Musical Musings

Music is a really integral part of my life. It always has been. For as far back as my memory goes, I've been involved in some type of music. Children's choir at church starting at age 4. Musical theater and voice lessons starting at age 8. Middle school choir, followed by high school regular choir, show choir and drama. Community theater (for a few years) after high school. I even sang with a band for a year or so. Recently, I have not been involved in music first hand, but it is just as important to me now as it ever was. But I digress. This isn't about me, because these days it seems the musical impact is more from OTHER people's music than my own. This morning while driving to work, one of my favorite songs by one of my favorite singer/songwriters came on my iPod. It's one of those songs I get lost in. Like, the songwriter was hanging out in my soul when he wrote it. So, I've decided to share it.

Metal & Wood - by Tyrone Wells (Click to Listen)

Take all the metal and wood
Used in the waging of war
And teach the men who make those weapons
To build shelter for the poor

Take all the money we spend
On the way that we appear
Find the ones who die of hunger
And help them live another year

Before we fade away
Let's make a better day
This world will keep on turning
After we are gone, long gone

There was a forest I loved
Where the air was fresh and clean
We took the forest for a factory
So we could build some more machines

When I was young I learned to sing
And music blossomed in my soul
We took the music from the schools
And left the darkest, gaping hole

Where will our children be?
If they don't learn to see?
Millions of voices falling silent til' they're gone

When we were young
All the world was new
But soon we found
The childhood fairy tales were never true
And how the story ends
Depends on you
And me

Where will our children be?
If they don't learn to see?
Millions of voices falling silent til they're gone

Before we fade away
Let's make a better day
This world will keep on turning
After we are gone
After you are gone
After I am gone, long gone

Seriously, I got goosebumps just typing out the lyrics. And while all of it speaks of things that are in my heart, there is one part that makes me think. "Take all the money we spend, On the way that we appear, Find the ones who die of hunger, And help them live another year". I DO spend money on material things, and I'm not saying we shouldn't. I will always buy make-up, clothing and things of the like, but maybe I don't need to buy quite so much of it. Maybe that extra could be better used...

This may end up being a reoccurring post type. After all, my closest friends will tell you that my favorite thing to do in this world is to share music. It only makes sense for it to show up on my blog. :)