in my time with him on earth, i called him “Matt,”only to later realize, thanks to his younger brother, that he preferred “Matthew.”
i have many journal entries and memories and memories of my friend that i’ve been happy to share in the early touring days of wind words. this song not at all new to me, though the death of someone close to me was indeed, a very new experience for me at the time. in those days i found myself writing to Matthew and something through my own relationship with eternity.
i couldn’t shake the feeling that there must be more and on the other side, they must be so excited for us here to embrace that and truly live.
i was so happy that my friend Mark Sunderland was willing to play trumpet for the instrumental and ending. it truly caused for a full circle feeling as Matthew served with us at our church and this ROTC kid had this type of honorary send off at his celebration of life.
“we are born to overcome.”
lyrics
I dressed up for your funeral
Paid top dollar for these shoes
Spoke a few words in your memory
Syllables unbeknownst to you
I played guitar when courage haunted me
Shared sorrows of joy and pain
Spared the air of all my curses
Knowing you'd 've done the same
But the ghost I feared most
Was the laughter I loathed in anguish
Mercy's made new in the morning
But sometime I just wanna stay in bed
Your ma was proud of her baby
Your father's cheeks worn red from tears
Brothers stood strong enough to honor
One they'd looked up to for all these years
But the ghost I feared most
Was the laughter I loathed in anguish
Mercy's made new in the morning
But sometimes I just wanna stay in bed
The dial of time, she runs ahead
To make a name for all her children
And we succumb to all this striving
As victims yet born to overcome
We are born to overcome
We are born to overcome
We are more than conquerors
In the spotless risen Son
We are born to overcome
We are born to overcome
We are more than conquerors
In the spotless risen Son
The risen Son
Though I may not yet understand
The breadth of days that I have left
I know you see the other side
And you beg me to press ahead
credits
from splitsville,
released February 15, 2022
tracking and mixing by Brandon Shattuck at Parafonic Recording Studio
recording engineer: Dan Taylor
trumpet tracking by Jacob Dribble
mastering by Joe McElroy
written and performed by WIND WORDS
Vocals and electric guitar by Michael Rosado
electric and bass guitar by Brandon Shattuck
keys by Luke Blanchard
drums & percussion by Mark Nicks
trumpet by Mark Sunderland
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