Happy Rhodes Quotes

Everybody sees me as a solitary entity but I long to be important to somebody It's a love of fairy tales that drives this guilty wish To walk serenely in front of family to collect my kiss and though this notion is as flawed as any I have learned I'd like to think that like the others, it's something I deserve

I am transparent An open book; There's no choice in the matter But the breath from my mind Is living air, And the notes from my heart Are what I share. Words weren't made for cowards.

That I am one and many is at the heart of my dis-ease Yet I am one and many

Oh, even the leaves laugh As you spin and tumble through We explode in color All for your honor

There's not much to hide behind We can see for a mile Without our eyes. I can see through a smile To any lie.

We are the number one offender Of specieism and yet Here we are reaching out for aliens Looking for our salvation. Pity our emptiness Save our souls.

When the moon comes up, I go down For the first time There’s a garden deep, deep in my heart But it’s blossomed for the last time

Even the leaves laugh 'cause they have what I have Reach from the best tree So he can see me And with your face With your face comes laughter And with your touch And with your touch comes joy.

The first time my brothers saw me, when I was a day or two old and still in the hospital, my brother Mark could not pronounce the name "Kimberley," and I was an especially happy baby, so he decided it would be easier to call me "Happy." From that moment on, my family members never used the name Kimberley. I was forced, however, to use my given name while attending school. As soon as I turned sixteen, my name was legally changed to Happy Tyler Rhodes. As far as I'm concerned, it's the ony name I've ever had. When people ask me if it's my real name, I always say "yes."

I wrote and recorded music for many years, thinking I was only pleasing myself. The fact that so many people have appreciated the music, makes my life incredibly rewarding and full.

I'm thrilled that people can get something out of my music. I have to attribute that to integrity and honesty. I've found that people aren't really as different as they sometimes seem. We all have joy and tragedy in our lives. So it only follows that if I write something from my heart and stay true to myself, others will easily identify.

If you stare into a flame You'll get an eye full of energy If you write your nightscapades You'll get a dawn full of promises

I want to go wherever you go because all the colors are brighter there and there is more magic in the air wherever you go, here and hereafter.

Tell me all the plans You have for the great beyond, Will you be physical again Or be a cosmic vagabond?

My time's too short to waste on Things you say without your brain. Will you paint works of art When you speak? When you open your mouth Will I weep?