I have a really twisted idea.
I think I may just well go back and cannibalize A Ghost in My Shadow.
A few of the songs have religion as a theme, so I’m thinking of making … a religious album.
I was about to say a "Christian album", but given my reputation as a recovering Catholic, it wouldn’t be very nice about its subject matter.
Still, it’s an interesting creative challege — how to write about religion compassionately when my own views on religion aren’t compassionate at all.
And yes, I will set out to write about it compassionately. It’s too easy to go with the default action and bash.

Were I to cannibalize A Ghost in My Shadow, I think here’s the direction I’d go:

  1. "Promises" Already commandeered for Imprint
  2. "Never Turn Back" Already comandeered for Imprint
  3. "Silver Sting" Already comandeered for Imprint
  4. "Five (Ambiguous Friendships)" Comandeer for ’80s-themed project. Paired with "The Nature of Things"
  5. "Strivers for a Better Tomorrow" Comandeer for religious album (and write new lyrics?)
  6. "Faith in Religion" Comandeer for religious album or for singer-songwriter follow-up to Restraint
  7. "Offetorium " Comandeer for religious album. I actually have a few pieces from the Requiem I wrote in high school that could be used as a framing device for the album. Hmmm.
  8. "Yesterday, Today, Tommorow" Comandeer for religious album and write new lyrics
  9. "Beat of the Heart" Comandeer for singer-songwriter follow-up to Restraint
  10. "No Exit" Comandeer for singer-songwriter follow-up to Restraint

Although first, I want to work on a project where I write the lyrics before the music.