One Step at a Time
(c) J. Murdock McInnes Vasey

[intro]

[instrumental]

[verse]
I can't give you up cold turkey
But I think I might cut down
I'll give up dreaming any more
All my dreams are leaving town

[verse]
If I stop a little bit
Each day in one more way
In time I think that I could quit
But maybe, not today

[verse]
When you're mad I won't react
I will simply walk away
No more fights, no more hurt
Won't hear what you say

[verse]
I won't try to talk to you
I won't risk things going bad
If I keep all my own thoughts
I might be a bit less sad

[verse]
When I see you 'round our place
I'll look down or turn my face
What I can't see, I can ignore
You cannot hurt me anymore

[verse]
Then one day without a warning
I'll realize that I am free
I won't know where you are
And it won't mean a thing to me

[pause]

[verse]
Then one day without a warning
I'll realize that I am free
I won't know where you are
And it won't mean a thing to me

No, not to me

Not to me.

[instrumental]

[outro]





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Synopsis:
Anxious Verse gathers fifteen Scripture-centered songs meant to steady the trembling heart. Each track pairs a Biblical promise with reflective lyrics and long, devotional arrangements designed for breath, calm, and grounding. It’s the “pull from the jar” for racing thoughts and late-night worry. It stands alongside Thankful Verse, Happy Verse, Sad Verse, Lonely Verse, and Angry Verse as part of the Verse-Series collection — six albums shaped for six states of the human soul.
Psalm 94:19
1 Peter 5:7
Philippians 4:6–7
Isaiah 41:10
Psalm 34:4
Matthew 6:34
Joshua 1:9
Proverbs 12:25
John 14:27
Psalm 23:4
Lamentations 3:22–23
Psalm 55:22
Psalm 139:23–24
Matthew 11:28–30
Zephaniah 3:17

Through the Valley

Thankful Verse is the sound of gratitude settling deep. Each of the fifteen tracks draws from Scriptures that awaken remembrance, appreciation, and awareness of God’s goodness. The tone is warm and quietly celebratory, pairing soft instrumentation with reflective lyrics that help the listener “count their mercies.” It complements Anxious Verse, Happy Verse, Sad Verse, Lonely Verse, and Angry Verse, forming a full emotional prayerbook in the Verse-Series.
1 Thessalonians 5:16–18

Psalm 107:1
Psalm 100:4–5
Colossians 3:15
Colossians 3:16–17
Psalm 9:1
Psalm 118:24
Philippians 4:4
Hebrews 12:28
Psalm 136:1
2 Corinthians 9:11
Psalm 103:1–5
James 1:17
1 Chronicles 16:34
Psalm 95:1–3

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Angry Verse is the third entry in Volant Records’ Verse Series, following Anxious Verse and Thankful Verse.
This album gives voice to the full weight of human anger — frustration, injustice, heartbreak, betrayal, holy indignation — while grounding every song in Scripture.

Each track lets emotion rise honestly and intensely through expanded verses and instrumental movements, then steadies the listener with a direct Scripture-Chorus lifted word-for-word from the Berean Standard Bible.

The sound is raw, cinematic, and devotional: low piano, tense strings, dark pads, deep percussion, and searching acoustic textures.
As with the rest of the Verse Series, every song is anonymous, allowing the lyrics and Scripture to take center stage.

Other albums in the Verse Series include:
Anxious Verse, Thankful Verse, Angry Verse, Lonely Verse, Sad Verse, and Happy Verse.

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