"Basherta (Meant-To-Be) DEMO" genre: Rhythm & Blues
	lo fi play (dial-up) hi fi play (broadband) download (3.2 MB)	email track to a friend	add to My.MP3
	Song about seeking one's soul mate (Hebrew "Basherta", or "Meant-To-Be").
	Credits: Music, lyrics, vocals, percussion: Eric Schrager. Electric guitar: Arie Moller. Bass guitar: Juan Arraya. Trombone: Corey Rudolph.
	Story Behind the Song The idea to write a poem about looking for my soul mate had been with me for a while. When it occurred to me to write it as an R&B-style song, the thing wrote itself in about two days. It probably helped that I'd already met her (though I didn't know it at the time). I'm aware the vocals on this mix are too light...When I have the opportunity to re-mix or re-record the song, I'll issue a new pressing. Lyrics The Good Lord split us all in two, or so my Bubbe taught me, Made us Man and Woman, and then we were scattered to the winds. Now we all must search to find our missing half, Seeking high and low, and so (she says) that's where the fun begins. Not that I would doubt her-- Bubbe's never wrong, But, in truth, I didn't realize my search would be this long.... What is taking me so long to find her? Love may be elusive, but believe me, I have tried. Somewhere in this world is my Basherta, She's my Meant-To-Be. Maybe she wears glasses--she's smart and she loves to laugh; And when I call her up at night to talk, we'll be awake till five. I'm not sure many heads turn when she walks into a room, But when she smiles at me, I'll know that I'm the only man alive. I look around and ask myself, where could she be? I hope that she's not spending time with some guy she mistook for me! What is taking her so long to find me? Hasn't she yet noticed someone missing by her side? When will she come seeking her Basherta? I'm her Meant-To-Be. I think she writes a lot--she cares about the world, But fairy tales (three hundred pages long) strike music in her heart. I've been down so many roads that haven't led me to her, Could she be as frustrated as me that we are still apart? At times I thought I'd just give up, so tired I've grown, But I know now Bubbe's right, and I'm not meant to be alone.... What is taking me so long to find her? Lord, I'm doing my part, but I need you as my guide. Please show me the way to my Basherta... To my Meant-To-Be. However long it takes, I know I'll find her. I know that she's out there, and I will not be denied. I'll look my whole life for my Basherta, For my Meant-To-Be. What is taking me so long to find her? Love may be elusive, but believe me, I have tried. Somewhere in this world is my Basherta, She's my Meant-To-Be.... My Meant-To-B

Copyright notice. All material on MP3.com is protected by copyright law and by international treaties. You may download this material and make reasonable number of copies of this material only for your own personal use. You may not otherwise reproduce, distribute, publicly perform, publicly display, or create derivative works of this material, unless authorized by the appropriate copyright owner(s).