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Heaven Knows

from Almost Moving Backwards by Derek Brink

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I like how sparse this one ended up. I didn't intend for this one to be in this format at all. The guitar is slightly out of tune. The "orchestral" parts aren't quite right either. The vocal is so-so. But I love the way this turned out.

I meant for it to have drums. And bass. And other things. But when I started working on it, I got it up to this point and thought, "no...it's done. This is the song." And I stopped. Because it was right.

It's a song about doubt, but also about faith. Based a bit on the bullshitty "Footprints" poem everybody's been clubbed over the head with for the past 30-40 years (or more?)...but with my own spin on it. One of my favorites on the album.

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Everyone gets lost in the desert.
Some of us set up a tent.
Just waiting on an ocean.
Just waiting on a friend.

Everyone’s searching for something.
Most of us just want a way out.
A tender hand to guide us…
A strong arm to lift us before we drown.

Heaven knows if Hell is just a fairytale.
Heaven knows if Jesus walks beside.
Heaven knows if there were ever footprints
or if they were washed away by the rising tide.
The sands must fall…

All of us are dying for water.
Some of us lose weight in the drought.
Desperate for a sacred spring
or anything to quench the doubt.

We all end up in the gutter.
We all need cleaning up.
We all could be crystal clear.
Y’know it’s not hard to believe.
It’s something else to trust.

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from Almost Moving Backwards, released May 29, 2021

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