Journal #53: Day Eleven… A Glimpse Into The Human Heart

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The other day, a friend of mine said something that struck a chord in me. He said if anyone really wanted to get to know me and grasp a glimpse of where I’ve been, all they had to do was listen to my last album, “bend”. Hmmm…

I went back to the album, through all 13 songs I’d written for it. One stood out above all the rest. Not “Bend”. No, not “I’m No Saint” or “Don’t Make Me Say Goodbye”. Heck, not even “He’s Like Strawberry Milk”. I know these few have been some of the crowd pleasers.

No, the song that hit me, which was one of the last two songs I’d written for “bend”, was “Rain Fall Down On Me”. My gut was telling me to write a song that fully encompassed the human heart. One that would pierce the center of one’s soul. One that everyone could grasp because we’ve all been there, to that point of utter depletion from life jabbing, prodding and poking at you. As I put the pen to the paper, the words just poured out of me and “Rain Fall Down On Me” was born.

When my producer, Lauren Stalnecker, and I talked about producing it, we both agreed, this one would be bear bones. The day I recorded it, in Lauren’s studio on Melrose, he sat me down in front of a mic and pretty much pressed record. I took my guitar and started singing the song, pouring every human emotion into it. It was like a rebirth, a turning point, so to speak, for me.

Today, I share this song with you. I hope you find a connection to it, possibly remembering a point in your life where life shut down on you and the only thing you could do was just have faith, let go and let something bigger than life take over. And from that, well, serenity set in…