BAND NAME: I Built The Cross
GENRE: Technical Death Metal / Deathcore
STATUS: Unknown
LOCATION: Gardnerville, Nevada
Lineup:
Gare McGeein - Vocals
Reed Mitchell - Guitars
Zak Campbell - Bass
Nathan Gillotti - Drums
Past members:
Jason Ortiz - Guitars
Lars Bateman - Bass
Steven Castillo - Drums
Micah "Hobbs" Herman - Drums
Links:
Discography:
Pre-EP (demo, April 7, 2008, Total Deathcore, Promo) (Digital)
1. Stand Together 2:02
With a fist adorned in brass, it's time to stand up and fight your fears.
Never back down, never give up.
This isn't about looking tough, it's about lifting each other up.
This is our home, we roll together till the day we die, without my brothers, this wouldn't be life.
Our hearts are gold and our motives are pure, so keep your judgement off me.
No matter who you are,
No matter what you've done,
It's never too late to change,
You're always welcome with us.
Scream out at the top of your lungs,
Fight for what is yours,
It takes me than blood to be family,
There's no stopping us now,
This is our time to shine.
Scream out at the top of your lungs,
Fight for what is yours,
It takes more than blood to be family,
There's no stopping us now,
This is our time to shine.
2. Heart Of A Servant 2:37
Impaled high above the crowd the sins of the world pour from Your hands and feet.
Mocked and defiled, embedded in your head are thorns.
This is love.
Lord, I am eternally grateful,
And my heart is all I have to give.
Now religion has destroyed.
This was never how things were meant to be.
We are no longer bound by the law.
In His blood we find freedom.
We are saved by grace.
So give me peace through these times of struggle,
And hope through time of distress.
Give me the heart of a servant,
So I may serve You with all of my heart.
YOUR RELIGION IS DEAD!
But Jesus, you give life.
This is my purpose, to live for your glory.
Lord, I give You praise.
You died for me,
I'll live for You.
I would give my life for this.
3. Encouragement 1:59
It was always be a struggle in some ways.
It's important to remember that you don't have to do anything His favor,
He already loves you,
So the things that you do,
Do because you want to, not because...
...You have to for any reason.
That is something I still struggle with, but knowing that helps free me.
Don't let your failures keep you down, you are not disappointing God,
He already knows, you are disappointing yourself.
Which is understandable.
However, don't let that discourage you,
Don't dwell and keep walking forward.
Don't dwell and keep walking forward.
Demo 2008 (July 7, 2008, Independent) (Digital)
Same as above, but a more official version, and different track order.
1. Encouragement 2:00
It was always be a struggle in some ways.
It's important to remember that you don't have to do anything His favor,
He already loves you,
So the things that you do,
Do because you want to, not because...
...You have to for any reason.
That is something I still struggle with, but knowing that helps free me.
Don't let your failures keep you down, you are not disappointing God,
He already knows, you are disappointing yourself.
Which is understandable.
However, don't let that discourage you,
Don't dwell and keep walking forward.
Don't dwell and keep walking forward.
2. Heart Of A Servant 2:34
Impaled high above the crowd the sins of the world pour from Your hands and feet.
Mocked and defiled, embedded in your head are thorns.
This is love.
Lord, I am eternally grateful,
And my heart is all I have to give.
Now religion has destroyed.
This was never how things were meant to be.
We are no longer bound by the law.
In His blood we find freedom.
We are saved by grace.
So give me peace through these times of struggle,
And hope through time of distress.
Give me the heart of a servant,
So I may serve You with all of my heart.
YOUR RELIGION IS DEAD!
But Jesus, you give life.
This is my purpose, to live for your glory.
Lord, I give You praise.
You died for me,
I'll live for You.
I would give my life for this.
3. Stand Together 2:00
With a fist adorned in brass, it's time to stand up and fight your fears.
Never back down, never give up.
This isn't about looking tough, it's about lifting each other up.
This is our home, we roll together till the day we die, without my brothers, this wouldn't be life.
Our hearts are gold and our motives are pure, so keep your judgement off me.
No matter who you are,
No matter what you've done,
It's never too late to change,
You're always welcome with us.
Scream out at the top of your lungs,
Fight for what is yours,
It takes me than blood to be family,
There's no stopping us now,
This is our time to shine.
Scream out at the top of your lungs,
Fight for what is yours,
It takes more than blood to be family,
There's no stopping us now,
This is our time to shine.
Bridging The Gap Between Mind And Heart (album)
November 3, 2009, Open Grave Records (CD)
November 17, 2009, Open Grave Records (Digital)
1. The Narration 1:18
We're not going anywhere.
2. Minus One Star For Christianity 2:02
Your hostility doesn't scare us, and we will never return your hatred.
Myopic understanding of our mission.
Burnishing misconceptions and chimerical inventions created in the depths of your own mind - no foundation in reality.
Obfuscate our faith - lost in fanciful tradition.
Obfuscate our faith - lost in fanciful tradition.
Our hearts go out to you.
We will never fit your rubric, and we don't feel a need to try.
Our intention is not to offend, oppress, or force anything on anyone - but to carry out this mission and share Christ with everyone.
Please understand that we do this out of love and please understand that we'll never give up.
This is where we belong - we will stand strong.
3. Hatred For The Religious 4:36
Guided by hatred, you've created a religion all of your own.
Dogmatically defending your hypocritical position (position).
Grounded in rebellion, yet ever conforming to the demands of your peers.
What is it you're so afraid of?
Brain washed.
Emptied of all individuality.
Demanding that we fit your mold.
We don't fear you - you've made us stronger.
Open-mindedness redefined.
Keep telling us we're ignorant, keep telling us we don't belong, we'll keep you in our prayers and keep making worship songs.
Keep telling us we're ignorant, keep telling us we don't belong, we'll keep you in our prayers and keep making worship songs.
Where is this tolerance you speak of?
Why are your lips tainted by that which you condemn?
A strictly defined double standard - I am disgusted by what I observe (disgusted by what I observe).
I am so tired of a finger pointed at me - with closed eyes and a loud mouth, are you unwilling to learn?
I am disgusted by what I observe.
4. Misguided Ministry 4:19
A spiritual giant for the crowd - who are you when shrouded in secrecy?
Spewing hateful words about the God you never knew - you spit in his face.
Do you not realize what you've done?
A sugar-coated message wrapped in ambiguity.
Desacralized, a watered-down gospel.
Decontextualization runs rampant.
Unmitigated autonomy is the only goal.
A life for Jesus, but only for a paycheck - only for the worship of others.
The politics have consumed your mind.
Tradition rules over doctrine.
Do you not realize what you've done?
How many must turn away before you open your eyes?
How many before you turn and follow?
They are the lamb, you are the slaughter.
Worn leather straps hold the millstone to your neck.
At the bottom of an ocean, you've served your purpose.
A heart emptied of love and compassion - a thick wallet in your pocket.
Where does your treasure truly lie?
Money is your God.
Deception funded bank account.
Power is your goal, religion is your driving force.
Manipulating the masses.
Are you proud of what you've created?
Power is your goal.
We are the generation that must change this.
The lukewarm church, breathe into them life.
Return God to these halls.
Return worship to the sanctuary.
Renew the fire that used to burn.
Replenish your heart in love.
Show the world the real Christ.
Return worship to the sanctuary.
Renew the fire that used to burn.
Replenish your heart in love.
Show the world the real Christ.
Are you ready to show your true colors?
Today is the day to give worship.
Take it to the foot of the cross, put your heart in the hands of our Lord, today is the day.
Take it to the cross.
Give your heart to the Lord.
Take back our generation.
Today is the day to give worship.
Take it to the foot of the cross.
Take back our generation.
5. Stand Together 2:07
With a fist adorned in brass, it's time to stand up and fight your fears.
Never back down, never give up.
This isn't about looking tough, it's about lifting each other up.
This is our home, we roll together till the day we die, without my brothers, this wouldn't be life.
Our hearts are gold and our motives are pure, so keep your judgement off me.
No matter who you are, no matter what you've done, it's never too late to change, you're always welcome with us.
Scream out at the top of your lungs, fight for what is yours, it takes me than blood to be family, there's no stopping us now, this is our time to shine.
6. To Deface Grace 4:53
Flesh against flesh.
Destroyer of beauty, so alluring, eternally devastating.
A sick perversion of intimacy.
So deeply rooted into my heart, Lord free me from this.
Help me stay focused.
On my own strength alone, this battle can't be won.
This immorality is accepted (embraced), increasing my struggle (tenfold).
Sometimes I feel so alone in this.
Show me the face of your forgiveness.
Grant me the will of the fight so that I may stand my ground.
Help me overcome this.
Where does my heart truly lay, oh God?
Heal me.
Mold me.
Reconcile my trouble conscience.
This is the cry of my heart to worship you alone.
Yet here I am adorning my flesh.
Giving glory to the act rather than its intended meaning.
I am so tired, so worn.
Will I ever be free from this?
I'll put my faith in your redemption from this prison I've willingly locked myself within.
Break these chains.
Release me.
Where can I rest my head?
All strength feels lost.
Your design is so flawless.
Your only intention is to save us from heartbreak.
Why do I fight to keep my head underwater?
Lord, I now understand.
Please make this knowledge livable.
This is my prayer: make me who you want me to be.
Make in me a new creation.
To live like you is my goal.
Now fill my heart while I climb out of this hole.
7. Heart Of A Servant 2:43
Impaled high above the crowd the sins of the world pour from Your hands and feet.
Mocked and defiled, embedded in your head are thorns.
This is love.
Lord, I am eternally grateful,
And my heart is all I have to give.
Now religion has destroyed.
This was never how things were meant to be.
We are no longer bound by the law.
In His blood we find freedom.
We are saved by grace.
So give me peace through these times of struggle, and hope through time of despair.
Give me the heart of a servant, so I may serve You with all of my heart.
Your religion is dead, but Jesus, you give life.
This is my purpose: to live for your glory.
Lord, I give You praise.
You died for me, I will live for You.
I would give my life for this.
8. Romans 1:20 4:44
Lord, I can see you moving.
I can hear you whispering in the artistry painted across the evening sky.
Empty space became your canvas.
Everything I observe around me screams out your name.
The stars are a blueprint of your incredible magnitude.
Your fingerprint beats between my ribs.
I can feel your arms wrapped lovingly around me, even when I fight to be released.
I can hardly articulate in words the beauty of your merciful forgiveness.
The divine wisdom you have displayed, oh Father, the staggering compassion is overwhelming.
How you have suffered, oh Christ.
Oh how you have loved.
Crucified King, risen Savior, personal giver of salvation.
Crucified King, risen Savior, personal giver of salvation.
The cross casts a shadow of grace.
Lord won't you show me your face.
Won't you take my hand?
Won't you open my eyes so that I may see your plan?
On my knees I shower in your presence.
With my hands in the air I exalt my father.
Here I am to worship.
9. Head High Heavy Heart 3:52
Hold your head high heavy heart.
Things can only get better from here.
Let Him be your light through dark times.
Hold your head high heavy heart.
Press on, press on through dark times.
Don't let them get you down.
They're only words without meaning.
They're only words without meaning.
AND I PROMISE YOU!
Things can only get better from here.
Don't let them get you down.
You've come so far.
OH!
Will you hold onto your promise and keep pressing on?
There's light on the horizon.
I promise you this.
Don't let them get you down.
You've come so far.
Hold onto your promise.
And keep pressing on!
Press on, press on through dark times.
Don't let them get you down.
They're only words without meaning.
There's light on the horizon.
I promise you this.
Don't let them get you down.
You've come so far.
Hold your head high.
PICK IT UP!
OH!
There's light on the horizon.
10. Borrowed Parts 4:31
Oh Lord, breathe within me the warmth of Your holy light.
Your Word is the knife by which I carve this journey of life.
Set forth with blessed talents so carefully endowed, brothers and sisters, our task is begun.
This is the crucible we were meant to overcome.
We do not rest in a city upon a hill.
We will not fall upon our knees and tremble at the pit.
The world plunges deeper, all-consuming and sparing none.
Oh the mercilessness of its iniquity.
Unabashed we stand, no longer bound by our world; we are set free by Yours.
For Your grace so sufficient and Your power made perfect in our weakness, we pray.
Your promise is our sanctity.
Your forgiveness is our hope.
To give up our hearts to You, to live in You, to be as Your example, to do Your will by our own sacrifices: that is our ministry.
Sharing, understanding, experiencing the cross: we are transformed.
We are but mere sinners embodied by a new holy form.
Oh Jesus lend me Your eyes so I may see justice through deceit.
Lend me Your ears so I may hear the fallen cries.
Lend me Your hands so I may take others into mine.
11. Ascension 2:07
(Instrumental)
Dogma Of A Secular Religion (single, June 8, 2011, Independent) (Digital)
1. Dogma Of A Secular Religion 5:10
Dogma of secular religion,
Oh, bearer of heavy shackles.
Insouciance, the exalted standard.
Reason and intellect lay in the ruins of volition,
Laid to waste.
I hear your boasts of freedom;
These doors are nailed shut.
Bowing before the throne of gods cast in your image,
Authenticity's grave is sealed over.
You 'cannot allow a divine foot in the door.'
Come now, let wisdom sever your bonds!
Poor ambassadors have poisoned doctrine;
Those 'believers' redefined God.
They do not reflect Christ's compassion.
Don't let them obstruct Christ's truth.
But here, knowledge prevails.
At the foot of the Cross,
Truth's arms are outstretched.
There are no blindfolds in these words.
Let Christ's kingdom reign!
Let Christ's freedom reign!
Presuppositions determine the ends.
Legalism dominates secular reasoning.
On your knees before the sovereign seat of detachment,
Dishonesty buries truth.
On your knees before the sovereign seat of detachment,
Dishonesty buries truth.
Dogma of secular religion,
Oh, bearer of heavy shackles.
Insouciance, the exalted standard.
Reason and intellect lay in the ruins of volition,
Laid to waste.
Let's Christ's freedom reign!
Banish The Disconnect (EP, June 12, 2012, Independent, Digipak) (CD)
1. Author 2:23
Mighty, eternal author
Creation, a dancer poised graceful on the razor's edge
Chance has fathered not a child so elegant
The hand of necessity, glaringly absent
The constants, the quantities
A single voice raised in harmony
From the narrow range in which they lay their fragile hands
They sing a witness to your testimony
The constants, the quantities
A single voice raised in harmony
From the narrow range in which they lay their fragile hands
They sing a witness to your testimony
From the narrow range in which they lay their fragile hands
They sing a witness to your testimony
Intellect beyond our minds
Majesty beyond comprehension
2. Banish The Disconnect 4:32
Given wings to boldly champion the open air
To soar purposefully from the captivity of your former self
Commit not to crawling on your stomach
Justified before the throne of the most high
You are a precious child of God
The very depths of your most shameful agony
The painful grief behind which you've hidden
The vicious weight of depravity resting contentedly on your shoulders
The vicious weight of depravity
Resting contentedly on your shoulders was nailed to the cross
Jesus bore your debt
So that you might be free
So that you might be free
So that you might be free
So that you might be free
Settle not for the false safety
Or for the transitory comfort of bonded hands
But remember your identity in the Son of God
You are not what you have done
You are what Jesus has accomplished
Cast into an ocean of grace
We cannot exhaust God's glory
Cast into an ocean of grace
We cannot exhaust God's glory
Cast into an ocean of grace
Settle not for the false safety
Or for the transitory comfort of bonded hands
Banish the disconnect
Banish the disconnect
Banish the disconnect
Banish the disconnect
3. Human Predicament, Part I: Godless Cosmos 3:55
The brute nausea of existence
The becoming feature of an oracular ocean of angry static
Devotes itself to this forgotten planet
The modern man
Bound and chained in a lightless basement
Cries out for purpose, for value
For an unwarranted jump to the prohibited second story
Cursed to a barren land of rigid indifference
A kingdom built on the "firm foundations of unyielding despair"
His clutching fingers find no substance to grasp
No material for meaning
He opens wide his eager mouth, but his lungs reject the acrid air
The invariable product of the cold mechanics of this blind machine
He opens wide his eager mouth
But his lungs reject the acrid air
The invariable product of the cold mechanics of this blind machine
Committed to the communal grave
The mindless universe permits all things
These grand ethics we've created
These nominal objectives in which we struggle
To discover a just cause to believe
Prove no gain but defeat
A blurry picture painted with the debris of morality
A vilipend masterpiece orchestrated
In the lifeless fashion of pseudo-reality
We've erased the sun
And yet we still try to see
We've erased the sun
And yet we still try to see
The brute nausea of existence
The becoming feature of an oracular ocean of angry static
Devotes itself to this forgotten planet
Cursed to a barren land of rigid indifference
A broken kingdom
We've erased the sun
We've erased the sun
4. Human Predicament, Part II: Foundations 5:28
Author of the cosmos
Our transcendent anchor
Our eternal ground of authentic purpose
Jesus, our redeemer, creator, sustainer
Author of the cosmos
Our transcendent anchor
Our eternal ground of authentic purpose
Jesus, our redeemer, creator, sustainer
Foundations
Foundations
Pillar of objective worth
Far-reaching arms of compassion
Holy fount of value
From your gracious waters we swim ashore
Dignified branches grated into a pure vine
Crafted in your image, Father
Our intrinsic worth finds its ground
We are ends in ourselves
Bearers of the divine imprint
We are more than matter
We are ends in ourselves
Bearers of the divine imprint
We are more than matter
We are ends in ourselves
Bearers of the divine imprint
We are more than matter
We are more than accidents
Foundations
5. Imposter Christ 5:32
Hanging from the cross with a wicked grin
Dancing on his dry, cracking lips
His crooked smile mocks the world
His death ransoms only for a parade of cold followers
A regime of village sheep
Bleating the montra:
"You can earn the heavens"
This caricature king
A messiah crafted by the hands of fruitless men
Will break his subjects under the heavy hand of demands
For independent perfection
This caricature king
A messiah crafted by the hands of fruitless men
Will close the doors to the kingdom
This caricature king will fall
This caricature king will crumble
This caricature king will fall
This false Lord trembles at Jesus' name
This false lord
This false lord
These religious giants preach an empty gospel
A strict ritual unworthy of the gracious title 'Good News'
The true Savior
The rightful King and Redeemer
Conquered the tyranny of death
By the outpouring of his precious blood
The gasping earth was given life's breath
By the outpouring of his precious blood
"It is finished," said the Son
And the battle's won
We fight from victory
We fight from victory
And the battle's won
We fight from victory
Grace abounds
This is the Gospel
I will not be ashamed
I cannot be ashamed
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