A song from 2009 or so about a friend who was like a brother. 

dear brother (original version)

no greater name (demo)

sons of God (demo)

Demos

truth in transmission (demo)

This was one of the last songs I wrote before becoming a follower of Christ. It came out of a long period of writer's block and feeling hopeless. I share it not to celebrate a dark period in my life but to remind myself from where I've been brought and what grace Jesus has revealed in my life.

I've had some dark moments since putting my faith in God and this song is a reminder that we all need rescuing and the past is not something to hide from, but to reflect on and move forward from in the light of grace. 

I celebrate that I am no longer without the will to pursue things in life and that my heart and my soul are secure through Jesus, regardless of how others feel about me.

no will

Richard Sarnacki '09

i feel like this could be love

every time

oldest man

this song took me a couple months to hammer out this past summer, and since then i've played it at a couple shows.

it's actually a re-write of one of my oldest (over 10 years), written about a best friend i had who struggled with drugs and alcohol when we were in high school. i felt like i was losing/had lost him to those things as we drifted apart over those years, and that's largely what the song is dealing with. eventually, we all lost him when he died a few years ago as a result of that lifestyle. since then, i've started writing a pt. 2 but haven't been able to finish it. maybe that'll come out in the future. i look back with some regret and did when i wrote the song because when we were a lot younger, i didn't treat him well as a friend and a lot of us were mean to him. and i know he had a hard life. "i think i would die to take it all back if i could for you... could i blame myself, dear brother?"

when i started playing/writing again recently i wanted to bring this song back but i was hearing it differently in my head so i updated the music and changed some of the lyrics and made kind of a repeated chorus part. it sounds more like the babbler style that i'm going for now and it's one of my favorites to play. i get to at least honor him now and share his story

anyway, hope you enjoy this demo for now and look out for a studio version sometime in the future

dear brother (new version demo)

Acts 17:18. Original music by Rich Sarnacki. Here you'll find early versions, demos, & rarities. Hear more: http://babblermusic.bandcamp.com

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