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Just Another Lifetime Spent (Behind the song) Sometimes a whole life is spent pursuing the negative that we think is the positive. Prestigious pursuits, wealth and the pretense that often accompany them fill years of life that quickly pass by and then becomes Just another lifetime spent. For some it is hard to stand alone…
How sad are the nightime city streets. Streets filled in some places with gangs, thieves, scammers and who knows what else. The song was written about some involved in the night life which can be so short , especially if one has decided to be joined to a gang that makes them feel somehow wanted….
https://eltonhendrix.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Just-As-We-Are-2.mp3 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…
Let The Love Inside Me (Behind the song) We all have love inside of us, but some can’t let it out. And sometimes it stays in so long it is covered over by less desirable things. It is important for the love to get out to numb the hate that sometimes we are conditioned to…
Long Long Road So much of life is scarred by the failure to act. Maybe we have had a negative experience, and we fear to pull the trigger on a major decision fearing that every burnt bridge or blazed trail will come back to haunt us. So we just wait for something good to happen…
No Other Road (Behind the song) Many look for the road to happiness, the road to success, the road to the truth. Which road are we on? Years ago I read an article about a man who had searched the world for something that he eventually found in his backyard. Sometimes we refuse to see…
One More Time (Behind the song) Does one ever have a second chance to restore what was lost just one more time. Sometimes there are so many obstacles to restarting what was lost as the song says, ‘so many mountains, so many chains, so many rivers , too many canyons to cross’. But strong determination…
Pain and Ecstasy (Behind the song) This song focuses on a contrast. That between what soldiers face and common citizens. Our world is filled with entertaining gadgets that produce an exaggerated ecstasy or pleasure. On the other side are soldiers whose lives become marked by their tragic experiences in the war and the memories and…
Peace, its just a word (Behind the song) Sadly 2001 brought one the most horrible attacks on innocent civilians on September 11th. Thousands killed in attacks on various locations on US soil claimed as war against the enemy of Islam. During the years that followed many more were killed by suicide bombers, terrorist attacks…
Sleepy brown eyes (Behind the song) When loved ones are pulled apart like this world so often does, they long to see ,touch and feel again. So much pulling apart goes on, so much ripping of lives, by the bullies of the world whether world leaders or just terrors of the school yard. The attitude…
Smiles Or Tears (Behind the music) 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…
Spanish Rose (Behind the song) A lovely companion can be like a beautiful Rose that stands out among many roses. Even her constructive criticisms, though at first like thorns, are a pleasant thing because they put things realistically in focus. The winds of negativity may blow but the couple remains unchanged in their relationship. It…
BY ELTON HENDRIX
Performed by Jennifer Logan
Strangest Haze (Behind the song) Some days you wake up to a hazy day and sometimes it clears up to a beautiful day. But a Strangest Haze is something less natural and is more symbolic. Strangest Haze speaks of a changed world with no particular direction without color and the joy that was once experienced….
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…