I came home from work Friday night and Kim told me Deanna, one of her best friends and mentor, told her about a vision her daughter had. Her daughter just finished her freshman year of college and truly lives for Jesus. Deanna said maybe Rob can turn her vision into a poem or a song. I took Kylie up to get her shower ready and sat down and this is what came out.
It is truly an inspiring vision and I hope my words do it justice.
Gave You My Heart
I gave you my heart and you walked away
You’re my dad, you were supposed to stay
I couldn’t keep it all together today
I grabbed what was left of my heart and walked to the beach
Walked far enough until your memory was out of reach
I screamed at you dad until I was too hoarse to speak
It was a long, cold, dark winter. One that she didn’t think would ever end. There was snow, rain, and sleet. A couple of times there was enough ice to nearly break the branches on the trees. The little girl held on. She waited for the warmer weather, the better times, the warmth of the sun. She knew it would come, it was just a matter of time. As she waited patiently, she would say her prayers, she would thank God for protecting her and her mommy and daddy during these cold, dark, winter nights.
Finally the day had come. The first bud of spring appeared out of the ground. The bud peeked out of her shoot and could feel the warmth surround her. She was filled with so much joy that. At first, she didn’t notice she was the only bud sprouting. After basking in the warmth of the…
One new musician follower this week. Big list this week but I liked just about every song I heard so…Take a listen, find some new music to listen to. Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to, Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.
Awkward by Hailey Knox –
Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians. Some other music from non-followers I have listened to recently. Pick out a few you haven’t heard and take a listen.
Disciple:
Spirit Fire
Forever Starts Today
Black Hole
Spinning
Empty Grave
God Is With Us –
Flaw:
When You Grieve
My Letter –
Frank Foster:
Good Country Music
Louisiana
Carolina Blue
Pete And John –
I Prevail:
Outcast
Rise
Pull The Plug
One More Time
My Heart I Surrender
Worst Part Of Me –
John Legend:
Same Old Story
History Has Its Eyes On You
Start A Fire
Darkness And Light
How Can I Blame You –
Muddy Magnolias:
Take Me Home
Shine On
It Ain’t Easy
Train
Leave It To The Sky –
Trapt:
Anchor
Getting Even
Fallen Angel
Castaway
Not So Different –
Amber Run:
I Found
5AM
Good Morning
See You Soon –
Alexis Taylor:
Nashville Girl
Until I See You Again-
Ben Abraham :
You And Me
This Is On Me-
Boyce Avenue :
Your Biggest Fan
Lovely Mess-
Brantley Gilbert:
Bullet In A Bonfire
You Could Be That Girl
Three Feet Of Water
We’re Gonna Ride Again-
Bright Light, Bright Light:
I Only Want To Please You
Careful Whisper –
Brooke Eden:
Daddy’s Money
Act Like You Don’t-
Carmen Justice :
Flaming Arrows-
Chris Quilala:
Welcome Here
After My Heart
Only One God
Because Of Your Love
Encounter
The Length Of The Cross
Heart’s Cry
Heaven Came For Me –
Claudia Hoyser:
I Won’t Forget –
Cory Asbury:
Where I Belong –
Danny Gokey:
Masterpiece
Slow Down
Stronger Than We Think
Chasing
What Love Can Do-
Fight The Fade:
Embers ( Beside The Dying Fire)
Lying To Myself (Confessional Of Lies)
New Perspective (Second Horizon)
Prison (Cut Me Off)
Tomorrow –
Gemini Syndrome:
Alive Inside
Remember We Die-
The Gray Havens:
Shadows Of The Dawn
Ghost Of A King
Band Of Gold-
In Flames:
The End
Through My Eyes
Greatest Greed
Save Me –
Japandroids:
True Love And A Free Life Of Free Will
Near To The Heart Of Life-
Joyce Manor:
This Song Is A Mess But So Am I
Do You Really Want To Not Get Better –
Mari Burelle:
It’s A Beautiful Day
If My People Pray-
One Less Reason-
The Lie
One Day
Rainmaker
Sometimes-
Rebecca Ferguson:
Waiting For Me
The Way You’re Looking At Her
Bones –
The Ruins:
Deliverance-
Seth & Nirva:
You Are With Me
Should’ve Been Mine –
Tauren Wells:
Hills And Valleys-
Taylor Noelle:
Too Good-
Tom Chaplin:
See It So Clear
Bring The Rain
Quicksand –
Travis Ryan:
You Never Give Up On Me
Until My Voice Is Gone-
Wolves At The Gate:
The Aftermath
Chasing The Wind
Hindsight-
The XX-
Say Something Loving
I Dare You
Test Me
Performance-
and our song:
I Question You by Lily Messer –
On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943
I know it is Monday but wishing it was Friday. Not last Friday since I was a little under the weather.
Two new musician followers this week. Take a listen, find some new music to listen to. Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to, Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.
Radiant by Hope City Worship –
Spark by Amy Hooper –
Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians. Some other music from non-followers I have listened to recently. Pick out a few you haven’t heard and take a listen.
Amanda Shires:
Slippin
I Know What It’s Like
The Way It Dimmed –
American Football:
I’ve Been So Lost for So Long –
Andra Day:
Burn –
Andy Shauf:
Quite Like You –
Ashanti Feat. Ja Rule:
Helpless –
Bizzle:
Royalty
Work It Out
From The Outside –
Bright Light Bright Light :
Little Bit
How Does It Feel
Where Is The Heartache
Running Back To You –
Disciple:
First Love Long Live The Rebels Come My Way Underdog Fight Song Erase –
Dropkick Murphys:
4-15-13 –
Erika Hughes & The Well Mannered:
Solid Ground Songbird Little Bird-
Flaw: Do You Remember Fatal Fall Let Me Go Heal –
Frank Foster:
Unwind Where The Road Gets Rough Red Bird Gabriel –
Grace VanderWaal
Light The Sky Gossip Girl I Don’t Know My Name –
Hart Valley Drifters:
Standing In The Need Of Prayer
Sitting On Top Of The World –
I Prevail :
Stuck In Your Head
Lifelines
Come And Get It
Chaos
Alone
Scars –
In Flames:
Greatest Greed
Wallflower –
John Legend:
Love Me Now
Surefire
Right By You (For Luna)
I Know Better –
Kelly Clarkson:
It’s Quiet Uptown –
Kevin Devine:
Before You’re Here –
Kevin Fowler:
Livin’ Proof
A Guy Like That
The Bouncer
He Ain’t No Cowboy
Sellout Song (Featuring Zane Williams)
Texas Forever –
Margaret Glaspy:
Situation Somebody To Anybody –
Muddy Magnolias:
Brother, What Happened?
Got It Goin’ On
Why Don’t You Stay?
Broken People –
Nas, Dave East, Lin-Manuel Miranda & Aloe Blacc:
Wrote My Way Out –
Neil Young:
Indian Givers
Glass Accident
Terrorist Suicide Hang Gliders –
Placebo:
Too Many Friends
Breathe Underwater (Slow)
Bright Lights
Broken Promise
A Million Little Pieces
Running Up That Hill –
Radkey:
Hunger Pain
Feed My Brain
Marvel –
Regina Spektor Feat. Ben Folds:
Dear Theodosia –
Rhonda Vincent:
Midnight Angel
I’ve Forgotten You
You Don’t Love God
The Old Rugged Cross
If We Would Just Pray –
Rich Robinson:
The Upstairs Land
Life
For To Give
Surrender
The Music That Will Lift Me –
The Roots Feat. Common & Ingrid Michaelson:
Who Tells Your Story –
Sho Baraka:
Words, 2006 –
Sting:
I Can’t Stop Thinking About You
If You Can’t Love Me
The Empty Chair –
The Sword:
Empty Temples [Acoustic]
Seriously Mysterious [Acoustic] –
Trapt:
Human (Like The Rest Of Us)
It’s Over
Changing Hands
Unforgiven
Passenger –
Two Door Cinema Club:
Lavender
Invincible –
Usher:
Wait For It-
The Weeknd:
Secrets
True Colors
Nothing Without You
Die For You
I Feel It Coming –
and our song:
I Question You by Lily Messer –
On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943
It has been a few weeks so maybe some of these would be considered classics by now.
Three new musician followers this week. Take a listen, find some new music to listen to. Please feel free to share/purchase the song I wrote the lyrics to, Lily Messer is the voice and Ceylon Wise is the producer. I have many more songs I would like to get out there but can not financially afford to record them. If interested in teaming up together, feel free to contact me.
Lanterns ( In The Dark) by Fight The Fade –
Nashville Girl by Alexis Taylor –
Get Spun by Shadow –
Thanks for all the follows, musicians and non-musicians. Some other music from non-followers I have listened to recently. Pick out a few you haven’t heard and take a listen.
Bradley Walker:
Why Me
Call Me Old Fashioned
I Count My Blessings
Sing Me To Heaven
Don’t Give Up On Me
Pray For God
The Right Hand of Fellowship
His Memory Walks On Water
With His Arms Wide Open
In The Time That You Gave Me
I Feel Sorry For Them –
Bruno Mars:
Straight Up & Down –
Butch Walker:
Wilder In The Heart –
Childish Gambino:
Stand Tall-
Confederate Railroad:
Lucky To Be Alive
Played The Game
If I Ever Cross That Line
Somebody Like You
Goodbye Song –
Delain:
Hurricane –
The Devil Makes Three:
The Angel Of Death
Come On Up To The House –
DNCE:
Almost
Blown
Truthfully –
Donovan Woods:
The First Time
Do I Know Your Name
Leaving Nashville –
Elizabeth Chan:
The Prayer –
Emeli Sande:
Selah
Happen
Right Now
Shakes
I’d Rather Not
Lonely
Sweet Architect –
Empire Of The Sun
Two Vines –
Frank Foster:
Red Bird
Louisianna
Carolina Blue –
Garth Brooks:
Weekend
Ask Me How I Know
Pure Adrenaline
Cowboys And Friends –
Gord Downie:
Don’t Let This Touch You –
Grouplove:
Welcome To Your Life
Good Morning
Don’t Stop Making It Happen –
Jamestown Revival:
Company Men
Poor Man’s Gold
Almost All The Time –
Joey & Rory:
If I Needed You
Nothing To Remember
That’s Important To Me
In The Time That You Gave Me –
Kevin Morby:
Dorothy
Black Flowers –
Little Mix:
No More Sad Songs –
Martha Wainwright:
Traveller
One Of Us –
Miranda Lambert:
You Wouldn’t Know Me
Pushin’ Time
Use My Heart
Good Ol’ Days
Things That Break
For The Birds
I’ve Got Wheels
We Should Be Friends –
The Naked And The Famous:
Higher
Falling –
Neil Young:
Indian Givers –
NOFX:
I Don’t Like Me Anymore
I’m So Sorry Tony –
Olivia Newton-John :
My Heart Goes Out To You
Immortality
Don’t KNow What To Say
Impossible
There’s Still My Joy –
The Piano Guys:
Okay –
Rachael Yamagata:
Money Fame Thunder –
Reckless Kelly:
How Can You Love Him
The Champ
Forever Today
Volcano
Who’s Gonna Be Your Baby Now
Moment In The Sun –
Rend Collective:
Free As A Bird
Live Alive –
The Rolling Stones:
I Can’t Quit You Baby –
Rumer:
A House Is Not A Home
What The World Needs Now Is Love-
Sam Roberts Band:
If You Want It
Lake Effect –
Set It Off:
Uncontainable
Upside Down
Admit It
Never Know
Me W/O Us –
Sho Baraka:
Here
Fathers –
Sully Erna:
Your Own Drum
Falling To Black –
William Michael Morgan:
Vinyl
I Met A Girl
Spend It All On You
Beer Drinker
I Know Who He Is
Somethin’ To Drink About
Lonesomeville
Missing –
and our song:
I Question You by Lily Messer –
On Itunes : https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/i-question-you-single/id1018588943