Story Behind The Song
A long time ago I changed the "style" of music that I play and upon releasing a new album of my new style, a fan wrote me an email, saying how disappointed they were with the change. I wrote back and thanked them for their fanship but explained calmly that as a human and as an artist, I am entitled to change ... and if I'm not changing, I'm staying the same ... and that, to me, is a let down. I asked that they join me in my musical growth and change along with me. This song is for that critic specifically. In the end, they accepted the challenge and are still a fan to this day.
Song Description
A song full of metaphors about the cycle of life and how each and every thing on this earth grows -- including and especially humans. It encourages personal growth, personal improvement, self-fulfillment and always changing (for the better).
| Song Length |
4:31 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Diplomatic, Composed |
Subject |
Change, Evolution |
| Similar Artists |
Iron and Wine, Josh Ritter |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
I heard you say that you wish I stayed
An older version of me -- long before my change.
But, if we're not growing we are staying the same,
So I will welcome the change and stretch myself day to day.
We're entitled to change because we grow
Like blown up balloons.
Like the flare at the end of a spoon.
Like one note becoming a tune.
Like the city lights in the darkening blue--
The change is gonna happen real slow
But not a day goes by we don't grow.
If a seed can grow into a tree
And if that tree can grow leaves,
I ask, how is that different than me?
Because we both breathe and we come from the dirt
And that's where we will return
When both of our seasons fade.
We're entitled to change because we grow
Like one into two.
Like the eleventh hour turning to noon,
Then May slow fades into June,
Then you're a grownup in your childhood room--
The change is gonna happen real slow
But not a day goes by we don't grow.
If we're not growing, we are staying the same
So, I will welcome the change and stretch myself day to day.
We're entitled to change because we grow
Like a high tide caused by that moon.
Like a flower knowing Spring is coming soon.
Like wings inside a cocoon,
(Or anything else that is destine to bloom)--
Like our faith in the things we know to be true
Or like the courage found in the wine and the booze--
The change is gonna happen real slow
But not a day goes by we don't grow.
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