The first night, he unveiled a new song, "Burning Man." With an incredible, unique melodic chorus, the song was instantly a hit in the theater.
The lyrics "are not coming from [my head], they're coming from my heart, from inside me."
Here's the "Burning Man" video:
Burning Man
Half your life you struggle
Half your life you fly
Half your life making trouble
Half your life making it right
One day I’m the exception
Most days l’m just like most
Some days I’m headed in the right direction
And some days I ain’t even close
I’m a little bit steady
But still a little bit growing strong (rolling stone?)
I’m a little bit reckless
But Still a little bit flesh and bone
Little found and don’t know where I am
I’m a little bit holy water
But Still little bit burning man
Burning man
Always run the highway
I just don’t run it as bad
I still go wherever the wind blows me
But I always find my way back
I still don’t get it right sometimes
I just don’t get it as wrong
I still go a little bit crazy sometimes yeah
But now I don’t take near as long
CHORUS
Still Just a burn burn burning man Just a burning man
Maybe I’ll go to the desert
Find myself in the Joshua Tree
If we pass in the night then just hand me a light and
Tell me you burn just like me
CHORUS
Still Just a burn, burn, burning man
Just a burning man Still
Just a burn burn burning man Just a burning man
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After learning the DBC reps who were there the first night were in line and ready to go for night two, Dierks changed the set list to add a little something special.
"I was thinking of everybody here, but definitely these hardcore, hardcore fans standing down here--if I had to pick one song to give to you guys as a Christmas present, Hanukkah, or whatever you’re celebrating, this would be my gift to you."
The gift? "Living." And goodness, what a gift it is.
Looking at the reps lining the stage, almost all had tears in their eyes after hearing this one. Dierks was absolutely right when he said this song is so him. It's all heart.
"[Me and the band, we] try to live every day, no matter what we’re doing, we try to go out there and do something that makes us feel like we’re living. That’s how this song came about."
Here's the "Living" video:
Living
This morning I woke up at 6:01
I walked out and saw the rising sun
Then I drank it in, like whiskey
I saw a tree I’d seen a thousand times
A bird on a branch and I watched it fly
Away in the wind, and it hit me
It’s a beautiful world sometimes I don’t see so clear
Some days you’re just breathing
Just tryin to break even
Sometimes your heart’s pounding out of your chest
Sometimes it’s just beating
Some days you just forget what all you've been given
Yeah some days you just get by
Yeah some days you’re just alive
But some days you’re living
Some days you’re living
I went back in and fired the coffee up
She walked in the kitchen likes she always does
In my t-shirt, and it killed me
Then I kissed her like it was the first time
She laughed and looked at me like I’d lost my mind
I said baby I love you, can’t live without you
I know I don’t say it enough
CHORUS
Some days you’re just living
Like you’ll never die
Blues a little bluer up in the sky
Your high’s a little higher
Feel that fire you’ve been missing
Some days you’re living
It’s a beautiful world some days I don’t see so clear
Some days you start singing
And you don’t need a reason
Yeah the world’s just right
And your clear eyes ain't even blinkin'
Got a heart full of grateful
For all you’ve been given
Some days you just survive
Yeah, some days you just get by
Some days you’re living
Some days you’re living
Jessica Borrelli and Ronna Clark
DB Congress Reps, WA and FL
I love both these new song you put you heart into it.stay safe Dierk.
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