Face-Down-in-the-Dirt.mp3
Face-Down-in-the-Dirt.mp4
Face-Down-in-the-Dirt-Unplugged-Underground-XXVII.mp3
Face-Down-in-the-Dirt-Unplugged-Underground-XXVII.mp4
Face-Down-in-the-Dirt-intro.mp3

[Intro]
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)

[Bridge]
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love

[Refrain]
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)

[Bridge]
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(Push came to shove)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love

[Refrain]
Hey! Mother Nature
(Didn’t mean to flirt)
Yet, dare I say…
… here I lay….
(Face down in the dirt)

[Outro]
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(Push came to shove)
Slipped (tripped)
Fell in love
(You say no big deal?)
Head over heals
(Know how I fell)
Came the day
(We both lay)
Face down in the dirt
(Does it hurt?)

ABOUT THE SONG

The new release of the day, “Face Down in the Dirt,” is a song of thanksgiving—an ode to the moment you realize just how deeply you love Mother Nature and the astonishing gift of being alive. Built around an acoustic rhythm guitar with piano, organ, and layered synthesizers, the track drifts between humility, humor, and heartfelt devotion.

The lyrics tell the story with a playful kind of reverence.
It opens with a confession:
“Hey! Mother Nature / Didn’t mean to flirt…”
but the narrator quickly admits where that flirtation leads—
“Here I lay… face down in the dirt.”
Rather than defeat, it’s a moment of awakening.

The recurring bridge, “Slipped (tripped) / Fell in love,” captures the accidental, irresistible pull toward the natural world—how easily we forget our place until we stumble right into it. Each repetition deepens the realization: love found not in triumph, but in humility.

By the end, the song leans fully into that surrender.
“Head over heels / Know how I fell / Came the day / We both lay / Face down in the dirt.”
It’s gratitude expressed through grounding—literally—recognizing that connection to the earth is both humbling and healing.

“Face Down in the Dirt” is a thanksgiving anthem for anyone who has ever been knocked down by life only to discover, in the soil and silence, something worth loving even more.

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