Chase the Wind
Copyright © 2001 Rushing
Waters
Song History |
Naked we came, from the mother's womb
Naked from this world we depart
We take nothing from our labor
but the love we've stored up in our heart
*Chorus*
For the fool who folds his hands and ruins
himself
Yet he's never content in his search
for wealth
I've surveyed all I've
done,
All I've toiled to achieve
Everything is meaningless
A chase after the wind
I declared the dead who had
already died,
Are happier than the living who
are still alive.
But better is both, than the
one who's never run,
from the gruesome evil
that is under the sun. |
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Song
History
11. Chase the Wind
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Lyrics Brandon
Willey
Music Jeff Davis
Brandon penned
the lyrics to this song from parts Ecclesiastes chapters 3-5 during one of the
late-night recording sessions while Jeff was recording vocal and guitar tracks.
On the last night of recording, Jeff sat in a corner with a guitar for about
fifteen minutes while Brandon recorded some final percussion tracks, and wrote
the music. On a whim, Krys VanSlyke was added playing the bass and eukelele.
Lyric thoughts from Brandon
Throughout the week of recording I had been reading through Proverbs and
Ecclesiastes and felt compelled to express the thoughts expressed in those
books. That all things we try to achieve are meaningless, like a chase after
the wind. Solomon hits the nail on the head with his metaphor, and I merely
expanded his words into our song. At times almost verbatim. I wanted to give it
an almost comical tone in the verses and then hit home with the chorus. Jeff
had mentioned that he had a goofy, hillbilly type tune in his head for some
time and I thought this song could fit well. |
