Author: Jacob McGowen

Swamp Kind of Villain(Jacob R. McGowen) [1st Verse] You get yourself in officeTo get power and some fameYou wine and dine wellAnd build a fortune By robbing the ones in your way [Pre-Chorus]You are adored by the rich and famousYou revel in your own acclaimBut you will lose all your wealth and power And you’ll…… Continue reading Swamp Kind of Villain

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman were two of Hollywood’s brightest stars that just so happened to be married to each other. They even starred in three movies together during the 90s. You would have thought they had it all. That is, until February of 2001 when Tom Cruise…… Continue reading Little Dumb Lie

Jesus, Invade(Jacob McGowen)1st Verse:I’ve barricaded my mind from possibilitiesThat You are sovereign and that You stillHave plans for meI’ve come to silence any friend or foeWho’d say the sameMy world is changingAnd I am shaken to the coreThe God of JacobDoesn’t seem to be here anymoreAnd I am helpless if I try to do this…… Continue reading Jesus, Invade

The movie Free Guy, at surface level, just appears to be a movie about a video game starring Ryan Reynolds. Yet, when I saw it, I not only laughed, but almost cried in parts. For, in my opinion, this movie wasn’t just a movie about a video game. To me, this movie, though flawed, is…… Continue reading Longing For Freedom

This would come as a shock to some people, but when I was little, I wanted to be a CNN anchor. I did not understand the news at all and I knew very little about politics. My PawPaw just watched CNN nonstop every time I went to see him and I wanted to be on…… Continue reading Unintended Bias

“There’s a storm coming, Mr. Wayne.”- Selina Kyle, The Dark Knight Rises Whether you live in the mountains, out in the country, by the ocean, or in the middle of a desert, you regularly experience storms of some kind. Be they hurricanes, tornadoes, blizzards, or dust storms, when any storm occurs, you know exactly what…… Continue reading The Storms Around Us

It was nearly Thanksgiving in the year 2019 and no company was doing better than the Walt Disney Company. They had massive hits at the box office that year, with the remakes of Aladdin and The Lion King, Toy Story 4, Avengers: Endgame, and Captain Marvel. In mid-November, they launched Disney Plus, their alternative to…… Continue reading Joy in Constants

Make You Well(Jacob R. McGowen)[1st Verse]Spend a little time with MeI promise that it will be worth your whileCast all of your cares on MeI’ll lift you up and give your face a smile[Pre-Chorus]I see you in your sufferingAnd for you, I have shed so many tearsYet, even in your wanderingI’ll lead you through the…… Continue reading Make You Well

I remember having quite the imagination when I was younger. After seeing movies such as Honey, I Shrunk The Kids and the Back to the Future movies, I remember thinking time travel and the ability to shrink people down to microscopic size could actually be real. Yet, it wasn’t until the end of fifth grade…… Continue reading Delusions and Revelations

Friday June 11th, 2004Nissan StadiumNashville, TNIt was the second day of our family vacation in Nashville, TN. The previous day we had ridden the General Jackson riverboat on the Tennessee River. Before our trip was over, we would go to the Country Music Hall of Fame and the Grand Ole Opry as well. Yet, on…… Continue reading A Faulty Prediction