From the recording I Am That, I am
I AM THAT, I AM is a soaring neo-folk symphonic rock anthem of remembrance, unity, and divine identity. Inspired by the ancient words spoken to Moses at the burning bush, the song journeys beyond theology into the heart of mystical experience, where the boundaries between self, humanity, and the Divine begin to dissolve.
Beginning with intimate acoustic guitar and expanding into a sweeping orchestral soundscape, I AM THAT, I AM explores a profound realization: the sacred presence that spoke through the flame is alive within all creation—within mountains and rivers, stars and oceans, strangers and friends, and within our own hearts.
Part spiritual ballad, part modern hymn, the song celebrates the truth that there is only One Life expressing itself through countless forms. It is a call to compassion, healing, and awakening; a reminder that we are not separate from one another, nor from the Love that created us.
Epic, uplifting, and deeply contemplative, I AM THAT, I AM invites listeners into a powerful experience of oneness, where every voice, every soul, and every breath joins the eternal chorus:
"I AM THAT, I AM... and so are we."
Lyrics
I AM THAT, I AM
(Neo-Folk / Symphonic Rock / Spiritual Ballad)
[Verse 1]
(Soft acoustic guitar, distant strings)
I heard an ancient whisper
Rising from the fire,
Not as law upon the mountain,
Not as judgment from on high.
Not as thunder rolling,
Not as kingdoms carved in stone,
But a song upon creation's breath,
Calling every soul back home.
The shepherd heard it calling,
The wanderer on the run,
The barefoot man in wilderness
Beneath the desert sun.
And the rivers heard the message,
And the mountains heard it too,
Every star across the heavens
Sang the ancient truth:
[Chorus]
(Full band enters, soaring and expansive)
I AM THAT, I AM,
The voice within the flame.
I AM THAT, I AM,
The One behind each name.
In the river, in the mountain,
In the starlight shining through,
I AM THAT, I AM,
And I am found in you.
[Verse 2]
(Folk rhythm, cello and strings building)
How many books were written?
How many sages tried
To capture endless mystery
With words they could not hide?
How many hearts have wondered
What those sacred words could mean?
While the answer lived inside us,
Hidden just beneath our dreams.
I walk among the hurting,
In hospitals and halls,
Among the silent prayers
And the shadows on the walls.
I see the weary mother,
I see the trembling hand,
I see the frightened patient
Trying hard to understand.
And suddenly I know them,
For their story feels like mine.
One Life wears a thousand faces,
One Love through all things shines.
[Chorus]
(Larger, with choir harmonies)
I AM THAT, I AM,
The voice within the flame.
I AM THAT, I AM,
The One behind each name.
In the river, in the mountain,
In the starlight shining through,
I AM THAT, I AM,
And I am found in you.
[Bridge]
(Music softens, orchestral atmosphere)
I thought I came for healing...
Perhaps I did.
Yet there was something waiting
Beyond the reason I was led.
A field of love already present,
A light surrounding every soul,
The Holy Mother moving softly
Through every heart made whole.
The healing does not belong to me.
The river does not own the sea.
The sunlight does not own the morning.
Love belongs to eternity.
[Instrumental Lift]
(Symphonic crescendo, choir, soaring electric guitar)
[Verse 3]
(Powerful vocal, drums building)
And then I heard the Voice again,
Not from a bush alone,
Not from some distant heaven,
Not from a distant throne.
But from the earth beneath me,
From the forests and the streams,
From every living creature,
From the spaces in between.
I am the mountain.
I AM.
I am the river.
I AM.
I am the wind across the desert.
I AM.
I am the eagle riding sunlight.
I AM.
I am the breath within your body.
I AM.
I am the love inside your longing.
I AM.
I am the light within your sorrow.
I AM.
[Pre-Chorus]
(Building toward anthem)
And Moses was a frightened man,
Unsure of who he'd be,
Until the Voice within the fire
Awakened what could see.
The shepherd became a leader.
The exile became free.
The small self remembered
The Infinite Mystery.
[Final Chorus]
(Massive symphonic rock anthem)
I AM THAT, I AM,
The song creation sings.
I AM THAT, I AM,
The life in all living things.
One Heart beating through the many,
One Love shining through the dark,
One Flame burning in the center
Of every soul and every heart.
I AM THAT, I AM,
And so are you.
I AM THAT, I AM,
In everything we do.
There are not many lives,
There is only One.
There are not many hearts,
There is only One.
[Outro]
(Music gradually strips back to acoustic guitar and choir)
Brothers...
Sisters...
The trees are your family.
The oceans are your family.
The stars are your family.
The stranger beside you
Is your family.
And every voice...
Every river...
Every mountain...
Every soul...
Joins the chorus...
I AM THAT, I AM...
I AM THAT, I AM...
And so are we.
(Choir repeats softly as music fades)
I AM THAT, I AM...
I AM THAT, I AM...
I AM THAT, I AM...