Espirito (Brazilian for "Spirit") is the second album by Lawson Rollins. Rollins composed all of the music and co-produced the album with Persian-American musician and producer Shahin Shahida (of Shahin & Sepehr) and multi-platinum producer Dominic Camardella (Flora Purim, 3rd Force, Ottmar Liebert). The cast of musicians includes the Grammy-nominated Brazilian singer Flora Purim, percussionist Airto Moreira, Iranian kamancheh player Kayhan Kalhor (of the Silk Road Ensemble), and Grammy winners Charlie Bisharat on violin as well as Cuban drummer Horacio Hernandez.
The songs "Moonlight Samba" and "Havana Heat" from "Espirito" landed on the Billboard jazz chart.
Espirito met with positive reviews from jazz and world music critics.
Oh mighty god where are you now
When I need you more then even
How can you turn away
And leave me here
All alone with all my fear
Stay with me – so I can see
Stay with me – and set me free
I've lost my mind – my self control
Now who I am suppose to hold
Oh mighty god – I'm losing faith
The beast will come and take my soul
God hear me when I call your name
Darkness surrounds me
And you're to blame
How can you leave me
Don't you feel ashamed
Nothing will ever be the same again
(in these flames)
Oh mighty god what can I do
I gave my life I trusted you
How could I've been such a fool
I never though you could be so cruel
God I call your name