be afraid(started 1999 / finished 2004)Ok so I wanted to really rock out on a song! "Be Afraid" had a long way to go coming into recording. I had the idea as to what I wanted, and the lyrics were complete, but I needed help on the arrangement and I got that help from Mike Bailey (engineer/producer) and Jay Snider (drums). We pretty much sat in the studio and played around with the concept and eventually this is where it took us. It's a little harder than usual for me, but what can I say, I dug it! I began this song in Australia in '99 while touring with a college band out of Fresno, CA. We were there for month singing in schools and churches. By that time I was pretty comfortable singing in front of people, and it was so much fun in the band because I was surrounded by friends, but our leader on that trip challenged me in not only singing about my faith, but also in speaking. I had to give a testimony during our concerts sometimes to introduce Oyster and Superman - two songs of mine that we did on that trip. For some reason the whole speaking thing really wigged me out, but I was in scripture (sorry, I don't recall where) and I came across a verse telling me to "fear not" when speaking about Christ. "Be Afraid" was just a play on words. Nostalgia once again, fingers on the rim Beautiful day, coming my way Do not be afraid, for I am with you, not afraid Easy come, easy go, ebb the tide, stop the show Do not be afraid, for I am with you, not afraid You ask me why, I told you how Do not be afraid, for I am with you, not afraid Thousand moments, thousand nights, thousand angels in the sky © copyright 2005 rachel billingsley, ascap. all rights reserved. |