What I got when I asked Bryan Tilford for a Crossing Over song | Andrea de Michaelis – Creating my own reality, one thought at a time

In June 2011, I’d asked Bryan if he had a Crossing Over song, something that could be played at a friend’s memorial service. He did not have one, so I asked if he might write one for me. I told him I know that no matter if my body dies, that my soul will live on. That was why death did not scare me. Even in a violent death, I knew that the soul would leave the body before it became too much to bear. Like when the cheetah catches the gazelle, and the gazelle writhes and screams, its soul has long left the body, and what we see are the muscles going through automatic responses. This is what Bryan is referring to in the last paragraph. While he did this for me, I thought it appropriate to share it.

July 6, 2011 From Bryan:
this was handed to me special delivery – a gusher. not sure if it’s exactly what you were looking for, but spec delv songs i don’t argue with.
title could simply be – crossover.
i’m going from pov of griever to the one crossing over. musically i’m not hearing somber tones, but a comforting rhythm type (ie eat2live (a song he did for me)) beginning that builds to a joyous something. not sure what. yet.
the spacings are to remind me of meter and phrasings.
sorry, no gazelles 8^) extreme rough first draft.

CrossOver

your joy is here our joy is there
dreams and experience we’ve shared
we now carry on our own but not alone
you just dropped the body not our soul

you are here i am there
in our hearts in the air
we have never been so close as we are now
and ever will be
this opportunity reminds us we’ve found
our unity for eternity

i breathe in the deep peace
you have waiting for me
your embracing smile of light
telling me how right
this journey is for you, and me
now we just breathe in the peace

you await me there and i you here
ascension, rest, light, no need for fear
our souls together whenever we feel the need
and ever will be
we celebrate your life and all your
troubles relieved

when you miss me and i miss you
we’ll be doing that together too

i breathe in the deep peace
you have waiting for me
your embracing smile of light
telling me how right
this journey is for you, and me
now we just breathe in the peace
we breathe in the peace

now the cheetahs on the run
to the gazelle he’s a gun
gazelle’s squirtin lots of blood, but no pain
it’s on the train
outta here
yeah yer outta here, oh dear
yer so outta here
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brYan Tilford’s memorial service is scheduled for 3:00 this Saturday April 19, 2014, at Unity of Melbourne, 1745 Trimble Road , Melbourne FL 32934 phone 321-254-0313. I am scheduled elsewhere and have connected with the family. I know if I cannot attend I am no less connected to everyone who shared in brYan’s heart. The bane of my career/path is not having time to connect in person at many important events. But the bane is also the boon as it strengthens my experience of the inner connection. Most of my conversations with brYan were about our faith, so he knows I’m there no matter where my body has to be.