Song Idea - "Let Me Leave"

ok - I'm working in iMovie so I assume it will let me play with the format. We shall see

It can't be a .mov file, so just watch that when you output it.

She'll be on the floor if she's using the piano, so she can monitor the video, if needed. Unless you use the keyboard. But my opinion is sitting at the piano would be really cool. Can we get our grand piano by then?

I wouldn't use the piano, but the keyboard. If we had our baby grand, then I would use the piano.

The more I listen to this song the more it isn't clicking for me. For most of the song the line of human to human is blurred enough to apply it to our faith, however the bridge takes it to a troubling place in that line that I don't think will work. I am moving to scratch the song, although I like it a lot.

Can't give you what you need
And I'm so tired that I can't breathe
And I don't know if you can see,
But my ship is goin' down

And I tried my best to be a man
So I set you free while I still can
Cause I can't seem to change who I am

Can't give you what you need
And I'm so tired that I can't breathe
And I don't know if you can see,
But my ship is goin' down

And I tried my best to be a man
So I set you free while I still can
Cause I can't seem to change who I am

What if you changed the lyrics a little?

Can't live my life perfectly
And I'm so tired that I can't breathe
And I don't know if you can see,
But my ship is going' down

And I know that I'm only a man
But I'm running free while I still can
Cause I can't seem to change who I am


I know it's not terribly poetic, but a few tweaks kind of change the perspective a little. In my opinion, I think the point of the song is that the singer is looking at God in all too human terms, so the fact that the song sounds like it's being sung from one human to another doesn't bother me. I guess it all depends on how the song is set up beforehand. I don't think it will work if you just start singing it without you (or someone else) explaining the point of view, no matter how much we change the lyrics.

Whatever you decide

I thought about changing the words, but I really hate doing that. (I do it enough without meaning to in worship songs )

I don't feel comfortable rewriting someone's art... if that makes any sense?

Not to mention, the whole awkwardness of me singing "I've tried my best to be a man..."