From the recording Turns out God Was In Everything
🎶 Song Introduction – “Turns Out God Was in Everything”
By Craig Hendricks
This song was born on an August morning in 2024—one of those rare, luminous days when the beauty of sobriety, the sacredness of nature, and the clarity of presence seemed to reach through me and guide my hand. I had picked up my pen without intention, but what flowed out was a free-form poem—a spontaneous praise of life, love, and awakening. Ever since that moment, I’ve carried a feeling that hasn’t faded. This song is the sound of that feeling. It’s the soundtrack of a soul remembering its freedom.
✨ About the Song
“Turns Out God Was in Everything” is a soul-stirring, neo-folk symphonic rock country ballad that captures a deeply personal—and yet universal—moment of awakening. With imagery-rich storytelling, spiritual undercurrents, and a warm, resonant male vocal performance, the song invites listeners into a journey from darkness to light, from numbness to sacred clarity.
Blending acoustic Americana with cinematic instrumentation—strings, slide guitar, and soft piano textures—it echoes the emotional honesty of Glen Hansard, the raw power of Chris Stapleton, and the poetic soulfulness of Jackson Browne. The chorus rises like a prayer: “Turns out God was in everything.”
Whether you’ve walked through storms or stood in sunlit silence, this song is for the part of you that knows: there’s something holy in just being here, fully awake, fully alive.
Lyrics
🎵 Turns Out God Was In Everything (Neo-Folk Symphonic Rock Country Version) 🎵
By E. Craig Hendricks
[Verse 1]
I got this feeling, deep in my soul
Like I woke up from a dream I didn’t know had a hold
Been walkin’ through shadows, blind and worn
Now I’m standin’ outside in the break of a storm
Cool rain’s fallin’, so soft and clear
Washin’ off the weight of the lost years
And the sun—yeah, it’s pushin’ through
A golden light, and everything feels new
[Chorus]
It’s a holy kind of sobriety
Breathe it in, feel it settin’ me free
Love and peace in every note I sing
Turns out God was in everything
I'm alive… I'm awake… I'm me
And this freedom—it came quiet and clean
It’s an incredible feelin’
One I know won’t ever leave me
[Verse 2]
Wind’s like a whisper across my skin
Like the world’s leanin’ close to let me in
Every heartbeat, every tear I cried
Led me home, where love never died
This ain’t some preacher’s worn-out line
It’s heaven risin’ up in real time
Raindrops shimmer like sacred grace
And the whole wide world becomes my sacred place
[Chorus]
It’s a holy kind of sobriety
Breathe it in, feel it settin’ me free
Love and peace in every note I sing
Turns out God was in everything
I'm alive… I'm awake… I'm me
And this freedom—it came quiet and clean
It’s an incredible feelin’
One I know won’t ever leave me
[Bridge]
Yeah, I walked through the fire
I stumbled through the dark
But every bruise became a spark
Now the sky is wide and the road runs true
With every step, I’m born anew
[Chorus – Double Build with Strings and Slide Guitar]
It’s a holy kind of sobriety
Every breath, a new clarity
Love and peace in every line I sing
Turns out God was in everything
Yeah, I’m alive… I’m awake… I’m free
And this freedom runs wild through me
It’s an incredible feelin’
Oh, it’s an incredible feelin’
[Outro – Slow, Soft Fade]
Yeah, I’m free…
Oh, I’m free…
And this feelin’…
Won’t ever leave me