Day #3- "Oslo"

Today was yet another day where I struggled to find any free time to write. Eventually, I settled down around midnight, knowing that I was required to write a song today. Well, here we are at 1:20, and "Oslo" is written and recorded. There's something to say for deadlines.

I was pondering what to write today, and I always seem to gravitate towards writing about tragedies like happened the other day in Oslo. I had previous written a song about the Virginia Tech shootings called "Virginia," and this one is largely in the same vein. Something about the senselessness of shooting innocent people for some radical or nonsensical cause... it just breaks the heart, or at the very least makes us numb.

I was sitting in my closet thinking about what to say, when I realized- I don't really have any wisdom to share. All I really have are my prayers and my tears to share with the people of Oslo.

I also go on to address how insane it is that people who claim to be religious and spiritual can do such hateful things to others. Apparently this man was training for the "coming war with Islam." What a horrible cycle of fear and hatred we find ourselves in.

"Oslo"

I send you my prayers
I send you my peace
From overseas

I can see your tears
They have mixed with those
On my cheeks

One man's darkened soul
Cannot put out the hope that we have
God is not a license to kill
If lovers of God can't be lovers, then who will?

This is no time for retaliation
This is no time for debate
This is not political capital
There's nothing to be gained
Just be silent