Written by Jordan Gillstrom. Performed by Hope[rising] Project: Jordan Gillstrom, Emma Button, Ben Carlson, Pedro Schmid, and Linnea Thraen. Studio Engineer: Jack Vondrachek of Roosevelt Recordings. Mix/Mastering Engineer: Patrick Kiloran of PSK Sound. Album Art Design: Paul M. Gilmer. Released via BandCamp on March 15, 2013.

http://hoperisingproject.bandcamp.com

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The [EP]

This is my first attempt in a creative experiment to share my progress on songs I'm writing. I'm publishing updates through a few different platforms. Follow me on Twitter to see and hear what I'm up to: @tweethoperising. Please give me feedback!

LYRICS

Verse 1:
Find myself between what I want and what I need
Lines are blurred, it ain't getting any easier to see
Someone rescue me from this apathy that keeps me caged inside
Open up my lungs and free these words to sing

Oh, oh, sing, sing
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Lyrics and arrangement by Jordan Gillstrom © 2015.

Sing (Demo v1.0)

This is just an impromptu song I wrote for my momma one night back in November when she was feeling down. :)

LYRICS

"Hey Now, Super Mom"
Written and arranged by Jordan Gillstrom © 2014.

V1
Hey now, super mom
When the world gets you down
You gotta get back up
And keep on pressing on, mom
There's a light at the end of the tunnel

Hey now, super mom
You can't win every battle
Gotta get back in the saddle
And keep on loving on, mom
Everything's gonna be all right

CH
It's not how you dress or if you're right
Or if you've cleaned that mess
All that matters is I see Jesus in your eyes

V2
Hey now, super mom
You're pretty cool...
And dad thinks you're out of this world
I'm just kidding on mom
We all think you're the bomb dot com

Hey now, super mom
When you've cured world hunger
Can I maybe sing you a song
It's a pretty great song, mom
If I do say so (and I do)

TAG
Hey now, super mom
You're best mom that I've ever had
So please don't be sa-a-ad
I'm really glad that God gave me you

[Background]
(roommate) Can I flush now? 
(me) Yes you can.

Hey Now, Supermom

This demo is part of an ongoing series to share my progress on songs I'm writing. It's without apology rough and unpolished in every sense, and far from how it'll sound as a final product. I'm publishing updates through a few different platforms. Please follow, interact, share. I'm depending on your feedback! -Jordan

LYRICS

Verse 2:
I'm so lost, I've forgotten how to breathe
Falling victim to my own disease
I'm suffocating me

Someone wake me up from this empty cage
That haunts me in my dreams
Open up my lungs and free these words to sing

Oh, oh, SING, SING
O my soul, SING, SING
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Lyrics and arrangement by Jordan Gillstrom © 2015.

Sing (Demo v1.1)

Here's a sneak peek of a new song I just started writing! I'd love to hear what you think of it. :) This demo is part of an ongoing series to share in-the-moment progress on songs I'm writing. I'm publishing updates through a few different platforms and depending on your interaction and feedback to get the word out!

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Melody and arrangement by Jordan Gillstrom © 2015.

The Mandolin Song - Preview

Here's a sneak peek of a new song I'm writing! I'd love to hear what you think of it. :) This demo is part of an ongoing series to share in-the-moment progress on songs I'm writing. I'm publishing updates through a few different platforms and depending on your interaction and feedback to get the word out!

LYRICS

Verse 1:
Do you feel the way I get sometimes
When you're head over heels and you don't know why
The moment's passed but the feeling stays
The years are gone but I'm the same

Verse 2:
Do you stare up at the ceiling when you're in bed
Wonder if my face will be in your head again
The moment's passed but the feeling stays
The years are gone but we're the same

Chorus:
I remember your auburn hair
And the way it blew in the summer air
I was so lost in love with you
We were so lost in each other's stare
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Lyrics and arrangement by Jordan Gillstrom © 2015.

Stares - Preview

This demo is part of an ongoing series to share in-the-moment progress on songs I'm writing. I'm publishing updates through a few different platforms and depending on your interaction and feedback to get the word out!

LYRICS

Verse 1:
I hit the ground fast like a heart attack
Bleeding and my chest stopped beating
As the sky went black

Reality was slipping through the floor
It was slamming the door
Lights flicker, short-circuit, and I'm so sore

Chorus:
Sore
Oh my Lord
I'm so weak
Be my release
Be more

Verse 2:
Than I can be
Coat check, I'mma leave
I can get so fed up with the in-between
With the inner me

All this insufficiency
It gets to me
It's all I ever seem to see
Consistently and I'm so sore

Bridge:
Face down in the dirt
Head buried in the earth
Is there a remedy to the curse
Of my humanity, humanity

Verse 3:
In spite of my affliction
Only heaven in my vision
Grace alone is my provision
Sin is only a condition

You can heal, you are more
When you touch me, I’m restored
Always needy, never poor
I’m never broken, only sore
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Lyrics and arrangement by Jordan Gillstrom © 2015.

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Sore (Demo v2.0)

Written, arranged, performed, recorded, and mixed by Jordan Gillstrom. Released via YouTube on March 10, 2012.

http://youtu.be/NoU7z1C2M_Q


VERSE 1:
There sits a boy
Away from all the crowds and the noise
Quietly losing his poise

And he sighs
Shivering in the January sky
Wistfully recalling a time
A smile, a breath, and your eyes
Fixed on mine, oh

CHORUS:
There will always be
A place in my heart for you and me
No matter what it is you think
I'll always take my chances on you

VERSE 2:
A while goes by 
Her smile hasn't faded from his mind
He remembers, but life goes on

And he considers:
If he's weak, then God is so much bigger
This is not the end
Not a desolate shore but a bend
Not a broken heart but one spent
And refined in the fire
Love, take me higher

I'll Take My Chances

This is a cover of Trampled By Turtles' original song "Wait So Long". I performed this with my side-project band, Oh Jubilee!, for the 2012 Minnesota State Fair. The final product was mastered by my good friend, Patrick Kiloran, at http://soundcloud.com/psksound.

www.soundcloud.com/ohjubilee is: Pedro 'Lupito' Schmid (acoustic guitar, vocals), Ben Carlson (djembe, vocals), and Jordan Gillstrom (violin, vocals).

We as a band DO NOT claim this song as our own. All rights belong to 'Trampled By Turtles'. Original song written and recorded by 'Trampled By Turtles'. Cover music performed & recorded by Oh Jubilee!-Music.

Wait So Long (Trampled by Turtles Cover)

Written by Jordan Gillstrom. Performed by Hope[rising] Project: Jordan Gillstrom, Emma Button, Ben Carlson, Pedro Schmid, and Linnea Thraen. Studio Engineer: Jack Vondrachek of Roosevelt Recordings. Mix/Mastering Engineer: Patrick Kiloran of PSK Sound. Album Art Design: Paul M. Gilmer. Released via NoiseTrade on March 1, 2013.

www.noisetrade.com/hoperisingproject

LYRICS:

I can see the sun dip low in the sky 
All the colors dancing across her eyes 
As she leans into me and sighs 
For a moment the world is right (alive) 

Night falls and a loon call echoes out 
I swear that we can hear every sound 
Under star-strewn skies we lie, fingers entwined 
In the dark I still catch a glimpse of (her smile) 

A cool breeze rolls into shore like an icy shroud 
As a tiny, little cloud comes to rest above her mouth 
So I build a fire in the sand and we talk for hours on end 
It's like I have known her my whole life (collide) 

In your eyes 
In your smile 
You make me feel so alive

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Georgia (Free on NoiseTrade)

Written by Jordan Gillstrom. Performed by Hope[rising] Project: Jordan Gillstrom, Emma Button, Ben Carlson, Pedro Schmid, and Linnea Thraen. Studio Engineer: Jack Vondrachek of Roosevelt Recordings. Mix/Mastering Engineer: Patrick Kiloran of PSK Sound. Album Art Design: Paul M. Gilmer. Released via BandCamp on March 15, 2013.

http://hoperisingproject.bandcamp.com

LYRICS:

There sits a boy 
Away from all the crowds and the noise 
Quietly losing his poise 

And he sighs 
Shivering in the January sky 
Wistfully recalling a time 
A smile, a breath, and your eyes 
Fixed on mine, oh 

There will always be 
A place in my heart for you and me 
No matter what it is you think 
I'll always take my chances on you 

A while goes by 
Her smile hasn't faded from his mind 
He remembers, but life goes on 

And he considers: 
If he's weak, then God is so much bigger 
This is not the end 
Not a desolate shore but a bend 
Not a broken heart but one spent 
And refined in the fire 
Love, take me higher

I'll Take My Chances (Buy on BandCamp)

Written by Jordan Gillstrom. Performed by Hope[rising] Project: Jordan Gillstrom, Emma Button, Ben Carlson, Pedro Schmid, and Linnea Thraen. Studio Engineer: Jack Vondrachek of Roosevelt Recordings. Mix/Mastering Engineer: Patrick Kiloran of PSK Sound. Album Art Design: Paul M. Gilmer. Released via BandCamp on March 15, 2013.

http://hoperisingproject.bandcamp.com

LYRICS:

Hello, snowflake 
You are on my mind 
All of the time 
When will I finally see you? 

Hello, snowflake 
Won't you take away my blues 
It's been so cold 
But not beautiful 

Hello, snowflake 
I saw you from my window 
And I ran outside 
To see if I could catch you 

Hello, snowflake 
Can you see how much it takes 
To stand still and wait? 
But now you're here 
And my frozen tears melt away...

Hello, Snowflake (Buy on BandCamp)

Written by Jordan Gillstrom. Performed by Hope[rising] Project: Jordan Gillstrom, Emma Button, Ben Carlson, Pedro Schmid, and Linnea Thraen. Studio Engineer: Jack Vondrachek of Roosevelt Recordings. Mix/Mastering Engineer: Patrick Kiloran of PSK Sound. Album Art Design: Paul M. Gilmer. Released via BandCamp on March 15, 2013.

http://hoperisingproject.bandcamp.com

LYRICS:

All these lines in my hands 
Are from trying to understand 
What it means to live this life 

And tired eyes are from those nights 
We would lie underneath the stars 
Wondering who we really are 

I don't believe truth is easy 
It just makes more sense 
Sometimes you just stumble through 
Until it changes tense 

But that is what makes it us 
Makes it something glorious 
Beneath the rust and decay 
We discover why we were made 
Not for ourselves, not for us 

All of these times I've made a name 
Only to find it's been replaced 
Entropy can wear a man thin 

And all the times I've made it there 
Only to find that the empty air 
Of my victory was just as grim 

I don't believe truth is easy 
It just makes more sense 
Sometimes you just stumble through 
Until it changes tense 

But that is what makes it us, 
Makes it something glorious 
We were made for something great, 
Something greater than ourselves 
Something greater than this shell 

And can it be 
Humility 
Wasn't always a curse 

My need for something 
Other than me 
Is the beauty of my worth 

Not just because I need You 
But because You're all I need 
Oh my God, You're all this weary sinner needs 
You're the forest I could not see for the trees

Forest for the Trees (Buy on BandCamp)

Written by Jordan Gillstrom. Performed by Hope[rising] Project: Jordan Gillstrom, Emma Button, Ben Carlson, Pedro Schmid, and Linnea Thraen. Studio Engineer: Jack Vondrachek of Roosevelt Recordings. Mix/Mastering Engineer: Patrick Kiloran of PSK Sound. Album Art Design: Paul M. Gilmer. Released via BandCamp on March 15, 2013.

http://hoperisingproject.bandcamp.com

LYRICS:

I don't know where I belong but I want to 
I don't know where You come in 
But I've been fighting these demons for so long 

And my heart aches 
From a quiet insignificance it seems 
Why build it up if it will just break? 
I get so tired of the in-between 
Shattered hopes and broken dreams 

But what if hope is simply rising 
Like the moon on a cold winter's night 
From behind the silhouette of a city 
Fills the sky as your eyes fill with wonder 
Oh I can't see but I still believe 
Yea, I can't see but I still believe 

Lift your head, shake yourself from the dust and arise 
Grace upon grace gives you wings and bids you fly 
Hope in God, O my soul, hope in God 
Hope is rising all around you

Rising (Buy on BandCamp)

I'm an indie artist and freelance violinist from the great north state, Minnesota, and also the violinist for a band called Life Without Pockets. I’ve got a couple records out there, and you can find them pretty much wherever you listen to your music!

Jeremiah 15:16. Romans 15:13.

Jordan Gillstrom

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