A song about being isolated from friends, and the fear that things will never be the same again in terms of being able to see them freely.

Same Old Rain

This is a difficult one to explain. The song is primarily about pictures of past heartache, pictures of present disappointment, and pictures of future hope. It's also about the way music can elicit those pictures and accentuate the feelings that go along with them: "the piano plays, and my heart breaks..."

The 'pictures' are either physical photos, memories, or what I like to call 'future nostalgia'. It's the same feeling as nostalgia, but for something only in my mind's eye in relation to the hope of a brighter future: "I hope these pictures will be new..." As I said, it's kind of hard to explain in so many words. Hopefully the vibe of the song itself will shed some light on what I mean. Or not.

Pictures

This song is related to the frustrations of life and my own personal shortcomings, as well as how much time I've had to spend with my thoughts of late. One of my personal shortcomings is wasting time and not thinking very often at all about things such as hope, truth, us (community) and grace. I should probably do something about that...

Thinking

A song about the ups and downs and everything-in-betweens of a loving and life-long marriage.

As the majority of my songs have some sort of miserable tinge to them, the final verse and the repeated line at the end deal with the reality that even the best of marriages will not last forever in a fallen world where we grow old and pass away. Marriage is a great thing and a gift to be celebrated and enjoyed to the full. But (although the lyrics of the song don't explore this) our hope must be built on something even better that will never end.

In The Doorway

I'm a 'singer-songwriter' who can't really sing for toffee but can write average songs and play guitar relatively well. 

Most of my songs are pretty melancholy. So if you're looking for something to cheer you up, unfortunately you came to the wrong place. On a related note, I have chosen a pastel look for my page as I like the incongruity of the sombre songs against the colourful backdrop. 

One thing I should mention is that earphones or a decent set of speakers will be required for my poor-quality recordings. I can confirm that all of these songs sound terrible on laptop/phone speakers. 

Finally, whether you know me or are just browsing the gamut of music floating around the internet, thanks for taking a look/listen.

Stevie P