My friend David Macgregor and I have written a couple of new songs together. I'm Bernie Taupin and he's Elton John - although I do give him the vibe/feel of the song that's in my head and we tweak his composition together. Here's the first one with a rough demo track to give you an idea. I started on this at the 2018 Songwrite weekend for Uniting Church songwriters in Brisbane. I'd had a tough week with a family funeral and feeling overwhelmed by a few things. I was also challwenged at the weekend to write outside my comofrt zone and also to keep it simple.
So this went from being a slow lament to a soul-gospel number (or Hothouse Flowers). Really happy with it.
Wash Over Me
Weighing all my sorrows
Restless in my sleep
Wading in the water
Falling in the deep
Wash over me
Wash over me
Spirit come wash over me
All over me
All over me
Spirit come wash over me
Floating in the deluge
Yearning for some peace
Sinking into silence
None to rescue me
Come carry me
Come carry me
Spirit come, come carry me
Come carry me
Come carry me
Spirit come and carry me
Rising from the chasm
Grasping for the light
Longing for redemption
Gasping for new life
Breathe in me
Breathe in me
Spirit breathe new life in me
New life in me
New life in me
Spirit breathe new life in me
New life in me
New life in me
Spirit breathe new life in me
lyrics: Craig Mitchell © 2018
music: David MacGregor © 2018
From "Deeper Water" published by Mediacom Education 2021.
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