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Who Are You Who Am I

by Bennett Hughes

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This is a song I wrote this past summer. I had read in an article that: "love is not what you say, it's what you do." That really struck me. So thus was birthed a song contemplating the things I've read/heard in my life. Even though it's written in a personal way, I hope it can be a song folks can listen to and just think freely.

This single is going to be the first of my "24 Hour Productions" -- i.e. I give myself 1 day to record/edit/mix. It's challenging but a lot of fun.

lyrics

Who are You Who am I
Words and Music Bennett Hughes © 2018

V1

I read that love is not what you say but what you do
I read to be kind, compassionate and always tell the truth;
To look out for those less fortunate than you, it’s what you do.
Yeah what you do.

V2
I read that where you’re from and how you look don’t matter.
I read it’s the heart of a person that we really should be after.
Big house, small house, no house laughter is laughter;
As long as there’s joy in the chatter. I read that's the heart of the matter.
So…

CHORUS
Who are you and who am I?
Is that all true or am I losing my mind?
If love is not what you say but what you do.
Oh so what’d I do? What’d I do.

V3
I read we don’t choose the day we come or the day we leave.
I read life’s a vapor, quick; yeah like a passing dream.
I read what’s important is those days in between
Oh and the simple things. Yeah the simple things.


BRIDGE
I know, every word I read can’t be true
some things I’ve heard contradict my point of view.
But what’s good and pure and kind, these are the things
I’ll pass on down through my life

V4
I read that where the tongue leads the heart will follow.
I read that quietness is often mistaken for brilliance so take time, think a while
And listening I read it’s the key to peace.

V5

I read that literature adds to reality it does not simply describe it
Then I read some funny things in the paper, and i think “that’s not what author meant”
I read a lot of things that cause me to lose my focus
For the simple things, oh the simple things

credits

released November 30, 2018
Aside from Patrick Andy's groove tastic bass line - all mistakes are my own.
Photo Credit: Jim Hughes
Design Credit: David Leonard of Hybrid Studios

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