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| I've always wanted to do a cover of one of U2's songs since I really
respect them. I haven't really touched my own music in over a month due
to a crazy schedule and sickness (still recovering but at least I have
a voice now..praise God!)...but we shall resume recording soon. Here's
a cover of "I still haven't found what I'm looking for" that I recorded this morning...just picked up the guitar, hit record, and played and sung this song in the way I feel when I listen to it.......hope it ties you over
until the EP. Would appreciate your prayers that this recording gets
done before the end of the year and that all parts of the process would
be purposeful.
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| So today I went for a morning jog. Once I hit the 2nd entrance way to our housing complex, I stopped at the corner to make sure no car was coming out. There was a car there but it was at a complete stop. So I crossed thinking he saw me. Then just as I was in front of his car, the car moved and hit me. Luckily I had been looking at the car and was prepared for the unexpected. The driver didn't notice he hit me until about 2-3 seconds later. By that time I had turned my body around and tried to place my body on top of his car to stop from any more impact from the car. That's when he stops and comes out of his car. I stumble over to the corner because my knees were a bit bruised from the initial impact and mostly because I was in shock. But I knew nothing was broken and I was ok. However the driver of the car was alot more upset and shocked than I was and demanded I get in the car to take me to the doctor. So after the doctor confirmed my assumptions that I was fine, the driver drove me back home. All the while I was laughing and trying to console him. I think he thought I was crazy or even too shocked to be in my right mind. Even after the doctor's visit he kept asking me if I wanted him to go to the pharmacy to get some pain medication or something. But I said I was ok. We both left each other with a much more thankful and grateful attitude towards the day. (REALLY, I'm ok.)
So how was your Monday morning?
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| This past Wednesday, a tragic automobile accident occurred in Manila,
Philippines, where a minivan lost control and crashed into a concrete
wall, killing all 10 passengers. The victims were there on a short
mission trip. The victims included Neah's uncle, Park Su-jin (52), the
senior pastor at the “Dreaming Church” in Gwanak-gu, Seoul, and his
wife and Neah's aunt Han Yeon-oh (52), assistant pastors Park Tae-seong
(38) and Gwak Byeong-bae (33) and his wife Choi Mi-Kyeong, Park
Seong-don (46), minister of the Dreaming Church in Jinhae, South
Gyeongsang Province, and his wife Jeong Jeong-hee (46) and daughter
Park Bo-a (5), and two local deacons, one identified as Lee In-cheol.
"In memory of my beautiful aunt and uncle whose lives were filled with
so much love and service towards others....lives marked with boldness
and faithfulness without any regrets, I recently recorded a version of
"Tragedy" in their honor. This song was originally written on the
guitar. But this song came into mind after many hours of shedding tears
and wrestling with the storm in my heart. As I walked into the studio
the following night with a heart full of tears and pain, I sat at the
piano and began to play this song. I was reminded in those next few
minutes the reason why I first wrote this song. It was my letter to the
suffering world that this was not the way things were supposed to
be...that we are not supposed to get "used to" death and suffering...."
"That night, my dear friend Robin and I laid down a rough track. Then
after a day of sitting on it, I knew I had to share this with whoever
needed to hear this...as a part of remembering the lives that have been
lost, as well as a part of this process of grieving. Too many times I
think we avoid grief, we want to move on from it as quickly as
possible....because it's too painful, or we feel like we have to be
strong....but as I'm realizing more and more, we need to grieve, and
grieve well. And to each person, that will look different....It
definitely helps to have a great community of friends and family to
help you grieve well....and I want to thank all my dear friends who
have helped me these past few days, the phone calls, the emails, the
listening ears, the hugs....and a special thanks to Robin Lai and
Victor Lin (piano) who made this recording possible."
"Through this process I'm learning more to allow myself to be fully
angry at the ruthlessness of death and suffering....and to arrive at a
place of hope...that death and suffering don't have the last word...And
that's the hope my aunt and uncle lived by and the hope they gave to
others..including me."
"There's a line in the chorus that says "Those latter rains are gonna
fall in a little....its on the brink of spilling over." There's alot of
tragedy in our world, alot of unanswered questions...but tragedy will
only last for a little while.....it won't be longer...for the dawn of a
new day will soon be ready to spill over...Yeon-Oh Eemo and Eemoboo, it
won't be longer...I miss you so much...saranghaeyo."
To listen to this limited time recording go here: TRAGEDY TRIBUTE MP3
Tragedy
by Neah Lee
Numbers just numbers
2 million dollars into the lottery
Numbers just numbers
2 million enslaved into the sex trade
Seconds just seconds
14 seconds one more shoe to tie
Seconds just seconds
One more orphan child
Pick up the paper
See it on tv
There goes another tragedy
Go eat your breakfast
and drink your tea
There goes another tragedy
"I'm just another tragedy"
Hear them singing
Those latter rains are gonna fall
In a little while
"I'm just another tragedy"
Hear them singing
It's on the brink of spilling over
It won't be longer. | | |
| It's a new every 2! So I finally get to have a new phone....here are my options:
  
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