I wanted to tell you a little bit about this month’s free download from my CD, Love & Honesty…
“Holy Waters” is one of those strange songs that’s hard to explain. It wasn’t triggered by an actual experience, and there’s no reference to my real life, neither in its notes or lyrics.
I was noodling on my guitar one day, and the first few chords of the verse started to coagulate. I opened my mouth to try and put a melody to the chords, and out came the first lines: You love me too little, and I love me too much. As I recall, those words surprised me, but I knew enough to just go with it. By the time the verses were finished, I’d used all kinds of imagery to help in the writing – even a cat!
The chorus was also a surprise. “There’s no river to wash over” just sort of spilled forth, much like the song’s opening lines. The rest of the chorus flowed rather quickly and that’s when I knew the song would be called “Holy Waters.”
This was definitely a gift song. It found me, as its writer, instead of my desperately searching for it. It was written in about 40 minutes, tops. Those songs don’t happen as often as I’d like. That’s why I consider it a gift.
One more thing… I can remember the scene, when I wrote “Holy Waters.” It was the living room of my old house. Even that room’s light is clear in my memory. At the time, I thought it was a special song. I still do.