My sister gave me a new piece of music recently and asked me to write lyrics to it. She said she wanted it to be about love. So I spent a couple hours shut up in my bedroom, in complete silence, writing some beautiful romance lyrics. I brought them back to her and she replied by saying they were nice, but not what she had in mind. She was thinking more along the lines of love shared between family members - parent/child, sibling to sibling... So, I went back to my bedroom, shut myself up for another couple hours, and wrote the below lyrics. It has since become one of my favorite songs I've written. Strong, beautiful family relationships are important to me. I spent a couple years of my life destroying those relationships and basically made a mess. I now am committed to restoring those family bonds, and am dedicated to loving each member of my family, because they are blessed gifts from God. When God places you in a family, He knows what He's doing. His design and plan is always best. Family members do sometimes part ways as He directs, but never let it be said of me (or you) that we parted on bad terms. No. Keep the bond of love strong in your family. Fight for it. It's precious.
cold, is the way, they say, our lives shuffle on
stuck, in a world away, walking on our own
modern society tells us that we should be on our own, living our own life as we see fit, without any help
dark is the day, a twilight dawn
this causes us to feel empty and alone
and then i remember we're doing this together
we were meant to walk together, holding hands as brothers and sisters
so take this song as my amity, i'm fighting for a bond of love
i need you here and you need me, i'm fighting for a bond of love
let this song become a letter of friendship, as I fight for the bond of love to remain strong and intact
we need each other
if love is so kind then why can't we be friends
one of the attributes of Love is kindness
let's take this simple sponge and wash away the sins
let's forgive the hurts we have caused each other
for time is too quick, it moves too fast
we only have so many days on this earth
so then, let's remember we're doing this together
let's walk together
so take this song as my amity, i'm fighting for a bond of love
i need you and you need me, i'm fighting for a bond of love
let this song become a letter of friendship, as I fight for the bond of love to remain strong and intact
we need each other
our path is crossed by destiny, i'm fighting for a bond of love
no words erase this unity, i'm fighting for a bond of love
we are part of each others' lives, and nothing anyone can say will change that. Let's fight to keep the bond strong.
one by one, our hands, our hearts
are locked by love, in unity
let's lift up and light up the sky with a cry, how we need each other
we need to take a stand for family, for love, for unity, and let the world know that it can be good
one by one, our soul, our life
it burns with love, like candlelight
we'll link arms and hold tight the world will look on
as we sing forever
our hearts, our souls should be in tune with each other. Let's shine bright for God's perfect family design