This is the first song I’ve done with drums… Pretty much all of the drums is me playing. Originally I had Sam play the drums, but recording drums with one SM58 is an *extraordinarily* tedious and overly long process, and he got tired of it quickly, so I redid most of the beginning and then recorded the rest. It’s pretty rough, the singing is off here and there, but I got a bunch of singing books and I’m pracicing my singing, so hopefully with time it will get better. This is also the first song I’ve done with distorted guitar… it’s much more fun to play live than to record it though.
A word on the lyrics… I wrote this song to anyone out there who’s been hurt. There is so much hurt in this world, so much pain, and my heart really goes out to you. Sometimes I don’t say the right words, and sometimes I don’t even know what to say. Please forgive me for my coarseness (anyone who’s talked to me before I’m sure could tell you I’m coarse). I know I can’t do anything to help, and somehow it feels really cliche to say "I can’t help but God can!". It’s true, but what does that mean? God’s there, and God is our only hope. He is the only place we can put our trust in, he is the only one who can complete us and perfect us. I try my best to be someone who points to God… many times I fail, I realize. But God’s there, and I can vouch for that, and he has called me to be a conduit and an ambassador of his love, and so I’ll try as best I can to represent that to anyone and everyone.
The look in your eyes
Is all I need to see
That I can’t do a thing
And even if I
could wish the pain away
The blood would sitll remain
My words just are
So so far
From saying what I mean
I don’t know why
But please don’t cry
It breaks my heart to see
And I really do not
Know what I should say
My words only get in the way
And even if wounds
Will heal someday
The scars would still remain
My words just are
So so far
From saying what I mean
I don’t know why
But please don’t cry
It breaks my heart to see
I can’t offer much
But all that I am
I’d give it all up
Just to give me one chance
At letting you know
That you don’t have to be alone
So here you stand
I’ll hold your hand
Just please don’t run away
It’s hard I know
But worth it so
I’ll try my best to stay