{"id":3865,"date":"2020-01-06T18:22:44","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fadedphotographs.getitrealguy.com\/?p=3865"},"modified":"2024-07-22T14:18:19","modified_gmt":"2024-07-22T14:18:19","slug":"i-believe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fadedphotographs.getitrealguy.com\/index.php\/2020\/01\/06\/i-believe\/","title":{"rendered":"I Believe"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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I Believe<\/em> is a product of my rather incessant musings about the meaning of spirituality and Life purpose\u00a0 \u23e4 a light-hearted subject to be sure. This song began taking shape when I came to a point of clarity about what ideas or elements floating about the Universe help me reconcile my place on this mortal coil. I realized that, at least for me, it’s all about Faith, Light and Love. Faith conquers fear, light overcomes the dark and opens the heart and love counters hate.<\/p>\n

This dualistic line of thinking is, perhaps, a bit over simplified, but helps me focus on the essence of spirituality and purpose, which makes it easier to communicate my thoughts and feelings. One might say it’s illuminating.<\/p>\n

Like many who feel driven to express themselves creatively, I maintain archives of ideas, lyrics, chord progressions and melodies that come to me in various forms and from often disparate sources. In this case,\u00a0 the chorus melody, along with the title, came to me a year or so ago while doodling on the guitar.<\/p>\n

I quickly documented the basic structure of the song with a guitar\/vocal in GarageBand on my iPad.\u00a0 As often happens, I revisited the archive when considering material for this project, liking the idea enough to finish writing the lyrics and completing the arrangement, adding a bridge and an additional verse.\u00a0 I’m pleased to be able to share this song with you. My hope is that it may inspire you to reconnect with your own spirituality and purpose, whatever that may be.<\/p>\n

I’m very grateful for the very collaborative contributions from Edie Raye <\/a>and Colleen Martin<\/a> (Lolo’s Ghost, Blaze Kings, Oake & Paine, et al) on the vocals, especially the outro chorus, which I had been hearing in my head for weeks. Thanks for bringing it to life guys.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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I, believe we\u2019re on this earth to make a difference
Our life, is a gift bestowed to us as wings to Icarus
To fly, far beyond the limits of uncertainty
At peace, trusting fear will never get the best of me<\/p>\n

I believe that faith will find a way to conquer fear
And I believe it will guide us toward a brighter new frontier
Oh I believe in faith<\/p>\n

I, believe with all my heart that life is sacred
Of that, not everyone on earth has been persuaded
It\u2019s hard, to see beyond the limits of our universe
When eyes, are closed to things we see as being too diverse<\/p>\n

I believe that light will always overcome the dark
And I believe the moon and stars illuminate the heart
Oh I believe…<\/p>\n

\u2026 in light that can open up the haunting skies above and let the sun shine through
So faith with its wisdom and hope, will help, rebuild the world anew\n<\/p>\n

I, believe we must stand up for truth and fairness
To fight, for a deeper sense of purpose and awareness
A life, confused by hate deprives us of our empathy
But when, infused with love becomes the perfect remedy<\/p>\n

I believe that love will find a way to vanquish hate<\/p>\n

And I believe, in this lifetime we will reach that higher state
Oh I believe in love<\/p>\n

I believe in faith
I believe in light
I believe in love<\/p>\n

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Credits<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Guitars, Keyboards, Bass, Percussion\u00a0 and Vocals: Richard S. Grossman
Additional Vocals: Edie Raye and Colleen Martin
Produced and Engineered by: Richard S. Grossman<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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