Perhaps some of you are aware that I am a closet (wanna be) musician. Like many of us I find music a very inspirational and moving part of life. Whether kicking back to a country tune or reminiscing with some rockin’ Beatles song, music touches us somewhere deep down in our souls from time time.
Not too long ago (last year is memory serves) Liz and I attended a small venue concert at Po David’s Pub just south of downtown Dallas. The featured performer was Kathy Mattea. Her name was familiar, but most of her music was not. Anyway, we thoroughly enjoyed her concert. One of the songs she sang really resonated with me. It was written by a late blooming singer-songwriter named Mary Gauthier. I hadn’t heard of her either, but she began her career at 35 years of age. The song is “Mercy Now.” The interesting thing is the song was written in 2005, yet the lyrics seem to apply specifically and succinctly to today.
For some reason I’ve uncharacteristically been drawn to the news of late. Ugh!; what more can I say. Whether it’s fires, tornadoes, North Korea, global warming, a terrorist attack, senseless murders, sexual allegations or just the man who’s redefining the role of President, it’s hardly ever uplifting. More and more I’m reminded of and drawn to Mary Gauthier’s lyrics in the aforementioned song.
After the Kathy Mattea concert I went home and broke out my guitars and cloistered myself in my upstairs recording studio. I didn’t leave until I’d finished covering that song because so resonated with me. It’s not often that I share my music, but for some reason I’ve made an exception to my own rule. Perhaps you’ve heard this song before. If not, I hope you find it as intriguing as I do; remember, it was written almost thirteen years ago. I hope you enjoy it. I'd also be interested to hear how the lyrics resonate with you.
