FAWM: "Ecclesiastes (Time to Mourn)"

Ecclesiastes (Time to Mourn)

6 days ago by @kadmad202

Ecclesiastes (Time to Mourn)

kadmad202

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Liner Notes

#rant #electronic #outofmycomfortzone #political #hiphop

They say write what's in your heart, so I did.

(Btw, Ecclesiastes, besides being the name of a book of wisdom in the Bible, comes from the Greek meaning "to participant in an assembly of citizens.” It seems appropriate here.)

Garageband drummer loop - SoCal
Synths:
Breakfree Keys.1
Cali Vibes Synth Lead.1
Chronicles Synth Lead
Fantasy Synth 03
Doctor's Orders Synth Lead
East River Lush Pad

Lyrics

Time to mourn for the children
Who will feed them now that aid has gone away?
And all because of decisions made by heartless, greedy men
On a whim, with no thought, no compassion
Time to mourn

Time to mourn for all the people who say they care
And that they walk in the Savior’s way
But whose actions reveal their hearts, full of darkness, maybe more
...Even hatred
Time to mourn

Even if I spoke the language of angels
But did not love others, what would I be?
A noisy gong, or a clanging of cymbals
Signifying nothing

Time to mourn for the planet, we are wasting
All the precious gifts it gives
Never looking at the long view, thinking only of the resources we can now exploit
Time to mourn

Even if I had all knowledge, or faith to move mountains
But did not love others, what would it get me?
Absolutely nothing

In the end, all this will pass away, and what will remain?
Faith, hope, and love

But for now, it’s
Time to mourn

Comments

@hbusse 11h

Great job here experimenting with some different musical tools, friend. Lyrically, this definitely hits home with how I have been feeling these days. Thanks for expressing it honestly here, and bringing it back to the Scriptures to ground your lament in what is ultimately true and will endure. I appreciate you!

@hummingbear 5d

Oooh, Deb, I'm really liking this. The musical backing is not your usual style, but it works. I like the hybrid approach, of quoting scripture and a sung response, but not in the typical cantor/congregation style. I've been talking with church friends about new musical styles and expressions and this exemplifies a new approach. And the sentiments are so you, in your lovely voice. Is this going on your Soundcloud so it would be available after FAWM closes?

@motorcitymusicman 6d

A timely and powerful song. The lyrics are searing, and very well constructed. In addition to the title reference, I'm also detecting some 1 Corinthians and maybe some Mark 8:36 in there. I like the hint of optimism at the end. Very well done.