wind + pine

this is how its supposed to be
come on rain, rain down on me
clean air and a cool breeze
and the wind, it calls for me

the wind, it calls my name
and rain washes away the pain
the rain is cold today
and the wind, it calls my name

and i can't forget your face
need to get out of this place
the rain is cold today
and the wind, it calls my name

just wanted to post about meeting Courtney Love on Tuesday. My life feel complete.

the light

the world is black tonight
and she follows the red light

the moon looks red tonight
might as well follow the red light

and the stars are black and cold
and there's no where for light to go
the dust in his eyes alone
hide any feeling you know

the light takes

her eyes see red tonight
and the ocean swallows her whole
in her dreams, run wild tonight
where the water drowns her soul

don't wanna sleep
afraid it'll take my mind
can't think straight, not in my life
can't think of how to say
how everyday you went away

well, i really should have kept you all updated, right?

first things first. i finished the tattoo...about a month ago. and i totally owe you all a picture of it.

it's really quite amazing what an artist can achieve.  this is a side-by-side shot of the paul steck painting and shaun oldershaw's version on my back.  what a wonderful job.  it really couldn't have turned out any better. and to think, i was worried about getting a tattoo so emotional to me.  ophelia makes me strong and lets me get a new start.  thats just what i did.  i started music again, and i feel like i'm home again. i knew something was missing from my life, and it was music.

speaking of my music....something i've been waiting a long time for happened today.  today, my "single" was released on iTunes.  Sure, I have no "label," but who needs one of those. I really did this for myself, and i'm still working on the full album for myself.  You can download the track on iTunes (search for artist heilige) or amazon.com (make sure youre searching MP3 downloads).

furthermore, i've been working with a band, well i'm in the band. it's called fictile shine and we finally have a drummer.  drew is awesome. i really feel like i've known these guys my entire life. i really hope everything works out and we continue to play music for a while...i'm hoping we'll eventually get into shows again and i can have an awesome creative outlet.  i need music. it needs me.  so i want to get another tattoo....right now i have no tattoos that symbolize music or germany...probably my two favorite things. shoot me some ideas.....

and finally....next wednesday i'll be featured on stephanie kuehnert's blog for women who rock wednesdays.  she's interviewed some really cool people (think auf der maur, mike ness, civet...)

i'm so excited that stephanie is taking the time to do this..she is a great individual.  i preordered her new book. i'm just so damn proud of her.  really, i've only known her like 7 years, but i just feel like a proud parent or something that she gets to live her dream and make a living at it.  congrats to stephanie, who never ceases to amaze me!

ophelia part 2

so i'm probably 65% done on ophelia, and i couldn't be happier. shaun really did a great job and made his own little interpretation. it is so awesome. i will share the incomplete pics with you. all that's left is the remainder of hte shading and some color.