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]

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.