Lyrics, Lamentations & Love Songs*

 

Open your eyes And see More than Running Past your dreams Find a place To be still For just a little while Take your fill Of oxygen In your lungs Hold it for a moment Let it stay For just a moment Let those windows Open wide When you find places You can hide And share a little Or a lot Find refuge From all you’ve fought For just a little while Be still Breathe in Take your fill Hold it for a moment Let it stay For just a moment More… 10/28/25 clc

My melancholia Comes without warning Touch of grey Amidst the gloom Nothing to share Just a light sadness Wanting sunlight But there is none there I am aware Light comes in morning Just gotta hope Tomorrow Will bring A sliver of light  To the sadness inside And there will be joy Even if grey skies remain I’ve known this enough To know they fade Away. 10/27/25 clc

Sweet singing Echoes through my ears Amidst the colors of the cosmos  Ringing clear As Rain falls On a gloomy day Inside a melody Finds its way To my soul Reminding me Of the hope I won’t let go Deeper well That holds the essence Of my truth Springs forth  when I’m not able To move Letting me linger In my hope And be renewed  Sweet singing A chorus only I can hear Reminds me I am not alone I let go of the fear… <breathe > 10/27/25 clc mel·lif·lu·ous /məˈlifləwəs/ adjective (of a voice or words) sweet or musical; pleasant to hear.

Flow like Heaven Upon the earth Those breaths That find us  Show us we’re worth More than the bustle We stop and see More of the mercies And this, I sing  A song Lilting on the cool autumn wind Reminding me I’m not alone I always can depend On the truth Deep in my heart That is where  Those mercies  Find their start And when the madness Tries to hide the light I can always  Look deeper inside Those tender mercies Bring solace And warm the heart inside Those tender mercies I carry deep inside. 10/24/25 clc “Because of the tender mercy of our God, With which the Sunrise from on high will visit us, To shine upon those who sit in darkness and the shadow of death, To guide our feet into the way of peace.”” Luke‬ ‭1‬:‭78‬-‭79‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

May the morning bring you peace As you rise from deepest sleep Let each moment before your eyes Come with hope as you realize  You are made  to be alive Reach out Touch the lives  around you And smile 10/23/25 clc “The Lord bless you, and keep you; The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.’” ‭‭ Numbers‬ ‭6‬:‭24‬-‭26‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

Dark clouds linger Inside darker hearts Not knowing how To make them part Outwardly everything seems okay  But that’s how we hide  When there’s so much hurting  Going on inside  We don’t want you to know  That inside  Fear and heartache grows  To monumental proportions  At least within our heads  And most days  Alive seems much harder than dead  And yes, that’s a lie  We tell ourselves  But we don’t know any better  Without the help  That comes in a whisper  That comes in a voice  Maybe someone really cares  And delays our choice  Because we don’t want to be here  We don’t want to keep this pain  We just want it to go away  Please, go away  And until peace finds purchase  Until hope becomes a thread  You who surround us  Keep us here,  And out of our heads So keep on caring Even when it hurts For though we struggle We are still worth More than we know Mo...

Orange, yellow A hint of red Wind whistles Around my head Chill in the air  As day meets night I breathe in Fall’s delight Mountains ahead I long to go To where my heart Feels whole 10/21/25 clc

Stars remind me Of just how small  I am amongst the tapestry  of it all  the world keeps spinning I know my place may not seem significant but we’re all the human race  And connecting the dots  Brings us closer  Each thought  Hovers over  All we are… Under the stars We’re not so very far  10/20/25 clc

Bitter cold or is it I’m just old Bones chatter, Body shakes Find my senses  aren’t quite awake But they do feel Waking to the all too real Stiffness in my neck Tight muscles of my back Yet I am alive and I take a breathe Not holding back… I feel there’s more to experience  in this Real. 10/20/25 clc

What if I can’t raise my hands, and I stand silent as voices raise What if my knees are bruised and worn, yet I still find it hard to pray I bow down to no one on this earth That’s not where I find my worth What if I don’t resound, with the trumpets that praise my king See, I don’t love any less, I just find it takes a little more for my soul to sing I won’t allow this offering To be any less than a sacrifice I bring I will come to the altar, I will pray with a heart that’s found Solace in the quicksand, other times I still feel I’ll drown From misery Or from just striving to be More than what he needs I just have to be Me And let him know What he’s known since a long, long time ago That I am his. 10/14/25 clc

I am not enough I find no solace in that pain Today, I still get up Face my demons again I do not have answers A lot of questions  dot the sky Facing them  That’s what I do, I have to try And the world isn’t  crashing down The streets aren’t caving at my feet Doesn’t mean it isn’t a struggle To get up from restless sleep I long for the security Like a blanket around my soul With colder winds blowing  Still just hope to be known  And that doesn’t mean I’ve already given up I still rise I still sip that first cup  of coffee. 10/14/25 clc

Ever wonder What makes the sun shine? Is it a big ball of gas Parading across the sky? And in that wonder  Do we stop  And realize? That God is present In each ray of light His hands provide But as the sun Will fade Set in the west He never strays Feel the cooling Of early autumn breath Filling up my chest Leaves turn to paint  The view My soul relents The days change Just like my fears The mourning of my past  Almost disappears And I realize There is hope  Beyond the skies What will come? Will the fall allow for  Longings Once thought done To reappear? As my spirit breathes In wonders Now so clear… Never thought I’d make it to a day When my heart Would grow Beyond the grave And say… (With hesitant anticipation) I am here. 10/13/25 clc “The Lord make His face shine on you, And be gracious to you; The Lord lift up His countenance on you, And give you peace.’” Numbers‬ ‭6‬:‭25‬-‭26‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

We who sit silent wondering what’s to come Slightly indifferent  marking time - till it’s done  The spark in our spirit  seems to dwindle in the night  What will it take  to make it to morning light?  Oh, dear God  What have we done?  We who raised up  and crucified your son  Now, waiting  when the Messiah  has already come and died  Inside,  why do we listen  to the lies? Told by many  so loud and clear  Yet the truth  waits for longing ears  to be heard… Come, thou fount  Come, my source  Release me from hypocrisy  Let my heart rejoice  Sing - oh, soul  Let me bring All that I have  to the king  All that I have  to be seen  10/12/25 clc 

Lord,  I have everything I need As I stand and watch the changing leaves Each breath that fills my lungs  Fills my soul  where I was numb  This breeze reminds me Of all the times  You found me And I come Willing Ready to be Yours Like wind through Autumn trees 10/05/25 clc

Run away And hide Let the fears For a moment Subside Life comes With it’s share Of pain If you need shelter Come in From the rain Inside It’s ok to hide For just A little while But know When it’s time Step out And find Your footing Again 10/02/25 clc

Your breath, a whisper Your song, the mighty wind Your majesty, the mountains  Your hope, my soul rends I am so small here You light up the skies With first rays of morning Eclipsing the night You bring peace  Amidst the tempest’s wake I must relent As my body shivers and shakes Your call, like birdsong Clear to my ears I hold fast Knowing all of my fears Subside Once I open Tear stained eyes And realize You are Here. 10/02/25 clc “The Lord is near to all who call upon Him, To all who call upon Him in truth.” Psalms‬ ‭145‬:‭18‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬ ““Yet even now,” declares the Lord, “Return to Me with all your heart, And with fasting, weeping and mourning; And rend your heart and not your garments.” Now return to the Lord your God, For He is gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger, abounding in lovingkindness And relenting of evil.” Joel‬ ‭2‬:‭12‬-‭13‬ ‭NASB1995‬‬

Sometimes souls feel lost Without a reason  We turn and toss  Even when things seem easy Not that we doubt Where our hearts lay But so many thoughts And obstacles get in the way Of peace  It’s like we know The last chapter of The Book of Life But somedays we can barely Get the car in drive We push When we get stuck Without remembering To stop, look up Sixteen lanes When I just long for a country road The world screams and beckons When I just want to Take it slow Don’t need all those Noises  Telling me where to go I just keep on moving Knowing Eventually I’ll be Home. 10/01/25 clc