Close to Home EP

by Caroline Cobb

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Verse 1 We’ve been asking for a sign Looking for the missing piece Manufacturing holy ground To see if God would speak But every morning the sun rises And every night it goes back down Burning bushes everywhere For those who would look around Verse 2 You can feel it on a Sunday morning When all the people sing In the warmth of the children laughing In a meal with your family Feelin small at the Grand Canyon When ya soar at the symphony Burning bushes everywhere For those who have eyes to see Refrain 1: Burning bushes Burning bushes Verse 3 We all know some good stories About the power of selfless love And the unlikely heroes Willing to give their lives up For every dark dragon There are those who would wield the light Burning bushes everywhere Pushing back the night Refrain 2: Burning bushes Burning bushes Can you feel the ember Warm in your chest? Burning bushes Verse 4 I wonder if you feel it? Because I know I do I wonder if you push it away? I know I do that too But I don’t want to miss the mystery The bright ache for eternal things Lighting up all these fires in me Even though it hurts What if we opened our eyes to see Burning bushes? Tag Burning bushes Do you feel it? Burning bushes
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Verse 1 You said do not be anxious And I’m trying not to be But my body’s in a panic And I’m struggling to breathe My heart is beating faster The worry’s getting loud And I’m lost here in this darkness Just praying to be found Chorus 1 Come find me in this darkness Come find me in this cave Come silence all the voices Please take this thorn away I know you’ll never leave me I know the sun will rise But I’m lost here in the darkness Just looking for your light Verse 2 You said it’s in my weakness Your power is displayed And when Jacob wrestled with you He was blessed, as he limped away Oh how I cling to grace now Oh how I know my need And I’m trusting you won’t waste it You will somehow use this thing Verse 2 cont… Still I’m praying for the morning And I’m begging for some peace Oh Jesus come and find me Oh Spirit groan for me Chorus 2 Come find me in the darkness Come find me in this cave Come silence all the voices Please take this thorn away I know you’ll never leave me I know the sun will rise But I’m lost here in the darkness Still praying for your light Verse 3 Yes, I’m praying for my healing But I want your presence more So let this song be my surrender To what You would have in store I know a day is coming When I will see your face And you’ll wrap me in your light And you’ll wipe these tears away And you’ll tell me you were with me You were right here in this cave Still working in my darkness No, you never went away You are with me in the darkness You are with me in this cave Written Oct 2022-March 2023 See Philippians 4:4-7, 2 Corinthians 12:7-10, Genesis 32:22-32, Romans 8:26-27, Revelation 21:1-4
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Verse 1 I remember the sounds in his hospital room Saw his heart give out after what he’d been through I remember the words when they said he was gone The way we cried, how it felt so wrong Chorus Oh death, you terrible thing I know in my bones it’s not The way it’s supposed to be But oh death, where is your sting? ‘Cause I have a God who knows Who sits and weeps with me And I have a steady hope That all will be redeemed But you’re a terrible thing Verse 2 I can see her crying on the bathroom floor The baby they loved isn’t there anymore In the ICU, in the highway crash The chemo drip and the heart attack In the gone too young, in the getting old The empty chair, the quiet home Oh Lord, how long? Chorus Oh death, you terrible thing I know in my bones it’s not The way it’s supposed to be But oh death, where is your sting? ‘Cause I have a God who knows Who sits and weeps with me And I have a steady hope That all will be redeemed But you’re a terrible thing Verse 3 I can see Jesus hanging on that cross His shallow breathing, his failing heart I can see him weeping at his friend’s tomb I know he’s weeping with me too I can see him rising from the grave I know he’ll wipe my tears away But until then, we wait…. Chorus Oh death, you terrible thing I know in my bones it’s not The way it’s supposed to be But oh death, where is your sting? ‘Cause I have a God who knows Who sits and weeps with me And I have a steady hope That all will be redeemed But you’re a terrible thing Tag You terrible thing ****** Written October 2021, dad passed Sep 15, 2021 See 1 Corinthians 15:25-26, 54-58; John 11:33-35; Isaiah 25:8, Revelation 21:4
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Verse 1 Good morning Hey, could you go for a walk After the kids get dropped off Cause I love to talk with you You’ll listen And you’ll point me back to the truth And I’ll try to do the same for you ‘Cause I know you struggle too We all do Chorus And I don’t need to explain myself I know you understand Thank you, thank you for being my friend Verse 2 I miss you I hate that we live far apart But you’re still a kindred heart I’d love to catch up soon We’ve grown The years they have made us more wise But I still miss that college life When I’d stay up half the night Just talking to you Chorus And I don’t need to explain myself I know you understand Thank you, thank you for being my friend Bridge Friendship: to be really known And loved anyway The kind of love That won’t leave you the same And it’s a heart That is bound up with yours Enough to break Instrumental… Verse 3 It’s dark now Could you come shine a light Remind me the sun’s gonna rise Would you sit with me tonight And would you pray? ‘Cause I can’t find the words I see your tears, I know you know it hurts I’m so glad you’re with me Chorus 2 And I don’t need to explain myself I know you understand Thank you, thank you Thank you thank you Thank you thank you For being my friend
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Verse 1 When I was a young girl Things came pretty easy I could make people like me Do all the right things To be good enough But when I got older Things didn’t come so easy Too many people to please Standards to meet Or fall short of Pre-chorus 1 Grace started making sense ‘Cause oh how I needed it To be true Jesus and what he’s done Covered all of my not enough I started seeing why they call this stuff Good news Chorus Good, good news Verse 2 I’m over the hill now But you know I’m still learning I got nothing to prove Nothing left to do I’m already loved I’m already loved Pre-Chorus 2 Grace is still making sense ‘Cause oh how I need it To be true Thank God that it’s true Jesus and what he’s done Covers all of my not enough I still see why they call this stuff Good news Chorus 2x Instrumental Verse 3 When I get older Well, I hope I’m still singing Maybe not on the stage But in all of the ways That matter the most Still singing ‘bout good, good news Still talking ‘bout good, good news With all saints (good, good news) ‘Til we reach those gates (good, good news) And on the last day When I see his face I’ll say “God, I want to thank you Thank you for…” Chorus Good, good news…
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Verse 1: Help me love the little children As you love them, bid them come That on earth just as in heaven In this work, your will be done Verse 2: Help me see them as you see them Image-bearers, works of art Every story, trait and color Glimpses of Your beauty, God Refrain May the seeds of love and mercy Every smile and prayer I sow Bear a harvest of great beauty For your glory, help them grow Verse 3: Help me serve them as you serve them Bending low in sacrifice Daily clothe me with compassion And the strength that you provide Refrain Verse 4: Help me rest as I am working Knowing you are working too Grant me hope when I am weary Every child I give to You

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Drawn from my everyday life and relationships, Close to Home features some of the most vulnerable songs I have ever released. Each track is meant to be a prayer or a letter, written for specific friends and neighbors, and from my personal experience as well. “Find Me in This Cave” is a prayer for those living with anxiety or depression while “A Teacher’s Prayer” is a prayer for educators to pray before they begin work. “Death, You Terrible Thing” is my indignant “letter” to death, which I experienced up-close in the loss of my dad in 2021. My hope is that these very personal songs will resonate with listeners as they consider their own relationships and everyday life, giving them words to pray or share with a friend.

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released June 14, 2024

Produced and engineered by Paul Demer
Mixed and Mastered by Chris Bethea
Artwork and design by Caroline Cobb


Caroline Cobb - vocals, bgv
Paul Demer - guitars, bgv, bass, banjo, violin, piano, synths, percussion, samples
Paul Eckburg - drums, percussion
Zach Light-Wells - piano, guitars, bass
Aaron Fabbrini - pedal steel
Trisha Demer - bgv

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Caroline Cobb Dallas, Texas

Before her thirtieth birthday, singer-songwriter Caroline Cobb set a goal to write a song for every book of the Bible in one year. That year set in motion a passion: to tell the stories of scripture through music, helping you rehearse and remember the good news of God's Story as you listen. ... more

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