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DARK HORSE (Behind the song) When things keep generating negative results, it leaves one wondering when it will end. It seems like a Dark Horse out of control running against all resistance as one by one disasters and difficulties keep increasing. It just doesn’t die so there is nothing to do except just hold on…
Just as we are ( Behind the song) I will change him or her once we are married! A plan that seldom works. It is best to fall in love with the real person just as they are. If they can’t measure up to ones preferences it may be better to move on if changes…
Smiles Or Tears (Behind the song) A father has a sobering responsibility, because he can produce in his children smiles or tears. As the songs says, “I KNOW THAT SOMEDAY YOU WILL LOOK BACK ON ME AN SAY, SMILES OR TEARS” The verses address the gradual change that a child makes as they grow and…
Stone Lady (Behind the song) Generally a Stone Lady is many times thought of as perhaps a famous statue. But stone can symbolize something else! Sometimes among humanity we find someone as inflexible as stone, especially when it comes to letting their feelings out or changing a strongly shaped erroneous opinion.. The song focuses on…
Tanto Amor (Behind the song) In English it would be , ‘So much love’ Sometimes when a loved one is observed, their eyes seem to shine with love and compassion. It’s the look In the eyes of a mother who looks compassionately and sympathetically to her child. That same look is seen when she notices…
The War is over (Behind the song) Not all wars are on the battlefield. Some are on the battlefields we make. If couples don’t learn to love they learn to fight. And as the battle rages, the battle scars become more apparent so eventually when the battle is finished still the scars remain. It would…
There is no time (Behind the song) It seems that time keeps going by ever faster, and there is no time for anything. As the song alludes to even the simple and most important things. It seems all is structured to keep us running. The other day when in a group discussing this, one individual…
Wondering (Behind the song) Is the song about losing someone and wondering or wondering after one has found someone as to how one made it before that someone came along. WONDERING WHY I FEEL SO NEW could refer to the joy of the new relationship or it could refer to the new beginning after leaving…
https://eltonhendrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/A-Beautiful-Falling-org.mp3 A Beautiful Falling (Behind the song) Falling in love is a wonderous thing. No not just that emotional feeling only but it is what comes with it, Someone you have come to know and trust, one that you can tell all and feel secure with your life in their hands. Truly a beautiful falling….
CARRY ME AWAY (BEHIND THE SONG) The song addresses how one is carried away by another. When we get to know others sometimes there is that person that just carries us away by their beautiful qualities. Have you ever met someone that was not very pleasant looking physically but as you got to know them…
Destin to fall (Behind the song) The year was 1984 and I had been restoring Automobile interiors and selling some vehicles when an opportunity came along to become a captive sub-contractor for a company that sold packaging materials and needed someone to fabricate these materials such as crates, and cardboard and foam inserts etc. to…
FADE (Behind the song) The song speaks about the low points in life that sometimes keep one wondering when the next shoe will drop. Some say we need these low points in life to inspire creativity in song and poetry. And though the poignancy touches us deeply in a way that we can relate ,the…
GO TO SLEEP LITTLE DARYLL (Behind the song) The innocence of a child holds on to his father and believes he is safe even though the darkness made him cry just minutes before. But now he is safe. He now can close his eyes with no worries, nothing can touch him now. As I sat…
LYRICS By William Elton Hendrix 813-810-4192 bidanoso@gmail.com I’VE GOT TO GO HOME THEY SAY WHEN THE HEART ACHES IT BURNS RIGHT THROUGH YOUR SOUL AND WHEN THE HEART ACHES IT…
If Need Be {Behind the song) What does the future hold? What happens when we die, do we go to another place still conscience? Or is it as an atheist might contest , that is the end there is nothing else. The song focuses on maintaining a firm belief in spite of the many…
Inside of me (Behind the song) Inside of me has always been the fear of performing for others, however my vocal teacher had other plans. She helped me have more confidence and to not to focus on myself but to be absorbed in what I was doing as If no one else was there or…