Tom More is the founder of Restrung Lefty Media Productions (www.RestrungLefty.com) and a multi-instrumentalist (bass, keyboards, drums) and vocalist. He is ava
I began working on the lyrics to "Misconnected" during a trip to Central America. A member of the group I was travelling with told the story of their very difficult upbringing and the associated trouble establishing good relationships with people later in life. Hearing that tale in such a personal way got me thinking about the high rates of abuse, divorce, and discontent in families and what we're all missing out on, personally and as a society, because of that. The aggressiveness of the song establishes the nature of the problem, and it carries a tension and strong sense of urgency as a reflection of the desperation of those caught in its grip.
Lyrics
When the vows and passions cool
We must express what is deep inside
A lifetime covering up is the stumbling block
Faltering trust leaves tongues twisted and tied
The trifles grow into typhoons
When one won?t speak and one won?t hear
Like waves marching out of the storm
Over an ocean of misunderstanding and fear
CHORUS
Confronting the threat of our common humanity
We recoil with fearful insanity
In this moment when we should find common cause.
People connecting with cold pre-conditions
Assume a mental defensive position
Hollow smile to conceal their fangs and claws
Compassion to heal that draws you in
Time and again mend a broken life
Against this wound there?s no way to win
The missing piece is a jagged knife
Like the haunted inner-child
Mourns the innocence someone stole
All the love you can pour out
Drains like light into a black hole
CHORUS
BRIDGE
Prison of our mind
Walls so stout
Shackled to the past
Can?t reach out
Clasping desperately
Loving hands
Savior from ourselves
Graceful plan
SOLO
CHORUS
