From the recordings Everything I've Got and Pour It Out
Communication is everything. I’ve been incredibly frustrated at many points in my life over a lack of communication. I’ve seen failed communication cause major issues in education, relationships, friendships, family, education, music and the corporate world. I continue to fight with this reality everyday.
My marriage was inches from failing since we weren’t telling each other how we really felt. Things would just heat up to a boiling point and then explode. Thankfully, we learned our lesson and have since pledged to tell each other when we are frustrated immediately. Even if the issue seems trivial, we still share it. This method has worked wonders!
If you really think about it, everything we do requires relationships, so the same requirement applies. I’ll give the example of my corporate engineering job. I have worked for leadership that blatantly lied to us and have worked for leadership who is completely transparent. Can you guess which one frustrated me (and others) to no end?
If you aren’t over communicating, you aren’t communicating. We can’t read minds, and sorry there is no such thing as mansplaining or womansplaining. We were given voices for a reason, and we need to use them to make sure we are always on the same page.
I present to you “Pour it Out”.
Lyrics
I listen well no need for you to play
When you've got more to say
I've been around don't carry that weight
There's nothing I can't take
I’ll bear your heart no need to hide
I’ll share your pain through the darkest tides
I’ve seen it all I’ll give my best
So get it off your chest
I’m right by your side
Pour it out Pour it out
Shower me with truth don’t make me guess
Oh don’t hide It
Pour it out Pour it out
Get It off your chest
Oh Oh get if off your chest
So share your fears now let them drift away,
And now we've found our way.
With every word we will share the weight
Our hearts bind on the page
I’ll be your shield stand by your side
I’ll hold you close through the longest night
And I won’t break I’ll give my best
So get it off your chest
I’m right by your side
Pour it out Pour it out
Shower me with truth don’t make me guess
Oh don’t hide It
Pour it out Pour it out
Get It off your chest
Oh Oh get if off your chest
Pour it Out
I can’t read your mind
Pour It Out
I have all the time
Pour it Out
Give it all to me
Your pains your dreams let me see
Oh
Pour it out Pour it out
Shower me with truth don’t make me guess
Oh don’t hide It
Pour it out Pour it out
Get It off your chest
Oh Oh get if off your chest
Pour it out Pour it out Pour it Out
Shower me with truth don’t make me guess
Oh don’t hide It
Pour it out Pour it out
Get It off your chest
Oh Oh get if off your chest