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Why Do I Sing (Heaven Puts A Beat In My Heart)
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After finishing Echoes of the Sun, lyrics continued to come to me about the journey we all make. This song, in a way, is a continuation of the reflection on going from point A to point B, and hopefully to point C. There are times of exploration, times of joy, struggle, and awakening. Life is short, so I experimented with a more rhythmic vocal. Hope you enjoy.
Released: 14-Mar-2026
Category: Folk
Application: Logic Pro
File type: mp3
File size: 4.9 Mb
Plays: 2
Downloads: 0
Weekly plays: 2
Weekly downloads: 0
License: Commerical derivatives allowed; contact artist for permission
Lyrics
Verse 1

I was born on a gravel road, dust on my shoes


Mama hummed her hymns from the ol time book

Daddy tapped time on the old dash bar


Said, “Son, every heartbeat’s a gift from the stars”

I grew up on whispers of grace in the dark


Fireside stories and the glow of a spark


Now when I’m lonely and don’t know where to start


I listen for the rhythm in the hollow of my heart

Chorus

Why do I sing when the night gets cold?


Why do these songs keep saving my soul?


Every little melody’s a flickering spark

Heaven puts the beat, puts the beat in my heart
When the world falls quiet and I fall apart


Heaven puts the beat in my heart


Heaven puts the beat, puts the beat in my heart


Heaven puts the beat in my heart


Verse 2

There were days I was walking with my head bowed low

, chasing after shadows I should’ve let go


Dreams felt heavy like a stone in my hand


Didn’t know where to lay them, didn’t understand

Then a small, still voice like a breeze through the pines


Said, “Child, you’re still woven in My design”


So I tuned my sorrow like a well‑worn string

Turned my broken questions into something I could sing

Chorus

Why do I sing when the night gets cold?


Why do these songs keep saving my soul?


Every little melody’s a flickering spark


Heaven puts the beat, puts the beat in my heart
When the world falls quiet and I fall apart


Heaven puts the beat in my heart

Heaven puts the beat, puts the beat in my heart


Heaven puts the beat in my heart

Bridge
Maybe it’s mercy in a three‑chord line


Maybe it’s grace keeping time, keeping time


Maybe it’s love in the spaces between

Every word I fumble and the notes I can’t sing clean

So when my voice shakes and the verses fall through


I’ll still keep singing ‘cause it’s all I can do


If you listen close past the tremble and the scar


You’ll hear a holy drummer in this old guitar

Verse 3

One day I’ll be standing where the river runs clear


All of my questions gonna disappear


I’ll lay down my burdens and my worn‑out art


But the song will keep beating in a brand‑new heart
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Till then I’ll be busking on these everyday streets

Turning every heartbeat into back‑porch beats

If you’re lost and you’re aching, don’t know where to start

Just tap out the rhythm that’s already in your heart

Final chorus 
Why do we sing when the night gets cold?

Why do these songs keep mending our souls?


Every little melody’s a flickering spark


Heaven puts the beat, puts the beat in our hearts
When the world falls quiet and we fall apart


Heaven puts the beat in our hearts


Heaven puts the beat, puts the beat in our hearts


Heaven puts the beat in our hearts
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Love the chorus.  Enjoyed.
2 hours ago
@Telemetry 
Thanks for your ear Ray.
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