For You It Was Him (Stripped)

California (Stripped)

You come
shrouded for them to see
all of the sun
mmm that you cover beneath
unrevealed

And they walk
past you they don’t stop to think
all in a rush
to find what you could’ve been
would’ve been

Oh you
you are the translucent amber
unsung and so misunderstood
yes you, you are the translucent amber
in a sea of ceylon cedar wood

In the fog
and their line of sight
clouded up
we are where the wilderness meets the white
Oh, and that’s alright

Cause baby you
you are the translucent amber
unsung and so misunderstood
yes you, you are the translucent amber
in a sea of ceylon cedar wood

They don’t see us
no they don’t see us here
We’re in hiding from life and we’re trying to not disappear

They don’t see us
but darling have no fear
cause our time, it will come
and we’ll rise with our eyes as our spear

Oh we
we are the translucent amber
unsung, but we understood
Yes we, we are the translucent amber
in a sea of ceylon cedar wood

Mountains Of The Moon - Translucent Amber

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would've been you

Heart of Gold

Parachute

The Bridge

Golden Gate

Attention

[FREE] Bloom - Pop Guitar Beat (Inspired by Post Malone)

Loudness War

You have to wonder
How we made it
This far down the road
How many people
Have been there
You know
The ones
The ones like gold
That have stood
Yeah, by our sides
And we didn’t have
A place to hide
When the going
Got rough
And things got tough
The ones that were there
The ones who cared
That helped us see
That helped us be
Who we are today
If you think about it
There is no way
We would be
Who we are
Without them
Being there
Being able to share
Life and its tragedies
As well as the good times
That shaped our souls
As well as our minds
We’re all made
From what came behind
©2025 wr heustis

Being There

Half-Saved discusses feelings of confusion and disorientation in regards to my relationship with the Catholic Church and the idea of being watched over by a judgemental God. The majority of my time spent as a Catholic involved feeling inadequate and deserving of punishment for being anything other than perfect in the eyes of the church, and as though there would never be any way to escape that. The first verse is a manic image of being surrounded by the voice/presence of God and trying to physically fight my way out of it, manifesting into a hallucinatory episode. The chorus lyrics are a question about how to ever completely be let go of the idea of being loved or saved by God, and how glorious and safe that must feel, but in a realization that only half of myself (the half that was able to completely commit to being a perfect follower of the church) was worthy or deserved of being loved, and that the other half would be cast aside. The second verse is a more calm and lucid image of the realization that I had never known the half of myself that was committed to God, standing at the altar and staring at hands that felt separate from my body, while also not recognizing the face of Jesus on the crucifix. However, this is followed by a feeling of being unable to escape the intense desire to be loved and accepted.

Released March 29th, 2019 on Amelia Recordings

Half-Saved

All songs are original. 
All lyrics are ©wrheustis
I love how Soundcloud does such a wonderful job of getting my music out to the world free of charge. Speaking of which, I tried streaming for years but made next to nothing. What was the point? Who was making the money, the artist or the streaming service? With that in mind, music crosses all borders. It doesn't discriminate. It's done with love and loving the process of creating. If that translates to you, that's all I am hoping for. If it touches your soul, that's even better. Enjoy it and thanks for listening.

Singer/songwriter, composer, producer and/or music maker

Being There

Tormented By Beauty