Story Behind The Song

I was tired of seeking others' opinions on what 'should' and 'should not' be, until I finally realized I had the answers all along in my own experiences.

Song Description

A soaring, bluesy, rockin' tune, Teaching Me shows that basing your life and decisions on your own experience surpasses a mere dogmatic reasoning for doing things.

Lyrics

Teaching Me

You base your reason on authority
On the people in the know.
They?re preaching their message to the majority
so they don?t have to choose which way to go.

But we always start with a beautiful experience.
And that?s as real as it gets.
So why you gotta go ahead and try to explain it
using someone else?s cold, cold words instead?

(chorus)
So take your words and hold on tight,
I just hope they keep you warm at night.
And when they?ve lulled you fast asleep,
Experience passes by and I?m at her feet
Cause she?s teaching me. She?s teaching me.

And I use to read books in a library
On all the subjects that I loved.
But compared to experience, they made no sense to me
?cause into a box experience always gets shoved.

(chorus)
So take your words and hold on tight,
I hope that soon they keep you up at night.
And when they?ve tortured you so you can?t sleep,
Experience passes by, but stay at her feet,
?cause she?s teaching me. She?s teaching me.

(finale)
Though I?m broken, I?ll claim no lifeline.
With my conscience to guide me,
No excuse for hiding.
She?s teaching me.
I?m still listening.