Thoughts & Decorations

One day, I went out to lunch with a couple people from work. The guy I was driving with started a conversation on all the crappy things that are happening in the world right now. As he parked the car, we both saw a man help this other guy in a wheel chair cross the busy intersection. He made the comment to me that it was random acts of kindness like that that gave him hope in humanity. For some reason, that statement just stuck with me. I think we humans so often disect the problems that we see in the world with glossy eyes. We always want to look past ourselves to try and solve the evil we see, completely avoiding the evil inside of us. I had been struggling with God and not seeing any bright spot where I could say, "Thank you God for showing me direction". Of course, I wasn't actually pursuing Him either. Anyway, I sat down and wrote this song entitled Thoughts and Decorations. It's a song that is about understanding the truth about us and how we truly are evil deep down. I think we often don't want to go there because when we do, it frightens us more than anything. We think we can control who we are and what we do, but the fact is we are so small in the scheme of things.

Thoughts and Decorations

Someone once told me of their hope in humanity
I just don’t know why you would have that much faith in me.
We haven’t learned much from history, inhale lies like the air we breathe
Just one more modern philosophy becomes reality.

Chorus: What matters is only what’s right for you,
Then how come it all feels so damn wrong.
We tell ourselves to believe that if we all just get along, there would be no pain
What could be more simple, but my heart is so cold, and in fact,
I believe yours is too.

I remember the stars so bright out in the Arizona desert sky
The colors painted a picture so captivating.
It’s in this place where I feel so small, clear my head and break down the walls
God can you hear me ‘cause I don’t feel your presence here, it’s scaring the hell out of me

Chorus

Bridge: The deeds have all been done, the caskets have been filled.
Pride was to blame for their downfall.
The only hope we have is to set aside ourselves
We all want a Savior as long as He sits quietly on the shelf.
Chorus