About This Song
Anticipation was written earlier this year before the birth of our firstborn daughter— who was actually born six weeks ago!
It's funny. You can tell this song was written by a "parent to be" rather than a new parent— the lyrics say nothing about lack of sleep! But I think there is something worth remembering about happy anticipation. Sure, you could expose it as romantic naivety ("just wait until the sleepless nights kick in buddy!") or you could choose to see it revealing something fundamental in people: warm-heartedness and hopefulness.
I hope my lyrics reflect the former 😊
Lyrics
Somewhere
Far across creation
A stork flew
Down over the land
While signs of God
Fruit across creation
From seed to flower
Another winged-flight
And you, being
Dream in animation
Stand tall
Give witness to delight
At home here
Stand in anticipation
Watch horizons
For you to arrive
The world will move
Circling around you
And all will
Soften at your sight
And you perform
A thousand minor miracles
When you pull
Love from the coldest of hearts
"Take my hands
And make me useful
Open hearted
Open dreamer"
And this how the story will go
Someday you'll be alone
It might take a lot of love
Just to get up that day
Or you might feel God on your back
Whispering away
But upon turning around
You might find that she's gone away, gone away
But blow a kiss
That floats across creation
Across the land
And up into the sky
And you will find
The gift was to the giver
For all man, always it returns