"A Song for Stephen Christopher Harris..."

I've been listening to this hauntingly beautiful song lately wondering why I am reminded of Stephen Christopher Harris when I hear it. But just the other night as I was walking home from work in the rain, it occurred to me why...

Although I've never heard him sing, not even once, Stephen came close to singing on his birthday, October 4th 2008 as we were driving to Winston-Salem for dinner. He turned up the radio and we were listening to Sirius' "Movin' Easy" channel... He hummed along with many of the tunes as he spoke of his love for me in many of the same terms used in the lyrics of this song.

I know he likes Lenny Kravitz because he once posted the lyrics of one of his songs on his Yahoo!360 blog. It was "Heaven Help" and he later told me that it was a message both to himself and to me that he was ready for love. I believed him.

Heaven Help
Lenny Kravitz

There comes a time to be free of the heart
I wanna be ready, ready to start
On a love journey, got places to go
Made up my mind and I have got to let you know

Heaven help the heart that lets me inside
Heaven help the one who comes in my life
Heaven help the fool that walks through my door
'Cause I decided right now
I'm ready for love

A funny feeling's coming over me
Now I'm inspired and open to being
In a love place but it's out of my hands
I'm telling you baby that you got to understand

Heaven help the heart that lets me inside
Heaven help the one who comes in my life
Heaven help the fool that walks through my door
'Cause I decided right now
I'm ready for love

I can't see what's out there for me
And I know love offers no guarantees
I'll take a chance and I'm telling you something babe
I got to let you know

Heaven help the heart that lets me inside
Heaven help the one who comes in my life
Heaven help the fool that walks through my door
'Cause I decided right now
I'm ready for love, ready for love
Take a chance, take the chance on love


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"Fear Eats the Soul"