I've posted many things from the various "got talent" shows. In truth I have held these show , without good cause, in rather low regard. For some reason I felt they were being exploitative.. Here's why I was just so wrong.
BTW and for the heaven of it.. There's a truly remarkable doc series showing on NetFlix. Title: BABIES. What we are learning about them will astonish you!
This song is a retelling of one of the most dramatic moments in the New Testament. God calls John The Baptist into his service. It is also one hell of a fiddle tune Want to hear it again? Ok, but lets go for pictorial lyrics!
An old favorite [Verse 1] In the time of my confession, in the hour of my deepest need When the pool of tears beneath my feet flood every newborn seed There’s a dyin’ voice within me reaching out somewhere Toiling in the danger and in the morals of despair [Verse 2] Don’t have the inclination to look back on any mistake Like Cain, I now behold this chain of events that I must break In the fury of the moment I can see the Master’s hand In every leaf that trembles, in every grain of sand [Verse 3] Oh, the flowers of indulgence and the weeds of yesteryear Like criminals, they have choked the breath of conscience and good cheer The sun beat down upon the steps of time to light the way To ease the pain of idleness and the memory of decay [Verse 4] I gaze into the doorway of temptation’s angry flame And every time I pass that way I always hear my name Then onward in my journey I come to understand That every hair is numbered like every grain of sand [Verse 5] I have gone from rags to riches in the sorrow of the night In the violence of a summer’s dream, in the chill of a wintry light In the bitter dance of loneliness fading into space In the broken mirror of innocence on each forgotten face [Verse 6] I hear the ancient footsteps like the motion of the sea Sometimes I turn, there’s someone there, other times it’s only me I am hanging in the balance of the reality of man Like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand [Harmonica solo]
If you keep smoking that internet stuff like it was a fish and this could happen probably to you without you even looking!
After listening to that song I don't know how you would avoid tears. I read that watching the show in real life can be far different than watching the production on tv. Yet I think the talent shows are very entertaining all the same. Thank you for including them in our music "power hour!"