MM: The 2006 Limited Edition EP
Song Commentsprecious blood: this song came from discovering jazz inversions of a couple chords in one of my favorite song writer's, tom waits, songbooks. i started playing around with a melody to fit with the chord progression that came from this discovery. and the lyrics that spilled out of me talked about how the lord does not count my past and or my tarnished record. why? simply because of his doing ... because of his sacrifice.
wounded one: i wrote this song with a great friend of mine, kevin galloway. we were sitting in a hotel room in austin, texas. kevin is a great praise and worship style of song writer. i was wanting to write a song that was a response to the lord's activity in our lives. this is what came about.
honest of heart: many times i view honesty as a matter of my will. but, i am hoping that my will and discipline are transformed as the lord molds and changes my heart's desire. as this happens, what spills out of me will be an overflow of what is actually in my heart. it will come naturally, from my innermost and truest self, rather than my gumption. so, i tried to put that to lyrics and music.
along with the rocks: if i don't love, i am nothing. both jesus and the apostle paul are pretty clear about that. the scriptures are also pretty clear about all of creation being in a constant state of praise. and the scriptures tell me that, as a part of creation, i was created to love. so, it's just a mathematical equation. my most praise filled act is to love. that is how i can join the song that all of creation is singing. so, this song just combines the love chapter of corinthians and the "rocks cry out" passage in the psalms.
upon further inspection: whenever i "inspect" myself, i wish that numerous things were different about the way i am. it becomes hard to swallow reality, and instead, i begin making plans of all the things a will do to correct and change myself. so this song is just a cry of resignation. it is a decision to take my eyes off of myself and, instead, look at jesus ... and what he will do.
party song: this song came about after i spent a couple days on a "personal retreat" in a hotel room in missouri. it was holy week, i had a couple of open days, and for some reason, i thought it was important to be by myself and read and meditate on the first 10 psalms. from my readings and prayer, i discovered that the celebration the lord is having, and will be having, is what was impressed upon me. i found myself longing to be a part of it, both today and someday. with the next day being easter, i suddenly got the notion that i needed to be with my grandma on easter. in order to do that, it meant leaving right then and driving through the night. as i drove, my mind was filled with thoughts of the lord's celebration. soon, a melody formed. i think it was about 4am when i pulled over, at a rest area, and got out my guitar to make up this song. some hours later, my grandma was the first person to hear the finished result.
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