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How Many More

January 19, 2010
By VirtueValueVision DIAMOND, Holgate, Ohio
VirtueValueVision DIAMOND, Holgate, Ohio
50 articles 40 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;History will be kind to me for I intend to write it!\\\&quot; - Sir Winston Churchill<br /> \\\&quot;Contempt is the emotion we feel for an opponent whose arguments are too formidable to refute.\\\&quot; - Ambrose Beirce<br /> Our words are the commentaries on our wills. - Antony Far


Verse one: They are not numbers
They are people
They are not percentages
They are souls
I have an obligation and I’ve failed it
And sometimes before I even start, I quit
Guilt has made it difficult for me to sleep
How can I when there is a world full of lost sheep
Chorus: How many more
Must pass me by before I even look them in the eye
And how many more
Must frantically scream to even be noticed by me
How many more
Must die before I realize that I
Had the ability to show them eternity
Only now do I deplore
But how many more…
Verse Two: Lately I’ve been saying farewell to friends I thought I knew
But then I wonder if being with them again is true
So many times I threw away the opportunity
Claiming I was busy
You think you have all the time in the world
But you don’t
Chorus: How many more
Must pass me by before I even look them in the eye
And how many more
Must frantically scream to even be noticed by me
How many more
Must die before I realize that I
Had the ability to show them eternity
Only now do I deplore
But how many more…
Bridge: I cannot be a Christian just when the mood suits me
I cannot be a Christian just when things are running smoothly
To be or not to be
Chorus: How many more
Must pass me by before I even look them in the eye
And how many more
Must frantically scream to even be noticed by me
How many more
Must die before I realize that I
Had the ability to show them eternity
Only now do I deplore
But how many more
Repeat: They are not numbers
They are people
They are not percentages
They are souls…


The author's comments:
This is a lyric written to encourage the expansion of Christianity by the only way possible... from one person to another.

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on May. 19 2010 at 8:57 am
VirtueValueVision DIAMOND, Holgate, Ohio
50 articles 40 photos 7 comments

Favorite Quote:
\\\&quot;History will be kind to me for I intend to write it!\\\&quot; - Sir Winston Churchill<br /> \\\&quot;Contempt is the emotion we feel for an opponent whose arguments are too formidable to refute.\\\&quot; - Ambrose Beirce<br /> Our words are the commentaries on our wills. - Antony Far

thank you! i love writing! i will always write! btw, i did look at some of ur stuff and it is great! u keep writing too! :o)

Milo! said...
on Mar. 12 2010 at 9:57 pm
I really love this. I really like how everyone can relate to this. I hope you keep writing, because this is great. You should check out some of my stuff. I think you would like it.