Song Synopsis
A song that calls us back to the only place we ever truly have — now.It’s about that deep longing to stand in grace… to see the “face” of the Divine gazing back through us, as us.It’s a reminder that we often push away the very currents of the Great Deep Spirit within —but with faith, with courage, with each other at our side,we can stay rooted in that holy place where everything is It.
Lyrics
Verse 1
Stand, when we all stand together
And Pray, we no longer go astray
Our hearts know the way
It’s not faraway
Let’s rendezvous
Verse 2
Brave, we all can be brave
And face, our most challenging days
Forgive and Forget
And be done with it
Let’s rendezvous
Chorus
Oh, I won't push you away
No, No, No
Oh, I will find you every day
Let's rendezvous
Verse 3
Stand, let’s all stand together
And Trust, that it’s all here and now
Its floating away
The doubt and the shame
Let’s rendezvous
Verse 4
Our Faith, our faith will make us strong
We’ll take, this moment and pass it on
We are never alone
Nor far from home
Let’s rendezvous
Chorus
Oh, I long to see your face
Let's Rendezvous
Oh, I want to be in your grace
Let's rendezvous
Rendezvous
Backstory of the Song
Backstory – “Here and Now”
The song Here and Now began with a simple little guitar riff—one that carried a slightly longer phrase than what was normally showing up in my writing. It kept inviting me to stretch the melody, to dwell in it a little longer. As the riff evolved into a fuller structure, a sense of playfulness started to emerge.
I was reminded of Mull of Kintyre by Paul McCartney and Wings. There’s a little lick in that song—nostalgic, folksy, and tender—that felt spiritually connected to what I was writing. The jaunty melodic tag at the end of Here and Now was influenced by that same energy.
The lyrics were elusive. All I kept coming back to was the phrase Here and Now. This melody was calling me to extend into the present moment—and the lyrics needed to reflect that. I didn’t want to rush into a second part or a traditional chorus. I needed the words to embody the deep desire to arrive in a place we all carry and can share. That’s where the word rendezvous came in. At first, it felt a little campy—but it stuck. It felt right.
The chorus was tricky. I wanted to express the longing to be in that sacred place—while also acknowledging how often we push the present moment away. Sometimes, it’s just too painful to be here. So when I wrote “I will find you every day,” it became a reminder: it takes intention to be present. There’s no judgment for drifting—only awareness. Just like in yoga, some days we’re steady in balance, and other days we shake and fall. Either way, that is the here and now.
Another layer of this song was to engage the senses. I included floating melodic elements throughout—subtle, almost playful—to keep drawing the listener’s attention back. The use of a nature soundscape was intentional. In nature, there is no future and no past—just the continuous unfolding of now. The croaks of frogs, the chirps of insects, the bubbling of a brook—all happening now. These sounds become anchors, reminders to use our senses to ground into presence.
Here and Now reminds me to feel what I touch, to hear what I hear, to smell what I smell, to taste what I taste, to see what I see.
Breathing in, I know I am breathing in.
Breathing out, I know I am breathing out.
— TED
7.16.25
