From the recording Friends in New Waters
The Cast:
Ray Cooper -
music / lyrics
piano / guitars/ keyboards / vocals /arrangement and engineering and production
Bass players
Brian Crossman , Danny Latham, Colleen Codaic , Greg Zorba - Tony Scrace, Boyd Norman - Mike Wileski - Edo Castro - Ray Cooper
Guitars -
Ray Cooper - acoustics - 6/12 various electrics
Slide coach - Bev West
Brian Dun , Matt Kall - Kel Klapik
Paget Campbell, Tony Scrace - Jason Alexander , Mike Kerrigan , Charles Davis
vocals
Ashley Preston
Leeanne Hart
Caroline Sky
Ray Cooper
Brian Harbisson
Dana
Mark Petrie
Lynn Asher
Deb Winters
Lisa Star
Susan Luck
Shirl Reynolds
Karen Plato
Tabla
Drums
Kid Surye
Guy Chan
Al Burns
Jonathan Moe
Perc
Michell Lepolet
trumpet
Gene Hinterman
sax
Micheal Peloquin
flute
Cody Adams
cello
Matt Schoen
violin
SAVANNAH JO LACK
harmonica
Conny Scrace
production, scoring and arrangement
Ray Cooper
Ali Mcleod
production staff
Clarence
Ray Cooper
Zach Blackstone
Peter Young
Marty Taylor
Greg Koch
Peter Hill
Al Hynes
Ari Rios
Lisa Murton
Patrick Phillips
Robert Gatley
Leslie Ann Jones
Piper Payne
Artwork
Priscilla Huber
Thomas Schworer Jr
Robin Murphy
Ray Cooper
Studios
Hal Beckett Studios
Grapevine
Cooper Productions
Ocean Sound Studios
Richmond Sound
BullFrog Studios
Vancouver Studios
Phoenix Studios
CBC Vancouver
880 Studios
Coast Mastering
Laughing Tiger
Digital Media
Cadillacs and Stars
Skywalker
Real World
Sponsors
Larrivee
Kawaii
Bosendorfer
Petrof
Bluther
Yamaha
Collins
Focusrite
Apple
Avid
Spitfire
Korg
SSL
B&W
Sweetwater Sound
CBC Vancouver
Coaching
Rik Emmett
Randy Bachman
George Massenburg
John Oram
Jack Douglas
Bob Ludwig
Leslie Ann Jones
Patrick Phillips
Lynn Asher
Deb Winter
Claudia
Gem
Mike Swanson
David Fox
Wise Council
Ramona Jones
Rob Sutherland
Lyrics
Verse 1
I’ve been running on assumptions
Building walls to keep me safe
Every scar became a lesson
Every closed door found its place
But I’m tired of pretending
That I’ve got it figured out
So I’m laying down my armor
Let me tell you what that’s about
Chorus 1
Teach me how to love without the fear
Teach me how to stay when things get clear
Show me what forever’s supposed to feel
‘Cause I’ve been faking strong, but this is real
Teach me, teach me
Verse 2
You held my hand through the silence
Never asked me to explain
Showed me patience is a language
Spoken soft through joy and pain
Now I’m learning how to listen
To the whispers, not the noise
Finding faith in imperfection
Finding God in your voice
Chorus 2
Teach me how to love without the fear
Teach me how to stay when things get clear
Show me what forever’s supposed to feel
‘Cause I’ve been faking strong, but this is real
Teach me, teach me
Verse 3
My mother told me healing’s patient
It don’t come the way you plan
Papa said keep moving forward
Even when you don’t understand
So I carry all their wisdom
Like a compass in my chest
Still I’m reaching, still I’m asking
For the parts I haven’t guessed
Verse 4
Maybe growth is just admitting
There’s still so much I don’t know
Maybe love’s not about answers
It’s the willingness to grow
So I’m here with open hands now
Not the man I used to be
Every day’s another mirror
Every day you’re teaching me
Bridge
(soft, half-spoken)
Teach me patience like the morning
Teach me grace like falling rain
Teach me how to hold the good things
Without losing to the pain
I don’t need to have it perfect
I just need to have you here
Walk me through the parts I’m scared of
Til the lesson gets more clear
Chorus 2 (Reprise, building)
Teach me how to love without the fear
Teach me how to stay when things get clear
Show me what forever’s supposed to feel
‘Cause I’ve been faking strong, but this is real
Teach me, teach me
Outro
(fading, ad-libs)
Teach me… yeah
Every day I’m learning slower, learning deeper
Teach me… ooh
Whatever this is — I don’t wanna rush it
Just teach me
Teach me