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Brother’s Keeper

Digging this song today.  We watched Ragamuffin again recently and I gotta say that movie always messes with me.  And then I listen to Rich Mullins obsessively for days.  So enjoy the song.  Lyrics below.  Check out the movie.  It’s a tear-jerker.

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Now the plumber’s got a drip in his spigot
The mechanic’s got a clank in his car
And the preacher’s thinking thoughts that are wicked
And the lover’s got a lonely heart
My friends ain’t the way I wish they were
They are just the way they are

And I will be my brother’s keeper
Not the one who judges him
I won’t despise him for his weakness
I won’t regard him for his strength
I won’t take away his freedom
I will help him learn to stand
And I will, I will be my brother’s keeper

Now this roof has got a few missing shingles
But at least we got ourselves a roof
And they say that she’s a fallen angel
I wonder if she recalls when she last flew
There’s no point in pointing fingers
Unless you’re pointing to the truth

And I will be my brother’s keeper
Not the one who judges him
I won’t despise him for his weakness
I won’t regard him for his strength
I won’t take away his freedom
I will help him learn to stand
And I will, I will be my brother’s keeper

I will be my brother’s keeper
Not the one who judges him
I won’t despise him for his weakness
I won’t regard him for his strength
I won’t take away his freedom
I will help him learn to stand
And I will, I will be my brother’s keeper

New Song and Such

Wrote a song the other day.  Used my high tech phone gadget to record it.  I actually have an awesome computer for recording now, I just have to figure out how to do it.  Anyway, here is the link to the song:

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I’m kinda thinking I need to record more of my songs and post them.  I have almost 50 songs now and only a sprinkling of them are on here.

Also, for those of you who commented your “word” to me for my short story, the short story is finished.  It’s called “Under The Eyepatch” and I liked it so much I submitted it to a sci-fi/fantasy magazine.  They do online submissions so I’ll hear back very quickly whether or not they will accept it.  If they DO accept it, I will find a way to let you read it somehow but I won’t be able to post it on my blog because they will have first publishing rights.  If they reject the story, I will immediately post it on my blog for you to enjoy.  So honestly, it’s a win/win.  Or maybe even a win/win/win. (That obscure reference was for you, Kayla Martin.)

I love you all.  I also love kittens.  Kittens are the best.  I’ll leave you with a picture of my kitty for your viewing pleasure.

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How long will I love you

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This is my absolute favorite song right now.  I can’t get it out of my head.  Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney and Ben Coleman cover it on the About Time soundtrack and I heard it for the first time when I watched the movie.  Since then I can’t stop listening to it, singing it, playing it on the piano.  Here are the lyrics and a couple different versions of it, including the original by The Waterboys and one by Ellie Goulding.

How long will I love you?
As long as there are stars above you
And longer if I can

How long will I need you?
As long as the seasons need to
Follow their plan

How long will I be with you?
As long as the sea is bound to
Wash upon the sand

How long will I want you?
As long as you want me to
And longer by far

How long will I hold you?
As long as your father told you
As long as you are

How long will I give to you?
As long as I live through you
However long you say

How long will I love you?
As long as stars are above you
And longer if I may

The Waterboys

Jon Boden, Sam Sweeney and Ben Coleman

Ellie Goulding

This one’s for all the ladies… ;)

To all my ladies out there: here’s a song for you, about how rad you are, because you’re all so beautiful with such mad, righteous skilz.

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P.S. If you don’t see your picture here, it’s because I couldn’t find a pic of you on the internet, something that is much harder to do now that I don’t have FB. But, rest assured, I still love you!

 

 

Hey I just wanted you to know

You are beautiful, in every single way

Yeah you, you’re a gorgeous girl

With a beautiful heart

And mad righteous skilz

 

You’re a triple threat, a triple threat

The world sees you coming and they think how can I get

With that triple threat, that triple threat

She’s the most amazing girl I think I have ever met

 

Take, take the time to look inside

There’s a beauty you can’t hide, even if you tried

Can you see, what everyone else sees

Is it so hard to believe? We think you’re breathtaking

 

You’re a triple threat, a triple threat

The world sees you coming and they think how can I get

With that triple threat, that triple threat

She’s the most amazing girl I think I have ever met

 

You’re rad

 

You’re a triple threat, a triple threat

The world sees you coming and they think how can I get

With that triple threat, that triple threat

She’s the most amazing girl I think I have ever met

 

Hey I just wanted you to know

You are beautiful, in every single way

Yeah you, you’re a gorgeous girl

With a beautiful heart

And mad righteous skilz