The outcome is an album that represents the multiple facets of Cindy’s life as a wife, mother, and storyteller. “One of the greatest things in my life is being a mother to my two girls, Olivia and Savannah. I love seeing the world through their eyes; they teach me so much everyday and, of course, they inspire me.
Song Snapshots
‘Lay Me Down’
‘Lay Me Down’ starts off the record. “I wrote this song with my good friend and soul man Phil Madiera.” The music was inspired by the music from ‘O Brother Where Art Thou’ and came to her while gardening. “I was at our home in Canada, digging in the dirt and had my shovel out trying to break through this huge rock. I started singing this lyric based on a Psalm, Oh lay me down in your green pastures.”
‘The Sun Shines Through’
“This song like many was inspired by a few people in my life… all true stories of how we are sometimes handed a hard road and we wonder how we’ll make it through. It is so good to know that God will not leave us or forsake us, but bring about to completion the good work which He has started in us”.
Morgan has intentionally released few details about this record, preferring to keep it under wraps until just before the release date. In keeping with this path she has also decided to brave the digital frontier, releasing ‘Beautiful Bird’ exclusively in digital format through her website (cindymorganmusic.com) and iTunes, as well as, other hand picked online outlets. “The wonderful thing about doing a record like this is that you throw the rule book out the window… it really sets the creative spirit free to let each song, and the record as a whole, be what it is without boundaries that often squash the creative process.”
This record is a mix of all the musical styles Morgan has been a fan of. “It is a mix of Pop, Appalachia, Country, and Symphonic. I can’t choose the cello over the doboro so I wanted to make a record where they could live together. I am also a great admirer and pursuer of the art of writing a great country song and many of the lyrics are from that approach.” Morgan, who is a dynamic vocalist and pianist, has added to her musical quiver, the lap dulcimer. “I have written on the piano for so many years, it was great writing on different instruments. This really brings about different melodies and character of songwriting… I play the dulcimer and a little guitar.”
A songwriter's songwriter, Morgan has garnered eighteen number one hits that include ‘Listen’, ‘Praise the King’, ‘Take my life’, and ‘I Know You’; as well as Point of Grace’s recent hit ‘How You Live’. Morgan has garnered several Dove Awards and Billboard Music Video Award nominations. Her songs have been recorded by luminaries such as Michael W. Smith, Point Of Grace, Avalon, Rachael Lampa, Brit Nicole, Mandisa, The Martins, Michael English, BeBe
Winans, Sandi Patty, Jaci Velasquez, Mark Schultz, John Tesh, and Natalie Grant.
“A few years ago, I decided it was time for a rest from the road and take more seriously my desire to become a better songwriter. I decided of all places, to do this in Los Angeles. Along with my husband and our then one year old daughter, we headed to our little apartment in Burbank, California.” In Burbank, Morgan worked as a full-time songwriter in the Christian, pop, and country genres, crafting hits including Christy "It was so great to be around people who were not necessarily Christians because I recognized that their search goes on earnestly, and I felt so blessed that I knew what I believed and that I felt truth in that
belief."
Eventually, the family returned to Nashville and bought a house where they still make their home six months of the year. In this jambalaya of settings, Morgan engaged in a journey toward new self-discovery. She stretched as a wife and mother, and matured as a woman and musician. First and foremost, she drank deeply from a spiritual well and grew stronger in her faith. “Everyday is a new journey for me...I think we just keep on struggling and walking toward the path that God has set before us. I am so thankful to be here and to have a wonderful husband and two healthy children. I am so happy that I know Jesus and that He knows me and hears the prayers of my heart. I pray that whatever gifts he has given me, that I make the most of these gifts…never letting anything stand in the way of making manifest the wonderful goodness of God and the good news of what He has done for us.”
Where Are You
Cindy Morgan Lyrics
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Sells pieces of her soul
Living life the hard way
With nowhere else to go
God meets you where you are
He gets on board the airplane
And orders up a gin
Drowning his sins
God meets you where you are
God meets you where you are
High up in the pulpit
The words come out right
And they're lining up to shake his hand
Every Sunday night
But the devil's on his shoulder
And the lust is in his heart
And he wants to give it over
But he don't know where to start
God meets you where you are
You can never go too far
That's why he came down to the earth
Went up to the cross
You're never too late
You're never too lost
God meets you where you are
Wherever you are
Wherever you are
You can be the next man on death row
With everything to lose
A president, a CEO with nothing left to prove
A mother of four, stuggeling and poor
With no time left to pray
A deathbed conversion, guilty coersion
Creekbed submersion anyway
God meets you where you are
You can never go too far
That's why he came down to the earth
Went up to the cross
You're never too late
You're never too lost
God meets you where you are
Wherever you are
It's the body that was broken
The water that was wine
Knock and the door will open
You will not be denied
You will not be denied
Oh that's why he came down to the earth
Went up to the cross
You're never too late
You're never too lost
Down to the earth, went up to the cross
You're never too late
You're never too lost...
Cindy Morgan's song "Where Are You" is a song that speaks about God's mercy and grace. It tells the stories of different people who are struggling in their lives and are looking for help. The first verse talks about a woman who works on Broadway and sells pieces of her soul to survive. She seems to have given up on her life, without any hope for the future. However, the song suggests that God meets her where she is, no matter what she has been through or done. This verse means that no matter how far one has gone from God, He will meet them where they are and love them for who they are.
The second verse tells the story of a man who drinks alcohol to dull the pain, but again, God meets him where he is. The third verse talks about a pastor who preaches on Sundays but struggles to control his lust, and again, God meets him where he is. The fourth verse describes several other people, such as a death-row prisoner, a president or CEO, a struggling mother with four children, and someone faced with death's inevitability. These people represent the different aspects of life where people struggle, and where they are tempted to fall away from God. Yet, the song reminds us that God meets us where we are and never gives up on us.
In summary, the chorus of the song "Where Are You" emphasizes that God meets us wherever we are, no matter how far we've gone from Him. Therefore, we can never be too late or too lost because He loves us unconditionally.
Line by Line Meaning
She works down on Broadway
Sells pieces of her soul
Living life the hard way
With nowhere else to go
She is a struggling woman who works on Broadway and sells bits of herself to make ends meet, with no other place to go.
God meets you where you are
He gets on board the airplane
And orders up a gin
Sips away to dull the pain
Drowning his sins
God meets you where you are
God meets you where you are
God meets people in different forms, like a man who boards the airplane and drinks gin to relieve the pain of his sins.
High up in the pulpit
The words come out right
And they're lining up to shake his hand
Every Sunday night
But the devil's on his shoulder
And the lust is in his heart
And he wants to give it over
But he don't know where to start
A pastor delivers great sermons, but is secretly struggling with temptation and does not know how to overcome it.
God meets you where you are
You can never go too far
That's why he came down to the earth
Went up to the cross
You're never too late
You're never too lost
God meets you where you are
Wherever you are
Wherever you are
God is a forgiving God who meets people wherever they are, no matter how far they may have strayed. He came to earth and sacrificed himself on the cross for everyone, and it's never too late or too difficult to come back to Him.
You can be the next man on death row
With everything to lose
A president, a CEO with nothing left to prove
A mother of four, stuggling and poor
With no time left to pray
A deathbed conversion, guilty coersion
Creekbed submersion anyway
Anyone can be in need of God's grace, whether it be a criminal on death row, a powerful CEO, a struggling mother, or even someone who has lived their whole life without God and is trying to repent at the very end.
It's the body that was broken
The water that was wine
Knock and the door will open
You will not be denied
You will not be denied
The ultimate act of sacrifice, Jesus' death on the cross and the miracle of turning water into wine, show that no one should ever feel denied or unworthy of God's love and forgiveness. Knock and the door will be opened for you.
Oh that's why he came down to the earth
Went up to the cross
You're never too late
You're never too lost
Down to the earth, went up to the cross
You're never too late
You're never too lost...
The repetition at the end emphasizes how important it is to understand that no one is ever too far gone to receive God's love and forgiveness - not when He came to earth and died on the cross for all of us.
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Written by: CINDY MORGAN, ANDREW RAMSEY
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