One of my recent compositions. LYRICS Seemed like a thousand roads were just begging me to make my way Back when the summers weren't so short Never thought I'd choose the ones just for the promise they could keep me safe But I took no risk and I have nothing to report Nothing's healed in all this time But you have kept your faith in me And still say I will shine Tried to be a martyr 'til you showed me how much love I had But I had some lessons to unlearn And I am all but lost when you propose that I consider that Love is something I can't earn I sold my soul to buy that line But you reflect the truth to me And still say I will shine Shine, you will be the light that someone needs to find their way I was taking stock of every precious thing I stood to lose 'Cause I had no faith that they would stay So I answered every question how I thought they'd want me to And that's the story, how I ended up this way But you broke through and changed my mind You kept the light of hope alive And that is how I shine

New song! First attempt at video editing! Brian Regan reference! Hope you like... LYRICS God, are you still listening? Were you ever really there at all? Maybe I was wishing Maybe I was wrong All of those desperate words I spoke Are they just falling right back down on me? When I am calling chaos home Does it appease me to believe? God, are you still speaking? Have I ever really heard your voice? Was it just something I was needing To make some sense of all the noise? I once believed that you were near Whispering which way was best But you are not a puppeteer And I am not your marionette God, are you awake now? 'Cause I don't know where I belong I hear my friends tell me to pray now Well, my prayer is this song We think we've got you all exposed But are you doing what we say you? Is there even one remotely close Interpretation of you?

Lyrics: Mary went down to Bethlehem On the back of a burro down a road made of sand Joseph in the lead And he is trying to believe What he thinks an angel Told him in his sleep There's no hotel in Bethlehem No empty room for a pregnant girl to settle in Joseph lays his pretty wife down In the stable, on the ground And he wonders if he's Done the best he can (chorus) And now the future's coming at him fast When he becomes responsible for what he did not ask And this wasn't quite the life that he had planned You know he cannot help but wonder if There might be a better man Mary cries in Bethlehem And the cries of a newborn baby boy are joining in He does not have his father's eyes No, they don't look a thing alike But Joseph is still holding Mary's hand (chorus) Mary went down to Bethlehem And two years later she comes home to all her friends Joseph never left her side The more it hurt, the more he tried And found some kind of strength He did not know he had inside "I wouldn't trade a second of my life Even though it felt like I was wrong half of the time Sometimes we just don't get to understand But somehow holding onto this little child Has made me a better man Somehow holding onto Jesus makes me A better man" (Copyright 2007 Matthew Blake Music)

MySpace! I need your help naming this song... The lyrics are below. Give it a listen and if you have any ideas, leave a comment or email me at matthew[at]matthewblakemusic.com. Thanks for your help! UNTITLED Take it to the mirror Where maybe things are clearer And the faces looking back at you Don't tell a lie You think that you have lost her And you can't refuse the offer When a man wearing a halo Looks you square in the eye Square in the eye, oh Square in the eye You said you're on a journey And you will not be returning To the wasteland where the skeptics Hung you out to dry You said it left you reeling Well, I recall the feeling If you want to hit the road I'm happy to oblige Happy to oblige Oh, I, I had no letter to write 'Cause all my letters were light Sprouted wings and took to flight With the words right from my skin I was learning about heaven When I was only seven If you wanna get a spot, You got a lot to hide I must've learned my lesson Now I'm always second-guessin' But it's better than the bullshit That I used to buy I used to buy Oh, I, I had no letter to write 'Cause all my letters were light Sprouted wings and took to flight With the words right from my skin Oh, I, I still want to believe It might be naive But I will hold my breath And wait and see Oh I, I got the letters you sent Saying where you went I'll have a say in how my life is spent With the words right on my skin -copyright 2007 Matthew Blake Music