A Speck In The Sun

A speck in the sun defined by crooked lines connected and filled like a vacuum black void

A space to create out of darkness a place in which hopes and dreams were once realized

A small step for man and a leap for mankind bringing all that we know into complete perspective

As we once believed we were gods we walked tall and walked proud as we conquered this blue ball of dirt

Then out into the unknown we launched from our homes and saw just how simple we are

A speck in the sun, just a speck in the one great big universe

Held by hands that created so delicate with passion the world we arrogantly think is our own

With love he breathed life into dust to make man then took a rib for his wife

To walk and commune to be one and bite true but it all fell away with a bite

Because we believed we were gods we walked tall and walked proud

As the dirt we were created from stained us.

New Song | Bring Out The Dead

I'm flying too far, too fast.

I'm a speck on the horizon, and you're a footnote in my mind of greater things.

Pages will be written based on your inspiration.

Inspire me. Breathe your breath on me.

Bring out the dead as an example to the masses.

If there's anything left to say I'm not sure what it is.

Will hope come and save the day again?

Will hope come and save the day again?

I know why you dress in black and I'm not OK with your intentions.

Nothing you can do can bring him back to your loveless inventions.

Bring out the dead as an example to the masses.

If there's anything left to say I'm not sure what it is.

Will hope come and save the day again?

Will hope come and save the day again?

Like a ghost it brings me to the floor like death.

I'm cold and unprepared breathing smoke for breath.

Like a ghost it brings me to the floor like death.

Like a ghost it brings me to the floor like death.

Like a ghost it brings me to the floor like death.

Like a ghost.

Bring out the dead as an example to the masses.

If there's anything left to say I'm not sure what it is.

Will hope come and save the day again?

Will hope come and save the day again?

Tonight I wrote this song with pieced together short poems I've been writing in a small notebook I keep with me. I really like it lyrically. The music feels like something I would have written 4 or 5 years ago, but I strangely like it. I picked up my old Epiphone that's missing a string and my low E is tuned to a C then everything else is relatively in standard. Weird I know, but I really liked the feel it gave the chords. Here's the link for the free MP3 download.

When It Rains

Here are the lyrics. It’s written from the standpoint of someone struggling with how to make their faith real from day to day. It reminded me after I wrote it a little bit of the Psalms in which the psalmist writes “How long Lord till we... How long Lord till You...” The psalmist is wrestling with things of God he doesn’t understand. Thanks where this comes from. Someone trying to make it work but still not sure how all the puzzle pieces fit together or even if he has all the pieces. Let me know. Thanks.

WHEN IT RAINS:

I have faith to move mountains to the deepest of the deep
Ponder life with my warm cup letting my leaves steep
Watching morning come shinin’ through the trees
With all these songs I’m singin’ are there any I believe?

Can you show me now, a faith to live today
Cuz I’ve been trying and Mister sometimes when I’m praying
God feels so far away
I know He’s close but I only see Him when it rains

I’m trying to mirror on the surface who I am underneath
It’s harder than at first glance to let the deep cry out to deep
I know Your promises are true, here in my heart I keep
Storm clouds seem to follow, so I’m on my knees
Can you show me now, a faith to live today
Cuz I’ve been trying and Mister sometimes when I’m praying
God feels so far away
I know He’s close but I only see Him when it rains

How long Lord, till I see Your face?
How long Lord, till we experience Your grace?
God give me the strength to make it through the day
Cuz lately I only see You when it rains.

I'm A Christian: by Maya Angelou

I 'm a Christian...

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not shouting "I'm clean livin'."
I'm whispering "I was lost,"
Now I'm found and forgiven.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not trying to be strong.
I'm professing that I'm weak
and need HIS strength to carry on.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not bragging of success.
I'm admitting I have failed
and need God to clean my mess.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not claiming to be perfect,
My flaws are far too visible
but, God believes I am worth it.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I still feel the sting of pain,
I have my share of heartaches
So I call upon His name.

When I say... "I am a Christian"
I'm not holier than thou,
I'm just a simple sinner
who received God's good grace, somehow.

Explaining The Four Lyric Sets

I was reading a book tonight called Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer. I borrowed it from my friend Jes and I'm not sure how I feel about it to be perfectly honest. The one thing I do love about the book is all it's amazing one liners. So I was up late... still am... not being able to sleep while all the while feeling still very sick and I decided to write four songs based on the one liners in the book. So I picked four random one liners that I really liked and made them the song titles. I jammed out in one take each the music, followed by the loops, followed by the lyric writing, and finally the vocals. I'll post them on purevolume.com or something later. They are pretty rough. I'm sick and you can tell with the vocals. You can tell they are thrown together in one take. Sometimes it's those takes that I think have the most emotion and best vibe to them. I know I'm weird and the songs probably stink. Anyway. There you go. 

In The Lungs Of Millions

Breathe in and breathe out

Breathe in and breathe out

Taking in all the lives gone by you

Breathe in and breathe out

Breathe in and breathe out

Breathe in and breathe out

You never know who's life will pass by you

Breathe in and breathe out

We're all part of one big planet

We're all trying to save it

Though we won't stop to help each other

No we won't stop or care about it.

Breathe in and breathe out

Breathe in and breathe out

Like zombies walking around without life

Breathe in and breathe out

People, places, people, faces

People, races, people, jaded

People, faithless, people, hatred

People, breathing, people, dying

Years Were Passing Through Spaces Between Moments

The night comes so clear 

With moments unaware

And memories of nights gone past 

Full of love and life and cheer

Here comes the dawn bringing a close to this moment

It catches us without a care

Here comes the sun to shed some light on this hopefulness

Of crashed cars and blank stares

The song comes with fear

With moment unaware

And pictures frames with years gone past

Full of love and life and cheer

Here comes the dawn bringing a close to this moment

Reminding us of summer air

Here comes the sun to shed some light on this hopefulness

Of the wind blowing through your hair

It all stop brash

With bright lights and a crash

And a song to remember them by

Now looking back

We all drive past

Watching the years pass by between spaces.

I Thought If Everyone Could See What I Saw, We Would Never Have War Anymore

I'm running from the blast

Racing wilting chloroplast 

Like a moaning coffee pot

I'm bleeding out my last

Comfort comes in waves

Along with hurt and pain

I'm breaking all my blisters

Just to be clean again

How long till we see the meaning of peace?

How long till we see it's me against me against me?

Caught up in all this selfish greed

Blurring the lines between what we want and what we need

Drop a bomb to lower the cost 

It's it worth it for all that's lost?

I Wanted To Stay There Watching Him Hear The World

I feel the world in focus

It opens up the air

Forces the vibration

Of the ever present fears

I'm blocking out the sun

As I'm taking it all in

I close my eyes and listen

To the world beneath my skin

I feel it come alive

Pitch and tone and movement

Crescendo to get through it

Crashing like a waterfall

I've just begun to hear

I'm coming alive