Dig In

Dig in to the pain

The song is called Jamie, but her real name was Jennifer. She reminded me that things aren't always as perfect on the inside as they appear on the outside.  I thought she was beautiful.  She didn't think so.  Before she died she told me to write love songs because everyone wants to hear love songs. 


 

Just felt like sharing this tonight....

Guest appearances and co-hosts
Love and loss and letting go
Casting shadows and becoming ghosts
I alone remain, forever changed

Touched by the pale lights
Even as they fade
Eternally grateful through the tears and the pain
I alone remain, forever changed

The prophets stage calls the strong willed
Silent applause echoes through the hall of souls
Mystics make their way
Angels praise ignites the flame
Divine inspiration follows....

We are greater together than we are apart
I alone remain, here on the stage
Forever changed...
 

I think most of the time, people are doing the best they can with the skills and resources at their disposal.  Give them the benefit of the doubt, send a blessing, and keep walking...or in this case, growing.  Wrote a song about it.  Like to hear it? Here it go! :)  

Grow
By Buffy Rose
 
Never mind what people say                       
They may be cruel in every way                
Never mind the games they play                   
Stand up straight and walk away                 
 
Never lie to save face                          
Stand behind rules you embrace                  
Never hide when you’re afraid                     
Fight your fear with fists of faith             
 
        You’re a star you shine and glow              
        Sky above and earth below                   
        Keep on reaching - Don't let go             
        Grow, Grow                                      
        Grow                                        
 
Every time you step outside                     
Every sound every sight                         
Every thought you try to fight                  
Breathe it in and give it life                     
 
        You’re a star you shine and glow                  
        Sky above and earth below                    
        Keep on reaching - Don't let go             
        Grow, Grow                                  
        Grow                                        
 
                        Look inside
                        You’re free to fly  
                        Just open up the door               
                        Read the signs   
                       With an open mind 
                       Reach higher than before                  
 
You’re a star you shine and glow              
Sky above and earth below                   
Keep on reaching - Don't let go             
Grow, Grow                                   
Grow                                        
 
Never mind what people say
They may be cruel in every way
Never mind the games they play
Stand up straight and walk away
 
  
Copyright 2014 Buffy Rose / Zero Burn Records
www.buffyrose.com


 

If your heart has ever been broken, if you've ever questioned your faith in true love, if you've ever thought you might not never feel whole again, this song was inspired by you...and written for you.  Click here to listen to the instrumental.

BROKEN TOYS

B.O.Y.S. broken girls and boys
T.O.Y.S. breaking hearts like toys
Leaving cracks that run and break us down
Love has got us all strung out now

B.O.Y.S. broken hearts and minds
T.O.Y.S. lego walls inside
Empty spaces where we used to laugh
Pain replaces faded photographs
   
          And it's sad, but true
          We don the armor but we're already broken in two
          We treat the trauma but we're already bleeding through

B.O.Y.S. broken girls and boys
T.O.Y.S. breaking hearts like toys

Daylight breaks
Wide awake
Rain drops falling on my face
Meditate for an hour or two
Breathe in life
Recalling you

From the deepest blues
Into the voilet hues
Down to the red zone
Into the yellow sun 
It's just a matter of time 
Before the green glow finds me
Opens up my eyes
And reminds me...

In the blink of an eye
We may be buried alive
Only the love survives
Only the love survives

So rise, ascend
Breathe it in
Then let go again
Let it go again 
 

 Die Happy

 
In a place
I can’t explain
Flooded with love
Still drowning in pain
It doesn’t make sense
But it makes me believe
There’s so much more
Than we can taste, touch, and see

           It fills me with hope
           And with love and with tears        
           And it fills me with the sadness
           Of a thousand years

                        My eyes are alive
                        My heart is free
                        And I
                        Can die 
                        Happy

Breathe deep
Attached to no one
Bigger and brighter
Than the moon or the sun
It makes perfect sense
Somewhere inside
But I couldn’t explain it
Even if I tried

            It fills me with hope        
            And with love and with tears
            And it fills me with the sadness
            Of a thousand years

                        My eyes are alive
                        Like the first time
                        And I
                        Can die
                        Happy

You peeled away the pain
And what remains
Are the colors
And the shadows
Of a thousand life-times 

Human Nature

The gig is over
It is through
But you've come too far
To let it get to you

     Not goin' down
     Not goin' under over you
     Not givin' in to
     The dark side of me in you

I see you crying
I see right through
But you've come so close
Don't run away from the truth

     No givin' in
     No giving up or down you go
     But you don't have to
     Walk alone no, no, no

The gig is over 
It is through
But you've come too far
To let it get to you

     Not goin' down
     Not goin' under over you
     Not givin' in to 
    The dark side of me in you
     
     No givin' in 
     No givin' out again
     No need to run away
     From the arms of a friend

          It's only human nature
          We're all there
          Finding our way in the dark
          There is no light 
          Except the light of the love in your heart

Gotta go deeper
Gotta go farther than the last time
Gotta be stronger
Stronger than the other side
And it goes on and on inside

          We are all there
          Finding our way in the dark
          There is no light 
          Except the light of the love in your heart






 

Spent from the days events and the month leading up to it, a song poured out of my head onto a page last night.  I tracked it quickly and decided to start sharing clips of these early-stage recordings with people who care to follow the evolution.  


Someone I Believe (Do You Really Want It) 
by Buffy Marie Rouse

 From a high paid dresser
To a rock n roll queen
Shadow dancer
You know what I mean

It’s not about your problems
It’s the way you live your life
Digital impressions
Don’t make you right

No, no, no, no

From a high paid dresser to a
To a rock n roll dream
From someone I belong to
To someone I believe

CHORUS
Now do you really want it
Do you really, really want it this way?
Oh, oh, oh, OR
Do you really want it?
Do you want it, want it, want it, to change?

BRIDGE
Yeah it’s a drag it’s a shame
Nobodys to blame
It’s just the price of the show
That nobody knows / Just let it go
Hide your face, close your eyes / Show your face, open your eyes
Take a breath - swallow your pride / Remember all the reasons why
Watch and learn, let it be / Live and learn, let it be
It’s all just temporary / It’s all another memory

From a high priced call girl
To a teenage dream
You’re gonna get what you ask for
But is it what you need?

It’s not about your problems
It’s just the way you live your life
It comes down to an instant
A turning point in time

Yeah, yeah, yeah

From a video dancer
To a DJ queen
Hollywood junkies
You know what I mean

CHORUS
BRIDGE

It’s not a question of when exactly
It’s a question of why…

© Copyright 2012 Buffy Marie Rouse (BMR090212-01)
www.buffyrose.com