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In the Offing

by Overseer

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1.
Broken Man 03:41
I am the prodigy of decadence I am the thief with blood-red hands I am a bull with morality Breaking china with all of my friends Part of me wants perfection the other doesn't need blue tape I believe I was born to have direction but I've got scribbles on my pages Somebody's in me singing, "Oh, break free of your cages! I'm not just the Charon of the new age soul, I want more than your wages!" So I'll pour my heart out, all that I can, through the cracks Singing, "I am the broken man!" Sometimes I open up the music box To see what magic makes the tunes The pins are shiny but the gears are not Which item is of more use? Adrift in the ocean, just a man about to drown My answers to questions just don't give me any ground I need to remember I was lost but now I'm found I was noise, now I am sound I am sound, I am sound, I am sound!
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Catastrophe 03:30
Fair-weather thoughts are heavier now, as actions grow unhindered Mice and snakes live together, I’ve found, though it’s hard to tell the difference I can’t explain what is the cause, confusion generates a pause There is a monster in the closet of my heart I am standing on the brink of a lie: that I think I can survive, That I can be, that I can thrive; but I am still a catastrophe Worms still seek the moisture, the heat waits for more repressing But predators don’t want closure as long as weather keeps them guessing I thought myself once young and wise; now still yet young, but with no eyes It seems to live a wormless life I have to die I’m running from the deepest part of me But violence floods my every capillary, streaming to eternity, screaming for security
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Untitled 05:03
One boy wants to be an astronaut, the girl with the polka dots said, “I think that’s neat, can I ride in your spaceship?” the little boy nodded his head He said, “Of course you can, you look the part, and I can make suits for two” And she, “I love you and if you’ll let me come, I’ll give all I am to you” Boy and girl take off, and several years later have kids and a family Neither have ever been in a spaceship, but the boy still wants to be He says, “I can look and act the part, can someone tell me why not?” And she, “I love you, but where’s your heart? Have you been given what you’ve got?” And I can act the very same, but I just want to stop and say You’re pretending that the sun needs an attorney You’re playing like the mountains need an ad or two You’ve been telling all the lakes where to take their water When they’ve already been told what to do The little boy finally gets what he’s sought, the suit and ship and all The girl is left with what he’s got, but she doesn’t want him at all She says, “Why don’t all of my dreams come true? I’ll leave and figure out” She changes lives and solves world hunger, and runs from all her doubts So live your life, don’t just breathe it in ‘Cause you’ll never survive if you only take what you give Stop pretending you’re a hired mercenary Stop playing like you’re God’s favorite employee Your name isn’t even written down on His payroll There’s only One name that can be
4.
To be honest the straight and narrow’s been the road I’ve strive to follow and The road on which I’ve found myself alone God there, through Holy Spirit, is coupled with the rocks and grit of stress, distress, and weariness of heart But then God speaks and heaven rumbles The earth gives way like rolling thunder as the living Lord sends peace upon His child And when the words come, through heart’s conviction, though I’m quite aware of my frail condition I am brought into the sanctum of His love, and the friendship with my God Oh, the new day comes with promises as that same sun says “hello” again And I marvel at its strength to burn so strong The revelation of reality of Earth sets in, and unfortunately I’m discouraged by my failure to rise above God came down as a humble man through Jesus Christ, His perfect son The servant of the criminal and lame Crucifixion day the Savior took the form of any other crook He was beaten, battered, and where was God today? Well, God was quiet and heaven trembled, Jesus’ eyes were tears and tremors He knew He’d find no heavenly hope today “Oh, eloi, eloi, where is Your touch? I know you love them so very much, But my blood spills fast, my life is leaving me for their friendship with You, God” He’s happy for all, He rejoices in His victory o’er the fall But Christ would have no victory and death nothing due If God didn’t see the last of His plan through And so God spoke and heaven resounded, Said, “Satan, man, get to the ground; oh, Christ my son, get up and breathe again!” The stone heard the call and saw daybreak, smiled and laughed and rolled away To show the world salvation through the One, the resurrected son
5.
I am still finding self-imperfections, I am still struggling to find direction But I keep bumping into Your hand; I guess location’s something I’ll never understand Sometimes I don’t know what to say, I don’t know how you love me this way I’m amazed that we could be together You are God and I’m not worth the effort Somehow You’ve still offered Your heart forever and ever In which case I’ll never find the end of Your love You came down for us, with no pressure I was lost in self, without answer My own plans stood grim to Yours compared How did You see through to me standing there? Maybe I shouldn’t find it so hard to believe that a God like You’d love a guy like me With Your works awesome all I can do is fall under Your life-protecting gaze With naught but this to raise
6.
We wake up, we take off, we don’t remember much at all about the words we said last night We gather info like a thermos, but when the coffee’s gone I’m not full, it just was passing me along If I could sit here I likely would If I could rest, you know I’d love to take the chance But oh, this middle ground is a mess So if I’m to move at all, I better head north or south I feel a calling, something higher, I feel there’s something more to this than some kind of balancing act So test the tower, see them scatter in confusion, and I’m beginning to think we built on similar sand I’m no prophet, I’m no teacher, I’m just barely some kind of college kid, but with a simple word to heart There’s something lukewarm in our water and the disease that it infests needs to be shocked to be killed off
7.
Shasta! 03:03
Shasta! Shasta! I see your darkness in the sandstorm, I see your toiling by the sea, I feel you moving in the womb; kid, are you lost? Your body doesn’t fit the landscape, you’re not owned by a Calormene I’ve got a similar sensation; can we fly? can we fly? can we fly? I’m being called out by a lion He’s got a ripping hold on me I won’t survive the transformation; are you safe? The desert’s moving like a river, the black is eating out the sun This horse’s body is your blanket; are you cold? are you cold? are you cold? Do you want to ride north? Do you want to go home? You can spend it, you can waste it, but you won’t find it if you don’t believe So I will bear you if I can take you, but you must promise me one thing: Don’t stop kicking in the womb, kid; you’re not lost
8.
Timothy 03:32
Will somebody please light a match in my head so that all my loose ends can be lanterns instead? I tried to make sense of the knots, but my ends are afraid Does anyone know how to charter a course, who can look down at Earth and then lead all the lords? I’m so prone to get lost over and over again, I’m caught in my own sin Lead me all the way, catch me should I fall to my own calamity Push me on to where you’ve already gone You can help me be more than just Timothy Does anyone see that eventual light at the end of the tunnel and after the night? Just signs on a road is my life if I’m only alone, I’m a mess on my own Can you lead me? Can you teach me? Can you guide me home? I guess what I’m trying to ask in this song is could you walk beside me and help me along?
9.
Hope 04:30
Too much space, too much space As if the distance in between is my shame Too many rocks, no sling Where is the giant? Where is the sting? I’m drowning in love I cannot see, I feel like a refugee Where is the voice that calmed the storm? In every darkness I was reborn I’m looking for light in these grey skies I need the third day’s hope for the first day’s life Waiting’s not my friend, it’s not my forte I just feel like caulking every gap that marks my face And I can’t see the end, but I care not for shelter I just want to reach my destination in the rain
10.
Turn My Eyes 06:18
Oh my soul, I am weary and troubled There’s no light in this world around me My heart aches for love that’s never failing My soul longs for a life that’s free So I’ll turn my eyes to you And I’ll fix my heart on Your ways ‘Cause you lay down all that You are in glory So I’ll surrender to the light of Your grace Death You sought, though You are everlasting Blood You shed, though You are God And I’m just me, confused and wild and dirty My body was meant for Your cross All my self, all my heart Just take my life, rip me apart You’re all my hope and all my sight I must die ‘cause I’m not right I know Your place, I need Your eyes I want to know Your heart, want to feel Your cries But if I have these not, You still gave Your life You saved my soul, so take my life
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Northmeadow 03:15
Five minutes ‘til I lose my self Just a moment, then I’m gone In what ten years did I live so long? To what ten years did I move on? How many times did I think to myself about these years to come? How many times will I pray for some help for stepping out on my own, to go reclaim my home? Three Persons I still have for me Who guide my weary, tired feet Do they remember who I used to be? Or am I my own biography? One moment holds my symphony Every note’s a moment long In one moment, I was bound and freed So in this moment I’ll be strong In this moment I’ll be strong
12.
Valinor 07:11
Battlements of stone and rock and all I cannot stand Disgusted by accomplishments and works of my own hands Bleeding lines upon the earth, I question who I am Is this the end? Is this the end? Do all ships bear misfortune? Is there a Valinor to be found? What does the value of my soul portend? Am I hearing a foreign sound, or is that the beating of my heart? It’s not the end, it’s not the end

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We're super excited about this album, "In The Offing," the culmination of a three-year journey together as a band.

Our good friend Josh Hale made a little documentary about our time as a band, writing and playing songs, and naming the album. For our biggest and most dedicated fans, you can go watch it here: youtu.be/NrQWt2ROWI0

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released June 18, 2013

Tom and Paul Demer (recording, mixing, mastering)
Calvary Baptist Church (for providing the sanctuary for practice; thanks Pastor Henry!)
NationWide Disc (printing)
Our friends and families (for all your loving support, thank you!)

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Overseer Shawnee, Oklahoma

Overseer is an up-and-coming alt-rock band from Oklahoma Baptist University with a unique sound many have compared with Switchfoot, Ruth, and Phil Wickham. Despite their varying majors and focuses of study, the guys have been blessed to lead worship at youth events, Disciple Nows, and chapel services on the OBU campus, as well as tour and perform across the Midwest. ... more

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