Maria Long NEW SONGS UP!!!'s Blog
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"FIND ME" story behind the song & lyrics
I have met many people over the past 3 years of doing music and I've heard many stories after concerts that have made a permanent impression on me and inspired many new songs. Probably one of the groups of individuals that stands out the most to me would be the brokenhearted, those who loved and lost. Sometimes the hardest thing to endure is giving everything to another person and trusting them with all your heart to love you in return and instead they choose to hurt you and walk away.
This song is kind of like a prayer of desperation to God crying out, Oh God help me because I lose any progress I've made everytime I cross paths with this person, and Oh God show me that you have a plan beyond this present path of pain i'm going through.
For those struggling with divorce or being left by the one you love I want you to realize that there is ONE who will never leave you or break your heart! I challenge you today to make Him the love of your life and give Him EVERYTHING (your circumstances, your fears, struggles, emotions, and your heart) and see what He does with it!
(Proverbs 8:17) "I love those who love me, and those who look for me with much desire will find me!"
LYRICS to:
FIND ME (written by Maria Long)
How can I stand here
Watching you live life without me
I know I was good for you
Thought we were happy that you really loved me
I'm struggling and I can't breathe
Why must I be lonely
Oh God help me
Cuz I'm losing more ground everytime I see him
Oh God show me
There's a life beyond this cuz I can't see it
I'm lost
Find Me
How can you close your eyes
Pretend that you don't care
Ignore all that we shared
I invested so much time
Now you're not with me
That's not how it should be
I trusted you with all I am
And in return you shut me out
Oh God help me
Cuz I'm losing more ground everytime I see him
Oh God show me
There's a life beyond this cuz I can't see it
I'm lost
In this trying time of my faith
I see clearer than before
You want to be the man in my life
The ONE I worship and adore
You tell me just surrender my heart
And you'll give me what I need
You promise me that You won't break it
And you'll never leave
Oh God help me
Cuz I'm losing more ground everytime he's around
Oh God show me
You're the life beyond this when I can't see it
Oh God help me
Cuz I'm losing more ground everytime he's around
Oh God show me
You're the life beyond this cuz I can't see it
I'm lost
Find Me
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This November Winner for Christian Stage on Famecast NEEDS your help to win this February!
First off, i want to thank all of you who voted for your AMAZING support! Your votes helped me to win the Christian stage and i will be featured in SPIN magazine for it! BUT this contest is far from over! lol This February i will be competing against winners from every stage: rock, latin, country, hip hop... and there will be 18 winners competing for $20k... The person with the most votes and video views wins....
i KNOW i have some of the most AMAZING supporters out there! i came into this contest with just 9 days left and went from 6th place to 1st in just 8 days... :) I couldn't have done it without u guys!
Some of these artists have MAJOR support! So i really need your help! First and foremost i need to know if u will vote for me in February - i need people that will do it daily not just say they are gonna vote...lol
If u haven't signed up to vote please sign up now so that when feb comes all u have to do is sign in and vote! ;)
I am basically building an army of voters that support christian music! i don't believe famecast has ever had a christian artist take this thing and i'd like to be the first! ;) I truly believe with you i can do it! Without u i truly can't...
For those of you that think being an independent artist means i'm rolling in the cash - i just want u to let u know on behalf of all my indies out there that that def isn't the case! I have invested soo much in my music so that it could be quality and alot of times i'm broke just like everyone else!
What will i do with this money?? if i win i hope to use it towards recording! Because how meaningful it would be to have those who supported me truly help me finish my album! i think it would be pretty AMAZING!
So yes PLEASE sign up! And if u are really with me then please just say ur in or ur with me this Feb!
thanks sooo much! xoxo, maria
http://www. famecast. com/backstage/artist. php?artist_id=8477
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My Songs INSIDE & BETTER in a television show! Don’t miss it! :)
Current mood:
excitedHey guys i just wante
d to give you a head' s up so that you can catch my song INSID E in the Final e of " REVOL VE Rocki n' the Road.
" This is a new show on the gospelmusi !cchan nel. com
It will air this Friday at 11pm ET/ 8pm PT and Satur day at 11pm ET/ 8pm PT!
Some of the otherartis ts that have songs in these episo des are:
The Afters, Super chick , Addis on Road, Hawk Nelso n, Stell ar Kart, Kryst al Meyer s and more. ... :)
They used BETTER in an earle r episo de BUT i misse d that one! lol :)
**** So if you have the gospel music chann el u shoul d def watch it! ****
oh and don't forge t to vote for me on famec ast cuz i serio usly need votes and there is only 1 day left to make the top 5 so pleas e show ur suppo rt!
love,maria
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Underground Sound National CD Release May 27th :)
Current mood:
Hey guys, :)excited
I'm super excited to share this journey with you all! You all have been soo supportive from the day i joined myspace and it's really cool to see how you all have helped me to get my music out there in such a short time.... I want to share some AMAZING news with you because the time is close when it's all about to go down...lol :)
My song Here With Me is going to be on a cd in stores everywhere this May - so def go out and buy a copy!!! Also, Underground Sound is deciding who to promote on radio next... I would sooo appreciate it if u guys add them by clicking on the cd pic below add them as a friend & tell them you support me! That would mean alot to me...
Ok so here is info on UNDERGROUND SOUND....
Underground Sound is a CD featuring the top 15 Indie Artists in music today... NuSpring Records based out of Nashville, TN, has put together this compilation CD and it will be distributed nationally through EMI. The CD, "Underground Sound", will be available everywhere May 27th, 2008. My song, "Here With Me" will be 4 on the cd... :) The songs are also being released nationally to radio as well.... I will write below how you can help me with that!!!
This is an AMAZING opportunity & it's very awesome to see major labels getting behind independent artists and helping us to get our music out there without signing our life away...lol! We are excited to see where all this takes us....
Please go out and grab a copy! The other songs by my fellow indies on this cd are quality... They are incredibly talented & very passionate individuals for Jesus! You must check them out or you will be missing out! :)
BELOW ARE ARTICLES TALKING ABOUT UNDERGROUND SOUND (Check them Out!)
http://www. ccmmagazine. com/news/headlines/11566236/
http://www. clevelandleader. com/node/5255
http://www. breathecast. com/Christian. Music. News-Nuspring. Records. Announces. The. Launch. of. The. Underground. Sound. Series/1_1949. htm
http://www. jesusfreakhideout. com/news/2008/01/29. NUSPRING%20RECORDS%20ANNOUNCES%20THE%20LAUNCH%20OF%20THE%20UNDERGROUND%20SOUND%20SERIES. asp
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10 of 13MoreVery Cool, I like that! Good writing!
..Love the song.. I have worked with many in divorce and the song definitely rings true. ......
..Your songs never cease to amaze me.
My little boys loves the song and dances to it.
This is going to be a big single for you I can already tell!..
Beautiful!! This is so pretty, and I am sure so many of us have been there. Praise God for his healing. Great song, Maria!!! Love it!
..<3 it!!..
i love it!
this is very good!
thank you for letting me know about this =]
it relates to so many people.
that really good song :) GOD BLESS YOU MARIA!! keep on rockin ..
amazing song I'm glad you made something like this shows that you love your fans and the world!
A great song Maria. You get God's attention, and people, who understand your honest feelings and needs like we all have. God bless you. ..
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