Gosnold Recovery Songwriting Workshop Songs

Free Me From this Fear
Written by the men of Miller House September 2014

My addiction feeds off fear because
The more it’s fed the more it floods   negative thoughts they pull me down
I lose control and then I drown

CHORUS

Free me from this fear
it’s been bottled up for years
I Don't want to feel this anymore

Surrounded by my peers
I stand a chance of future years
Leave this dirty baggage at the door 

pain comes with tears, 
they’re blurring my sight
Blind to my heart 
because of my fright
Sometimes I feel 
locked up inside
Bars of this cell, 
made of my false pride

CHORUS

When I use I lose,  
just who I am
take my feet off the ground
can’t see where I stand
looking to the future  
I’m starting to see
honest and sincere,  
just who I can be


CHORUS


Miller House September 2014 Free Me From This Fear

Strong Together
Written by the women at Emerson House Sept 2014

Focusing statements:

Being part of a community is uncomfortable because….

One action I can take to feel more a part of is…..

I’m a chameleon, changing my colors 
always blending in to fit in with others
I’m not alone we are in this together
This has been shown we can get better

CHORUS
It’s your choice, don’t be shy
Find your voice, reach out and try
We’re strong together
(We stand together)
(Sober forever)


If you knew me, would you still  like me
I’ve worn so many masks 
I don’t know who the real me is anymore
mask of protection shields my reflection
If I take off my disguise
Could I still walk through this door

CHORUS

the insecurity that lives inside of me
exiled and banishedI’m here but I have vanished

No more silent suffering
Is there anyone listening 
No more silent suffering
Is there anyone listening 

CHORUS


Emerson House September 2014 Strong Together

Gotta Take a Step
Cataumet September 2014

Topic: Walking through pain

Focusing sentence stems:

When I can’t walk through my pain then…..

What helps me/an action I can take to walk through the pain is…..

CHORUS
I gotta take a step. 
I wanna hear the angel’s breath.
Keep talkin…Keep talkin
I gotta take a step. 
I wanna hear the angel’s breath.
Keep walkin…Keep walkin

stepping through the torture tryna find a higher power
it’s like I’m in the arctic and I’m tryna find a flower
Worthless, nervous, gotta find the courage
drop the bottle & syringe  I know I don't deserve this

CHORUS

Cocking back the trigger to take this pain away
Is this life worth living just another day
Jails institutions is what my life’s become
I guess I’ll follow God until I’m done





I got problems, 
down to rock bottom
call my dealer twice a day 
til the cops got em

CHORUS


all the vehicles I’ve crashed, I was smashed, 
I wasn’t driving, 
I was surviving, striving 
trying not to die, 
lying not to cry, 
why

stepping through the torture tryna find a higher power
it’s like I’m in the arctic and I’m tryna find a flower
Worthless, nervous, gotta find the courage
drop the bottle & syringe  I know I don't deserve this


CHORUS


Cataumet September 2014 Gotta Take A Step

Finally Dawn
Alina Men November 2014

Topic: the morning of my life

Verse 1
Party was destroyed by red & blue lights,
Didn’t even know    if it was day or it was night
only thing I know is I wasn’t feeling right
Another night gone to the red & blue lights

rPre chorus
Next thing I know I’m waking up in a cell
Not sure if I’ve been to heaven or if 
my soul’s been through hell

CHORUS:
that’s how dark it gets before it’s finally dawn 

when you wake up to the truth and your night is finally gone
that’s how bright your life can finally be
when you wake up in the morning 
happy and  free 

Woke up in the morning and knew she wasn't there.
She might have thought I wouldn’t notice or I wouldn’t care
All that I love went down my throat or in my veins
Now I’m all alone and I’m hopeless in my pain

Pre-chorus


CHORUS

bridge
no money in my wallet
in the projects in my suit
Dumpster diver/ backseat driver
Needle in my arm gotta get higher     


no money in my wallet
in the projects in my suit
Dumpster diver/ backseat driver
Crack smack bottle of jack 

CHORUS:
that’s how dark it gets before it’s finally dawn
when you wake up to the truth and your night is finally gone
that’s how bright your life can finally be
when you wake up in the morning 
happy and  free 
 








Alina Men FInally Dawn

Take a Deep Breath
Written at Strathmore House December 2014
The anger management song


Can’t sleep at night
Anger running through my head
Need to slow it on down
Or I’m gonna wind dead
Mad at myself because of all the lies
Wearing my life like a paper disguise 
gotta watch out, if you’re in my way
cuz I explode and implode every day

you can take a deep breath, 
you can slow yourself down
give yourself a chance 
until you come around

I’m angry at everything 
that happened to me
Struggling so hard, 
trying to be free
Gotta put out the fire 
before it’s too late
Cuz I don’t want it to escalate, 
I take it out on myself, put myself down. 
Dying on the misery merry go round

you can take a deep breath, 
you can slow yourself down
give yourself a chance 
until you come around


Strathmore House Dec 2014 Take A Deep Breath

Uncover the Real Me
Spring Hill Dec 2014 Group A


Chorus 
I’m gonna need some help 
if I am going to face the mirror. 
Try to put the pieces back 
so I can see myself a little clearer. 
I buried myself whole, 
tried to drink myself free. 
I need to dig deep, dig deeper, 
and uncover the real me

My old life left me 
not knowing who I am.
My family and my friends, 
they just did not understand.
If I’m gonna let go of the drugs, 
let go of the drink, 
I gotta learn not to care 
what I think other people think.

Chorus 

I spent my whole life building a wall
Now it’s time to watch it crumble 
and it’s time to watch it fall
Cuz it kept me in kept you out
I lived alone with shame 
and I lived alone with doubt
Before amends are made to anybody else
I’m gonna need to learn to love myself. 


Chorus 


Spring Hill Dec 2014 Uncover The Real Me

Vinchi - My Own

this song was written in a recovery songwriting workshop at Emerson House.  The workshop was facilitated by Kathy Moser and Alice Leon.  This track has been recorded professionally to enable the message to be shared with the larger recovery community.

Contact Kathy Moser 908-591-4541 kathymoser@mac.com for more information

Life Is A Gift

This song was written in a recovery songwriting workshop at Gosnold at Cataumet, facilitated by Kathy Moser and Alice Leon.  It was rerecorded professionally to be able to share the message with the wider recovery community.

Contact Kathy Moser 908-591-4541 kathymoser@mac.com for more information

One Day At a Time (24 Hours)

This song was written in a recovery songwriting workshop at Emerson House, Gosnold on Cape Cod, facilitated by Kathy Moser and Alice Leon.  It was rerecorded professionally to be able to share the message with the wider recovery community.

Contact Kathy Moser 908-591-4541 kathymoser@mac.com for more information

Walking Through This Door

Ready to Change

This song was written in a recovery songwriting workshop at Gosnold at Emerson House, facilitated by Kathy Moser and Alice Leon.  It was rerecorded professionally to be able to share the message with the wider recovery community.

Contact Kathy Moser 908-591-4541 kathymoser@mac.com for more information

I'm Open

Trusting My Voice
Emerson House  December 2017

Its hard to being strong 
when I feel so weak. 
My heart is breaking 
and I can’t speak. 
you lift me up 
when I feel down
When I need a friend 
you’re always around

Trusting my voice , 
my heart, my mind my soul
Battling fear, not afraid to be bold
After all we’ve been through
There’s strength at our core
Confident knowing that we deserve more 

I always tried to do it myself. 
Now its time to ask for help.
Speak from the heart 
listen and share 
I need to know 
that you really care

Trusting my voice , 
my heart, my mind my soul
Battling fear, not afraid to be bold
After all we’ve been through
There’s strength at our core
Confident knowing that we deserve more 

Expressing my truth 
when there’s fear of rejection 
praying although 
I feel no connection.
Facing my demons 
banning self doubt 
defying constraints 
courage will out.

Trusting my voice , 
my heart, my mind my soul
Battling fear, not afraid to be bold
After all we’ve been through
There’s strength at our core
Confident knowing that we deserve more 

It’s hard to believe 
what you see in me
When I bare my soul 
for the world to see
I’ll believe in you, 
will you believe in me
there’s beauty and  strength 
in vulnerability


Trusting my voice , 
my heart, my mind my soul
Battling fear, not afraid to be bold
After all we’ve been through
There’s strength at our core
Confident knowing that we deserve more

Emerson House December 2017 Trusting My Voice

everyone is fake (rough mix)

Gamo x Herbo type beat 🐍👹 2

Night Fall  - Manny

Most of these songs were written and recorded in 2 hour workshops by people in early recovery.

Workshops facilitated by Kathy Moser and the Promises Collective.  kathy@musicforrecovery.com

Emerson House December 2017 Trusting My Voice

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