![]() ![]() In the mirror all I see is who I don't want to be, Remind me who I am. Intro: F C G (2 count.) Verse 1: When I lose my way, And I forget my name, Remind me who I am. Gray does not play in standard tuning, but it still sounds great in standard. Here are the song diary and music videos for “Remind Me Who I Am.This song is fantastic, there are chords scattered here and there, but I haven't seen one that quite matches what I hear in the song. (One of the most generous compliments I’ve received in the past few years was from Chris Hauser, a radio promoter who worked on both my last record and Andrew Peterson’s and made the case to radio programmers that “Christian radio is better when it plays Jason Gray and Andrew Peterson.” Hauser may be being too charitable when it comes to me, but regardless it’s a meaningful goal to aim toward–to bring beauty to your field of influence and hopefully leave it in some way better than you found it.)Įnough of my rambling reflections. ![]() At the very least, I know that I need to hear it. This song represents another chapter in my further adventures in trying to write a song that might work for radio but that still feels true to me and carries in it the kind of idea that I imagine would be meaningful for a radio listening audience to hear. I like how those two worlds came together in this track. We went back to his studio and wrote this song, which is really acoustic guitar driven, but also has that fun synth part that makes it feel a little like Mumford & Sons meets Owl City. He said, “That’s funny, because I was thinking we should really embrace your acoustic playing on this record and make it all about that.” When I initially met with my producer, Jason Ingram, I proposed that we forego the acoustic guitar completely and make the record more synth and program driven (like Vampire Weekend or Derek Webb’s last record). I am happy to recommend the book here to you, as well ( available at Amazon). I recommended John’s book to her and she wrote back recently about how life-changing it’s been for her. Someone recently wrote to me after watching the video for “Remind Me Who I Am.” about how much she desperately wants to believe that she’s beloved but just can’t. She related sad stories of her parent’s appalling failures. Peace, joy, and the love of God emanate from him. He makes you want what he has, and his book chronicles the journey that brought him to where he is now. ![]() Sheasby himself is a walking burst of joy and to be in his presence is to be infected with his delight. Sheasby proposes that your understanding of yourself – either solely as a servant of the Master or a child of the Father – will profoundly shape your life, defined either by performance and insecurity or by love and belonging. ![]() He wrote a humble little book called Birthright in which he explores the believer’s identity as either a son or a servant. He draws from that story of stories, the parable of the lost son in Luke. We begin with belovedness.Īs I mentioned in an earlier post, much of this song grew from my conversations with our own Ron Block, master of true identities!īut another source of inspiration came from a South African man named John Sheasby who spoke at an artist retreat that Andrew and I attended last year. It’s meant to set the terms of the conversation that follows throughout the rest of the songs. The record kicks off with a song about identity–where we get it, why it matters. I am always grateful for the Rabbit Room community and am glad I get to share this day with you. The day a record releases is a special day, the culmination of a lot of work over many months–even years. And so begins the “listening party” for my new record! Thanks for tuning in–I’m grateful for you and for the attention you’re giving my work. ![]()
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