Believe 
Words & Music by Dennis Stephen 
© 2021 Meloden Music USA (ASCAP) 

Round and round, I keep on going
Spinning like a top with no end in sight
Am I doing enough to win favor with you?
I'm trying so hard to do all I can
To earn my righteous place in the next life
Don’t understand it all, but my heart is true

Looking out from the window of my soul
Why can't I believe? - I just need to believe
I can't save myself, but I know who can
Why can't I believe? - I just need to believe

Too many religions telling me what to do
Too many hoops to jump through
If I follow the rules maybe I'll be good enough for you
But when I try to do good, I also do bad
And sometimes I fall down and it drives me mad
‘Cause I don't live in a perfect world, but I want to

Looking out from the window of my soul
Why can't I believe? - I just need to believe
I can't save myself, but I know who can
Why can't I believe?

Oh, I've been told so many things
And they all can't be right
But I know, oh I know, if I let it all go
Then I can believe  I just need to believe

I just need to believe I just need to believe

Round and round, I keep on going
Spinning like a top with no end in sight
Am I doing enough to win favor with you?

Songwriter's Notes: A song that was written about the burning feeling that there must be more to life than just what can be seen. After peeling away religious traditions and rules, the protagonist must rely on a combination of faith, common sense and his own experiences before believing in a higher power. The music includes subtle guitar harmonics in the hook, verses that build, and a climactic hard rock chorus that ends with the line, “Why can’t I believe? I just need to believe.”