Somebody’s Rainbow by Mehuman Ernst c. 2020
(A modern soul/folk spiritual inspired by Dr. Maya Angelou: 'Be A Rainbow In Somebody Else's Cloud’)

somebody's rainbow (acoustic sketch)

My home is on the water and not on dry land
My home is on the water and not on dry land
my God is good He got the world in His hand

My home is on the water and not up in the air
My home is on the water and not up in the air
my God is good, my God is every where

You, you lighten my load, you lighten my load
Heaven knows you lighten my load
You, you set my spirit free, you drive away my grief
Oh Heaven knows you lighten my load

Somebody tell me, answer if you can
somebody tell me what is the soul of a man

My Home Is On The Water

Drownin’ in the belly of a three day hell
my man’s in the grave and I’m in jail
there’s some things no child should know
Like daddy in the dirt and momma on the row
Daddy in the dirt and momma on the row

What in the world will a good God
What in the world will a good God
What in the world will a good God do?
my man’s in black and I’m blue.

I took a gun and put it to his head
if you gonna leave, rather see you dead
pulled the trigger and I heard it ring
sirens coming as angels sing
Sirens coming as angels sing

What in the world will a good God
What in the world would a good God,
What in the world would a good God do?
my man’s in black and I’m blue

Oh love, Oh this love ain't no good
oh, love,  this love ain’t no damn good
Oh love, Oh this love ain't no good, no good, no good

You broke my heart, like you broke my bones
Living on a lie will break a home
I’m no judge, no jury no,
There’s a wicked side to every soul
There’s a wicked side to my soul

What in the world will a good God
What in the world would a good God,
What in the world would a good God do?
my man’s in black and I’m blue

Govnah, govnah, here my plea (3x)
Lord have mercy on me.

Black & Blue

I’m wondering why, I’m wondering how
You and I, will get past these clouds
Don’t know what to say to make them go away
I’m praying for rain, to wash us away
to a lovely place where we will be safe
is that enough for you? What else can I do?

China will jump and Paris will burn
and London will sell it in the papers
every time I here your name
I know there's something I’m missing
I know there's something, something I’m missing

I wander around, I stumbled, fell down
looking for your love in the “lost and found”
but you gave all away, so you say
Now I’m holding my breath, now I’m holding my head
trying to recall the last thing you said
why’d you have to leave that way?

Now China will jump and Paris will burn
and London will sell it in the papers
every time I here your name
I know there's something I’m missing
I know there's something, something I’m missing

I tore down the fences, I dropped my resistance 
just to let you through but that’s not enough for you
so I opened up my mind, I opened up my heart 
trying to love you, I’m to love you

I'm wondering why, wondering how
you and I, will get past these clouds
don’t wanna let you go, oh don’t go...

Because China will jump and Paris will burn
and London will sell it in the papers
every time, every time  I here your name
I know there's something I’m missing
I know there's something, something I’m missing.

Something's Missing

A quiet man lives on the water 
The sunset brings him down to his knees
All his hopes are rising with the moon
All his dreams are sinking into the sea.

If she didn’t want him she could want you
If she didn’t need him she could need you
If she didn’t love him she could love you
She could love you.

A hungry girl lives high up on a wire
She pirouettes in the air hanging from her teeth
All her hopes are rising with the crowd
All her dreams are tumbling down to the ground
Down to the ground

If he didn’t want him he could want you
If he didn’t need him he could need you
If he didn’t love him he could love you
He could love you

We could live high up on a hill
Where stones have shattered all of our misgivings
I could plant a garden and you could come inside
and kisses will blossom in the pale moonlight

And If you want to want, we can want 
and If you need to need, we can need
If you love to love we can love
we can love
we can love

Highwire

Here we are, fallen stars
Here we come, one my one

On this side of heaven, angel don’t fly
They watch from the backstreets
waiting for one of us to die
and then they step in
wanting to see
step in 
longing to be one
one of the living

On this side of Heaven
heartache all fades
cleansed by the memories
of better days
and then they step in
wanting to see
step in 
longing to be one
one of the living

In the sweet by and by
we will meet on a beautiful shore

On this side of Heaven
tears flow like wine
from my lover’s eyes
longing to be drunk dry 
and then they step in
wanting to see
step in 
longing to be one
one of the living

Here we are 
fallen stars
Here we come 
one my one

On This Side Of Heaven

I'm a heavyweight I'm a contender 
I'm a champion superhero defender 
I don't want to fight tonight 
I want to make love

I am alchemist I'm a miracle maker 
I'm a physicist I'm  a vision inventor 
I don't want to fight all of my life 
I want to make love

Whose gonna catch you, when you come down? 
What's gonna pick you up off the ground?

I'm  a honcho I'm  a smooth operator 
I'm a teddy bear I'm a mood elevator 
I don't want to fight all of my life I want to make love

Whose gonna catch you when you come down?
What's gonna pick you up off the ground?
What do you want? What do you need? 
What do you want from me? 
All I got is love baby
Is love what you need?
 
Maybe we should know, when to let go, when to give in 
Love is not a game, to drive the heart insane, 
we won't loose, but we won't win 

What do you want? What do you need? 
What do you want from me? 
All I got is love baby
Is love what you need?

I'm a heavyweight I'm a contender 
I'm a champion superhero defender 
I don't want to fight all my life 
I want to make love

Heavyweight

I don't know why its so hard to keep my feet on the ground
Your in my heart your on my mind
Your love me happy
I'm lost, lost in a clouds 
 
i would not trade
One single day
Not one single moment
I have spent with you
 
Where would i go? Who would tell? What would i do?
If i should ever loose your love
I would just linger, like perfumed air
waiting for you
 
I would not trade
One single day
Not one single moment
I have spent with you
 
la da da di da, la da da di da
 
never let your feet touch the ground
never let your heart come down

i don't know why its just so hard to keep my feet on the ground
Your in my heart your on my mind, 
Your love makes me happy, so happy 
I'm lost, lost in a clouds

i would not trade
one single day
not one single moment.....
not one single moment.....
not one single moment.....
i have spent with you

la da da di da, la da da di da

Oh your love makes me tremble
ooooo
Oh, your love makes me tremble
ooooo
Oh, your love makes me tremble 
ooooo
Your love makes me tremble

you love makes me tremble.
oooooo
tremble

Tremble

They say, only angels can have wings
They say, that the devil's at the root of every evil thing
They say that there is no more freedom left to find
But I say that your love came down just in time

They say that dreaming is for fools
They say that I need to learn the Golden Rule
They say that there's no freedom left to find
But I say that your love came down just in time

And if I ever let you down 
It's only because I was so afraid of what I might find
No I'll never leave you, never leave you broken
Because the word that binds us is the word of love
spoken

They say that it's time for me to go
They say there's a trillion million things I'll never really know
They say that there's no freedom left to find
But I say that your love came down just in time

And if I ever let you down 
It's only because I was so afraid of what I might find
No I'll never leave you, never leave you broken
Because the word that binds us is the word of love
spoken

They say, only angels can have wings
They say, that the devil's at the root of every evil thing
They say that there is no more freedom left to find
But I say that your love came down just in time

Only Angels

You wanted to go on your own
They held you underwater to sink like a stone
But you floated, you floated
 
You say that love is like a rock
If we pile them high, we'll make the water stop
This aching this pain that we're feeling
 
Take the winding road, anywhere you want to go
If its meant to be, you'll find me
 
You believed you once were a tree
When you gave your shade and your shelter to me
They cut you down, why'd anybody want to cut you down?
 
They say nothing else matters
When a heart is torn and dreams are all shattered
But I say, there's nothing more than love
 
Take the winding road, anywhere you want to go
If its meant to be, you'll find me
 
oooooooo, oooooooooo

You believed you once were a tree
When you gave your shade and your shelter to me
 
Take the winding road, anywhere you want to go
If its meant to be, you'll find me

ooooo, oooooo

THE WINDING ROAD

"Right as Rain" - Mehuman's music is rooted in Gospel, Blues, Country, Soul and Jazz with carefully curated melodies and provocative lyrics.  A former Arista Records recording artist, Mehuman has toured internationally and is an award winning SESAC artist. Mehuman enjoys sharing music as prolific songwriter/activist. In a time when the world needs more grace and love, both are found in rare abundance in Mehuman’s way of life and music. Mehuman, “The Faithful One” performs from her soul with fearless transparency. Her signature  Affrilachian - Americana sound, “folk hop for hip folk” and has one message,”Hope.”
Honored to have shared stages with Sheila E, Meshell Ndegeocello, Ani DiFranco, G-Love, Jimmy Gnecco, Rufus Wainwright, Nora Jones, and more, Mehuman delighted to call both Nashville, TN and Portland, ME home.  Look for Mehumans’s new record “U-Turn” with 10 new releases and a Christmas Album coming in 2024!

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