Spiraling spaces scatter puzzle pieces
On the way down there’s a moment within the quiet that my heart begins to stir and whisper to me, “don’t give up… keep going… pick up the pieces.. start again..”
I’ve done things that I still regret
I’ve said things that I can’t take back
I’ve made mistakes that I won’t forget
Even though you know I tried
I’ve been seeking my whole damn life
Tried to reason to save my pride
I keep believing I still have time
But then I can’t make up my mind
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Try to pick up the pieces but I fall apart
Wish that I could have known that it would be so hard
But I won’t give up on who I am
Time to pick up the pieces start again
~
Well I tried speaking, I said too much
And I tried feeling, but lost my touch
I tried to run from the things I’ve done
But there’s too much space to hide
Well I tried screaming, I came undone
And I tried kneeling, no message comes
And I’m sorry for asking for things I can’t have
I’m seeking the lesson from pain of my past
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Try to pick up the pieces but I fall apart
Wish that I could have known that it would be so hard
But I won’t give up on who I am
Time to pick up the pieces start again
~
Start again start again start again oh
Start again start again start again oh
No I won’t give up on who I am, time to pick up the pieces
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I want change what can I do
Forgive me please father I ask you
For my old life so I can move on
And lay to ground this burden worn
Take all my struggle and all my pain
Cast light on shadows reveal my shame
Teach me your lessons I need to learn
Bestow your blessings on those who
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Start again start again start again oh
Start again start again start again oh
Start again start again start again oh
Start again start again start again oh
*Track 6 - Pieces
The Light, The Dark, and Magic…
Produced by Karl Roth
Thanks for listening! 👇
Thanks for listening!
Essentially I write every song with a guitar and vocal. For this project I brought my demos to Karl and we track the guitar and vocal for all of them in a couple hours. Then I left and gave Karl a few bites in every song. In an attempt to be transparent here on the blog I’m gonna share my exact notes for this one:
“Karl:
You on bass I think.
Choir on the start again ending?
Low humming vocal synth vibe?”
-and that was it. Pretty pathetic effort on my part for this one 🤣. I was lost on a direction. Of all the songs I put together for this project, I had the least amount of direction and confidence in “Pieces.”
As we moved through the process and songs started taking shape after Karl applied his magic, both of us still felt lost on this one.
We had set things down for months and after a tour Karl went back to it and I don’t know what kind of sorcery he summoned up but he sent me a version that was a new direction that led us closer to the final product you’re hearing above.
Pieces turned out to be one of my favorite tracks from the EP and I’m so grateful for the beautiful work Karl put into this one. It went from me convinced I was going to throw it away and leave it out of the EP to being a song that touches me when I hear it and feel proud to share.
Pieces captures a familiar season I come back to in life fairly often. I can burn myself out, get lost on direction, lose motivation and start to spiral. On the way down there’s a moment within the quiet that my heart begins to stir and whisper o me, “don’t give up… keep going… pick up the pieces.. start again..”
I give thanks to the moments that bring me to my knees, to to my heart that contours to beat, reminding me at any moment I can pick up the pieces and start again.
xo Gregory 🐝❤️🧙♂️
*finished product of the new structure I built with my dad for our solar water heater here at the farm
So incredible! The music, the lyrics, the blog, the concept- I’m so proud to have been part of your journey.