"Music Jerapy" (08/2023)

Meaning:

Hurt Hearts Hurt is a song describing the way in which personal healing can improve the way we treat others. As we "put our pain into words" and "put in the work," we begin the healing process. By doing so, we can stop the cycle of hurting others when internally we are really grappling with our own hurt.

Lyrics: 

There was a time

Once upon a time

I could look through the window

And knew the storm would go

But it isn't

Something's different

You're full of unresolved feelings

Ya gotta' put it to words

Put your pain into words

Gotta' put in the work

'Cause your heart still hurts

And hurt hearts hurt

Hurt hearts hurt

I tried to compromise

Made up reasons why

I'll see the rainbow

And then the sun will glow

But it isn't

Something's different

You're full of unresolved feelings

Ya gotta' put it to words

Put your pain into words

Gotta' put in the work

'Cause your heart still hurts

And hurt hearts hurt

Hurt hearts hurt

You can't make flowers grow

In the winter

When the water's too cold

You can't cross the river

Ya gotta' put it to words

Put your pain into words

Gotta' put in the work

'Cause your heart still hurts

And hurt hearts hurt

Hurt hearts hurt

Meaning:

Welcome to the Future is song about how we are always moving into the future, with all of the uncertainty that comes with it. It is a meditation on how the future has always been, and always will be, an uncomfortable adjustment. Yet, as the title implies, we are continuously forced to welcome the future. So, "hold on" for the ride.

Lyrics:

Welcome to the future

Hold on hold on

It's nothing like you're used to

Won't be too long

Til' another comes, another comes

The future's never done

Welcome to the future

Hold on hold on

No time to get used to

Changes are hard

Til' another comes, another comes

The future's never done

Peaceful days are few and far between

As we morph into all this technology

And then another comes, another comes

Back just like the sun

And we can only take so much

Welcome to the future

Hold on hold on

It's nothing like you're used to

Won't be too long

Til' another comes, another comes

The future's never done

Welcome to the future

Hold on hold on

No time to get used to

Changes are hard

Til' another comes, another comes

The future's never done

Happiness has been re-branded

We fall apart then ask how it happened

Maybe it's been like this along

All along

Welcome to the future

Hold on hold on

It's nothing like you're used to

Won't be too long

Til' another comes, another comes

The future's never done

Welcome to the future

Hold on hold on

No time to get used to

Changes are hard

Til' another comes, another comes

The future's never done

Meaning:

On Your Mark is song that reminds us to face our fears and do something that we have been hesitating to do. We all have so much potential within us when we learn to get out of our own way. This song is about how worries can consume us and hold us back in life. "On your mark... set... GO!"

Lyrics:

I've been bracing for the bumps, but

There are really none, just

My idle mind's creation

I've been sitting on potential

Don't know where it went, or

Forgot where it came from

On your Mark, set Go

Nothing but Open Road

On your Mark, set Go

Your power lies inside of your soul

Stand up straight, clean up your mess, this

Life is just a test, and

The future is anyone's guess

On your Mark, set Go

Nothing but Open Road

On your Mark, set Go

Your power lies inside of your soul

Throw down your anchor

When you don't know which way's up

Stop thinking start believing

You'll see what you are made of

On your Mark, set Go

Nothing but Open Road

On your Mark, set Go

Your power lies inside of your soul

Meaning:

Love in Imagination is song about attaching to an infatuation or a romance that deep down is not a sustainable love that can last in the long-run. Our imagination can lead us to see what we want to see, which can be a beautiful thing at times. However, we can be "fascinated, and caught up in the comfort of, imagination," which may not lead us to the type of love we actually want in the long-run. 

Lyrics:

What's worse?

Waiting for what never comes

Or hanging on

To what never was

What hurts?

Never moving on

Or trying much too hard

Love comes naturally

Just you wait and see

It's not about you

It's not about me

It's just the way it is

No matter what we say it is

There's no game we're playing here

Cause I don't want love

In imagination

You say

Let's just let it last

Imagination

It could not hurt no one

Until this is done

Love comes naturally

Just you wait and see

It's not about you

It's not about me

It's just the way it is

No matter what we say it is

There's no game we're playing here

Cause I don't want love

In imagination

We were fascinated

We could not help it

Caught up in the comfort of

Imagination

We were fascinated

We could not help it

Caught up in the comfort of

Imagination

Love comes naturally

Just you wait and see

It's not about you

It's not about me

It's just the way it is

No matter what we say it is

There's no game we're playing here

Cause I don't want love

In imagination

Meaning:

Old Soul is song about the experience of patiently waiting for a romantic partner, where the connection is natural, familiar, and authentic. "Felt like somebody I already know."

Lyrics:

I needed a melody

You came and inspired me

You pulled on my heart strings

You made my heart sing

I've been working on this man you see

And keeping faith through all the mystery

Cause I needed an old soul

Felt like somebody I already know

When our eyes meet

It's deeper than deep

Girl you make love feel whole

Something told us to wait and see

For something real that was meant to be

Each moment's like a century

Like rivers flowing into the sea

Cause I needed an old soul

Felt like somebody I already know

When our eyes meet

It's deeper than deep

Girl you make love feel whole

And the touch of your skin

Your hand in my hand

It's a sense of completion

So much more than a feeling

Cause I needed an old soul

Felt like somebody I already know

When our eyes meet

It's deeper than deep

Girl you make love feel whole

Meaning:

Everything We Have is Enough is a meditation on gratitude, even in the hard times. It comes from the idea that love will always be a foundation by which you can get through life. It is a reminder to experience what we do have rather than be disappointed in what we don't have. "We can never be stuck, 'cause everything we have is enough."

Lyrics:

Love is holding us up

You stand for me and

We stand for us

There's no need to be afraid

Just look past the crashing waves

And see the peaceful open sea

Beyond it all

'Cause everything we have is enough

Everything we have is enough

We could never be stuck

'Cause everything we have is enough

'Cause everything we have is enough

Everything we have is enough

We could never be stuck

'Cause everything we have is enough

When it starts to feel like something's wrong

This fear is not real, it's

Yearning for more

In times we're hurtin'

We'll find the purpose

Harmony comes when we see this life

Ain't worthless, and the

The peaceful open sea

Beyond it all

'Cause everything we have is enough

Everything we have is enough

We could never be stuck

'Cause everything we have is enough

'Cause everything we have is enough

Everything we have is enough

We could never be stuck

'Cause everything we have is enough

The tighter the sail

The stronger is the gale

Some things we can't control

So we pray for wisdom to know

And when it's time

The courage to let go

'Cause everything we have is enough

Everything we have is enough

We could never be stuck

'Cause everything we have is enough

'Cause everything we have is enough

Everything we have is enough

We could never be stuck

'Cause everything we have is enough

See the peaceful open sea

Beyond it all

Meaning:

See You In Another Life: I wrote this song for a family friend who had a second chance at love later in life, only to experience the heartbreak of losing that special person much too soon. It's a song about appreciating the love that existed while it did, and cherishing the memory as time goes on. It's the hope to "See you in another life."

Lyrics:

I met you at a crossroad

You showed up like a red rose

And time was moving a little too fast

You were one in million

And a needle in a haystack

I couldn't forget you if I tried to

You can't leave true love behind you

I'll see you in another life

We'll be by each other's side

Maybe in another life

We'll get a little more time

I'll see you in another life

We'll be by each other's side

Maybe in another life

We'll get a little more time

I'll see you next time

It won't take a second look

When our souls embrace

Just like your favorite book

We're just turning the page

I could not forget you if I tried to

You can't leave true love behind you

I'll see you in another life

We'll be by each other's side

Maybe in another life

We'll get a little more time

I'll see you in another life

We'll be by each other's side

Maybe in another life

We'll get a little more time

I'll see you next time

Meaning:

Follow the Light Back Home is about getting the chance to be with loved ones during those special times of the year. It's having a smile on your face during the commute to wherever and whomever, 'home' is for you. It is cherishing the indescribable feeling of being 'at home' with loved ones where you can feel safe, grounded, and at ease. "When you're here don't be afraid. Just be."

Lyrics:

You've been fighting the good fight

Keeping your head high

Counting the blessings in your life

Wishing you could fly

To get a better view of this crazy life

When you want to run and hide, just

Follow the light back home

Follow the light back home

Follow the light back home

Follow the light back home

All the disappointments

You could not run from

Gonna melt like snowflakes

In the sun

Follow the light back home

Follow the light back home

Follow the light back home

Follow the light back home

When you're here

Don't be afraid

Don't be afraid, no

When you're here

Don't be afraid

Don't be afraid, just be

Follow the light back home

Follow the light back home

Follow the light back home

Follow the light back home

Meaning:

Catchin' Rays is a lighter song I was inspired to write that is simply about happy moments. For me, the beach on Cape Cod is a special place and so this song is an example of going somewhere in nature that brings you happiness where "time just seems to fade". This is a song about the "beach on the Cape."

*original photography*

Lyrics:

Take me

Take me somewhere different

This clock is only tickin' round in circles

And show me

What I'm missin'

The sun makes all the difference

And listen to the ocean

It's all that you've been hopin' for

In these summer days

Time just seems to fade

Come and find your place

At the beach on the Cape

These summer days

Steppin' out of the shade

Come and find your place

At the beach on the Cape

You and I catchin' rays

Too much worry is no fun

It gets better in the long run

In those summer months

And all the, all the things that you love

Are better when there's more sun

In these summer days

Time just seems to fade

Come and find your place

At the beach on the Cape

These summer days

Steppin' out of the shade

Come and find your place

At the beach on the Cape

Now that you've landed

Happiness is where you're standin'

Life is in your hands when

In these summer days

Time just seems to fade

Come and find your place

At the beach on the Cape

These summer days

Steppin' out of the shade

Come and find your place

At the beach on the Cape

You and I catchin' rays

Meaning:

More than Conversation is a song about the experience of having a real connection with a romantic partner where the conversation feels effortless. It's the experience of knowing that the relationship is meant to grow into something more substantial; something that is "more than just conversation". 

Lyrics:

Meeting you

Felt like lightening

Being with you

Now it's striking, twice

Take my hand and feel the romance

With our words oh we slow dance

'Cause we both know that this is more than

Just conversation

Our hearts came together like stars in a constellation

Would you meet me

For tea or coffee

On the corner

Of now and forever

Take my hand and feel the romance

With our words oh we slow dance

'Cause we both know that this is more than

Just conversation

Our hearts came together like stars in a constellation

You didn't see me comin'

Suddenly I felt like runnin'

Into your arms

Take my hand and feel the romance

With our words oh we slow dance

'Cause we both know that this is more than

Just conversation

Our hearts came together like stars in a constellation

Meaning:

Hearts Full of Hope is another song above love. It's about the experience of finding yourself so that a more real and authentic love can find you. It's when love and hope bring two people together. "You know I found myself, so love could find me."

Lyrics:

All the pillows in the world

They cannot break my fall

When I fall in love with you

And I may have seemed mellow

When I came and said hello

But we both know, somethin' special

Is bringing us near

Two hearts full of love and hope

Pulled each other close

And this sort of magic ain't fiction

Love without conditions

Now I'm holdin' you

And sooner or later I knew that it'd come true

There's nothing better than me lying next to you

Ya' know I found myself

Through everything I've felt

So love could find me

And here I am with you

Everything's brand new

With you standing right beside me

Two hearts full of love and hope

Pulled each other close

And this sort of magic ain't fiction

Love without conditions

Now I'm holdin' you

And sooner or later I knew that it'd come true

There's nothing better than me lying next to you

Our love is like the sky

'Cause it's painted forever

Never say goodbye

Our souls are meant to be together

Together

Forever

Two hearts full of love and hope

Pulled each other close

And this sort of magic ain't fiction

Love without conditions

Now I'm holdin' you

And sooner or later I knew that it'd come true

There's nothing better than me lying next to you

Meaning:

My First Mistake is a reminder that we are all human and therefore we will all make mistakes. There are so many sayings about how we should view mistakes, this happens to be a song about it! The main message is that being brave is a foundation by which we can accept and grow from mistakes. "My first mistake was thinkin' that I would never make one." It's a nice way to end the album...

Lyrics:

It wasn't the wrong words

Or my indecisions

It wasn't the failures

Or holding back my opinion

My first mistake

Was wishin' that I would never make one

My second mistake

Was dreaming of ways that I could change them

But my third mistake

Of running away

I have never made

'Cause I learned

I learned

To be brave

It's why I'm here today

'Cause I am brave

And our mood

We don't always get to choose

We can reflect the moon

And move much too soon

But I thank you

'Cause you helped me through

My first mistake

Was wishin' that I would never make one

My second mistake

Was dreaming of ways that I could change them

But my third mistake

Of running away

I have never made

'Cause I learned

I learned

To be brave

How strange

Strange that I am stronger

From mistakes

I guess wisdom lasts forever

My first mistake

Was wishin' that I would never make one

My second mistake

Was dreaming of ways that I could change them

But my third mistake

Of running away

I have never made

'Cause I learned

I learned

To be brave

I learned

To be brave

It's why I'm here today

'Cause I am brave