June 4-Track A-Side: Stay Alive

I wanted to write a song about depression, its oppressive force, and the untrue darkness it casts on the lives of those who suffer from it. The way it's portrayed in this song is strongly influenced by this quote from Martin Luther:

"All glory of victory must be ascribed to God Himself, not by any means to us. We are far too insignificant for this. Here, however, the Word of God is required, the Word which promises and extends grace to the believers, so that when they have been hurled into so many great trials and are weighted down under such great and crafty spirits, they nevertheless fight their way out and triumph. But to be born of God is to believe in Jesus Christ. He who believes in Christ is now a warrior...for we are still engaged in the battle itself and are about to be victorious. God has placed us in the midst of wolves, in the Kingdom of the devil. As weapons he has given us his Word and Spirit; He tells us to do battle and to conduct ourselves as bold warriors under Him Himself as our Prince as He Himself looks on and is also victorious."

This song is built off of that idea of the battle of darkness, which we fight not in the hope that we can defeat it ourselves, but in the faith that a greater force will overwhelm the darkness, when our time for enduring it is over.

Recording:

Track 1: MIDI Drums/Synths

2: electric guitar

3-4: vocals

Lyrics:

It captured me so long ago

The hopelessness of home

The lies it told me left their mark on

Everything I own

It fills my cup with dirt

It laughs at every word

Making sure I do not hear the truth

The one memory that I can never lose

I am a hostage to my self

The tortures it invents

Walls so close I cannot move

Though I’ve paced ten thousand steps

Its floors are stained with ash

Its halls are hung in black

Til lightning strikes the highest battlement

The one memory that I cannot forget

“I’ll take hell

To make sure you stay alive

Just stay alive

Until I come”

No light comes

But sometimes I think I hear

A voice calling clear

And the water’s roar

I’ll stay down

And fight it for one more breath

Pray that’s all that’s left

Until you’re here

“I’ll take hell

To make sure you stay alive

Just stay alive

Until I come”