Eric Champion Album: Unexpected EP Track: Take Messages
Take Messages Lyrics
Something changed today I finally took the headphones off And as the sound waves died away I heard my heart say I hate to see you work so hard And still life slip away
I gave my life. I sweat. I cried For things that can't cry over me When the day is done The most important ones Get the old remains They get the cold leftovers. So...
I'm going, I'm going home Take messages I've been away for too long So take messages
And it takes some faith To grab the wheel and drive away Changing is an art But I recognize I had the wrong priorities First my head and then my heart
My children's eyes Their changing size Now that's reality My woman's arms Her hungry heart The spiritual presence It's like a magnet. So...
Behind the Song: 'Our desire to be successful can cause delusion sometimes. We can pay a price and say it's worth it because we are providing for our family, or we are being responsible or we are just trying to do our best. We can make it sound so noble. Some people never realize the damage their quest for personal success can cause their loved one's. When put in competition with others, I usually withdraw, but when placed in a job where the competition was with myself, I was determined to win. My lust for success was visceral and consuming. Then finally one day after a year or so of this consumption, for whatever reason, it clicked and I realized how misguided I had become. I literally walked out of my office at 1 pm and told the receptionist to take messages, 'I'm going home'...' - Eric Champion
