Like The Eagles

Lyrics

[0:00–0:22 — FIRST PASS / COUNT IT UP]

Psalm one hundred three, one through five.

Bless the LORD, O my soul:
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

[Start dry and close with phone-mic tenor, faint room hiss, one muted acoustic strum, low bass pulse and distant electric-guitar shimmer. No full drums. Let “forget not all his benefits” land like a reminder to yourself. Keep the list afterward quick, grateful and almost breathless.]

[0:23–1:03 — SECOND PASS / THE BENEFITS START STACKING]

Psalm chapter one hundred three, verses one through five.

Bless the LORD, O my soul:
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

[Bring in dusty boom-bap drums, warm bass guitar, fast muted acoustic strum loop, foot stomp, hand percussion and wide alt-rock guitar haze. Let the vocal accelerate through FORGIVETH / HEALETH / REDEEMETH / CROWNETH / SATISFIETH.]

[LEAD]

Forget not all his benefits.

[ONE ROUGH OFF-MIC VOICE]

Don't forget.

[LEAD — QUICK FLOW]

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction—

[MICRO-SILENCE]

Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies.

[ACOUSTIC MICROBURST: one quick bright fingerpicked flourish after “mercies,” then back to the strum.]

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things—

[LET THE BASS CLIMB]

So that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

[ROUGH CREW — ONE SHORT PUNCH]

Renewed!

[Move on immediately.]

[1:04–1:34 — INTERLUDE / MERCY INVENTORY]

Ooh.
Yeah.

Forgiveth.
Healeth.
Redeemeth.

[Keep the groove running fast. Let each word hit a different rhythmic pocket.]

Crowneth thee with lovingkindness
and tender mercies.

[PSYCHEDELIC MICROBURST: one reverse electric-guitar tail briefly lifts backward through the stereo field, then snaps forward.]

Satisfieth thy mouth with good things.

[ONE LOW VOICE]

Good things.

So that thy youth is renewed—

[BEAT CUT]

Like the eagle's.

[Let “eagle's” get one quick imperfect upward tenor run.]

[1:35–2:18 — THIRD PASS / GRATITUDE WITH MOMENTUM]

The book of Psalms, Psalm one hundred three, verses one through five.

Bless the LORD, O my soul:
and all that is within me,
bless his holy name.

Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits:

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
who healeth all thy diseases;

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction;
who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things;
so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

[Start with acoustic strum and close lead only. Add stomp, bass, boom-bap kick/snare, then wide electric haze. Let the third pass feel fuller in movement, not more polished.]

[LEAD]

Forget not all his benefits.

[ONE ROUGH VOICE]

All his benefits.

[LEAD — FAST FLOW]

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities;
who healeth all thy diseases;
who redeemeth thy life from destruction—

[ROUGH CREW — WARM, ONE TIME]

Redeemeth.

Who crowneth thee with lovingkindness
and tender mercies;

who satisfieth thy mouth with good things,
so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.

[ALT-ROCK MICROBURST: one brief wide guitar bloom after “eagle's,” then disappear.]

[OUTRO]

Ooh.
Yeah.

[No more scripture repetition. Let the fast acoustic loop ride under dusty drums, warm bass, foot stomps, hand percussion and wide electric shimmer. One friend hums low. Another claps late. Hard cut mid-strum.]

[OVERALL VOCAL DIRECTION]

[This track should feel like gratitude moving fast enough to become momentum. Male tenor stays dry, grainy, breathy and conversational with fast-flow indie-folk phrasing, quick imperfect runs and loose urban swagger. Acoustic guitar is a true rhythmic layer, but boom bap remains the spine. Let the list of God's benefits become the fast-flow engine without sounding rushed or mechanical. Backup vocals sound like rough friends counting blessings with you—low yeahs, worn oohs, late catches. Psychedelic moments stay tiny: reverse guitar tails, tape bends, brief stereo smears. Alt-rock appears as one or two wide blooms only. Avoid glossy folk-pop, polished CCM or bluegrass dominance. Raw, grateful, kinetic, renewed.]