Vision (08/2024)

Meaning:

Trust Fall is a song I was inspired to write as a reminder that we can learn to trust in something and/or someone (including within ourselves) even when the future is unclear and uncertain.

Lyrics:

You were warned by the windchime

A comin' storm no more daylight

The future you could barely see

Part real, part fear, part make believe

Take your time

Take what you think you need

Then leave it all behind, you can't fight

Reality, this is a

Trust fall

Been holdin' on for too long

This is a trust fall

When you can't take anymore

Trust fall

Just fall

Trust more

Trust fall

Find your peace, piece by piece

Demons only linger when you feed the beast

Take your time

Take what you think you need

Then leave it all behind, you can't fight

Reality, this is a

Trust fall

Been holdin' on for too long

This is a trust fall

When you can't take anymore

Trust fall

Just fall

Trust more

Trust fall

Climbing ladders

Looking down, see all that truly matters

Trust fall

Been holdin' on for too long

This is a trust fall

When you can't take anymore

Trust fall

Just fall

Trust more

Trust fall

 Meaning:

Only Takes One is a song I wrote during the depths of the Covid pandemic when society came across a number of break-ups. I wanted to write a song that inspired a ray of hope in the midst of a break-up.

Lyrics:

Am I ever gonna love again

I never wanted this to end

But I know

I can't ignore the signals

Am I ever gonna love again

I've turned every stone I've tried every trend

But I know

Love's gotta feel so natural

It only takes one

It only takes one

It only takes one

Miracle

And this is how my story goes

I know I'll be in love again

It's only just a matter of when

Let it flow

Don't need to feel so in control

It only takes one

It only takes one

It only takes one

Like a pitch

Right down the middle

Had to heal and know I'm worth it

Had to be real because its worth the risk

Had to feel it deep inside my soul

And in my patience I wrote this song

This song

It only takes one

It only takes one

It only takes one

Do you feel

Where I'm comin' from

And now that I'm in love again

My life had to stop but only to begin

To begin

To begin

To begin

Meaning:

Be Uniting is a song I wrote in the mid 2010's. I wanted to write a song that was a reminder that deep down we all want to love and feel loved rather than be at odds and fight with each other. We can find ways to meet in the middle and come to resolutions rather than dogmatically claim that one thing can be right all the time across all contexts regardless of what side you are on. My hometown friend, Jelani Remy, graciously agreed to sing with me on my song and I could not be more thrilled with how beautiful the song came out!

 Lyrics:

People, we are people

Young or old, we are all

Shaped in our relationships

And without love there can be lies, even hatred

Now we're still left with

This timeless question

People, why are we fighting?

We should be uniting

To live as one

And people, don't let them divide us

Cause what we need is inside of us

To live with love

Life's Lessons

Worries that never end

Unraveling when pulled by every thread

And differences, are they appreciated?

Not separated by our skin

We're still left with

This timeless question

People, why are we fighting?

We should be uniting

To live as one

And people, don't let them divide us

Cause what we need is inside of us

To live with love

There's a difference in you, there's a difference in me too, yeah

But can we meet in the middle, can we just consider

All the different ways

We all can be the change

People, why are we fighting?

We should be uniting

To live as one

And people, don't let them divide us

Cause what we need is inside of us

To live with love

Meaning:

Love Yourself, Too is a song I wrote about the importance of trying to love yourself while also trying to love others. How we think, feel, act, and relate with others is often a reflection of how we feel about ourselves. It's a lifelong journey learning how to understand, appreciate, and love ourselves, but it's a worthwhile journey!

 Lyrics:

Listened to the wisdom

The stillness of the sea

Have I just begun 

Thinkin’ bout my life’s mysteries

Wishin’ for some magic

A little pixie dust would do

Waitin’ for my life to happen

And fishin’ for a better mood

  But we both know life can be cruel

Sometimes we all can be too

So when you try to love someone the same way, you

Try to love yourself, too

Try to love yourself, too

It's the best that we can do

Try to love yourself, too

I'm a little too much like this

Why have I been like that

Lookin’ for what I have missed 

Always losin’ track

  But we both know life can be cruel

Sometimes we all can be too

So when you try to love someone the same way, you

Try to love yourself, too

Try to love yourself, too

It's the best that we can do

Try to love yourself, too

Meaning:

Anticipation is a song about the idea of loving to love someone special. It's the joy and excitement that comes from finding new ways to express and experience love with a romantic partner.

 Lyrics:

I love the hours before sunset

I love not knowin

If we're goin or stayin

I love anticipation

I love seeing our love take shape and

You cannot stay

Loving me only one way

And I'll do the same

I love to love you

I'll find new ways to show you

I love to love you

You'll be the one I love to miss

My love for you won't be a mystery

How long til I can hold you

I'll be out the door without my shoes

I love anticipation

I love seeing our love take shape and

You cannot stay

Loving me only one way

And I'll do the same

I love to love you

I'll find new ways to show you

I love to love you

You'll be the one I love to miss

My love for you won't be a mystery

Meaning:

Place Called Home is a song about a genuine love where you share a space that is most comfortable to you. It's about having a sacred space called 'home', wherever that is, that you share with one another.

 Lyrics:

You don't need charm cause love's not sold

I don't need cards to bet or fold

Love who you are for you alone

I'd do no harm I'd take the oath

Near or far your heart I hold

When you're feeling lost so much unknown

I'll take you to a place we can call our own

From the summer through the winter it's always so

Take you to a place we can call our own

Turn this space to a place called home

You light me up you make me glow

Like the sun shining through my side window

Sometimes we all need to be told

When you're not strong be vulnerable

We share this life be comfortable

When you're feeling lost so much unknown

I'll take you to a place we can call our own

From the summer through the winter it's always so

Take you to a place we can call our own

Turn this space to a place called home

Meaning:

Fears is a song I wrote about the experience of anxiety that comes from carrying more weight than we need to. "Sometimes I need to see It don't all fall upon me."

 Lyrics:

Recently been feeling

The weight of the world

More and more

Filling me with anxiety

Can't be sure

What I'm grabbing for

Why do I feel like fear

Is chasing me chasing me chasing me

Sometimes I need to see

It don't all fall upon me

Some things I leave them be

Ironically it sets me free

Projecting movies

Only I could see

I'm telling you what you're telling me

Maybe it's complacency

Knowing you but not knowing me

Why do I feel like fear

Is chasing me chasing me chasing me

Sometimes I need to see

It don't all fall upon me

Some things I leave them be

Ironically it sets me free

Now I'm an early riser

Used this pain like fertilizer

Now I'm wiser

Why do I feel like fear

Is chasing me chasing me chasing me

Sometimes I need to see

It don't all fall upon me

Some things I leave them be

Ironically it sets me free

Meaning:

Nothin' New is a song I wrote about a relationship that has become vulnerable and weakened. It's about the habits, oftentimes generational habits, that interfere with regaining the love that we strive to experience with a romantic partner. 

 Lyrics:

Like the movement of the night sky

We've been goin through these changes and phases

Some made us wise

And some I wish would fade away

Can't leave everything to fate

Our happiness we co-create

It's nothin new

What we've been goin through

Is it too late or too soon

To get back where we wanted to

In love

Love love love

In love

Unclench your fists

And pray for something better than this

This is not what it is

And we are not givin' in

Can't leave everything to fate

Our happiness we co-create

It's nothin new

What we've been goin through

Is it too late or too soon

To get back where we wanted to

In love

Love love love

In love

There's always another last year

But I ain't waiting for this to pass with fear

Eyes open hopin the past don't 

Linger past here

It's nothin new

What we've been goin through

Is it too late or too soon

To get back where we wanted to

In love

Love love love

In love

Meaning:

Shining From Within is a song I wrote getting sober. It's written from the perspective of someone who cares deeply about the person trying to get sober. 

 Lyrics:

How you been holdin' up

Whatcha been running from

Something you don't know what

Getting older getting sober

Regain your love so you can hold her

You'll start living with intuition

Speakin' words you really mean

We'll see you smiling see you grinnin'

I feel you shining from within

It's nice to see you

Where you been

Your house kept warm by fire

Happiness don't come from building an empire

Getting older getting sober

Regain your love so you can hold her

You'll start living with intuition

Speakin' words you really mean

We'll see you smiling see you grinnin'

I feel you shining from within

It's nice to see you

Where you been

Meaning:

Vision is a song I wrote about going through therapy and seeking out a vision for how to orient your consciousness toward a more fulfilling life. 

 Lyrics:

Don't wait

For the pain and guilt and shame no

Don't wait

Until you're shaken up to change no

You're so weighed down

By the weight by now

So don't wait around

Don't wait

So much more

At your core

Been tainted by the way you've compensated

For all you've endured

Don't wait around for more

Just say

I need a vision

Woah

To make the best of what I've been given

And guide my decisions

Woah

Flowing with each season

Give as much as I'm receiving

I need a vision

Woah

This is only just the beginning

I'm on a mission

Don't wait