Words and music, Davin Youngs, 2018
Inspired by the teaching of Bob Reid
lyrics
There’s a message without a friend
It is hidden in a culture where arguments don’t end
Oh, sister, why you tryin’ to pretend
that the sufferin’s easy
and the load’s not heavy?
Hear this message my friend.
There’s a message singing here,
ringing louder than the story telling you to disappear.
Oh, brother, don’t you run away in fear
when the days are long
and the nights are silent.
Hear this message loud and clear
Oh
Oh
Oh
There’s a message in the air.
It’s a west wind rushing right through, tryin’ to blow away despair.
Oh, family we’re caught up in what seems fair,
but we’re down and out
and our luck seems lost.
Feel the message in the air?
Oh
Oh
Oh
There’s a message without a friend.
It’s the mystery of forgiveness from a God who condescends.
Oh, help us we’ve got broken hearts to mend,
and your voice seems low,
but we listen hard
for the message that You send.
credits
from The Third Thing,
released April 1, 2019
Davin Youngs, voice, piano
Ben Lansing, electric guitars
Tim Mulvenna, drums
Dan Bartz, acoustic guitar
Produced by Davin Youngs
Engineering by Josh Richter, Victorian Recording, Barrington, IL
Mixing and Mastering by Alex Inglizian, Experimental Sound Studio, Chicago, IL
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