The idea with this series of songs is to present them in the simplest acoustic format. I’m adding my own harmony and second rhythm guitar just for a little added dimension. I’m not even editing out some of the mistakes I hear, so this is a very basic presentation. I hope you enjoy this piece.
Embrace of the Universe (© 2016 J Douglas Bottorff)
- I sit alone and my thoughts are clear, thinking ‘bout yet another year
It’s the same song, with another verse
Quiet time and the moon’s up high, the winter night plays its lullaby,
it’s a pure song, no need to rehearse
I open my heart to the warm embrace of the universe
- Our soul is speaking but it isn’t clear, so busy trying to get away from here
We take our chances, for better or worse
This earthly life you can never tell, sometimes it’s heaven sometimes it’s hell
We’re moving forward, or running full in reverse
We long for our home in the loving embrace of the universe
Bridge
The world is such a beautiful place, when you see behind
The trappings of that shallow façade, that has left us all blind
A simple way to give your love is what you find
All fear falls away and the laughter echoes through your mind
- Looking backward we can rarely see, that we’ve been running through eternity
We miss the flowers, along this path we traverse
What we want has been here all along, the love we sought drifting like a song
Through our heart, lifting that old curse
We’re trusting our soul, to the loving embrace of the universe
We’re trusting our soul, to the loving embrace of the universe
J Douglas Bottorff 
I love it! Makes me want to get out my old guitar and try to play it–maybe write something new!
Thank you. You should do that. I’ve included the lyrics for you.