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about
This song was written during a time of intense loss, struggle, doubt, and pain for us as we watched a young friend succumb to cancer - and her family, who were like blood to us, going through hell on earth. Find a more expansive story in the liner notes for this single - but in short, there are many times in this life that simple answers - or even complicated answers - cannot address. We just have to sit in the questions and the darkness and pray for morning.
lyrics
Oh my soul, my soul, my soul
Oh how you ache in me
This road is hard and takes its toll
I cannot trust what I cannot see
Double-minded doubter
Clay-footed tease
I cannot breathe without her
But faith is far from me
And I’m the one who flees
This is not OK at all
It’s all shadows, tears, and fruits of the fall
I cannot hear your voice now
As I amble down the hall
This is not OK at all
Oh my soul, my soul, my soul
Will you make it through another night?
Out the window it’s as black as coal
And I’m guided by a cold screen light
There’s a young mother dying
A crushing pain in my head
My wife is lying crying
Right next to me in bed
What was it that you said?
This is not OK at all
It’s all shadows, fears, and fruits of the fall
I cannot hear your voice now
As I amble down the hall
This is not OK at all
Oh how long til the morning?
Oh how long til the sun?
How many years of mourning?
Til the sad things come undone?
Til the sad things come undone…
This is not OK at all
It’s all shadows, fear, and fruits of the fall
I cannot hear your voice now
As I amble down the hall
This is not OK
I am not OK
This is not OK at all
Oh my soul, my soul, my soul,
Oh, my soul
credits
from Ghost In The Needle / Not OK At All (double single w Instrumental Bonus Tracks & Exclusive Booklet/Liner Notes),
released December 2, 2022
Lyrics and Music by John J. Thompson
Lead Vocal, Harmonica: John J. Thompson
Additional Vocals: Michelle Lynn Thompson
Ghost Electric Guitar, Bass: Jimmy Abegg
Acoustic Guitar: Dan Wheeler
Keyboards / Organ: Hunter Spivey
Drums / Percussion: Steve Hindalong
Produced by Matt Goldman (Glow In The Dark) and John J. Thompson
Co-Production by Michelle Thompson
Engineered and Mixed by Matt Goldman
Mastered by John Carter
The Wayside is John and Michelle Thompson and the various friends and collaborators who have come alongside them over the past 32 years of rootsy music making. Originally from the Chicago area, they now call East Nashville home and they love it.
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