Here is a song I recently wrote for a promotional video for an organization in Seattle called Recovery Cafe. They provide resources and services to help homeless people, a large percentage of which suffer from substance abuse and/or mental health issues. This song is a call to people to reach out to one another. In any circumstance or need we find strength in each other.

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Come on, love one another
Help your sister, help your brother
It don’t matter where you’re from
Can’t you see that we’re all one

From the executive in her high rise
To the man down in the street
If you want to make a difference, now
Then move your hands and move your feet

We all can do something
To make the world a better place…

Love one another
Show somebody that you care
Love one another
Let your love shine everywhere

No one is an island
It’s not what we’re supposed to be
We’re meant to lean on each other
And live together in harmony

Come on everybody
The future is in our hands

Publishing: Words and Music by Kelly Carpenter.
© 2009 KelSongs / Kelly Carpenter Music (ASCAP). All rights reserved.*

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Recording credits: Carl Kelley/Vocals – Kelly Carpenter/All instruments. Recorded December 2009 at Avondale. Unauthorized duplication of recording is prohibited.

* If you are interested in recording this song, please contact KelSongs directly to obtain a mechanical license.

This song started out a few months back with me sitting at the piano and coming up with a chord progression and melody. I was thinking ‘this is pretty simple and strong’ but I couldn’t come up with any ideas for lyrics, so I felt inspired to do a quick recording of it, singing ‘la la la’ for the melody and send it up to Andy Park to see if he could do something with it. A couple of weeks later he sent me the song which he completed with lyrics to it.

Andy recorded the song on his last album and asked me to play piano.

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With empty hands and aching heart
Lord I come to rest at Your feet
On my darkest days
In my deepest pain
I know Your grace is here for me

Though I’m weary from the journey
In surrender I find peace
Though I walk this path in weakness
Lord Your grace is sufficient for me

Take these hands take my heart
Lord I choose Your will for me
And if I share in Your suffering
Let Your power rest on me

You are all I need all I need
Lord, You’re all I need
You are all I need all I need
Lord Your love is enough for me

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Publishing:  Words by Andy Park, Music by Kelly Carpenter
© 2008 KelSongs / Kelly Carpenter Music (ASCAP) | ION Publishing  (Admin. by Vineyard Music USA)  – CCLI Song No. 5254523 – All rights reserved*

Recording credits: Andy Park/Guitar and Vocals – Kelly Carpenter/Piano – Brian Thiessen/Guitars. Produced and recorded by Brian Thiessen, Surrey, BC. Unauthorized duplication of recording is prohibited.

* If you are interested in recording this song,  please contact KelSongs directly to obtain a mechanical license.