Surviving Hell

Don't come outside without your umbrella

It's storming almost just as bad as is inside

I know you thought the storms would be over by summer

Though restitution comes, the rain may still abide

I remember many nights I stayed up crying

From a past that's now a cold dark memory lane

And everyday a little piece of me was dying

Tomorrow's sunshine helps to escape a little more pain

You used to be everything I need

I found You to be everything they told me

You used to mean more to me, more importantly

Now I see futuristically

Haven't you heard, haven't you heard?

Jacob's ladder leads to Heaven

Haven't you heard?

The only way to Heaven is surviving Hell

Keep on surviving

The colors in my mind resemble stained glass windows

It's like I'm trapped inside the church trying to get out

Stuck in judgement of the pastor's innuendos

And the choir's outside playing on the playground

All these expectations were driving me crazy

And I've been living in Your jail for far too long

But all along the prison door was wide open

And I blamed You for keeping me from getting home

You used to be everything I need

I found You to be everything they told me

You used to mean more to me, more importantly

Now I see futuristically

Haven't you heard?

Haven't you heard Jacob's ladder leads to Heaven?

Haven't you heard

The only way to Heaven is surviving Hell

Haven't you heard?

Haven't you heard we won't all make it to Heaven?

Haven't you heard?

Haven't you heard we've already been through Hell?

Keep on surviving

Now I have learned the equation for living

But to attain must be willing to die

Heaven's the sweetest reward for surviving your Hell

And now I'm glad I survived

So here's to Hell

Hell, and all that you taught me, yeah

So here's to Hell

Hell, I'll never go back there

So here's to Hell

Hell, and all that you taught me, yeah

So here's to Hell

Hell, I'll never go back there

So here's to Hell

Hell, and all that you taught me, yeah

So here's to Hell

Hell, I'll never go back there

Hell, and all that you taught me, yeah

Hell, I'll never go back there

I know you thought you'd lose an infant to divorce, yeah

Hell

You spent your days and nights just wondering will you make it through

Hell

You learned how to survive and how to thrive in your Hell

Hell

And now the blessing of Heaven's working out for you

Hell, I'll never go back there

Haven't you heard?

Haven't you heard Jacob's ladder leads to heaven?

Keep on surviving

Haven't you heard?

The only way to Heaven is surviving Hell