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"I Wish I'd Known" tells the story of a man facing a serious health crisis who realizes his time is running out. Burdened by regrets, he decides to confront at least one of them by opening up to his wife about the things left unsaid. As he shares his thoughts, their conversation deepens, and he comes to understand just how much he truly loves her.

Lyrics:

VERSE 1
I got a suitcase full of should-haves
And a heart that's running on fumes
Doc said forever but he means just a few
Now I'm watching the light leave the room
All those years I spent worrying about nothing
Oh, nothing at all

VERSE 2
I never called my friend back
Said I'd visit and I lied
Photographs are yellowing like my skin 
And I never learned to say goodbye
I was saving the good wine for some other day
that day is now not gonna come

PRE-CHORUS
So I'm sitting here with my regrets
Stacked higher than the prayer I should've prayed

CHORUS
I wish I'd loved less careful
I wish I'd danced in the kitchen alone
I wish I'd told them they were enough
I wish I'd known
I wish I'd known

VERSE 3
The nurse brings flowers that I can't smell anymore
Brings the morning news that I just can't read
I'm thinking about the fights that didn't matter
And the words I swallowed down like greed
There's a girl in the hallway laughing with a friend
And I wish I had laughed even more back then

BRIDGE 1
I see faces I hurt, and some who hurt me too
All fading soft in the glow
There are letters I meant to send but never did
And apologies I’ll never know
I hope the love I gave still lingers somewhere
If grace is real, I hope it finds me 

BRIDGE 2
You don't get it till you're running out
Till the hourglass is loud
Till you're counting the good days like coins
And spending them all on regret
But I'm here I'm here I'm still here
And there's still time to say it
Still time to say
I love you without the fear

PRE-CHORUS
So I'm sitting here with my regrets
Stacked higher than the prayer I should've prayed

CHORUS
I wish I'd loved less careful
I wish I'd danced in the kitchen alone
I wish I'd told them they were enough
I wish I'd known
I wish I'd known
I wish I'd loved with more abandon
I wish I'd danced with you even more
I wish I'd told you how much you meant
I wish I'd known
I wish I'd known


I WIsh I'd Known

Mein eigener Xmas Song, Mein Beitrag zur Weihnachtszeit aus einer kleinen 
Idee /Textzeile ist mir die Geschichte zu diesem Lied eingefallen, Viel Spaß beim zuhören.

Chaos unterm Weihnachtsbaum

From the upcoming album Sojourner, “When No One Answered” tells the story of a man in the final moments of his life. Instead of encountering what he had been taught to expect, he finds something entirely different. He sees people everywhere, but nothing divine appears. In that moment, he realizes that God is not present in the form shaped by the modern evangelical church. He isn’t afraid—he’s fascinated by what he’s witnessing—but he also understands that he must accept a difficult truth: he doesn’t know everything, and neither do the people who claimed they did.

LYRICS:

VERSE 1
I slipped beneath
A waking tide
The world grew thin
And opened wide
A drifting leaf
In winter air
A brittle hush
No presence there

VERSE 2
I waited long
For gold to bloom
A whispered dawn
To cut the gloom
But dark held on
With iron hands
No open gate
No promised lands

PRE-CHORUS
I reached for heaven
Like it was mine
But found a desert
Without a sign

CHORUS
When nothing answered
I drifted further inside
When nothing answered
I learned the quiet could guide

VERSE 3
The sacred hush
Became a wall
A hollow sky
Too vast to call
And in that void
Where God should be
I saw a truth
Not taught to me

BRIDGE
The truth was softer
Than sermon hands
Not fire above
Nor strict commands
The God I sought
Was shaped by fear
And in the dark
That shadow disappeared

PRE-CHORUS
I reached for heaven
Like it was mine
But found a desert
With a different sign

CHORUS
When nothing answered
I drifted further inside
When nothing answered
I learned the quiet could guide

CHORUS REPRISE
When nothing answered
I drifted nearer the outside
When nothing answered
I found the strength to survive

When No One Answered

I covered a tune recently called "Lilac Wine" By Jeff for his birthday ,so here is one of my favorites from his father Tim. A good book about Tim and Jeff if you never read.....Check it out if interested "
Dream Brother: The Lives and Music of Jeff and Tim Buckley" by  David Browne

"Once I Was" is a 1967 song by singer-songwriter Tim Buckley. It is the sixth track from his album Goodbye and Hello and the first song on second side of the LP].The song prominently features harmonica played by folk musician and rock photographer Henry Diltz.

The lyrics are an homage to Fred Neil’s 1967 song “The Dolphins”[3] and reflects the point of view of someone who used to be the lover of an unknown subject, but continues to ponder if the subject ever reflects on the experience similarly".                                 Wikipedia

Mastered Track: Distrokid Mixea
Image: Tyler Lastovich

Once I Was-Tim Buckley (Cover)

“Smile Thru the Fog” reflects the experience many families face today with relatives who have become deeply entrenched in misinformation. Regardless of how much credible evidence you present, they dismiss it and insist they are “just telling you the truth,” often with an unwavering smile. The song was inspired by a family member of mine who is firmly committed to QAnon beliefs and once told me that my having worked at Microsoft made me a demon, that Bill Gates is a child molester, and that Donald Trump is a divinely guided figure I should be grateful for—along with a host of other unfounded claims.

Lyrics:

VERSE 1
She’s got halos made of headlines she reads online,
Speaking tongues of Fox and Newsmax divine,
Says I’m a demon ‘cause I used to code in blue,
Redmond took away my soul, who knew?
She’s saving souls through a broadband prayer,
While truth just buffers in the air.

VERSE 2
She’s preaching freedom from her easy chair,
Disability checks and holy flares,
Rewriting history in her echo room,
Founding fathers wearing MAGA plumes,
Every fact that dares to show its face,
Gets baptized out of time and space.

PRECHORUS 1
She says the end is any day now,
But  she’s shopping for a crown,
Building castles out of gaslight dreams,
Paying homage to a gassy orange clown

CHORUS 1
Oh, smile through the fog, girl, smile through the fog,
Your laughter’s the armor that hides every flaw,
You’re burning your bridges but call it love,
Oh, smile through the fog — when push comes to shove.

VERSE 3
You bought a kingdom made of someone else's trust,
Turned love to ashes, faith to dust,
All your saints are shouting in your feed,
But only the ghosts echo your creed,
Every mirror cracks beneath your gaze,
But you call it Rapture’s blaze.

PRECHORUS 2
She says that truth’s a state of mind,
Non-scripture written by the blind,
Every scar she paints is gold,
And says it's God’s to hold.

CHORUS
Oh, smile through the fog, girl, smile through the fog,
Your laughter’s the armor that hides every flaw,
You’re burning your bridges call it love,
Oh, smile through the fog — when push comes to shove.

CHORUS
Smile through the fog, girl, smile through the fog,
Your heaven’s a stage and your script is law,
Keep laughing loud till the lights all go off,
Smile through the fog — even when you see what you’ve lost.


Smile Thru the Fog

Another track from my upcoming album Sojourner, this title track reflects on the journey we all undertake in life. So much of our path is shaped by our upbringing, our communities, and the beliefs we inherit. Along the way, we do our best to shape ourselves into who we hope to become — yet some of the choices we make can lead us far from the destination we imagined. When those paths grow dark or uncertain, we often turn to faith to restore peace within our spirit. And if we’re fortunate, we may even experience the grace of redemption firsthand.

Lyrics

VERSE 1
Been walkin’ this road, dust on my shoes,
Tryin’ to find my way, searchin’ for truth.
Every step I take seems to fade away,
Leavin’ me wonderin’ what to say.

VERSE 2
Found a little peace in the quiet of night,
Learned a little grace when nothing felt right.
I’ve wandered so far, but I’m still here,
Every road I take pulls me near.

PRE-CHORUS
The light breaks in when I can’t explain,
Hope keeps risin’ through the pain.

CHORUS
I’m a sojourner, seeking my place,
Walkin’ by faith on a winding trace.
Don’t know the answers, but I’ll keep this pace,
I’m a sojourner, bound by grace.

VERSE 3
There’s beauty that grows from ground that’s torn,
Where the lost are found and hearts reborn.
I stumble at times, yet my spirit still sings,
Mercy and love are the gifts that it brings.

BRIDGE
When the nights get long and the roads get rough,
I remember Your love is more than enough.
In the quiet dark where doubts take hold,
You pull me back in, Your hand to my soul.

PRE-CHORUS
The light breaks in when I can’t explain,
Hope keeps risin’ through the pain.

CHORUS
I’m a sojourner, seeking my place,
Walkin’ by faith on a winding trace.
Don’t know the answers, but I’ll keep this pace,
I’m a sojourner, bound by grace.

[Outro]
(Instrumental or vocal ad-lib)

Sojourner

A medley of all sorts of seasonal tunes mashed up inside The Twelve Days of Christmas

Turducken Medley

Marc is a journeyman of a musician.  As a professional bassist, arranger, engineer and producer he has produced and engineered over 80 albums and played on hundreds of sessions from Los Angeles to Boston and all points in between. He is also a songwriter, having written music for artists big and small.  He has been married to Debi since 1985, and has 2 children- Ian and Sarah along with 2 granddaughters.  Marc lives and works out of his home studio near Seattle, Washington.

Smile Thru the Fog

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