A week ago, I released my second full length album “Hispaniola“. All of the songs were either written, or re-written during my time living here in Haiti (on the island of Hispaniola). They tell of stories I have heard, lessons I have learned, and everything else along the way. Putting my music out for people to hear is definitely one of the most vulnerable and difficult things for me to do, but I have been given these stories and these melodies to share, so share I will! Here are all of the lyrics from the album. I would encourage you to read them as you listen to the songs and let the emotion of the music help to convey the stories. Let them sink in, let them encourage, let them challenge and move you to something more.
If you have any questions about the songs, or would like to hear the stories more in depth, feel free to contact me at any time at brennonwaynemusic@gmail.com.
If you haven’t downloaded the album yet, you can do so for free here:
or it will be available soon on iTunes.
Peace and love!
1. I WILL FOLLOW
Well I have walked a million miles
On my way to fill this hole inside
But time keeps moving slow
All these thoughts, they make no sense
When caged by walls and crowded tents
Show me where to go
Which way to go, which way to go
I give myself to follow You alone
In all my days I have not found
Such a sweet and familiar sound
Singin love and hallelujah, hallelujah
Though I give away my affections
I will trust in Your good intentions
All my days I will sing hallelujah, hallelujah
My heart it seems to fade away
As it gives and gives into dismay
But there is rescue still
I believe in kingdom come
And I believe in battles won
For my soul You’re fightin, for the glory of Your name
2. SCARECROW
We’re goin back home now, to the cornfields we’ll go
Where the years fly past us and the days stay slow
Life grows old now, somehow its still the same
Nobody’s movin, and the scarecrow’s to blame
So run, run, run as fast as you can
But there’s no sense runnin if you can’t understand
That the scarecrow is only there to play his game
And scare crows away
Our hearts stay rooted in that soil they call home
But trees they don’t grow if they can’t see the sun
Spread those wings now up to the skies above
Reach for those stars, reach for love
So Fly, fly, fly as high as you can
But there’s no sense flyin if you can’t understand
That the scarecrow’s only there to play his game
And scare crows away
To scare crows away
But we’re not afraid of your games
No We’re not afraid
So fall, fall, fall as hard as you can
Your time is done, ‘cus we understand
Oh, scarecrow its over now, you’ve played your game
But we’re here to stay
3. BEAUTY OF YOU
I’ve traveled the world, I have felt the wind
The wind and waves of the seven seas
I’ve spent my life in search of the place
Of the place that they call home
But all the roads, the mountains and the fields
The warmth and colors of the setting sun
They could never give anything compared
Compared to the beauty of you
Your heart, the treasure I hold dear
Its the only place whose way I have not found
Its the road less traveled, the most treacherous way
Yet the one I would fight to go down
Even if it meant just a moment
Just a glimpse, a shimmer of the light
The light shining through to give focus
To the delicate beauty of you
For this I am most certain will be the purest joy
The truest struggle, greatest gift of love
That I will be given in my time on this Earth
To see, to know, to hold only you
One day a time will come when together
We will see the world, ride along the breeze
Swim through the waves of the ocean
We will spend our days dreaming
We will spend our days building a home
We’ll travel roads both long and short
Journey through the valleys and the hills
Lay our heads to rest in the stillness
As we gaze upon the sun
My heart will stay still as it soaks in
The brightness, the pureness that is you
The sweetness that is the beauty
The beauty of you, that beauty that is you
4. FEATHERS
The story goes, its still untold
Will someone tell it for them now
They whisper on, it won’t be long
Til someone comes to hear
May we learn to keep our feathers before they’re gathered by the wind
A few years gone, they’re takin on
The world that tells them no
But soon they’ll see that destiny
Will wake the dream they’re in
May we learn to keep our feathers before they’re gathered by the wind
May we never store our treasures in this ship we’re sinking in
May we learn to keep our feathers before they’re gathered by the wind
May we never lose the wonder of the dreams we can begin
5. THEN YOU CAME
I was born restless, always running away
Couldn’t keep my feet on the ground, so afraid to stay
Then You came just takin my heart and giving it a name
Suddenly my world seemed to stop and turn the right way
When You came to me
I was born shameful, always hiding away
But Your love, it fixes my heart and puts colors in array
You came to me
The oceans are tiding, this love is a sea
With waves crashing down over You and over me
Now that You came to me
You came for me
I promise to be here, to hold You up high
Give You my honor, give You my time
Cus You came for me
6. SLEEP MY STORM
The thunder rolls, the lightening strikes
This old storm wears down my time
My world is chaos, my dawn is far
But You bring order that wakes my heart
You wake my heart
The day is cold, it’s black as night
The Son is warmth, His love is light
Your colors show, Your promise shines
As You bring truth that wakes my mind
You wake my mind
7. REGRETS
All these lonely dreams only cloudy up my mind
All these broken things, they keep tearing up my time
And all the things that slip away, all the things that I won’t say
All that’s good left in the world ain’t got nothin on you my girl
All I know, it ain’t enough
Ain’t enough to show
Just how I really feel
We’re in this run around and we are spinning without control
Not havin you around, it’s breakin down my soul
So many things have slipped away, so many things I should have said
So much good left in the world, I only wish, I only wish
I only wish I could have you my girl
All I can say, it ain’t enough
Ain’t enough to say
Just how I really feel
8. EYES TO SEE
I didn’t learn too much, didn’t learn too much
When I fell down in my uncertainty
I didn’t hear so well, didn’t hear so well
When they told me what I couldn’t be
Oh, times are changing now all around
Oh, but I believe
Oh, If we could carry on, it won’t be long
Oh, Til we see
Can we move on now, can we move on now
Move away from the lie of apathy
There will be a day, there will be a day
When this will all weave together perfectly
Oh, life will work this out, I know somehow
Oh, if we believe
Oh, its time to push along, we can be strong
Oh, can’t you see
If we could start this over, if we could start again
Then I would put more hope in what You promised for the end
Now I see the reasons, now I see the way
You’ll show the blind to follow as You light the coming day
So come and listen close, come and listen close
For we have been made with eyes to see
9. A HEALING LAND
If all the world could see the beauty underneath a time, an age foregone
If we could understand the measure of a land searching for a home
Will we see behind, before
Will we love with hearts like Yours
All I want is to be here
And to know its where You are
When time is all but gone and beauty carries on to shine, to sing of You
When closer is the day, redeemed we will proclaim, this land is kingdom come
We have seen, we have heard
A love so grand, a song so pure
All You want is to be here
Will we know, its where You are
10. YOU SAY COME
How did I get so low, it seems I’ve lost this time
Can’t see my feet below from holding my head so high
Please take the veil away that slows my burning heart
So I can run Your way, Your way from the start
You say come; all you burdened, all you weary
Come; all you broken, all you hurting
Come; don’t fret now, I’ll light the way
Come to Me, I’ll be your rest
I will run to You, I will run to You
Break my heart into one that follows after You
