[Intro]
“Yeah… they tried to tell me I’m different now,
But I’m still the same soul, same fire… listen.”

[Verse One]
Woke up, doctor hit me with the news,
Life flipped quick, had to change up my views.
Daily pills lined up on the counter,
Freedom feels distant, like I can’t reach around her.
No more late nights wildin’ with the crew,
Gotta plan every move, watch the things that I do.
Feels heavy, like an anchor to the floor,
But I ain’t chained down—I’ma break through that door.

Can’t let this label be the cage that I’m in,
I define myself, not the state that I’m in.
They stare like I’m fragile, like glass in the wind,
But my spirit’s titanium—stronger than sin.

[Hook]
I live to inspire, not inspire to live,
This weight won’t break me, I got more to give.
Still chasing my bucket list, dreams on the run,
Don’t tell me I’m finished, I’ve only begun.

[Verse Two]
Friends look different, their eyes full of doubt,
Treat me like a stranger, like they’re phasing me out.
But I’m the same me—same laugh, same jokes,
Same fire in the belly, same dreams, same hopes.
So don’t change your tone when you’re talking to me,
Don’t pity my steps, I walk proud, I’m free.
If you see me as weaker, then you’ve already lost,
I’m the role model shining through the weight and the cost.

Still gonna skydive, still gonna roam,
Still gonna travel every corner far from home.
Check the list off, one dream at a time,
Prove that limits only live in the mind.

[Hook]
I live to inspire, not inspire to live,
This weight won’t break me, I got more to give.
Still chasing my bucket list, dreams on the run,
Don’t tell me I’m finished, I’ve only begun.

[Verse Three]
Maybe one day I’ll be who I envisioned,
A light in the dark, with a fearless mission.
Family and friends see the strength, not the scar,
Remember the soul, not the sickness I spar.
So if you orbit near, just keep the vibe true,
I’m the same old me, so be the same old you.
Life’s not about waiting, it’s about how you fight,
How you rise through the struggle and turn pain into light.

Illness is a chapter, not the book that I write,
I’m the author of tomorrow, and my future’s in sight.
So if they ask who I am, let my actions define,
I’m the proof that you can fall and still rise every time.

[Outro Hook]
I live to inspire, not inspire to live,
This weight won’t break me, I got more to give.
Still chasing my bucket list, dreams on the run,
Don’t tell me I’m finished, I’ve only begun.

Live To Inspire

Songs in order:

1. As The Curtain Falls
2. The Call of Wisdom
3. Defect
4. Human Equality

As The Curtain Falls - EP

Despite this fascist administration trying to take over everything, we shall rise up and vote them out. Vote Blue!!! 

(This tune is downloadable.)
I compose in MIDI, using Logic Pro and sound libraries from EastWest.
© 2025 Rebecca Williams All rights reserved.

We Shall Rise Up

[Verse 1]
I've been battered, I've been broken, I've been beaten
Been left out, you know, so many times
I didn't realize my life was so, so surprised
I think about you, didn't realize
One more story, that's what you got now
I've been searching, I've been lost, I've been fighting
Been a jillion, with so many things in my mind
Yeah, your happiness to see
Regret so many things that I've seen
So many broken-hearted, I don't believe it
I'm pain, yeah, I'm down, but I deal with it

Yeah, every soul I meet, part of me
Yeah, it goes out to heal the need, the greed
I take it slowly
Find out what they need, yeah
Take the part of them that they're missing
We take out the heal, we heal them within

Every bullet, every fragment, every need
Even the pleas, even the seas, even the disease
Created back, you know, from a childhood, a past life, yeah
Suddenly it explodes
And don't even realize, you know, the pain within inside of you, yeah, hiding
Hiding inside

[Chorus]
One moment, one person, they know how to open you up
Yeah, they crack you up like a sardine can
You can't close it, you can't do nothing, you know
That's a big stink, you know, once it's opened up, you know
Yeah, I guess if you like canned sardines, you won't like this one, but that's okay
Keep on eating them in your dreams

[Verse 2]
I don't know, I sit there and look at so many things in my life, you know
The impure things, the unclean
But I asked God, you know, a long time ago
To take away everything that I wanted, I craved
Two years he kept me, you know, clean, everything
I didn't do nothing, I didn't hurt nobody these days

Then all of a sudden, someone cracked me open
And I felt the flesh upon my skin like you wouldn't even realize
Wouldn't contain, wouldn't even cluster
Times that I thought I was going to lose it, you know, go crazy
But somehow God held me in a place that I could get help
Find somebody that was going to understand my
Need, my desire

[Bridge]
But what happens when you don't
When you're still out there searching for the things that you need
The things that you plead
Is there someone out there that can take away that need?

(That's all I do)
(Most of the time it's random)
(But sometimes it's something important)

[Outro]
I’ve been battered, I’ve been broken, I’ve been beaten…
Still searching, still healing, still standing.

Cracked Open

A POWERFUL ALTERNATIVE ROCK TRACK IN THE VEIN OF COLDPLAY THAT REPRESENTS THE TRIUMPH OF OVERCOMING ADVERSITY . MAY THE RHYTHM EMPOWER YOUR SOUL.

TRIUMPH

THANK YOU

“Hallways” walks through the echoes of childhood pain, shame, and faith — a story of ghosts turned to grace.

Written and performed by RestlessSaint, this track fuses poetic lyricism with cinematic boom-bap energy — moving from trauma to triumph, from being labeled “broken” to breaking free. It’s a song for anyone who’s ever carried old wounds into new seasons, and found healing through faith, family, and forgiveness.

🎧 For every soul that ever felt caged, but chose to break the floor.

💬 Comment your favorite line or tag someone who’s fought their own hallway ghosts.

🔥 “God took that hallway ghost — turned fear to none.
Now I pen new chapters — ink bleed, I won.”

#hallways #restlesssaint #consciousrap #nfstyle #faithrap #realhiphop #boom bap #traumarecovery #purposemusic #christianrap #lyricalrap #meaningfulmusic #emotionalrap


hallways

One of those back burner incomplete songs that I started writing back in 2018 timeframe. Pulled it out awhile back and things started to flow, crazy how that happens. Made some changes with the melody, and added a few new lyrics, which were inspired from events of this past year. Trials make us stronger. I hope you enjoy this live recording on my trusty little Baldwin.  Never stop believing in yourself:) Keep fighting! We are overcomers! Blessings to ya'll. Thank you for listening!:)

Stronger 

I've learned
To put a fight in my spine
From all the climbs
Without your hand in mine
Stronger now
Doing better than just fine
In the valley I'm still on cloud nine

Just like the sun whenever I go down
I'll rise in the morning
Just like the stars surrounded by the dark
My soul keeps on shining 
Just like the moon when I'm invisible
I'll never stop believing Oh Oh 
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh 

And I've learned
To breathe when under the gun
Every battle I face
And never run
Pressing on 
From a past that is done
Wherever I go I will be someone 

Just like the sun whenever I go down
I'll rise in the morning
Just like the stars surrounded by the dark
My soul keeps on shining 
Just like the moon when I'm invisible
I'll never stop believing Oh Oh 
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh

Instrumental 

Ohhh Ohhhhhhh

Just like the sun whenever I go down
I'll rise in the morning
Just like the stars surrounded by the dark
My soul keeps on shining 
Just like the moon when I'm invisible
I'll never 
I'll never
I'll never
I'll never 
Stop believing Oh Oh 
Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh Ohhh


All music written and recorded by © Daniel Colter Valentine All rights reserved.

Stronger (Orginal Song Live)

This last week of our Take Heart series, Fabs leads us through John 16 and Jesus' encouragement to take heart because he has overcome the world.  

www.thevineaustin.org

Discussion Questions:
1. What stayed with you from the sermon?
2. What reaction do you have when you hear that Jesus has "overcome the world."  What do you like/dislike about that idea?
3. Read John 17:13-18.  What stands out to you? 
4. How might this passage challenge Western 'sphere' ideas about positivity or triumph?  In what ways is Jesus' sphere of 'overcoming the world' different than we might understand it through our western lens?  What feels good or bad about that? 
5. Are there moments in your life when have you experienced being 'in Jesus' - what has that felt or looked like?

TAKE HEART: hope

Overcome

My name is John. I have been a broadcaster for five years and have been writing music and poetry for twenty years. I didn’t even realize I could read and write until I discovered I have mirror-touch synesthesia. I perceive everything from right to left: my poetry, words, and compassion. My childhood was challenging, to put it mildly. However, God showed me a way to help others through the words I share. Every song I write serves as a ministry. By addressing various issues, I hope to assist those with troubled pasts find healing through my words. I am a pastor, and this is how I spread God’s message—by feeling the emotions around me and understanding the feelings of the people I encounter, because I have experienced similar struggles. God allows me to see you in ways that others cannot.

It is not I but the universal ONE within me that Cretes the music ...through me. All Genres , different vibes, ONE SOUL. I LOVE YOU ALL, WE ARE ONE. ~ EYE-AM MUSIC.

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Music, quirky, inspired, enjoy!

Mostly radio friendly & TV friendly tracks.  HD quality.  No swear words.

If you’re messaging me, tell me which song you liked.  It’s hard to know who is copying & pasting, and possibly a bot.

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Update 10/18/25 - Will be doing a live recording of an older song called Deja Vu soon. 

Hey! Thanks for stopping by!:) All recordings done on my old Baldwin piano that my amazingly talented grandma gave me. I'd like to think it holds some magic. All original songs, recorded live. I took a few years of classical lessons when I was very young. Fond memories bicycling down E. Brown street to my lessons. Dearest Faye...sweetest teacher ever. 

Throughout the years I'd always tinker on my Mom's old 1900 Ludwig piano through passing, playing songs I had learned, like Fur Elise and The Spinning Song, but it wasn't till I was in college when I fell in love with those keys. There was an old upright in the student center that I'd sneak off to late at night, and ever since then the playing has never stopped, and it never will. I never knew I could even make up melodies, let alone write a song. What a therapy it has been over the years, expressing myself through experiences, and feelings of the hopeless romantic in me. God is good! I'm so thankful. I hope to connect with many and make new friends. Hope you enjoy the songs!:) 

No Ai whatsoever, just my voice and piano, playing and singing simutaneously. 

All music written & recorded by ©Daniel Colter Valentine All Rights Reserved 

"To play a wrong note is insignificant. To play without passion is inexcusable!" 

Beethoven

Real talk. No masks.
RestlessSaint blends pain with purpose — turning battles into bars and faith into fire.
Boom-bap grit meets modern soul.
For the broken, the bold, and the becoming.

Even though I scream inside because of America's shit show, I'm still Rebecca, an old hippie rocker. When you read my comments, hear them in a southern drawl. I’m a liberal from Georgia … yes, we do exist. I moved to Hawaii about 20 years ago. 

I’ve been around the block a few times. Played a lot of guitar and a bit of other instruments. Mostly I've worked as a visual artist. I've spent some years in the music biz with a major label and my own indie label. I’ve done some other interesting things, too, including: horse training, long motorcycle trips, movie set design, accompanying my wife on her pro bowling tours, and I've seen a good bit of the world. Now I’m retired and still keep busy doing all the things I want to do.

Life is what you make it. Follow your passions.

Speaking of passions … because I love designing, in February '24, I opened an Etsy store as an outlet for prints on clothing and other items: https://dragonhousestudios.etsy.com

If you're interested in seeing more of my art look here: behance.net/dragonhousestudios 

I'm also half of 8000 MILES, a prog rock duo.
Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/8000miles-music
Bandcamp: https://8000miles.bandcamp.com
And most Streaming services.

And by the way — to hell with Putin, Trump, Project 2025, Musk, Zuck, Bezos … and some others ….

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you could say i'm... the biggest nobody of them all

New tracks tagged #OVERCOME