A Moment to Breathe EP released in October 2020 - written and recorded through the covid pandemic lockdown. A calm serene start with Tide which I adore the flow of.
Tide
I’ve been staring at the numbers
they’re not mine
Comparison steals your joy and scars your soul over time
But there’s no correlation between words and action
and waiting for breakthrough is like walking a thin line
but my faith has grown new branches
and the blossoms they’re advancing all the time
I was lost in an uncertain tide
Didn’t know which way to go or even why
my bones seemed to ache with a weariness inside
frayed beyond the edges had nothing left to hide
But you love me with all of my flaws
and that’s what unconditional love is for
So I’ll keep on going swimming against the tide
heading for your shore
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Sometimes I see the world through a broken lens
It takes the colours and makes all the light bend
and like a blanket it covers all of life sparkling gems
Until the wind and waves come reset it again
So no matter the numbers I gonna keep on going
cos against the odds is my best bet
And when I’m heading for you
It’s the strongest I get
Silver Linings
The expectation I put on myself is higher than anyone else
and I seem to fall from heady heights each time I think I’ve failed
The temptation to give in can be too real
and discouragement isn’t good to feel
Then I hear you calling softly in my ear
It’ll take time
It’ll take time
Don’t expect it in a moment
things are gonna change
Don’t miss the silver linings while the clouds rearrange
It’ll take time
So I gotta learn to see the good in what I’ve done
Not instantly assume that I’ve got it wrong
But seeing the rise and fall of others
As I flatline think I’m going under
Then I hear you calling softly to me in my ear
It’ll take time
It’ll take time
Don’t expect it in a moment
things are gonna change
Don’t miss the silver linings while the clouds rearrange
It’ll take time
So I’m gonna hold my head up higher
Not listen to the liar
Look up and watch these clouds
I will catch the silver linings
No matter of the timing now
For Granted
You Love me at my worst
Even when I don’t deserve
You search out my hidden lights
Even those I’ve packed away under the dirt
And I’m so very sorry, that you had to sacrifice to choose me first
I don’t want to take for granted
The freedom that you gave
Or forget the highest heights
even on my lowest days
I don’t wanna be in a such a hurry
I no longer see the little things
That show me you are here with me
they remind me of your ways
You’ve seen me at my darkest
Yet you stay faithfully close by
Even when I pushed against it
You never left my side
And I’m so very sorry, that you had to sacrifice to choose me first
More
Here I am listing the bad reeling off my failings
The kind of self talk that would make my enemies glad
Then I heard your voice speaking through my noise
Telling me everything you thought
Of how I make you proud
huh
I didn’t know you’d be like this
Not pointing the finger
Every time I missed (but)
You are surprising me
Day in day out
You’re love isn’t at all about
Shaking your fists
Or endless retakes
You don’t cringe at my Every mistake
Your heart isn’t frustrated
Your words are as gentle as the breeze
You’re more than I thought you would be
Condemning myself for another mistake
Should have known better this time
Back to yelling at myself
If i wasn’t so useless I’d probably be hopeless
Then you cut through my shame and guilt with your Love
huh
I didn’t know you’d be like this
Not pointing the finger
Every time I missed (but)
You are surprising me
Day in day out
You’re love isn’t at all about
Shaking your fists
Or endless retakes
You don’t cringe at my Every mistake
Your heart isn’t frustrated
Your words are as gentle as the breeze
You’re more than I thought you would be
Oooh x2
Only You can make it better
Only you can make me see
Only you can bring the best out of me
Only you can be my shelter
Only you can be my guide
Only you God it’s you by my side
You’re more than I thought you would be yeah
Slow Down
Just Slow down
open your eyes and look around
Breathe in and out
Take a moment to think about
All you see and do without even thinking
Just slow down
See the birds in the trees
they have all they need
and they fill the air with song
If you consider for a moment
the cycle of the leaves
There’s a season for everything under the sun
so slow down
Just slow down
No need to rush or hurry on to the next thing
take a moment to breathe the moment you’re living in
Pressures off, take a pause and look around
Heart (Remastered)
When you look in the mirror
What do you see
Who you looking for
Surprised you don’t know who to be
Searching for answers
Within an online society
A hundred posed photos
Ain’t what your father sees
He’s looking at your heart
Heart
Not your style or your clothes
He’s looking at your heart
Heart
No prima donna pose
Just give him your heart
Heart
That’s where his love it flows
It’s all about your heart
Heart
Not the likes on your videos
Yeah
Yeah
Heart
He’s looking at your Heart
Yeah
Heart
ooooh
He’s looking at your Heart
So if you want to get it right
Please the one who is the light
Don’t follow that crowd down the wide old road
He said choose the narrow path
Follow even when it hurts
Those desires in your heart he more than knows
He’s looking at your heart
Heart
Not your style or your clothes
He’s looking at your heart
Heart
No prima donna pose
Just give him your heart
Heart
That’s where his love it flows
It’s all about your heart
Heart
Not the likes on your videos
Yeah
So be kind be smart be beautiful
From the inside out
You can
Choose words that bring life
spread hope
even when others pull you down
Chrous
Bridge
ITS ALL ABOUT YOUR HEART