Those Things

from Almost Moving Backwards by Derek Brink

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Pretentious. But personal.

I call God "her" in this song. Because I've reached a point that I'm more comfortable thinking of God as a Mom--not a "mother" but a MOM. Someone nurturing and welcoming and comfortable...but who still has the power to smite the FUCK out of you...but chooses not to (usually). "Tell God that I miss her...and I forgive her" that's the whole point of the song. Sometimes you even have to forgive the person who never meant to do you wrong. Whether they did or not is subjective, I suppose...

There's a Rufus Wainwright influence on this one that you might not pick up on. I hope you do. It's there. And you should listen to his stuff. After listening to mine, of course.

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Wake me when it’s over
when the world’s worth walking through.
Lately things feel colder
and I feel older than I used to.

Some days it all seems impossible.
Some days the fates seem unstoppable.
I don’t know my role to play.
I don’t know what else to say.
So if you happen to pray for me…

Tell God that I miss Her
and I forgive Her, for what it’s worth.
If She wants me, She knows where to find me.
These scales that blind me
belong to Her.

Sometimes life feels so wonderful.
Sometimes the world seems so beautiful.
But sometimes it’s far between
or it all was just a dream.
And I don’t know what that means to me.

But some things keep me smiling
keep me trying…
and those things…
those things…are everything.

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from Almost Moving Backwards, released May 29, 2021

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