A Kindling Soul

A face etched with pain; A beauty unforeseen. Despair that breaks my heart, And yet you make it beat. Why did I find you last? I'd never have let you bleed. Who am I, who am I To hurt him? You are mine, you are mine, But you loved him. Say you're fine, say you're fine, Oh, I'll make him pay. 'nother love, another love, In another time. Rub him out, cut him out Out of our minds. Make it stop, make it stop. Let's let the light in. The innocence of your heart. I will keep it safe. The demons of your past. I'll give all it takes In the light and dark, There will always be faith. Who am I, who am I To save you? All that's mine, all that's mine Is because of you You're my light, you're my light On the darkest day. Take my arm, take my arm And, I'll hold you. Know it dear, know it dear, That I love you Through the peace, through the storm, Will never let you go.

“Mumma?” a small voice piped from behind my newspaper. I brought down my hands, and looked at my tiny little 7 year old from over my glasses. She was fiddling with her hair, and making that face. That face she makes when she was going to ask me something, and not let go till she had done her thesis. I smiled at her, and my smile immediately replicated on her beautiful face. Her brown eyes were sparkling with curiosity. I put down my newspaper, took a sip of coffee, and raised my eyebrows. “Can I ask you something?” I sighed, “Yes, my love, what is it?” She was still fiddling with her hair. The sunlight from the window highlighted the nutty brown gloss of her hair. Her curls were untamable.  As was she. “Come here”, I signaled to my lap. She jumped off her sofa, and came trotting to me. I pulled her onto my lap, and asked her again. “What did you want to know?” She looked at me, looked me in the eye, and asked, “What is rape?” I blinked. She blinked right back at me. Her eyes ...

For those of you craving some intelligent, soulful, beautiful music- Hozier is the one for you. Hozier is the stage name adopted by Andrew Hozier-Byrne, an Irish musician. His songs are evocative and meaningful; the music that supports those beautiful, deep lyrics is equally enchanting. You will find influences of Blues, Folk, Community Chorals, Soul Music, R&B and Gospel in his work. His voice is magnificent, it is vivacious and poignant- it is the kind of voice that haunts you- you can NOT forget it; you wouldn’t ever want to. His voice resonates the gravity, the depth of his lyrics. His voice is robust, it is striking- it is filling. Each song of his is a story- and Hozier is a master story-teller. His words draw you in; the music keeps you still, while his voice entangles you in those beautiful, divine notes- and you don’t know if you are freer or more caught up in all that he has to convey. The lyrics will leave you wondering as to why they hit you so hard- you couldn’t ...