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You, and Me, and Us

by Rusty Vining

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You And Me And Us 03:31
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I've been a little too concerned about the way I feel And I start forgetting what is real Until you stripped away my last defense I wasn't always the way I am I tell myself I was dealt a rotten hand I guess it might be time to stop playing games I'm tired of loving You haphazardly I want it all. What You've got for Me. I'm tired of just saying, "I am free" I want to feel a change. I want to believe. I'm still a slave to the pillow and plate I've got a heart full of love and a mouth full of hate Seasoned well with overwhelming guilt And they say that forgiveness is never far But I stopped looking, wondering where You are These days I just expect You not to show But I'm tired of living in the shadow of the past I want to be here. Taste what this moment has. It's been years since the last time I exhaled I'm so afraid someone will see I failed Oh! Letting go Is the hardest thing I know Next to reaping what you sow I want to forget Everything that I've been told Your love's the only thing I really know I've got a little bit of faith and I hope it's enough If You're sleeping down below the water's getting rough And I'm not sure how much longer I can stay afloat I never love You enough when the sea is calm And the dry land makes the sailor's heart numb But when you start making waves I'm overcome.

about

This album is based on the on-going conversations I've been having with God over the past couple years about a great many things including my doubts, pride, fears, failures, and anxieties.

It's also about honesty and being open about your weaknesses and failures. I feel like when we drag these things out into the open we disarm their power over us, and also let others who suffer from the same things find a solace in knowing they're not alone.

I think there is a bit of a motif of innocence lost and a desire to regain it as well throughout the tracks.

With that said, I hope each of you glean your own unique prospective from the album and that it speaks to whatever context you live in somehow. My hope is that the "You's" and "Me's" in our lives fade and the "Us" becomes more significant. I hope that eventually we will see that though our own journeys take us different places and create unique situations, that within our spirits we are an "Us." We have a shared internal experience of pride, shame, regret, anxiety, etc. I also hope that we begin to feel the "Us" emerge in our spiritual journey as we wrestle with the pursuit of an unfathomable creator we cannot see who is wrapped in mysteries we cannot conceive. May we one day address and think of our creator in familial way as we would a friend or family member.

God Bless,
-Rusty

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released October 13, 2014

Recorded by: Rusty Vining
All instruments and vocals by: Rusty Vining
Words and Music: Rusty Vining

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