Ken Carroll
It's amazing how God can take you through a bad situation, create something good from it, and make you stronger.
Written around 78 - 79, retooled the break section a few years back.
114 is a rural highway where I grew up. This song was very difficult to title, but the scenery along that highway seems to lend itself to the mood of this piece.
Trust God, live each day to the fullest in Him. You cannot go to the past. The past cannot come back. Be keenly aware of where your future lies. It's on the edge of town. Thus says the voices of these stones.
I know that my redeemer lives and one day He will stand upon the earth. And though my skin will be destroyed yet with my eyes I will see Him.
When it's stacked against you, when you feel trapped, when you are stuck, trust in Him. He will even turn the tables on your own mistakes,
A musical travelogue of personal things past and present along highway 114 (former title of part of this piece) outside of Momence, IL and a reflection on what matters most in this life.
Jam section of a piece based on the first few verses of Psalm 57 that's described in the Bible as "a miktam of David while hiding from Saul in a cave" 1st part kind of a campfire song then breaks into a chase scene, Saul chasing David on a mountain!
Demo of a brand new song. A fantasy about me and my wife riding around in circles on bikes on a farm that I have some awesome memories of. The farm doesn't exist now.
About certain people selling certain merchandise that ruins lives and families. Also holds out the gospel message to said people in hopes they'll repent as we all need to do.
Moody rocker about toxic relationships.
Instrumental from early 90s, recorded with Chuck Struse bass and Wesley Cox drums.