Speeches - Walk off the Earth

I don't think this video will play, but you can search it out on your own here! Love the harmonies, and  I have always rooted for the underdog so this plays into my emotional wheelhouse!

"The second snow was heaven sent
You laid it out like evidence
Read all the words you never said
Like speeches for the president
I drew your name in wet cement
Made promises in reverence
To save them for your reference
A victim of my circumstance

But oh when you lay your hands on me
I know that I can heal
There's a blinding light
That no one else can see
Nobody no nobody but me
Oh oh oh oh ooh oh
Nobody no nobody but me
Oh oh oh oh ooh oh
Nobody no nobody but me

The signatures did finalize
Our pens had found the bottom line
The past that had me paralyzed
And all my future analyzed
Do you think we got it right?
The world will disagree this time
Will it turn a wicked tide?
Or be a ghost that keeps us up at night?

Will I never know your name
Cause I wanna know
Did you ever care to say
That you want me?
That's all I wanted"

In or Out - Matthew Mayfield

30 year old Matthew Mayfield is from Birmingham AL. Known for his captivating, emotional and brutally honest live performances, Matthew has toured nationwide, including special dates with The Civil Wars, Pete Yorn, Switchfoot, Sister Hazel and Will Hoge, amongst many others. His latest album Irons In The Fire (released in 2013) contains two of my new favorite songs: In or Out, and Fire Escape.  They both hit me somewhere between the heart and the gut.

Jason Kertson playing "Drifting" by Andy McKee

This is pretty awesome. I'd be thrilled if I could play ONE guitar!

NEEDTOBREATHE - "The Heart"

NEW ALBUM IS NOW AVAILABLE!!!! River In The Wasteland.

THE HEART

Ain't no gift like the present tense
Ain't no love like an old romance
Got'sta make hay when the sun is shinin'
Can't waste time when it comes time to dance

Slammin' this door with a heavy hand
signin' this line like a deed to land
keeping in touch with the windows down
Dreading this night since the rain hit the ground

[Chorus]
Long live the heart
Long live the soul
That knows what it wants
That piece you can find
That part is the whole
It never lets go

Always tryin to be the one outlaw
Goes where he wants never does get caught
Pushing this line like the Lord ain't comin'
Building this house like they're scared of something else

[Pre Chorus]
Be my winter in this living hell
Be my one last dying wishing well
oh well

[Chorus]
Long live the heart
Long live the soul
That knows what it wants
That piece you can find
That part is the whole
It never lets go

[Bridge]
Got'sta make hay when the sun is shinin
Can't waste time when it comes time to dance
keeping in touch with the windows down
Dreading this night since the rain hit the ground

[Chorus]
Long live the heart
Long live the soul
That knows what it wants
That piece you can find
That part is the whole
It never lets go

[Chorus]
Long live the heart
Long live the soul
That knows what it wants
No matter how far
How heavy this load

Read more: Needtobreathe - The Heart Lyrics | MetroLyrics

Grizfolk - Waiting For You (Live From The Troubadour)

Just saw this band headlining for ZZ Ward this week. I am now considering myself a fan. Chose a video that would give you a bit of the live experience. For more info on this group, go HERE

WAITING FOR YOU

Like a prisoner waiting to be freed,

Like an island from afar.

When you listen to your soul do you feel me?

Do you hear me in your heart?

Maybe I am a dreamer, maybe I'm just falling apart.

I put it all on the table for you to see,

That you and I is what we are.

From this lonely coastline to New Orleans,

I may have lost my way but I still know what it means to be

Loved by you, by you.

We're all just searching for something new,

But I'm still waiting, waiting for you.

Waiting for you, I'm still waiting for you.

Waiting for you, I'm still waiting for you.

Like a soldier wounded in the war,

Like the tide that washed away.

Do you listen to yourself anymore?

Do you hear me when I say

That maybe I am just lonely,

Maybe I am just falling for you.

Baby my heart is beating for a reason,

That I always knew.

From this lonely coastline to New Orleans,

I may have lost my way but I still know what it means to be

Loved by you, by you.

We're all just searching for something new,

But I'm still waiting, waiting for you.

Waiting for you, I'm still waiting for you.

Waiting for you, I'm still waiting for you.

From this lonely coastline to New Orleans,

I may have lost my way but I still know what it means to be

Loved by you, by you.

We're all just searching for something new,

But I'm still waiting, waiting for you.

Waiting for you, I'm still waiting for you.

Waiting for you, I'm still waiting for you.

Barcelona - Please Don't Go

Track You Down - Matthew Mayfield

This one is "fat and dirty"...a description I give to this vibe. Matthew Mayfield is an American singer-songwriter from Birmingham, Alabama. Originally the lead singer in the group Moses Mayfield, which disbanded in 2008,^[1]Matthew has moved on to a solo career. He announced the release of his debut EP, titled The Fire EP on August 25, 2008.^[2]

Not long after the band broke up, lead singer Matthew Mayfield started playing shows centered around the Birmingham, AL area, usually solo acoustic but occasionally with a new backing band. Within a year, he independently released an album of acoustic songs, including acoustic versions of songs that previously appeared on The Inside. He also revealed that Moses Mayfield called it quits mainly due to disagreements with the record label, as well as some members deciding they wanted to leave the band due to these disagreements. A combination of those two items led to the sudden break-up.

He has toured with two of my favorites....Needtobreath and Will Hoge. "Open Road" is still by far my favorite of his!

Jasmine Thompson - Stay (Cover)

Let Me Hold You - Josh Krajcik

"When the dark clouds come your way.

When your demons can't be tamed
When your last straws bout to break
When you feel your heart can't take anymore
When your second chance is gone
When you're barely hanging on
When you're tired of being strong
And you don't know where to run anymore

I wanna take away the hurt
But i just don't have the words
Let me hold you
Let me hold you tight
Let me hold you
Just let me hold you tonight

When a shadow's always there
When you can't come up for air
When tomorrow seems to lead nowhere
And there's no answer to your prayer anymore

I wanna take away the hurt
But I just don't have the words
Let me hold you
Let me hold you tight
Let me hold you
Just let me hold you tonight"

Read more: Josh Krajcik - Let Me Hold You Lyrics | MetroLyrics 

Thesis - Snippet from Pedal Fest 2014

This is my son's first concert. His music. I can't believe the kid had backup singers and a full band. Not sure how he pulled it all together but it was SO awesome! Sorry the audio isn't very good, but I was far away with a camera!

Let Me Be Myself - 3 Doors Down

"In The Air Tonight" - Chris Daughtry - (LIVE COVER w/ Brad Arnold)

NEED YOU NOW - Plumb

Well, everybody's got a story to tell
And everybody's got a wound to be healed
I want to believe there's beauty here
'Cause oh, I get so tired of holding on
I can't let go, I can't move on
I want to believe there's meaning here

How many times have you heard me cry out
"God please take this"?
How many times have you given me strength to
Just keep breathing?
Oh I need you
God, I need you now.

Standing on a road I didn't plan
Wondering how I got to where I am
I'm trying to hear that still small voice
I'm trying to hear above the noise

How many times have you heard me cry out
"God please take this"?
How many times have you given me strength to
Just keep breathing?
Oh I need you
God, I need you now.

Though I walk,
Though I walk through the shadows
And I, I am so afraid
Please stay, please stay right beside me
With every single step I take

How many times have you heard me cry out?
And how many times have you given me strength?

How many times have you heard me cry out
"God please take this"?
How many times have you given me strength to
Just keep breathing?
Oh I need you
God, I need you now.

I need you now
Oh I need you
God, I need you now.
I need you now
I need you now

Storm Comin - The Wailin' Jennys

Will You Be There - Boyce Ave

Hold me
Like the river Jordan
And I will then say to thee
You are my friend

Carry me
Like you are my brother
Love me like a mother
Will You Be There?

Weary
Tell me will you hold me
When wrong, will you scold me
When lost will you find me?

But they told me
A man should be faithful
And walk when not able
And fight till the end
But I'm only human

Everyone taking control of me
Seems that the world's
Got a role for me
I'm so confused
Will you show to me
You be there for me
And care enough to bear me

(Hold me)
(Lay your head lowly)
(Softly then boldly)
(Carry me there)

(Feed me)
(Love me and feed me)
(Kiss me and free me)
(I will feel blessed)

(Carry)
(Carry me boldly)
(Lift me up slowly)
[ From: http://www.elyrics.net ]
(Carry me there)

(Save me)
(Heal me and bathe me)
(Softly you say to me)
(I will be there)

(Lift me)
(Lift me up slowly)
(Carry me boldly)
(Show me you care)

(Hold me)
(Lay your head lowly)
(Softly then boldly)
(Carry me there)

(Need me)
(Love me and feed me)
(Kiss me and free me)
(I will feel blessed)

In our darkest hour
In my deepest despair
Will you still care?
Will You Be There?
In my trials
And my tribulations
Through our doubts
And frustrations
In my violence
In my turbulence
Through my fear
And my confessions
In my anguish and my pain
Through my joy and my sorrow
In the promise of another tomorrow
I'll never let you part
For you're always in my heart

Alberta Hunter - "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"

30 Seconds To Mars - Kings and Queens

"Kings And Queens"

Into the night
Desperate and broken
The sound of a fight
Father has spoken.

We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser god
Between heaven and hell,
Heaven and hell.

Into your eyes
Hopeless and taken
We stole our new lives
Through blood and pain
In defense of our dreams
In defense of our dreams

We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser god
Between heaven and hell,
Heaven and hell.

The age of man is over
A darkness comes at dawn
These lessons that we've learned here
Have only just begun

We were the kings and queens of promise
We were the victims of ourselves
Maybe the children of a lesser god
Between heaven and hell.

We are the kings
We are the queens
We are the kings
We are the queens

Carol of the Bells (for 12 cellos) - ThePianoGuys

Gym Class Heroes - Stereo Hearts

Where are you Christmas - Faith Hill