A hermit crab spends its life going from one shell to another. Perhaps we are similar, going from one phase of life into the next. Sometimes, though, I feel like I've mixed up those phases ... or those shells.

Changing Shells

I have mixed up my shells
I am still striving where I should be letting go
I am still questioning where I should have
Settled on an answer long ago

I am still restless where I should be
Sleeping soundly
I am still listening to voices
I should have silenced long ago

So call me the Grande Dame if you want to
I like the way that sounds
But I am more like a hermit crab
Changing shells in the shifting sand

I am still searching where I should see
I made my bed to lie in
I am still digging where I should have
Reached rock bottom long ago.

NOV2017

Changing Shells (acoustic version)

Mellow and crystalline, thoughtful and reflective. Well-brewed and seasoned songwriting drawing melodically from Jazz and lyrically from Folk.

Changing Shells (acoustic version)

AlexSpencer