Face Down in the Dirt
Face Down in the Dirt.mp3 The new release of the day, "Face Down in the Dirt," is a song of thanksgiving--an ode to the moment you realize just how deeply you love Mother Nature and the astonishing gift of being alive. Built around an acoustic rhythm guitar with piano, organ, and layered synthesizers, the track drifts between humility, humor, and heartfelt devotion. The lyrics tell the story with a playful kind of reverence. The recurring bridge, "Slipped (tripped) / Fell in love," captures the accidental, irresistible pull toward the natural world--how easily we forget our place until we stumble right into it. Each repetition deepens the realization: love found not in triumph, but in humility. By the end, the song leans fully into that surrender. "Face Down in the Dirt" is a thanksgiving anthem for anyone who has ever been knocked down by life only to discover, in the soil and silence, something worth loving even more. [Lyrics] [Bridge] [Refrain] [Bridge] [Refrain] [Outro]
Face Down in the Dirt.mp4
Face Down in the Dirt Unplugged-Underground-XXVII.mp3
Face Down in the Dirt Unplugged-Underground-XXVII.mp4
It opens with a confession:
"Hey! Mother Nature / Didn't mean to flirt..."
but the narrator quickly admits where that flirtation leads--
"Here I lay... face down in the dirt."
Rather than defeat, it's a moment of awakening.
"Head over heels / Know how I fell / Came the day / We both lay / Face down in the dirt."
It's gratitude expressed through grounding--literally--recognizing that connection to the earth is both humbling and healing.
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(Push came to shove)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(Push came to shove)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(You say no big deal?)
Head over heals
(Know how I fell)
Came the day
(We both lay)
Face down in the dirt
(Does it hurt?)