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Thanks,  Evan

Lyrics of Hug

Hug the world, hug a friend,
hug yourself, hug intend
and a hug warms the air of your thought.

Send a hug, send your care,
send it here, send it there,
for a hug is the teaching and the taught.

Hugs the bugs in the ground,
hug the sky, hug the town.
Set your admiration free all around.

Hug a pebble, hug a fish,
hug the carrot in your dish.
Hug is magic, heals the tragic, brings the wish.

Hug (chorus)

Hug a smile, hug a frown,
hug a bum, hug a crown,
hug a hug, hug a hug all around.

World…friend…make it real, don’t pretend…

Hug a pain, hug a laugh,
hug a bubble in the bath,
hug the silence, hug the thundering sound.

Hug the seed and a’help it grow,
hug a yes, hug a no,
Bridge the gaps with your love and hug a hug.

Hug (chorus)

Hug the scary, hug the mild,
hug the old, hug the child.
Emanate your warmth and love all around.

Hug the clean, hug the sinned,
hug the calm, hug the wind,
hug it all and there’s nothin’ hanging on…

Hug away some loneliness,
gotta give now what we’ve missed.
Make it hugs! Make it hugs all around!
Hug a hug, hug a hug all around.

Hug a dance, hug a poem,
hug your music, hug your home,
hug it all, hug a hug all around.

Hug the questions that get asked.
Hug the future, hug the past.
Hug it all and no loss is hangin’ on….

Send a hug, send your care.
Send it here, send it there.
Hug a hug a hug a hug all around!

Hug the world…give a hug…
hug intend
and a hug warms the air of your thought!

© 2013 by Evan Symonds. All rights reserved.

International Songwriting Competition

Well, I completed my submission and thank you for your feedback on which songs you think I should enter. I did “In My Life,” “The Forest and the Mist” and “A Bird.” The category that made the most sense to me is Singer/Songwriter.

It’d be phenomenal. amazing, stupendous, miiiighty fine to win any prize but for me it’s the adventure of it. The motion, doing something, is itself exciting and motivating. Plus, the judges are successful musicians and industry execs so that’s good exposure. Exciting, whatever happens!

🙂

I entered the Sing4TheTrees songwriting contest!

I had to pick one song and it seemed most appropriate to enter The Forest & the Mist.

There will be 8 winners from ReverbNation (which I belong to and through which I learned of the opportunity) who will be part of a Sing4theTrrees compilation CD. If I recall the info correctly, one grand prize winner also gets moolah. I wouldn’t  mind that.

The judge is Chick Leavell, the keyboardist for the Rolling Stones. I am a huge Stones fan as probably are all contestants. Irrelevant as far as chances to win go but had to say…love them.

I read in the info about the contest that it’s intended to help (fund raise, must be) with a serious situation I wasn’t aware existed. Some beetle is ravaging our forests and a lot of them have been lost! Healthy forests are crucial to the entire ecosystem, to avoiding fires, etc. The existence of flourishing forests is crucial to things like topsoil and how arable the land is, and so on. So this made sense to try for this contest. Hopefully I can help via my art in the solution to this threat to our forests and those who depend upon them and live around them.

Wish me luck! And I’ll keep you posted.

Working on my next song!

This week I’m hoping to complete recording and get this song ready to mix.  I’ll add it to the site as soon as it’s done.

I’m in complete heaven doing this. Total fun and focus…everybody should do whatever matters the most to them, whatever they feel most suited for and thrilled by.  Living your true life’s purpose magnifies your spirituality, or, actually, it liberates the spirit you are.

Can you imagine how different the world would be if everyone did what they love?

Wo.

Simple

Hi!

We now have a free download for you!

It was such fun to arrange this song. I did something different with it.

You like it?

Evan