I had the distinct pleasure of helping two incredibly talented young ladies record a few of their beautiful songs today. Lucky for me, they allowed me to publish the result, but you’ll need to talk to them about how to get a copy. Until you do, listen and enjoy.
I wrote this song on a Sunday morning, recorded it over lunch, and made the video in the afternoon. From a creative process point of view, this was a near perfect experience.
From my Mums perspective it was a disaster that I shared my unmade bed on YouTube, but them’s the breaks.
If I sing, I sing too loud
If I try, I’m much too proud
But I just can’t be still
I won’t back down
You’re preaching with a gun
And I’ll just have to be
Your pagan son
If I smile, I smile too much
When I talk, I’m out of touch
But I just can’t sit still
I won’t back down
You’re preaching with a gun
And I’ll just have to be
Your pagan son
You just wear that crown
And live with your frown
You can’t keep me down
So watch me turn around
Make your awful sound
Alone
Been taking my time gettin’ real
Been spillin’ my lines no big deal
And the days flash by like teardrops
On a windshield covered mind
sittin’ here
Sleepless on a summer night
Yeah yeah – I can’t forget your body
Yeah yeah – I can’t forget your body
Yeah yeah – I can’t forget your body
Yeah yeah oh yeah
On a simmering night a scent of you
Like a brokendown light shining through
In a teardrop, in a moment
I found some peace of mind
Now I’m here
Sleepless on a summer night
Yeah yeah – I can’t forget your body
Yeah yeah – I can’t forget your body
Yeah yeah – I can’t forget your body
Yeah Yeah
But my eyes can’t tell you something I don’t see
And my face was never good for honesty
In a moment, this summer
I found me in your eyes
I’m alive
Sleepless on a summer night
Yeah yeah – I can’t forget your body
Yeah yeah – I can’t forget your body
Yeah yeah – I can’t forget your body
Yeah yeah oh yeah
With every word you’ve never said
And every dream lost in your head
It’s come undone
With every smile you haven’t seen
And all the things you’ve never been
It’s come undone
So you walk downtown with you head in the clouds
as you break everything you see
And you wait too long as you fill your heart with ache
And you know it’s wrong but you’re feeling too strong
with the smell of your burning cage
It’s come undone
It’s come undone
With every tale lost in your look
With every hand you never took
It’s come undone
With every life you’ve never lived
And every day lost in the drift
It’s come undone
Hey little baby, when you open your eyes
I wanna show you, a brand new sky
You should always, Always be free
I will make it, for you to see
Reach high, tonight
Reach high, tonight
So my brother, We’ve been hating too long
There’s no ending, And we’ve both done wrong
So maybe, We should try to amend
Or this fighting, It will never end
Reach high, tonight
Reach high, tonight
Together we can climb any mountain
Together we can cross every sea
When that day comes then who would you like to be
Who would you like to be
Eventually
Hey little darling, You think the things you do
Are pointless, And your feelings too
But darling, Don’t you understand
Without your love, I’m just half a man
Reach high, tonight
Reach high, tonight
