Behind the Song:
'Center Of Your Ways' was written and recorded in 1991 for our release, 'Three Song Demo', which was, of course, a three song demo. 'Center' was not only the first song on that recording, but perhaps the strongest. It was also much more upbeat than anything we'd written previously, and Jesse grew to loathe playing it in concert because it would always hurt his hands. When we did play it, however, it was usually a good time. 'Center' was always notable for the driving 'bass only' intro, and the punk/rock outro that was tossed onto the end. The lyrics are surprisingly deep -- especially for juniors in high school. As eluded to by the song title, the focus of the song is 'our focus', that is, the 'center of our ways'. What are our decisions based upon? Our music. Our clothing. Our words. Our faith. What drives us? What moves us? Though not many answers are given in this song, some lines are pretty clear - 'Please don't run away, when His love is so tall'. - Poor Old Lu