breathe in and breathe out
August 11, 2007 by Moriah
who do you think you are?
who do you think you are?
and as the wind blows i stumble across the sea
and as the sea flows through my hair i seem to be
transformed
into a creature
that thinks before it speaks
and i will find that
i know exactly what i do
when i drive a nail in you
lord forgive me
i’m so untrue
you are my god
you are my god
i waltz in green pastures on sunday in my barefeet
i’ll sing as loud as i can in the rain dancing in the street
so call me what you will
i promise i promise
i’ll smile and hold my tongue still
and think before i speak
and i will find that
i know exactly what i do
when i drive a nail in you
lord forgive me i’m so untrue
you are my god
you are my god
can’t be controlled
can’t save my soul
can’t make myself whole
can’t make it rain
can’t take away the pain
can’t make myself say:
child i can hear you
i can see you
i am with you
who do i think i am?
-madison greene, “red april”
I remember Madison Greene! I kind of knew them personally. The Blair family? Anyway, a friend of mine hung out with them like 10 years ago. Weird!
Yep, the Blair family. They are near and dear to my heart though they’d have no idea who I am (the craziness of the intimacies of music shared - how the Spirit uses music and it begins to have a life of its own, speaking to each individual who listens); when I was in Madison, WI for two weeks for training this summer, one of the women I ran into who was also in training happened to tour with them for a summer and I was quite jealous/envious.
I wish they were still together; their concerts were the best.
So neat that you have a tie to them - they seemed like such down-to-earth people and I loved Michael’s humility. I went to a concert the day after we buried my father and one of my friends told Michael and he dedicated a song of their set to my sisters and I. Beautiful man with a beautiful love for Jesus.