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Embracing Uncertainty

by Ethan McKenna

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1.
Hope fades again Shadows all closing in Their whispers surround me With a dark song of apathy They sing of love, cancerous love And fear, fear of the unknown They sing of you and all of your light And they sing of me and all I’ll never be Black scar on my heart, a gift from an angel I still hear her voice, it echoes through me Her spirit moved on but I couldn't do the same She sang of love, beautiful love A new point of view from wisdom above She sang of change, a change in the mind It lifted the veil off these quiet eyes She sang of love Hope, hope fades again The past unravels and the truth sinks in And I fall back into you, back into sorrow I’ll never forget, I’ll never forget The empty embrace, the sun on your face, a letter home A call of false promise, ignorance bliss, I can’t let go A heartless goodbye, a plague on my mind, I keeps me awake, I keeps me alive Hope fades again, the cycle never ends Dark night of my soul (Hope fades again The cycle never ends) This love, this love is a lie.
2.
Resist, pull away Don’t get too close How could the best of intentions breed all of this tension? Torn between lost confidence and lust, cloudy dreams and broken trust I tell you that I’m sorry but it won’t change a thing Resist, Pull away Don’t get too close I reach out, you open up, your petals all aglow You let me peer into your soul and I burn you, I burn you Confusion in full bloom Flicker and Fade as you wither away Roots burn black as your trust turns to ash You say give up, give up, give up, give up You cry give up, give up, give up, give up on me I am fire, please forgive me Blossom Slowly now, let’s start anew
3.
Inertia 04:40
I know I’m onto something, I can feel it Words can’t explain, but I need it Endless Inertia, welling up inside Silence these thoughts of logic and reason They tangle you up and leave your dreams bleeding All this inertia, impulses burning wild Take me spur of the moment Awake me with pure inspiration Always making something out of nothing Take me spur of the moment Awake me with pure inspiration (Take me) Inertia
4.
Rain 06:13
The tears of God submerge the night and lull us all to sleep Or maybe it’s just rain, just rain Desperate words collapse the walls inside you head and let the pain in I know I’m to blame, to blame Summer’s coming and who are you? Summer’s coming and who are you now? Fates align to face the blackest tides, my emotions all collide Fates align in the darkest times, a second chance to speak your mind Soft touch, the petals of a rose, grows cold as you move away There’s nothing you can change, change Sunlight crashes into you and ignites your empty eyes Or maybe you’re the same, the same Summer’s coming and who are you? Summer’s coming and who are you now? Fates align to face the blackest tides, my emotions all collide Fates align in the darkest times, a second chance to speak your mind Maybe it’s just rain, but I feel it all the same These demons arise for a reason They give us something to believe in (It's just rain...) I feel it all the same
5.
Gaze 04:24
Gaze into sun Breathe in her colors, you’ll become one An inferno in our eyes Infinitely inward our souls combine Waves surge through my mind Awaken my spirit and wash away time Cascading in slow motion The misty air, a waterfall We raise our hands to the sky And shout aloud that we're alive We are alive Off the beaten path we climb An inferno in our eyes Infinitely inward our souls combine (Racing down the mountain side, I feel God) An inferno in our eyes Infinitely inward our souls combine (Taken by the moment, we're high above the world) Hearts ablaze, face to face Dreams all flutter and fall into place And I gaze into the sun I breathe in her colors, we become one Gaze into the sun Breathe in her colors, you’ll become one
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21 Days 08:54
Sold a koi fish to a broken man His face lit up, he extended his hand I smile and go on my way Got cut down in a parking lot As daylight fades there’s poison ivy in my thoughts Her vines pull me in Her voice like the wind, her heart a Rose Wrap me up in my mother’s arms Hold me closely You close your eyes and I melt away We look out above the fog The ocean below, a deep blue whisper Three weeks ago I didn't know if I had a life worth living You share your heart and then I start to think maybe I’m not alone Her heart a Rose Wrap me up in my mother’s arms Hold me closely You close your eyes and I melt away Breathe out slowly 21 Days, 21 reasons to stay It’s been a lifetime away, now I’m coming home Break the cycle, don’t look back (A new beginning, a new beginning awaits you) 21 Days, 21 reasons to stay It’s been a lifetime away, now I’m coming home

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This past year has been an intense spiritual journey filled with new adventures and insights into life, love, and human connection. My debut acoustic album, "Embracing Uncertainty," is a collection of those insights and the emotions that came with them. Due to my extensive traveling last year, the songs on Embracing Uncertainty were written in a variety of locations including Africa, Utah, Oregon and Pennsylvania.

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released November 30, 2014

All songs written and performed by Ethan McKenna
Production, mixing, mastering, bass (21 Days) - Nick Shaw
Album Cover - Joseph Hinkle

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Ethan McKenna Reading, Pennsylvania

My name is Ethan McKenna. I am a free spirit, healing inspiring and empowering others through self expression.

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