This is a song that Brian, one of our guitarists, and Austin, our bassist, came up with. We were playing a show at a conference in Ohio and while the other half of us were watching Arrested Development, they sat down with their instruments and came up with the intro and what what would later be the verses to the song. We kind of had a nugget for the chorus, basically an idea that hadn't yet been formulated, and when we heard what they had written it was a natural fit to what we already had, and the song was formed. It was also the first song we recorded for the record.
lyrics
if only time stood still
I’d take it by the second hand to keep me here
and if only what our hands told us was real
I’d hold to yours gently, till you feel what I feel
and all this time
I’ve been watching you walk on the water
you’re not too far
you’re all of what I need
I won’t let you go
I’ll keep your eyes fixed on me
if only hope heard its call
I’d wrap you up closely as its rain begins to fall
and if only what our hearts told us was love
you’d find another one
you’d find another place to call home
and all this time
I’ve been watching you walk on the water
you’re not too far
you’re all of what I need
I won’t let you go
I’ll keep your heart beating
you’re all of what I need
I won’t let you go
I’ll keep your eyes fixed on me
it’s alright
just come home
in my arms
you’re all of what I need
I won’t let you go
I’ll keep your heart beating
you’re all of what I need
I won’t let you go
I’ll keep your eyes fixed on me
just come home
where this is real
credits
from Wake Up Your Heart,
released May 25, 2010
Music by Meet the Sky
Lyrics by Ricky Taylor
Produced, Engineered, and Mixed by Lane Johnson
at Marigolds and Monsters Studio, Atlanta
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