(Verse 1) (Music starts. Just you and an acoustic guitar.) Weeping willow... There's tears on my pillow I'm overwhelmed with joy And yet filled with sadness. I don't know how I got to this place This place of serenity Where I'm alone with my thoughts... (Pre-Chorus) (Music begins to build... a soft string pad comes in.) I keep trying to live With the doubts and insecurities But I settle... I wait... And I listen... (Chorus - The "Hitmaker" Hook) (The "heartbeat" drum and bass come in. Warm and full.) And the presence of things unseen But understood Protects me from despair And I feel right at home Like I'm blanketed in a warm light That darkness cannot penetrate. My tears dry on my pillow... And I see a swaying willow In its place. (Verse 2) (The groove continues. Gentle and steady.) I think of the Parable Of the farmer who sowed seeds I remember that I Have been on "rocky ground." But I'm not the same That I used to be He's given me new roots And I shall not stray. (Pre-Chorus) (Music swells a little.) I can't give up On living in his grace So I settle... I wait... And I listen... (Chorus - The "Hitmaker" Hook) (Fuller vocals, more strings.) And the presence of things unseen But understood Protects me from despair And I feel right at home Like I'm blanketed in a warm light That darkness cannot penetrate. My tears dry on my pillow... And I see a swaying willow In its place. (Bridge - The "Hitmaker" Declaration) (Music drops to just guitar/strings... then builds.) 'Cause I am His child! Strengthened by my pain! I am not afraid! 'Cause I haven't lost hope! I am blessed! I am loved! I am forgiven! I am redeemed! And the presence who fills me... Is the great Holy Ghost! (Final Chorus - The Climax) (Full band! Drums, strings, backing vocals!) And the presence of things unseen But understood Protects me from despair And I feel right at home Like I'm blanketed in a warm light That darkness cannot penetrate! My tears dry on my pillow... And I see a swaying willow In its place! (Outro) (Music fades... back to the solo acoustic guitar.) A swaying willow... He is Omnipresent... He is in me. (Song ends.)

Weeping Willow