“A Thousand Little Things was built around a single line that I scribbled in a notebook on the night of August 15, 1988, the night I met my wife. It’s a simple pop song, but it’s as heartfelt as anything I’ve written.” MZ
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In the park I saw you standing there
With your shy smile and long dark hair
And I can still remember the dress you wore
The way you moved and so much more
There were a thousand little things
There were a thousand little things
A thousand little things
A thousand little things
That stole my heart
I remember your lips and your hazel eyes
The way you turned the heads of all the guys
And I remember the hat that you had on
The way you hummed that Beatles song
There were a thousand little things
There were a thousand little things
A thousand little things
A thousand little things
Right there and then I knew
How much I needed you
And I had to make you see
That you needed me
I remember your laugh and the dress you wore
The way you moved and so much more
There were a thousand little things
A thousand little things
A thousand little things
That stole my heart
“Evangeline comes as close to capturing what I set out to capture as any song I’ve written. Getting pretty close is about as good as it gets for a songwriter. The fact that my son plays on the track makes it that much more special.” MZ
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Evangeline
I’ve been away too long
And all I’m bringing home for you
Is another sad, sad, song
And the same old worn out dream
Hanging by a thread
Evangeline I miss your arms
I miss our bed
Here we are
So I guess that’s where we start
Trying to forgive myself
That’s the hardest part
Now I’m coming home
I can see the lights of Leon
And how they shine
For you Evangeline
There we were
And here we are
And from there to here
Somehow seems so far
Now I’m coming home
I can see the lights of Leon
And how they shine
I love you Evangeline
“Rose of Jericho was written with my father and an old friend from my hometown in mind. They were both remarkable men that radiated a lot of love out into the world during their relatively short lives. That love continues to radiate out into the world through all of us that had the good fortune of having known them.” MZ
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In our hearts
In our blood
Come the fire
Come the flood
Wood to ash
Stone to dust
Empires crumble
To rubble and rust
And so it is
We come and we go
But our love lives on
Like a Rose of Jericho
Lights grow dim
Faces fade
Debts come due
That gotta be paid
The days grow short
Summer to fall
It’s a long, slow walk
Down a beautiful hall
And so it is
We come and we go
But our love lives on
Like a Rose of Jericho
And I know in my heart
That I’ll see you again
Don’t know where
Can’t say when
Everything that’s yours
Is yours to give
So much more time
Than life to live
And so it is
We come and we go
But our love lives on
Like a Rose of Jericho
Our love lives on
Like a Rose of Jericho
“My 8-year-old daughter loves “rock and roll”, which for her requires loud guitars and big drums. She also loves the color pink and romantic stories. Storm the Wall is my attempt to give her a little of both.” MZ
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I need your love like
I need each breath of air
For your love I’d do anything
Go anywhere
Onward, cross the Rubicon
To the depths of Hell
To the stars and beyond
I’d storm the wall for you
Storm the wall until I broke through
Just to lay my love down at your feet
Slay the dragon, set you free
The whole king’s army couldn’t stop me
Just tell me what I need to do
I’d storm the wall for you
Your love’s the reason
I get up each day
It’s the star at night
By which I find my way
I love you girl, don’t you ever doubt it
From the mountaintop I’ll shout it
I’d storm the wall for you
Storm the wall until I broke through
Just to lay my love down at your feet
Slay the dragon, set you free
The whole king’s army couldn’t stop me
Just tell me what I need to do
I’d storm the wall for you