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Here's the lyrics to the profile songs (with commentary)
Current mood:  contemplative
Category: Music
It looks like the "lyrics" link on the songplayer has been having problems. So, I figured I'd post the lyrics to the songs. I hope that all of you who hear these songs not only relate to, but find your own story in the songs. Cause that's what they're designed for...hence "universal themes"...everyone, and anyone can relate. But, I've had a lot of people ask me what the songs mean to me, which usually means they want all the secret details of "who was this girl", or "where were you when you wrote that...cause I think I've been there". I usually dodge answering the personal questions, cause I say all the details are in the songs. But, I figured I'd go a step out further, and for the first time on the internet, tell people what the songs mean to me also. So for those of you who are into what songs say, here they are:
"The Second Chance"
This is a song about starting over. I wrote it after running into an old friend of mine, who was trying to put his life back together. He is also one of the most talented people I've ever known. And, as I was thinking about him, I was thinking, "how did this happen? You have soooo much to offer the rest of the world. Why did you turn left at the fork in the road, when you could have turned right?". Then, it all came back to me. And, in an honest look at my own life, I remembered that there are a thousand roads I've taken in my own life, that in hindsight I wish I hadn't--my own bad decisions. And, so as I was writing the song after talking with my friend, my own story fell into the lyric. So, in a way, it's a "hello, what are you doing" wakeup to me also. And, I think everyone who is honest about their own life can relate to this.
"The Second Chance"
So, where's the hope for the generations?
Will it come like a fire from the sky?
It's not what you expect, when you're sitting the dance out
But, Hope came as a child.
Pre-chorus:
There's a Hope in the present tense
There's a Light at the end of the tunnel
There's a Grace and Peace with the God of Second Chances
Just be willing to hear
Chorus:
It might take time before you're old enough to understand
But, such is life learning the hard way
You can't take back all the stupid things that you've done
But, the second chance at changing your life starts today
It's all around you, just open your eyes
The tapestries are telling stories
Tribulation brings perseverance
And, perseverance proven character
And the Hope in the present tense
There's a Light at the end of the tunnel
There's a Grace and Peace with the God of Second Chances
Just be willing to hear
It might take time before you're old enough to understand
But, such is life learning the hard way
You can't take back all the stupid things that you've done
But, the second chance at changing your life starts today
--fiddle solo--
Bridge:
Consider the birds of the air
They never sow nor reap, yet their bellies are filled
And, how much more does He love His own
So now...
It might take time before you're old enough to understand
But, such is life learning the hard way
You can't take back all the stupid things that you've done
But, the second chance at changing your life starts today
Outro:
The Hope for the future is right hear today!
"Like A Rushing Wind"
(This is about that excitement that anyone feels when they first meet someone that sparks something in them. It's all about chemestry. The two know very little about each other, so the imagination is like a wildfire. The future--what could be--is endless. And, that "chemistry" can make you feel like it's the first time---even after...ESPECIALLY after--experiencing a broken heart. I actually wrote this song with Steven Menard)
"Like A Rushing Wind"
I can feel you like a rushing wind
Moving in and through all the pieces of me
At just one look I'm falling in
Cause I can feel you like a rushing wind
I know you've heard this before
But, never from me--cause no one's ever heard it from me
And sometimes life sends an open door
But, never like this, cause I've never been "here" before
Chorus:
I can breathe, I can breathe again
But, it feels like I'm breathing for the first time
I can see, I can see again
But, I'm seeing things for the first time...tonight
I can feel you like a rushing wind
Somehow you found a way in
So we're living on mix tapes, email, and occassional phone calls...
...to hold on to the mystery
(chorus)
Extended Chorus:
...I'm seeing things for the first time...
...at least here with you...
"Somewhere South Of Denver"
(Let me just go on record as saying this song is not about Denver. A story has to have a setting...and so it is...and I will admit folks who live or have spent time in Colorado, can recognize the setting. This song can be seen as bridged off of "Like A Rushing Wind". It's about that nervous time, when you feel so much chemistry with that certain someone. And, it drives you crazy, because you want to tell them, but you are too scared, because you still don't know how they feel. Also, let me go on record as saying, if you can't relate to this song, it probably means you're dead inside (wink!))
"Somewhere South Of Denver"
It's raining on the other side of town...somewhere South Of Denver
And, I'm driving...I'm driving myself crazy...thinking about you
And, the rain comes down against the windshield...inside and out...
So, I'm driving...I'm driving myself crazy...Somewhere South Of Denver
And, it's 3 more miles down I-25, 15 minutes from County Line
And I think I'm breaking down
Chorus:
As I feel like a little boy caught up in a big, big world
And, I feel like a loser for crying over a girl
And, I wanna pour my heart and soul out to you
But I can't, if I don't know how you feel
The words somehow fall so short from a thousand miles away
So, they're falling down, and there drowning out, from the wind and the rain
I'd be there, if I weren't so far away
It's stormy in Colorado. Is it raining where you are?
(chorus)
Bridge:
The wind cuts cold, from the western side
Lightning crashes from across the sky
My feelings swell and stretch and soon begin to swirl
But, it's more like memories...
...traded back for pearls
(fiddle solo)
(chorus)
"Quarter Tank Memories"
(This is truly a song designed for the "long drive home". It is a song about moving on...and just how hard that can be cause there's still no closure, even when you KNOW it has to happen. And, deep down you know things will be OK...cause you're stronger than you feel at that moment...it's just gonna take a little time. It's about bringing closure)
"Quarter Tank Memories"
All of my life, I've wanted to fall in love
But, it takes TWO to fall
And, right now if I'm falling for you
I'm only falling alone
(instrumental chorus break)
I'm still missing December
Cause you left before we were threw
And, it's not the leaving that kills me
It's the open page of a book that NEVER GOT CLOSED
Chorus:
Everywhere I look I can see your face
In the crossroads of everyday
And, a quarter tank can't get me far enough
Away from these memories
Bridge:
But, the truth is I'll be alright
It's just gonna take a little time
Cause I should have seen it sooner
We were just a YEAR full of one-night-stands
(AND THAT IS NOT WHO I REALLY AM!!!!!
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