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Don't Fail Me Now

from Gethsemane by Reece Sullivan

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Written November 9th leaving Fayetteville, Arkansas, to the 21st in South Louisiana.

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Love don't fail me now
For the way is dark and deep
And as much as is allowed
Shine the light of truth on me

For with these shadows all around
I struggle to believe
How I wish I could expound
How it all now looks to me

With all the war I waged
And the years of life I lost
And despite my body's pain
I've found it worth the cost

But perhaps you find that strange
That war's gains outweighs the loss
Which is hard to put to page
Yes, it's hard to get across

I've struggled with addiction long; longer than you've even been alive
I tried to turn it into song; I moved to folk from gin and half arrived

With all the debt I owed
Well, it's paid back long ago
And the lines I wouldn't toe
Caused more grief than you can know

I don't know if I have grown
Or how such a thing is shown
I don't care if I am known
For my work stands on it's own

Half my life, I guess, is gone, but I feel I could begin having survived
Perhaps if you would tag along, you'd see, my little hen, I took the dive

My heart's felt like a stone
That I've carried around inside
While across the range I roam
Till in new place did arrive

That I just might make my home
While I've health and am alive
From the hills I emerged, alone
Clearly God walked by my side

Love don't fail me now
For the way is high and steep
From this point I don't look down
For if fear would enter me

I might plummet to the ground
And leave my work here incomplete
Love don't fail me now
For the way is high and steep

Half my life, I guess, is gone, but I feel I could begin having survived
Perhaps if you would tag along, you'd see, my little hen, I took the dive
Yes, into you again age: 45

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from Gethsemane, released February 23, 2023
Courtney Blackwell: Cello

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Reece Sullivan Lafayette, Louisiana

Originally from Arkansas, and now in Lafayette, LA, I play the surrounding areas regularly. Over the course of the years, I've reinvented myself musically many times: piano to guitar, classical to art rock, art rock to folk, flat picking to finger-picking, solely songwriting to performing. My latest incarnation has me playing out often, sometimes touring, and writing and recording consistently. ... more

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