Cruel Surprise

I know it has been awhile since I last posted. To be honest, I haven't found the time or motivation to sit down and write. I have enjoyed posting some of my lyrics to songs I have been writing and I hope I can play them for many of you that haven't heard them. My latest song I'll post is called A Cruel Surprise. The song kind of models that of The Beatles song Imagine. It's about seeing things the way we wish they were. Whether it be the world, or relationships, or government, I think we all would like to see some things differently than they actually are. I guess that's where the cruel surprise comes in. When we get wrapped up in our ideals and focus on how we wish it was, reality can come crashing down. When it does, it can be pretty damn depressing. I think it's important to allow ourselves to wish for something different, to long for something better. But when we blur the lines between reality and fantasy, it can be dangerous. We can be consumed by it so much that even trying to search for lasting meaning can become futile for us. I know I have often thought about these things, especially the first verse in the song. Believe me, there is nothing more depressing than dreaming about the girl your supposed to spend the rest of your life with only to find she was a piece of your imagination. I hope you all can relate to this song in a way. It's alot of what I find to be cruel surprises in our world. See ya around!!

Cruel Surprise

Pretty dreams of fireflies dancing in a lover’s eye
And you hope that this could all come true, a chance to finally live
In your own world for two, but daylight is coming soon
And then you’ll wake up without any recollection
All that’s left is the sleep in your eyes, what a cruel surprise.

Sunny skies, hatred dies, and now we are free, sweet land of liberty
No more blood spilled for democracy or ignorance of power
Just a love for all to share every hour, but then you open up your eyes
To the evil done in the name of the flag that flies in your front yard
And sigh… what a cruel surprise.

Saving Grace, ran the race, and now all our hearts will beat as one
And we could say that we’re all like Jesus, we know how to love
Take joy in each other and peace from up above, but now we see it wasn’t true
The gift we were given was only for fools, we’d rather let sin lead us to our demise.
What a cruel surprise.