"OUR FATHER's SUITE ::: Legacy" genre: Spiritual
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	BrotherDouglas reads a true fable about his deceased father. Featuring: The Freddie Bryant Octet
	CD: SAY MORE   Label: EdenDust Records Credits: See Lyrics
	Story Behind the Song I recorded this tune in one take. Not for any special reason other than I didn't want to have to do any more than that. It's about my deceased father who was buried in Texas in August 1999 while I was recording my sophomore release in a studio in Connecticut. In order to move forward, one must deal truthfully with the past... 'Nuff said. Lyrics OUR FATHER's SUITE (D. Powell, F. Bryant, J. Verdecias) featuring Alone Intro and Homage (Freddie Bryant) LEGACY (Douglas Edward Powell) Forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who tresprass against us... And, lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil... My Legacy had stolen my life from me... It left me hollow, shallow, incomplete. I found it troubling, even in my sleep. This gift from my father..., his legacy. Liar, bully, whoremonger..., thief. These are only the names I choose to repeat. And, try as I may, not to repeat his feats... mere words can never do justice to his true legacy. Intimidation through isolation, Alienation before emasculation. I was never allowed to just, be. I was always expected to live up to his legacy. In sorrow my mother bore me... and swore to always adore me, but his black eyes turned a vivid shade of green, as he denied her access to me... even threatened once to 'kill' me, to permaturely end my misery, imposed by his legacy... My legacy had stolen my life from me. It's taken me years to reverse it's hold, completely... All because I failed to believe that I had the right to challenge my destiny. Now when friend tire of my inconsistency, in those times I choose to model my paternity. I need only to remind myself that in death he attempted to make peace with me... perhaps so that he need not spend eternity thinking 'bout the legacy he had given me... Thanks, but no thanks, daddy... I've chosen a path more suitable for me... A journey of Faith to Love, gifts you did not bequeath... From a Father that allows me to just 'be'... How's that for a True Legacy ??! (c)2003 - EdenDust Publishing (BMI), Ninth Street Rumble Music (BMI) Vocals: BrotherDouglas Vocals Recorded and Mixed by Edwin Ramos, Jr. for BIGTIME! Productions at Capricorn One Sound Studios, Waterbury, CT and EdenDust StudioLabs, New York, NY Guitars: Freddie Bryant Piano: Edsel Gomez Percussion: Gilad Tenor/Soprano Saxophones: Chris Cheek Alto Saxophone: Steve Wilson Trumpet: Diego Urcola Bass: Greg Ryan Drums: Willard Dyson Rhythm Section Recorded by Jon Rosenberg at SMOKE, NYC, and Mixed at Tom Tedesco Studio, Paramus, NJ

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