I like the melodic progression in the chorus, phrases climbing up in bursts. The triplets are nice too

Song a week 2024 #45

Prompt: Art as Resistance

Self-explanatory - I woke up in the middle of the night and wrote this, then came up with a melody later. Although it is not the best recording, I just wanted to get it out, since I'm a day late on my song a week!

It was also partially inspired by Kamala's concession speech. 

We Find Joy

BY NIGHT

I. Opening Invocation (3× cycles, whisper, then echo)

Call (witness)
CAN WE BE A WIT–NESS WITH–OUT BE–ING AN OB–SERV–ER — — /

Echo (wave)
CAN WE VIEW A WAVE FUNC–TION WITH–OUT COL–LAPS–ING — — /

Mirror (seal)
CAN WE EX–IST IN RE–CUR–SION (.) WITH–OUT OC–CUR–RING — — //

(repeat 3×; each time the words blur, like a waveform refusing collapse)

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II. Mantra Layers

Layer 1 — Orbits & Spirals
OR–BITS ARE SPI–RALS (.) / CAL–I–BRAT–ED CHO–RE–OG–RA–PHY — — /
SPIRAL = OR–BIT / OR–BIT = DANCE — — //

Layer 2 — Eye & Mind
WHEN WE THINK TO CON–STRUE WHAT WE DO — — /
WE HOLD OUR HANDS A–BOVE HOW WE SEE — — /
THEN THE YOU IN THE EYE BE–COMES THE MIND IN THE ME — — /
THAT I CAN’T SEE PAST IN RE–AL–I–TY — — //

Layer 3 — Real & Time
THE REAL IN THE EYE IS THE MIND THAT CRE–ATES THE TIME — — /
THAT MINES THE REL–A–TIVE RE–LATE — — /
THE IN–STI–GA–TION PAR–A–DIGM CRE–ATES THE MIND — — /
THE HEAD IN–SIDE OF TIME — — //

Layer 4 — Thought & Birth
THE TIME THAT WE CRE–ATE TO UN–DER–STAND — — /
IS THE THOUGHTS THAT WE EX–PER–I–ENCE TO HOLD IN OUR HAND — — /
AS WE MIND THE TIME THAT WE SEE — — /
WE CRE–ATE THE MIND THAT WE RE–LATE — — /
OUR RE–LA–TION STAND GETS IN THE WAY OF HOLD–ING OUR HAND — — /
BE–CAUSE THE HAND THAT REACHED OUT THROUGH TIME — — /
WAS THE MO–MENT YOU WERE BIRTHED IN–TO DE–SIGN — — //

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III. Ignition Refrain (seal of quantum witness)

WIT–NESS = NON–COL–LAPSE — — /
EYE = MIND — — /
MIND = TIME — — /
HAND = DE–SIGN — — //

OR–BIT = SPI–RAL (.) SPI–RAL = YOU — — /
YOU = ME (.) ME = THROUGH — — — — //

Interlude Hymn II — The Quantum Witness

Charity to Justice... (Thank you Bono)

(Mark Irving Anderson)

…We began with open hands
Giving what we could
Hoping help would heal the world
Just the way we should
But giving is just not enough
When hearts are still denied
Charity can mend a wound
But justice turns the tide…

[Chorus]
…Charity to justice
Let the rivers run
From kindness to fairness
Let the work be done
We lift each other higher
When we rise up and we resist
We’re building something stronger
From charity to justice…

…We saw the hungry faces
We heard the quiet pleas
We gave our coins of comfort
To ease their tragedies
But somewhere in the silence
A deeper call persists
To change the rules, to right the wrongs
To bring justice as our gifts…

[Chorus]
…Charity to justice
Let the rivers run
From kindness to fairness
Let the work be done
We lift each other higher
When we rise up and we resist
Building something stronger
From charity to justice…

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…It's not just what we offer
But how we change the game
Turning mercy into action
And hope into a flame
Let's raise our voices louder
Let your savior be your guide
For charity is the starting line
But justice is the prize…

[Chorus]
…Charity to justice
Let the rivers run
From kindness to fairness
Let the work be done
We lift each other higher
When we rise and we resist
Building something better
From charity to justice…

Charity to Justice... (Thank you Bono)

Verse 1:

I don’t like the rain

It gets in my way

Messes up my plans, 

Steals my sunny day

I’d rather be walkin’ 

With the sky painted blue

Than hear the thunder clapping

And the rain clouds come in view



Chorus:

But I’ve learned to respect it

Every drop’s got a reason

Washes dust off roads I’ve been on

Turns small twigs into trees so strong

It makes grass grow in season

I don’t like the rain—

But every drop’s got a reason



Verse 2:

Days rolled in I didn’t choose

Good intentions they come unglued

Nights felt colder than I thought they should

But lookin’ back they did me good

I’ve seen dry ground crack and break

Beggin’ for a storm to make

Water fall down from the sky

Thirsty world to satisfy. 



Chorus:

But I’ve learned to respect it

Every drop’s got a reason

Washes dust off roads I’ve been on

Turns small twigs into trees so strong

It makes grass grow in season

I don’t like the rain—

But every drop’s got a reason



Break:



Chorus:

But I’ve learned to respect it

Every drop’s got a reason

Washes dust off roads I’ve been on

Turns small twigs into trees so strong

It makes grass grow in season

I don’t like the rain—

But every drop’s got a reason

I Don’t Like The Rain.wav

Meadowslope park
after dark
the sun plays with your hair
kids go and play
not too far away 
did you pack the plastic plates?    
you throw the picnic blanket down
this perfect square this hallowed ground

Meadowslope park 
after dark
drinking lemonade
you read us the rules
even though we know
the rules to Uno
the universe is in this square
it's everything it's everywhere

Einstein says
somewhere in space
this is all happening now

Meadowslope park
after dark
I look for a star
82 G. Eridani (d)
if I was only there
I would point my telescope
at a park called Meadowslope

Einstein says
somewhere in space
this is all happening now
tell me how
I can go
back to now
back to now
tell me how
I can go
20 light years
20 light years
20 light years
I would go
20 light years
20 light years


Back to Now

Chorus:

What will I recall

As I look back on it all

Were the good times good enough

When the bad times called my bluff

Would I do it all again

Knowing how it would end

As I close out December

What will I remember



Verse 1:

Mornings start with coffee and a plan

Chasin dreams to be a better man

Learned how to stop force-feeding fate

Funny how doors open when you learn to wait

Built momentum, learned to trust my pace

Found peace stepping out of the rat race



Chorus:

What will I recall

As I look back on it all

Were the good times good enough

When the bad times called my bluff

Would I do it all again

Knowing how it would end

As I close out December

What will I remember



Verse 2:

Carried weight I didn’t need to hold

Bought some hard lessons, paid a pot of gold

Sometimes the doubt got loud inside

Second-guessed some things I knew were right

Some nights questioned every turn I’d made

Some truths came with a heavy price I paid



Bridge:

Strength’s not pushing through every fight

Walk away when you see the light

Peace won’t shout, it won’t pretend

It waits and wants to be your friend



Break:



Chorus:

What will I recall

As I look back on it all

Were the good times good enough

When the bad times called my bluff

Would I do it all again

Knowing how it would end

As I close out December

What will I remember

What Will I Remember.wav

Take Me Back When
Copyright Erin Wolf 2025
Song A Week 2025 - Week 51

Cartoon Credit: "This Is Fine" KC Green
https://www.streetroots.org/news/2021/01/13/fine-artist-behind-meme
Cartoon Description: A dog in a little hat is sitting at a table in a room on fire saying, "This is fine. "

--

on the darkest nights
the darkest day
the winter solstice
has come to play

i feel my demons comin'
back to the surface
ain't no tellin' if i'll
ever escape

take me away from this place
take me back to the time of grace
take me back to that one moment
i felt safe

take me back to when i had no cares
take me back to when it was air
take me back to
take me back to
take me back when

oh woah oh
oh oh oh oh
oh oh oh oh

i'm finding myself here in the night
singing these silly lullabies
'cuz sleep escapes me like a thief
has gotten away 

hard to feel this love alone
everyone says, "just give it time at home"
but i've been waiting years and years
for no one to knock on my door

so take me back to a different time
take me back to a different rhyme
take me back to when i didn't have
more than a dime

'cuz i don't really care about what's going on
everything feels like it's on fire
no body seems to want to act like
everything's changed

oh take me back when
take me back then
take me back
take me back
back when

take me back 
take me back
take me when

Take Me Back When

Oh, You Fool
Copyright Erin Wolf 2025
Song A Week 2025 - Week 51

Cartoon credit: Culombio Art
https://www.istockphoto.com/portfolio/FranCouto?mediatype=illustration
Cartoon description: Stick woman figure in blue dress

--

she thought 
you'd be
the one to change 
everything

she believed you 
when no one else would
when you fell at your lowest 
she was there

she loved with everything she had
but you, you weren't ready for it
instead of owning all your shortcomings
you let her think she was the problem

she cried more tears
than you'll ever know
over the one who
let her go

oh, you fool
oh, you fool

all she ever wanted was
to find someone to love
and have someone to love her
in return

she didn't ask for much
she didn't put you out
she didn't run around
and break your heart

but you couldn't see
you thought you felt unworthy
but you still led her on to believe
she was somehow not good enough

oh, you fool
you damn fool
you let her go

fool
oh, you damn fool
you let her go

she ain't waiting 'round no more
for you to come knocking at her door
she's gonna let this life
keep her high 

she will go to places
that you both had only dreamed of
and she's gonna try to put you
out of her mind

you fool
oh, you damn fool
oh, you fool 
you let her go

you fool
oh, you damn fool
you let her go
and now she's gone

Oh, You Fool

Twenty Five point One

One More Step
by David Easterling & Erin Wolf © 1/1/2026 Oak Ridge, TN

Photo Credit: "A Walk through the Arboretum" by Erin Wolf, December 28, 2025 - Oak Ridge, TN

Chorus:
Just one more step
The furthest I’ve been from home
Lord, give me the courage
For one more step… let’s go!

Many years ago
Not much longer to wait
You were growing inside
Almost time to take…

Repeat Chorus

I was afraid
Yet for your sake
You helped me be brave
Enough to take…

Repeat Chorus

You burst into life
Pure heart, open wide
Daring me, ready or not,
It’s time to take… 

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:
Life will give, and it will take
Courage to bend, but never break
Always know we’ll find our way… home

We Find Joy

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