When I was about 10, my dad told me I was his favorite son (I have 2 brothers). It didn’t feel good. It felt like a burden. Here’s a song I *think* I’ve finished about it through the lens of the biblical story of Noah and the Ark. I’m interested to hear any feedback.
Lyrics for anyone interested:
The Flood
For forty days and forty nights
You swell up the rivers to your heart's delight
For you
For only you
Rain coming in from the country side
There's a riot in the streets won't you come inside
With me
To be with me
And oh
Why am I so terrified
Of everything
I serve the Lord with all my might
I pour out my heart in the dirty street light
For you
For only you
And do you love your children when we let you down
Now the city's underwater and you let them drown
But me
Why only me?
And oh
This charm you've placed around my neck
This crown you've placed upon my head
It's heavy
It's heavy
Tell me tell me
Show me show me
You blind my eyes
Your rain it stings
What is this love
The storm it brings?
Lift me up and I'll sail away
On the backs of my brothers in a nameless grave
For you
For only you
An empty sea, this empty space
My empty eyes, when you hide your face
From me
From only me
And oh
This charm you've placed around my neck
This crown you've placed upon my head
It's heavy
It's heavy