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[LYRICS] Resolution by Genuine Joy

November 16, 2018 — 0 Comments

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Another #songinprocess — this one clearly showing classic country / gospel influences. We all have anxieties that need easing, but relief can easily lead to attachment. Comforts become compulsions — and in avoidance of pain, we surrender our personal power. Once you lose that, you have no choice but to keep coming back. I often use the style of gospel to reclaim that power — because for me, church was less “salvation” and more codependent addiction. But we all have our drugs of choice, I suppose. THE TIME OF OUR LIVES Surrender my bones, And swallow my pride I’ve taken you back I’m out of my mind! Wherever you go, I’ll follow behind While you’re having The time of our lives

Oh my god 😱 there’s been a face hiding underneath my beard this whole time!

Working through a big new batch of simple, charismatic songs 😄 — gonna start sharing lil’ pieces of my process to see what sticks. First I wake up in the mornin’ And roll over to my teddy bear And rub his hair 🐻 Then I mosey to the shower But I do not take a shower, ‘Cause I don’t care, No I don’t care, No I don’t care about your rules Or what you do, Or all these things That you’re tying to prove I’m cutting loose, I don’t really give a damn To tell the truth, You’ve got to choose Between the life that you want And the world That you’re afraid to lose But don’t really give a damn For me, this is like my freak folk influences getting freaky with my soul influences

Some of you saw this on my story, but I had quite the tarot experience yesterday. 🔥💥😳 I’ve had a lifelong fascination with all things mystical — a natural consequence of being an empathic artist raised in a charismatic church. Travel to more diverse communities and studies in philosophy have helped ground me, but still the spirit remains. 💫 Research may have left me agnostic, but it also greatly opened up my intuition. Because when you look beyond words — especially words spoken in fear and control — there is so much to be felt, if not entirely understood. And following those “spiritual” threads has been the most rewarding part of my life experience. 🔮 I’ve returned to the practice of tarot now mostly for self-reflection: part Rorschach test, part meditation, part self-awareness. I try to leave it at that; of course, when my candle shattered over the last card of my last reading, filled with overtly obvious signs, even I must admit there’s something more going on here. Something beyond. 👻 In western religion, I find more fear than love. I was taught to fear myself, fear my intuition — fear anything beyond what those around me insisted to be true. Out of fear, I was shamed for asking difficult questions. Out of fear, my authorities clasped onto juvenile, facile ideas as if they were stone foundations. 🤦🏻‍♂️ Looking over this deck, I still hear the voices of almost everyone I ever loved screaming that I must be possessed by demons and under the influence of satan himself. Here’s the thing: I don’t fear them anymore. I don’t fear the voices of those who have never dared see beyond what they were taught in fear. I no longer fear my own power, or my own innate wisdom. And I really don’t care if you do, either — because there is nothing more liberating in life than letting go of the fears and anxieties of others. 🔥

Genuine Joy to the world! I may have turned in my #Resolution well before the New Year, but you probably haven’t heard it yet. Maybe it wasn’t your time. Here’s the thing: that album was born in the bleak midwinter, and now is the perfect time to engage it. This is the season where what’s dead and gone fades away, creating the possibility for new growth. Unfortunately, that process sounds far more beautiful than it feels. If you’re getting S.A.D. and introspective, remember that dissonance precedes resolution. Take this time to dive into your own discomfort, and let it come to fruition. That process is what my album is all about, and spiritually speaking, I designed it to help guide *you* through it. Stream it anywhere, and know that more spectacular live performances are coming your way soon. Here’s to the beginning of something truly new! #genuinejoy #agnosticgospel #nowstreaming #linkinbio

Thanksgiving parade came through my neighborhood a little late this year... over two dozen lil turkeys.

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