Story Behind The Song
Written in 1995 for an independent artist from Chicago originally, but ended up being put on a shelf with this performance by a local demo singer. It has sat on the shelf since.
A song about the reality of pain
the reality of love
the reality of death
I was trying to write from an awereness of the pain of being human. Trying to capture the cost of these pictures... of human lonliness and rejection and heartbreak that can only be brought to justice through the rememberance of what Jesus Christ came to do 2000 years ago.
Song Description
A song about the love that died but only so we could live.
About the ultimate pain and
The ultimate resolution for that pain.
I was trying to write from an awereness of the pain of being human. Trying to capture heartbreak that can only be brought to justice through the rememberance of what Jesus Christ came to do 2000 years ago.
| Song Length |
5:46 |
Genre |
R & B - Religious, Pop - Religious |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Poignant, Content |
Subject |
Imagination, Heaven |
| Similar Artists |
Amy Grant, Janet Jackson |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
THE LOVE THAT DIED 3:25
Words & Music by Mark Vincent Pence ©1997
V1
WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE WORDS THAT WERE SPOKEN
AND NOBODY CARED
WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE TEARS FROM A HEART THAT WAS BROKEN THAT NOBODY SHARED
AND ALL THE LOVE THAT WAS POURED OUT SO FREELY
BUT CARELESSLY SPILLED
FROM A HEART THAT WAS SEARCHING SO DEEPLY
FOR LOVE TO FULFILL
CHO
I THINK OF YOU
YOUR LIFE
AND THE TRUTH THAT CUTS THROUGH THE STRIFE
AND GUIDES ME TO THE PLACE
THAT HOLDS YOUR SPIRIT DEEP INSIDE
BUT MOST OF ALL
I THINK OF THE LOVE THAT DIED
V2
WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE NIGHTS SPENT IN ANGUISH
NO ONE HAS KNOWN
AND THE WINGS IN ALL THE DREAMS OF A LIFETIME
THAT NEVER HAVE FLOWN
ALL THE FOOTSTEPS OF ONE WHO KEPT WALKING
THAT NO ONE HAS HEARD
AND THE WEIGHT OF ALL THE WORLD ON THE SHOULDERS
THAT SPOKE NOT A WORD?
CHO -> BRIJ
THE LOVE THAT DIED FOR YOU AND ME
LIVES IN ME TODAY
THROUGH EVERY BREATH I TAKE
AND EVERY WORD I SAY
HALF V3
WHEN I THINK OF ALL THE STARS UP IN HEAVEN
I THINK OF THE PLACE
WHERE I?LL FINALLY SEE THE LOVE I?VE BEEN GIVEN
FOR ALL OF MY DAYS
CHO
I THINK OF YOU
YOUR LIFE
AND THE TRUTH THAT CUTS THROUGH THE STRIFE
AND GUIDES ME TO THE PLACE
THAT HOLDS YOUR SPIRIT DEEP INSIDE
BUT MOST OF ALL
I THINK OF THE LOVE THAT DIED