If we’re wired to sing what we believe and believe what we sing, what kind of lyrics should we write for others to meditate on? How do we gain depth in that kind of language ourselves? Should we walk the beaten path, or pioneer a new one?

Listen to “The Weight of Words (& the Danger of Monetizing the Message),” an interview with career Nashville songwriter Gayla Borders (who, we are grateful to say, now serves with the FAI Homefront) now.