Story Behind The Song
I originally wrote these lyrics in 1993 and put them in my book of song ideas and sketches. I found them earlier this year and set them to music and the result is here. I chose to put this down now because as I am creating art, I sometimes sit at the piano and just hope that an idea comes... I figured if I feel that, others might too... this might give them something to resonate with.
Song Description
EVERY creative person looks at their blank canvas or their blank page, or the bare rehearsal stage and says, "please give me something to say." This song is a plea to the Universal Muse to fill us, no matter what kind of person we are, with inspiration that will overflow our souls and touch the world.
| Song Length |
4:12 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Rock - Easy Listening |
| Tempo |
Very Slow (Under 70) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Quiet, Welcoming |
Subject |
Courage, Spirituality |
| Similar Artists |
k.d. lang, Peter Himmleman |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1980 - 1989 |
| |
Lyrics
Oh, I'm playin' for you; let the Spirit move me
Oh, I'm singing' for you; fill me with things to say
I know I'm not everything I could be.
Help to guide me, guide me, guide me all the same.
Oh, I'm dancing' for you; help me find the rhythm
Oh, I'm painting' for you; help me find my artist's eye
I know I don't always act like one of the good ones
Inspire me, all the same.
As the notes drip from my lips into a pool of sweet sound
The pool fills the hollows in the cup of my soul where all my sins are drowned.
I feel the cup overflow, the tides begin to swirl, a river of love is formed from my soul
To the whole world.
Oh, I'm playin' for you; let the Spirit move me...