{"id":3269,"date":"2025-11-02T08:34:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-02T14:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hughmungus.art\/1\/?p=3269"},"modified":"2025-11-03T06:11:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T12:11:15","slug":"the-ties-behind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hughmungus.art\/1\/the-ties-behind\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ties Behind"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ties Behind is a rock song with a classic rock flavor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/hughmungus.art\/1\/wp-content\/plugins\/stream-tracker\/media.php?id=01611f933b1da8b749307a40d6bcf98c\"><\/video><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Ties Behind (Rock) - Hugh Mungus\u2122<br><a href=\"https:\/\/hughmungus.art\/1\/the-ties-behind-hugh-mungus\/\">Download MP3 ($1.00\/USD, Zip File)<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-0e47273b wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A father's heart so full and wide,<br>Two sons under the same sky,<br>The younger dreams of distant lands,<br>Begs for his share with open hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The fields stretch far, the road unwinds,<br>But every step pulls at the ties behind.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, wandering soul, the night grows cold,<br>Riches fade like morning dew,<br>Turn your eyes to the waiting fold,<br>Where grace is calling back to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In wild feasts and empty thrills,<br>The fortune slips through careless will,<br>Hunger bites in a stranger's sty,<br>Memories whisper, \"Father, why?\"<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, broken child, the dawn breaks slow,<br>Shadows lift from the path you knew,<br>Hear the mercy in the wind that blows,<br>Where love is running back to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dust on the road, a humble plea,<br>\"I'm not worthy, make me free,\"<br>Robes and rings, the feast is spread,<br>Lost was found, the prodigal led.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Oh, restored heir, the table's set,<br>Joy erupts in the home you fled,<br>No more chains, no more regret,<br>In boundless love, you're raised from dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In boundless love, you're raised from dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In boundless love, you're raised from dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In boundless love, you're raised from dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00a92025 Hugh Mungus<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ties Behind is a rock song with a classic rock flavor.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3268,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51,45,52,15,30,33,25,19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3269","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-christian","category-classic-rock","category-gospel","category-music","category-post-rock","category-rock","category-singles","category-soft-rock"],"yoast_head":"<title>The Ties Behind - 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