I don’t come across too much that I concede to be “art”, but this video stirred emotions in me and made me pause to think about “stuff”. I think that is the pinnacle of what art is supposed to do.
This video was created by the worship leader (Ken Tyrell) and youth pastor (Jeremey Mulder) of [...]
Who am I? They often tell me
I stepped from my cell’s confinement
Calmly, cheerfully, firmly,
Like a squire from his country-house.
Who am I? They often tell me
I used to speak to my warders
Freely and friendly and clearly,
As though it were mine to command.
Who am I? They also tell me
I bore the days of misfortune
Equally, smilingly, proudly,
Like one [...]
I fled Him, down the nights and down the days;
I fled Him, down the arches of the years;
I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways
Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears
I hid from Him, and under running laughter.
Up vistaed hopes I sped;
And shot, precipitated,
Adown Titanic glooms of chasmed fears,
From those strong Feet that [...]
Play the song. Read the words. “I don’t care who writes a nation’s laws. Let me write its songs.” -Aristotle
If I had to pick just one song that I felt encapsulated the way I felt growing up… this would be it.
I’m so alive
I’m so enlightened
I can barely survive
A night in my mind
I’ve got a [...]