2023
Missionary tells the story of a young man who goes off on a religious mission and, in contrast to what his faith taught him, falls in love with another young man around his age. PRODUCTION: Acoustic/electric guitar: KRC Vocals: KRC Drums: KRC (Logic Pro drummer) Bass: KRC (NI Scarbee Rickenbacker bass) Strings: KRC (Spitfire strings)
Walk on Water is an attempt at answering the questions: How does religion frequently make good people do bad things? And why do some people feel justified pushing their religion on other people? The beginning of the song is a metaphor on how organized religion took faith (something based in uncertainty but beautiful, and deeply personal), and marketed the illusion of certainty, made itself the arbiter of morality, lifted individual responsibility to question and replaced it with mindless rule following. The chorus creates an interpretation of Archangel Michael as a drag queen and presents him as equal to any other interpretation. PRODUCTION: Acoustic/electric guitar: KRC Flamenco guitar: KRC Vocals: KRC Drums: KRC (Logic Pro drummer) Bass: KRC (NI Scarbee Rickenbacker bass library) Cello: KRC (Tina Gua cello) Strings: KRC (Spitfire strings)
Beauty in It All is a song about experiencing trauma and the process of healing from it. The arching premise is "I wouldn't wish that on anybody, but I wouldn't trade it for anything". PRODUCTION: Acoustic/electric guitar: KRC Vocals: KRC Piano: KRC Drums: KRC (Logic Pro drummer) Cello: KRC (Tina Gua cello)
Missionary lyrics: Seems like the way of love is rough and so complicated. Seems like sincerity is lost and smiles overrated. So in love on my own. Why didn’t anybody tell me? How do I find who I am? Would somebody help me? I’m on a mission from God. You should follow me. I am the teacher. I’ve come to save thee. I am on a mission from God. You should follow me. I bring the law: The law, which judges thee. But I miss family. Don’t you know, I think about them all of the time. And the letter that my mother sent me is covered in my tears. It’s all so big. I’m alone. Why didn’t anybody tell me? I don’t know how long I’ll last, but if someone would just help me. I’m on a mission from God. You should follow me. I am the teacher. I’ve come to save thee. I am on a mission from God. You should follow me. I bring the law: The law, which judges thee. Just the other day I met a boy my age. He asked my name. And the way he smiled caught my eye so long I had to reply. So in love on my own. Why didn’t anybody tell me? I don’t know how long I’ll last, but if someone would just help me. I’m on a mission from God. You should follow me. I am the teacher. I’ve come to save thee. I am on a mission from God. You should follow me. I bring the law: The law, which judges thee. Out the window leaves fall, and I remember Running, laughing, playing in September. All those days I recall in a haze, But beneath the leaves your gaze… How the earth stood still is what I will remember. So in love on my own. Why didn’t anybody tell me? I don’t know how long I’ll last, but if someone would just help me. I’m on a mission from God. You should follow me. I am the teacher. I’ve come to save thee. I am on a mission from God. You should follow me. I bring the law: The law, which judges me!
Walk on Water lyrics: Give us a sign, love. I just don’t know how to make it right. Someday, I know someday we’ll look back and say, "We ain’t missing you." Oh yes oh yes I remember well. Faith was raped that day. My sweet pure flower fell. And that figure with smile on his face, He looked over at me; Motioned closer, and started speaking, “Uncertainty never suited me. I like my illusions of reality. So, what we need is a little crusade. Make'em all play the game So, if they run astray, they’ll be missing me.” Here comes Michael. King of the angels, Bitch-in-heels, and he don’t need the money. I got to get him my prayers. ‘See the worlds gone crazy Baby, what can I do? He says it’ll be alright. Have some love, have some light. You do you while I walk on water. While I walk on water. I have no need for money. No, I don’t need your money.” 1692’s been reviewed. It’s the overture for the century. Break the rule, the penalty is I-must-have-my-way, What a match, what a play. Shun the non-believer. There’s just one thing that I cannot stand: Your dissention is so annoying. My security needs the seed of the silent voice; Have some chains; No more choice. They’ll be missing me! Here comes Michael. King of the angels, Bitch-in-heels, and he don’t need the money. I got to get him my prayers. ‘See the worlds gone crazy. Baby, what can I do? He says it’ll be alright. Have some love, have some light. You do you while I walk on water. While I walk on water. I have no need for money. No, I don’t need your money.” All the little children are playing: Big toys, big voices complaining, "Play with me … poor me … play with me, Or I won’t be nice! I don’t wanna play nice!" All caught in a wave of spoiled frustration. Screaming, "I need someone to hold me." Screaming, "I need someone to hold me." Won’t someone please hold me. Hold me. Where’s Michael? King of the angels, Bitch-in-heels, and he don’t need the money. Well, I sent him my prayers. ‘See the world’s fuckin' crazy. Baby, what can I do? I hope it’ll be alright. I need love, where’s my light? Wish that I could walk on water. Wish that I could walk on water. I’d have no need for money. No, I wouldn’t need no money.
Beauty in It All lyrics: Oh, the shame was the brilliance of it all. Pulled me from the ledge just as I’s about to fall. And I want to fault the ones before, but they barely held their heart Amidst the fear and all its faces ‘less the beauty of it all. Love, the love was the purest I had known. Broken and concealed then taken down below. As that tree fell in the woods, I was there to hear the sound. It grew up, asked for nothing then fell down to the ground. So many voices in my room at night. Please, pass the mic around, I hear'em whisper their advice: Don't drown under the cold sweat... hang on to your mind. Soon the choirs of all your heartaches will waive their goodbyes. Scared, anxious, kid still curled up in my mind. Still taunted with memories I thought I left behind. There's a sadness in my chest I didn't know was still there, And that shit just wouldn't leave till I stared at that nightmare. So many voices in my room at night. No need to pass the mic they're screaming their advice: Don't drown under the cold sweat ... hang on to your mind Soon the choirs of all your heartaches will wave their goodbyes. Staring at the sunset wanting someone I can hold And this heart, for the first time, feels like it might be whole. All those things I couldn't fight once dragged me to the floor 'Now there all pushed aside; I don't want them anymore! I'm ready now.... just tell me where you are. I'm here, against a knowing that always felt so far. I hate to stare at the failures and the falls, But I try to blow back at the wind and see beauty in it all.
2022
