- and I am stuck on board.
- I want to go up higher,
- but I never never ever sought the Lord.

- I missed the last ship home.
- I missed the last ship home.

And here I sit upon the deck,
my mind does see those lies,
the chance I had, that chance is gone,
and no chance for reprise.
It's fire and darkness everywhere.
I hear a haunting voice.
'You may think that this isn't fair,
but you did have a choice.'

- I see a lake of fire,
- and I am stuck on board.
- I want to go up higher,
- but I never sought the Lord.
- I see a lake of fire,
- and I am stuck on board.
- I want to go up higher,
- but I never never ever sought the Lord.

- I missed the last ship home.
- I missed the last ship home.

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SONG 3
AT THE HELM

The weather's closing in,
and the waves are riding high.
The passengers are nervous for,
they think it's time to die.

- But the captain knows the weather,
- and His line is straight and true,
- and there's nothing, never ever,
- that He cannot get us through.

- He's in control.
- At the helm.
- Heading for
- The h'venly realm.
- In control.
- Of your soul.

Reliably secure,
The captain He commands,
and now we see the shore,
we're on eternal sands

- But the captain knows the weather,
- and His line is straight and true,
- and there's nothing, never ever,
- that He cannot get us through.

- He's in control.
- At the helm.
- Heading for
- The h'venly realm.
- In control.
- Of your soul.

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SONG 5
THE HARBOUR

Cross the sea of trouble,
And come by the rocks of fear.
See a light, so far away,
That’s slowly getting near.
Do not lose the battle,
As the waves crash in the night.
Set your sail for straight ahead.
The harbour is in sight.

The harbour.
It comes into view.
The harbour.
It’s light guiding you.

Through the straight of terror,
You can see the harbour gate.
Sailing through the roughest seas,
You must not hesitate.
Keep the watch out all the night.
The time that’s left is short.
Follow through the narrow way,
And journey to the port.

The harbour.
It comes into view.
The harbour.
It’s light guiding you.

The harbour.
It comes into view.
The harbour.
It’s light guiding you.

So come and moor.
(So come and moor).
This place pristine.
(This place pristine).
The peaceful shore.
(The peaceful shore).
The quiet scene.
(The quiet scene).

Come and relax in the harbour………….

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SONG 5
RISE

The velvet sea which glistens from,
the moonlight overhead,
then starts to churn in torment as,
it’s bringing forth it’s dead.
The souls of many men from times,
long lost in myth they’d lain,
have heard their Master calling and,
it’s time to rise again.

And slowly from the depths they rise,
no fear or dread is in their eyes,
Their necks crane back to greet the skies,
it’s time to rise again.

Their bodies once emaciated,
now the King has recreated,
perfect bodies for the reign.
The dead do rise again.

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiise!

Let us join,
in the levitation
of the men,

who have turned,
with no hesitation,
born again!

For the one,
critical relation,
is the Son.

Let,
them,
rise!
Let them rise!

This night the sea gave up the dead
The lost men look and shake,
so many things were changing now,
the dead they were awake.
Ascending in the skies were souls,
to count them much to vast,
They heard a shout from up above,
There came a trumpet blaaaaaaaaaast

And slowly from the depths more rise,
no fear or dread is in their eyes,
Their necks crane back to greet the skies,
it’s time to rise again.

Chorus

Talk…. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:
and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet
the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

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SONG 6
RIDE THE STORM

The bell, it tolls.
The waves roll high.
The mares of death,
howl ‘time to die.’

The wind whips strong,
and sailors shake.
The creaking beams
begin to break.

Drop the sails down to the deck.
Visions of a future wreck.
This day’s nothing like the norm.
Here does scream the violent storm.

Jumping ship is not the best,
turn in to Mary Saleste.
Now there is no chance of rest,
So ride the storm tonight.

Ride, ride, ride the storm.
Ride the storm tonight.
Ride, ride, ride the storm.
Ride the storm tonight.

The howl above,
and rage below,
they will not last,
for peace’ in tow.

There’ll soon be land;
a place to moor.
Tranquility!
That h’venly shore.

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SONG 7
OUT OF THE DEPTHS (PSALM 130)

Oh Lord, out of the depths I cry,
and there I wait for your reply.
Please hear me now, and listen to my voice.
The state that I would soon be in,
if You did act on all my sin.
Oh thank You Lord, that that was not Your choice.

You chose forgiveness. Yes, it’s true!
And now my soul does wait on You.
I fear You Lord. In You alone I’ll cope.
Redemption comes abundantly.
It saves from my iniquity.
For in the Lord is mercy and is hope.

alldatndensum wrote:

I think you should contact Bill Menchen and talk to him about a collaboration. I think those lyrics would fit their theme/style very nicely.

Agreed, Fundy you should consider sending Bill an e-mail.


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Fundy, ever write lyrics that are more worship focused--even if they come from a darker point of view?

Yes, from time to time......... Here's four........

This is done in country/blue grass/gospel sort of style....

I'VE A MANSION UP IN HEAVEN

Got no mansion on this planet.
Got no wealth to help me by.
But oh I do know for certain,
I’ve a mansion in the sky.
Where the light is always shining
and the streets are made with gold.
When all time is not a captor,
for no one is getting old.

I’ve a mansion up in heaven.
I’ve a mansion with the Lord,
and no treasure on this planet,
can match up to that reward.

While I’m try to be quite holy;
try to tread the steps He trod,
I do look towards the future,
when I worship Him as God.
And yes there we all shall gather,
as a great and joyous throng,
with our hands all raised in worship,
and our voices sing a song.

Chorus

Do not fear the darts of Satan,
for the battle it is won.
Yes, the loser is the Devil,
and the winner is God’s Son.
And if you do serve the Saviour,
and you know His words are true,
do rest assured without a doubt,
there’s a mansion there for you.

Chorus
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Here's another.....

I STAND AMAZED

I stand amazed and breathless,
at God's wondrous love and grace,
both gushing down in torrents,
over all the human race.

A grace so true and perfect,
that comes from the heights above.
A grace which comes to sinners,
and is coupled up with love.

A love without a limit,
that's so awesome and sublime.
Much deeper than the oceans,
and outlasting space and time.

This love from God, the Father,
and His grace do reign supreme.
They're infinite in measure,
like an ever flowing stream.

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TWO ARMS

Just the thought! God sent His Son!
To bring sin to an end.
And Jesus cried: “THY will be done.”
Oh, can we comprehend?
That way so cruel, upon a cross,
to break death at the grave.
To die, so no one’s at a loss.
Two arms outstretched to save.

He died for all,
because men fall.
Alone, we cannot stand.
So kneel and pray!
The only way,
to see the Promised Land.

He died for men, both shy and brave,
The perfect Son, His life He gave.
So let the people always crave,
To seek those outstretched arms that save.

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THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE

No, the words they never come, 7
when I stand before the throne, 7
there in awe my mind goes numb, 7
for a phrase is never known, 7
to express in such a way, 7
(and in words that man can say), 7
Oh Lord thank you for the love You show to me. 11

Yes, the words that leave my tongue, 7
are so shallow and so poor, 7
and my greatest song that’s sung, 7
is so small and insecure, 7
to express a song to sing, 7
to the loving, living King. 7
Oh Lord thank you for the love You show to me. 11

And the thanks and praise that’s thought, 7
while I meditate on you, 7
in it’s worth is almost naught, 7
for I hardly have a clue, 7
how to thank the saving Son, 7
for the work that He has done. 7
Oh Lord thank you for the love You show to me. 11

I see that you number lines as well to measure both the syllables and meter of the rhyme. I also do that.

Mind if I take a couple of those and work on them? I don't really get the feel of the country/bluegrass stuff. I would be thinking more in the Third Day/Building 429/Kutless worship vein. I have 4 or 5 songs in this vein that I did not do this time around. My next CD could be already planned out this way.

Hi alldat,

Yes, that's fine, you can work on any of them, and change whatever you feel would help.

The 'Mansion' song, was inspired by a Gaithers CD I've got lurking in my collection. One of the songs was a real up beat number with a good bit of emotion in it, and I tried to write something similar. The last couple of lines of it don't work at all though, but I haven't really tried to make it fit better as yet.

Regarding the syllables and meter of the rhyme, yes I do that on all my recent songs/lyrics (maybe the last 100 or so), although the three I wrote today I haven't checked to see how they work, but will do before I print them.

Fundy

Titanic 1912 reminds me of another well known metal anthem about the original Titanic. Have you heard "Rest In Pieces April 15, 1912" by Metal Church?

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Hi alldat,

Yes, that's fine, you can work on any of them, and change whatever you feel would help.

Actually, I've already started. I had a couple of ideas that I tried with the electric guitar, but I want to strip it back to just the acoustic to really build the vocal melodies. Then, I can add the elecric parts. It worked on my new CD, so I think it can work with your tracks.

Just think--a new CD with three songs co-written with you, one co-written with Tall Tyrion, and the rest by me. That will give me a chance to really work on the music and try to match the music to the mood of what other people have written. It think it will be a good musical experience for me. Hopefully, both you and TT will enjoy what I do with your lyrics.

Cool. I didn't hear back from you, so I did not know that you were interested in any of my lyrics. Which one grabbed you?

And Fundy, that "Titanic" album ROCKS!!

That indeed would be cool.

Fundy

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Cool. I didn't hear back from you, so I did not know that you were interested in any of my lyrics. Which one grabbed you?

The one about the Prodigal. I like that kind of stuff as we are all prodigals.

What a cool idea to make a new album with lyrics written by Fundy, Tall Tyrion and Alldat.
On this way the lyrics who are written can be used.
That is not a Mission Of One CD but a Mission of Three.
Keep us informed about this idea.

*Bump*!

We need a song "Lifeboat" about values clarification…
Also, "Save Our Souls" about salvation…

Titanic is an awesome concept when you think of it!

Wow, is that 4 years ago (almost)! I must be getting old!!! A couple of years after that I rewrote part of RISE as it didn't sit right with me....

The velvet sea which glistens from, 8
the moonlight overhead, 6
then starts to churn in torment as, 8
it’s bringing forth it’s dead. 6
The souls of many men from times, 8
long lost in myth they’d lain, 6
have heard their Master calling and, 8
it’s time to rise again. 6

And slowly from the depths they rise, 8
no fear or dread is in their eyes, 8
Their necks crane back to greet the skies, 8
it’s time to rise again. 6

Their bodies once emaciated, 9
now the King has recreated, 8
perfect bodies for the reign. 7
The dead do rise again. 6

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiise! 1

Let us join, in the levitation, of the men, 12
who have turned, with no hesitation, born again! 12

For the one, critical relation, is the Son. 12

Let, 1
them, 1
rise! 1
Let them rise! 3

Down in the oceans dark abyss 8
Through war and rage of sea, 6
The bodies of a myriad 8
Of sailors came to be. 6
But once so silent in the grave 8
they now will never die. 6
awakened from their sleep of death, 8
They’ve heard their Saviour’s cry. 6

And slowly from the depths they rise, 8
no fear or dread is in their eyes, 8
And loud the hallelujah cries, 8
it’s time to rise again. 6

Chorus

Talk…. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout,
with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God:
and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and
remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet
the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.
Wherefore comfort one another with these words.

Lifeboat

Calling it values clarified
Also known as homicide
Who are you to make 'em die
Who are you to stop their cry

Pro-choice but nothing of the sort
It's another way to abort
Who are you to make the choice
Who are you to stop baby's voice

You want to make sure he dies
So get ready to euthanize
Who are you to kill the old
Who are you to make 'em cold

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Man On The Run

Hiding from God's face
Because they're ashamed
They're causing a disgrace
Already they feel blamed
Escaping from justice
Fugitives run away
And they surely missed
The resurrection day

Chorus:
Man on the run
Can't flee the Son
Confess the crime
Don't waste your time

It will never succeed
God Almighty's too strong
But don't beg and don't plead
He will forgive all wrong
Own up to trespasses
He'll give you the key
This is news for the masses
It will make the blind see

Chorus

Mercy is hard to find
The world won't forgive
Give God your soul and mind
Only then will you live
Don't turn your back on God
For you'll be nowhere fast
Sin isn't to applaud
But God's grace will last

Chorus

(Hey! Man on the run! Stop!)

Good stuff DBF, especially love Man On The Run. I think we have an album of lyrics completed! Now all we need to do is put it into music!



1 - MAN ON THE RUN
2 - 1912 (instrumental)
3 - IS THIS TITANIC DOOMED
4 - LAST SHIP HOME
5 - AT THE HELM
6 - THE HARBOUR
7 - RIDE THE STORM
8 - LIFEBOAT
9 - OUT OF THE DEPTHS - PSALM 130
10 - RISE 3.0

Hold your horses… Bill said he has no new Titanic in the works.

Back in 2007 Bill sent me this email....

thanks for all the very kind words and support. Glad you all like the albums, it gives me inpiration to keep making more. Cool lyrics that you wrote.

There's always hope!

Fundy

I'll post the link on Bill's Facebook.

Oh yeah, and we should make 1912 the opening track. Make it sound like it's in port.