"Love Will Heal" is a love song to Self. Its powerful lyrics and melody are applicable to interpersonal relationships of all kinds. Its essence though is a reminder that we all "know what love is" and it isn't a matter of having faith, but knowing it within oneself first and then experiencing it with others. - OH.
THE STORY
A short time after the release of the album, "Synemotion". I went to the studio and laid down the instrumentals to a new song idea.
A close friend overheard it. Walked in and said, “That melody would make a good love song.”
I cringed.
No, they said, “Just strip out all the instruments and simplify the melody. It is for a love song.”
“No! I don’t know anything about love,” I said, somewhat defiantly and I turned away.
My friend paused for a moment, looked at me with a mixture of concern and sadness and finally said, “You know what love is, of course you do."
“Besides,” they said, “I’ve read some of that stuff you write in that black journal slash lyric book you have lying about.”
I felt a tinge of melancholy after that conversation. Over the next weeks, I dropped the song, and even though there were some great reviews about the new album, things were looking disheartening and uncertain.
Usually, at times like those I jot in that lyric book but it was nowhere in sight.
I asked my friend if they had seen it. They said no.
Four days later, the journal appeared on my laptop with a note: “OH., you know what love is”
The lyrics to a song called, “Love Will Heal” were on a sheet of white paper.
The words though...appeared strangely familiar.
I quickly flipped through my book and it finally dawned on me that the song was composed of sentences from "my" journal; all stitched and woven together into this beautiful song.
Attached was my melody line from the previous song and an idea for pre-chorus and chorus for the piano.
It didn’t take me long to figure out what “angel” did this. They told me later they felt strangely moved to do it, dropped everything they were doing for days and nights as the song pieced together.
I hope you find this song as beautiful as I do. I wasn’t set to release anything right now but I feel that this song could help others heal their souls as much as it did for me.
lyrics
Now that I’ve settled down.
I’ve been running around my mind
To find you
And though I should be strong,
I’ve lost my courage for sure, something’s wrong
If it doesn’t make you
Feel good
Every time I wake up
I see it I breathe it
I spoke with minds and hold fast to saints
Answering love will heal
It’s not to do with faith, but knowin’
It’s not to do with faith, but knowin’
My love soars on wisdom’s wings
My heart stands in truth
Love leaves or walks with freedoms choice
To love, to life, to you…
To love, to life, to you…
And though I should be strong
I’ve lost my courage for sure, something’s wrong
If it doesn’t make you
Feel good
Every time I wake up
I see it I breathe it
I spoke with minds and hold fast to saints
Answering love will heal
It’s not to do with faith, but knowin’
It’s not to do with faith, but knowin’
My love soars on wisdom’s wings
My heart stands in truth
Love leaves or walks with freedom’s choice
To love, to life, to you…
To love, to life, to you…
And when I feel alone
I just feel the way I felt that day
Feel it all the time
And though it’s lost in time
It will live on forever since my heart remembers
My heart remembers
My love soars on wisdom’s wings
My heart stands in truth
Love leaves or walks with freedom’s choice
To love, to life, to you…
To love, to life, to you…
If I comprehend the gist of the lyrics right, I’d say there’s probably a lot of folks who’d relate to them now, during the current pandemic, pondering life/death while isolating.
I still need to listen to a lot of Phideaux’s catalogue, but my intuition tells me this one will be near the top of my favourite Phideaux albums list when I’m done, if not at the apex. This is a great conceptual prog rock album. I’m late to the party, but better late than never! 8.5+/10. Alrihkh
Not that it matters (*), but I'd usually take my prog a tad more metal.
The cheer brillance and boldness here makes it up for it.
(*) It does matter. It might convince other metalheads to give it a try. Also, don't depreciate yourself, unless it is for a joke.
-- What? But my life is a joke!
Infernal is more convoluted than this note, and far more beautifully written. unidual
The Long Island metal band's third album etches arena-sized hooks into their jagged compositions, deftly balancing experimental and poppy inclinations. Bandcamp Album of the Day May 12, 2022