Conversations with the Soul

[Verse 1]
Came to your home 
Oh Yolanda
Smoke curled around your name
Cards on the table
Strong tea and strong conversation 
You laughed like you’d seen my pain before 
You said
“Boy
You ain’t lost
Just wandering”
Tapped ash in a paper cup
“Sit still long enough to listen
Watch your whole world get put back up”
[Chorus]
Oh Yolanda
Mystic woman (hey!)
Talking straight to my ragged soul
I thought I came to heal your hurting
But you’re the one that pulled me from the hole
Our time was short
But so magical
You burned my map and 
Left a better path
Oh Yolanda
Mystic woman
You turned my anger into quiet strength that lasts
[Verse 2]
You wrote three words on a napkin
“Breathe
Accept
Release”
Said
“You can’t outrun your demons
You gotta walk ‘em to their peace”
Bare feet on that dusty porch
You stared straight through my disguise
“Feel it
Don’t feed it
” you whispered
And my storm just ran out of sky
[Chorus]
Oh Yolanda
Mystic woman (oh yeah)
Talking straight to my ragged soul
I thought I came to heal your hurting
But you’re the one that pulled me from the hole
Our time was short
But so magical
You broke my chains with a quiet laugh
Oh Yolanda
Mystic woman
You put these tired boots on the stoic path
[Bridge]
I was sent to help you
That’s what I believed
But my hands were shaking
Heart on my sleeve
You just smiled
Said
" It's about that space between reaction and response 
Watch your fear fade”
[Chorus]
Oh Yolanda
Mystic woman
Still I hear you when the nights turn black
I thought I came to heal your hurting
But you stitched my scattered pieces back
Our time was short
But so magical
Now I face the fire
I don’t turn my back
Oh Yolanda
Mystic woman (mystic woman)
You put this broken man on the stoic path

Gritty swampy blues-rock with bayou funk & Southern roots. Guitars are raw, rhythms shuffle, vocals are soulful