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What We Could Have Been

from Mobilize by Menteur

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"What We Could Have Been" by Menteur

and oh what we will become

we cant wait for you to see.

this is not over yet.

we're about to find our mask.

lyrics

(zoom in, turn up)

Right in the middle of the night,
it happened to be two o' clock in the morning,
the telephone rang,
and I hit the ceiling.

I'm a very light sleeper,
and to hear a telephone at that time of the night,
knowing that we hadn't given the number to anyone,
really startled me.

But I picked it up
and it was Jonathan's voice!

"Dad! Jonathan, here!
It's alright!
Everything's fine!"

Two o' clock in the morning!

"Why on earth did you call this time in the morning?"

and then came some of the sweetest sweetest news ever.

(silence, silence)

Now that was thrilling news,
because a soul had been saved!

(so it goes)

Are you accessible to your children?
Secondly, are you available?

Are you available?

Are you AVAILABLE?!

At any moment?
At any time?

(no response)

You're in serious trouble.

(quiet acknowledgement)

You're in serious trouble.

(somber understanding)

And now they're almost ready to leave the home,
are you going with them?!

(say nothing and they will leave you)

By choice?!

(ghosts are in the house)

Parents must be responsible for the protection of their children.
Secondly, parents must be responsible for the correction of their children.

There is a place for correction in the bringing up of children.

The BIBLE expressly states

"He who spares his rod hates his son,
but he who loves him disciplines him diligently!"

Whether the punishment is verbal,
or corporal,
It must not be spared
when it's needed.

No correction should be unexplained or unjustifiable.

The child must begin to understand that whom the LORD loves,
he disciplines.

Therefore,
whom the parent loves,
he disciplines.

Then,
of course,
correction must have a helpful,
and purposeful end in due.

(if everything is loud no one can hear me cry)

I thank god for a father who knew how to correct his son.

(power down, tap out)

credits

from Mobilize, released June 21, 2016
Created by The Menteur Music and Arts Group
Mixed and Mastered by Carter Fourqurean
Produced by Carter Fourqurean, John Reardon, and Trey Howie

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Menteur Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Less of a band, more of an art project - Menteur is a performance collective that incorporates paint, light design, and crowd participation. Menteur was founded by Carter Fourqurean and Sam Reeves, inspired by recording sessions where Carter would create sounds and textures with loopers and cassette recorders while Sam would paint to the sound.
Currently Menteur consists of 36 performers. ... more

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