back to you

*a new song i'm working on. not autobiographical incase you were wondering. a story of losing your way and then finding your way back.

verse
i don't like who i've become today
it seems the worst has got the best of me
how did i fall so hard, and fall so fast
i never felt quite this hopeless

chorus
but i'm finding my way, back to you
you know my heart, you know the truth

verse two
i know old habits are hard to break
i get a little closer with every breath i take
how did i ever think this was ok
i'm worth too much to just give it all away

chorus
and i'm finding my way, back to you
you know my heart, you know the truth

better things

*wrote this song after receiving a bunch of rejection letters from various funding programs, showcase opportunities, etc. receiving these letters is a standard part of my life these days, but on this particular day i decided to sit down and write out the frustrations.


verse
someday i'm gonna show you
that i am, strictly self sufficient
that's a promise i'll hold on to
until this restlessness is nonexistent

i'm gonna prove, that i can do
anything i want to
i don't need your self righteous help
i can do this by myself
without you, because

chorus
i believe in better things
i believe in happy endings
i believe in conciously moving forward
i believe in so much more
than this

verse two
this power of injustice will only,
push these feelings further
so sick and tired of this,
fight to make all of it matter

i'm gonna prove, that i can do
anything i want to
i don't need your superficial help
i can do this by myself
without you, because

chorus
i believe in better things
i believe in happy endings
i believe in conciously moving forward
i believe in so much more
than this

piece of my heart

verse
i heard about an old friend today
he died so unexpectedly
he wasn't that much older than me

it got me thinking about the ones i love
and if i tell them even near enough
exactly what they mean to me

chorus
so this, this is for you
for everything you do
for everything you are

if my life, suddenly runs out
you'll never have to doubt
you had a piece of my heart
you know you have a piece of my heart you know you have a piece of my heart

verse

you love me like nobody else
make me feel like i can be myself
even when i'm feeling down

no matter what might come my way
you'll always have a part of me
so i'm telling you right here, right now

chorus
that this, this is for you
for everything you do
for everything you are

if my life, suddenly runs out
you'll never have to doubt
you had a piece of my heart
you know you have a piece of my heart
you know you have a piece of my heart

woman of integrity

*i recently wrote this song after being named the JACOB AMBASSADOR. i wanted to read their mission statement, and find out what being a part of this company meant. their company's values are integrity, passion, authenticity, respect and team spirit. what a great thing to be a part of! www.jacob.ca

verse

i'm just trying to make my way

through this crazy world we're livin' in

so i'm takin it day by day

and I live my life with a passion

prechorus

there's so many ways that i could go

i choose to take the highest road

chorus

because i am a woman of integrity

aware of my own beauty

living life as honestly as i know how and

i am a woman of humility

respect and authenticity

and i'm never backing down

because i am a woman of integrity

of integrity

verse

always cautious with my words

because i know they can life somebody up

instead of inflicting hurt

i choose to shower my surroundings with love

prechorus

with so many things that i could be

i work to bring out the best in me

chorus

new song in progress..

it hasn't been a very fruitful couple of months songwriting wise for me. i feel like i've been a little too busy to be really inspired. but, after a lengthy conversation with a friend the other day, i started to write this song... at the moment it's titled the suffering.

the suffering

verse
i am tired of searching for something, i can't see
and i have so many questions,
but no one has the answers i need
and it has, absolutely nothing
and absolutely everything to do with grief
because i have been waiting
and i'm oh so willing to believe

chorus
but i'm blinded by the suffering
and i'm blinded by my analytical way of thinking
i'm blinded by the pain
but mostly i'm, blinded by the suffering
the suffering

verse
i am so desperate to hold onto truth with my own two hands
my head is so full of logic, that it seems too simple for me to understand
how it has absolutely nothing
and absolutely everything to do with a friend
i've spent my whole life waiting
and i'm oh so willing for it all to end

chorus
but i'm blinded by the suffering
and i'm blinded by my analytical way of thinking
i'm blinded by the pain
but mostly i'm, blinded by the suffering
the suffering

his love

*in progress.

verse
i know
you've got a hole in your heart
and you've been trying oh so hard
to cover it up, to cover it up

but i know
somebody who can help you out
i wanna tell you all about
his love, his love

chorus
he's gonna fill you up
he can take the pieces
and put you back together
with a healing touch
the kind of thing you just can't get
enough of
his love, his love

keep me mindful

*the beginnings of a new worship song i'm working on.

verse
sometimes when my days are flying by
i get so caught up in life
that i forget you

those days
when the world is spinning way too fast
i need you first, but i put you last
i don't know why i do

chorus
so keep me mindful
keep me mindful Lord,
keep me mindful
of your love, your grace, your word
keep me mindful Lord
keep me mindful of you
keep me mindful
in all i say & do

bridge
with your name
on my lips
you give me
reason to live (x2)

chorus
so keep me mindful
keep me mindful Lord,
keep me mindful
of your love, your grace, your word
keep me mindful Lord
keep me mindful of you
keep me mindful
in all i say & do