{"id":67,"date":"2010-10-30T07:15:19","date_gmt":"2010-10-30T07:15:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/keithlivingston.com\/?p=67"},"modified":"2021-10-06T10:14:52","modified_gmt":"2021-10-06T10:14:52","slug":"black-is-song","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/keithlivingston.com\/black-is-song\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Is (1990)"},"content":{"rendered":"

From inside the abyss, the world looks like an abyss.<\/p>\n

Keith<\/p>\n

Jaqueline Grad: KeyboardsKeith Livingston: Guitar and all vocals<\/p>\n

If you’ve ever been to a dark place, you may find yourself connecting with this song. Even though this song came from me during a time of hopelessness I like to listen to it. There’s a resiliency to having survived this particular turmoil. And sometimes, a sad song helps you feel connected to the human experience.<\/p>\n

And although my life is not perfect now, I can see that just as I was responsible for my plight then, I am now responsible for my life–the good and the bad. It’s much more empowering to know that you are largely at cause for your own life. If you are listening, remember that. And remember the human spirit is remarkable.<\/p>\n

Black IsBy Keith LivingstonCopyright 1990Jellyfish MusicAll Rights Reserved<\/p>\n

One chanceis all you getbut I don’t knowif I’ve given up yet.<\/em><\/p>\n

The last timethat I fell downIt seemed too easyto stay there on the ground.On the ground.<\/p>\n

And there’s a cold wind blowing from somewhere… I feel so coldand it searches me and finds me wanting only you.Was it only yesterday… just yesterday that I calledthat I called an you came willingly?Now you’re running awayfrom me.<\/p>\n

The sight of you grows smalland as you leaveyour shadow grows tall<\/p>\n

I’m bursting at the seems.Black is angeronly red redeems.Red redeems.<\/p>\n

And what if god is wrong?… God can’t be wrongCan I stand up by myselfand tell him face-to-face?And what if god is wrong… God can’t be wrong and my loveand my love is filled with hatredand the weight is dragging me down.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Black Is is the title track from a cassette release of mine. It was written in and from an angry and defiant place. Looking back, I’m glad I had that sense of defiance. It helped get me though that period. Black Is deals with themes of loss, and what loss can do in terms of creating themes in our lives. Sometimes we make things bigger than they need to be! 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