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Wish You Were Here (song)

By the way ladies and gentleman: Seth (my brother in arms) has his very own blog!! Go check it out on the links below, or go to ithinksoiwrite.blogspot.com


Anyway, here's the song. I have full music written for it. Soft verses, hard chorus, anthemic bridge...The second verse is a little hasey. I still need to work on it. Suggestions would be nice. :)

Wish You Were Here:

V1:
Do you remember?
The water at your feet
Or the wind in your hair
As you gazed upon the sea

Or the thunder of the waves
Majesty of sound
Or the stars in the sky
Shining your light all around

Do you remember?
The flower's bloom unfurled
Or the birds in the air
Bringing music to the world

Or the Sun setting red
In awe of you beauty
Or the clouds in the sky
Reaching for your glory

C:
I wish you were here
To dry all my tears

Sometimes I
Feel like I'm all alone
Left here to die
On this God-forsaken world

I wish you were here...

V2:
Do you remember?
The endless fields of youth
Or the children who loved you
Chasing after truth

Or the eagar ones who followed
Finding healing in their soul
Or the ones who never heard
That love walked on this earth

C:
I wish you were here
To dry all the tears

Sometimes I
Feel like I'm all alone
Left here to die
On this God forsaken world

I wish you were here...

B:
I know you're here
You're always here

Though the fires and the pain
Darkness faltered when you came

We know you're here
You've always been here

Our hearts can't deny
All creation cries

Our creator is here
Our father is here

All the selfishness and hate
Is washing away

Our Savior is here

Shards (song)

I have full music written for this song, and it's really cool. The music isn't extravagant, it's just straight-forward rock goodness. Some lyrics may change, but here's how it stands:

Shards:

V1:
Millions of voices cry
"why me?"
Without a choice, thrown aside
Too small to be heard

"Why can't I taste your love?"

C:
Another life has just been shattered
Shards that remain have all been scattered
Now comes the lonliness-thy only lover
Lies are stripped away revealing what is under

V2:
A generation's sin
Our curse on mankind
How did all of this begin?
Well, we reap what we sow

Is that laughter I hear?

C:
Another life has just been shattered
Shards that remain have all been scattered
Now comes the lonliness-thy only lover
Lies are stripped away revealing what is under

B:
A heart ... is ... BEATING, BEATING, BEATING
Deep inside you
I'm not too far... BLEEDING, BLEEDING, BLEEDING
All of this for you!!

(c) 2005

Kong Is King

For those of you who doubted:

Butterfingers!!

Okay, I have officially made my stamp on the world: I have invented a Magpie drink!! Yessss!!!

I've one other contribution I suppose: I named the Irish Polar Bear. Still, it's not the same as inventing a whole drink. Problem is, the new one doesn't lend itself well to fancy names.

It's called....Monkey Fur!!!
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....Just kidding.

It's the Butterfinger Frescante! As the name suggests, it is the Butterfinger candy bar in Frescante form, and that means caffine! I have yet to get approval to sell it from Melenie, but here's hoping. *crosses fingers*

I'm officially cool. Bow before me.

Right here

I swear, sometimes I wonder if I'm living in a dream. I'm having one of those days where everything is right. It's so hard to describe, but as I examine my life around me I'm feeling this freedom knowing I'm where I'm supposed to be: right here.

I find myself in this state of mind from time to time that nothing matters but fulfilling God's will, like it's a single act that lies somwhere in the future. I feel like there's this goal that's been hidden from me that I must find and fulfill, or I will have failed God. It's like no matter what I do, I can't win. I can't fill my place in this world.

Right now that burden's gone. I'm God's child, and all I have to do is love him back. Yestreday I finally met Levi Abbot-Russel and Elisheva's baby boy. When I saw him, he was fast asleep in this pouch thing hanging on Russel's shoulder. He looked so peaceful, there was no worry about life, or where it would take him. He was safe, and Russel was there to love and pad him. I was overcome with this image when I realized that we are the same with God. I am God's baby!! Through all the struggles and weaknesses that i must push through, God wants us to be his babies!

It seems so hard to let go and embrace this gift, but I have tonight. If only I could remember God when life is hard and heavy. He's here! No matter where I am, my creator is here! I'm in tears as I write this. There is no secret or answer I must discover, only Jesus. He's my father, and I'm his baby.

10,000 fists going to waste

This week Disturbed's third recording "10,000 Fists" was released to the masses. I've been a long-time admirer of this group as they have broken so many barriers in originality and artistry. But I cannot stand for the message that they are sending their fans, and the world.

"10,000 Fists" is another rock album that focuses on rebellion and anger. They tackle the typical plitical issues which are in vogue to be angry about in music industry right now (do musicians have a unified cult or something?). In one song they lash out against pop music and it's habit of churning out over-produced music in mass quantities--forcing artistically void material on the public for money. Like they aren't doing the same thing?

As I read about the album and the band I keep hearing that "We are angry, we want to change the status quo." and so on. I'm having trouble finding what in particular it is exactly that needs to be changed. They're getting restless but they don't know exactly what about. They're calling us to join them and their army of angry people. "We want to see ten thousand fists rising in defiance!" Defiance against what?

It's a long standing tradition in hard rock to be rebellious and angry about...everything. It's cool and underdog to say that there is something wrong with everyone else. The truth is, without Christ, they are just as hopeless as the rest of the world. If you really want to stand out and shake the very foundations of how the world works, try living in righteousness.

Righteousness is the ultimate rebellion. People think we need to stand up to "the man," the government, and authority, but the sad truth is, they are fighting the wrong machine. The world is not being ruled by mankind, it's being ruled by sin and until our king returns, that is the outstanding power on earth. Humans will always fall into the path of selfishness. If you think the world is in a terrible place and something needs to be changed, then you're absolutely right, and the only answer to that is Jesus.

Artists like Disturbed spend all this time and talent telling us that we need to rebel, we need to be angry, and we need to rally together and make sure the world knows all of that. If only they would call their legions to a more worthy cause, like loving their neighbors.

Almost perfect prayer

There is a song that we sing at a christian camp south of Iowa City. I don't remember what it's called. But the chorus has been repeating in my mind over and over for the past week. It's words are so simple, beautiful, and truthful. I find that this is one of the greatest things we can say to our God. If only we could all say it and mean it. Imagine what a world we would live in.

"May my steps be worship, May thoughts be praise, May my words bring honor to your name. "