Today I wrote my first song and if feels REALLY good. I wanted to remember this feeling. They say to write music from your passion or your pain. This one, came from both.
I have wanted to do this for years but never let myself do it. I think the real reason was if I didn’t really try then I could never fall short from my own expectations with it. That is how much music means to me.
There is nothing in this world that I have found that can touch my soul like a beautiful acoustic song filled with emotional and soulful lyrics. Music is the thread of my courage, compassion, capacity to feel and peace of mind in life. So I have always been intimidated to try and write myself.
But it is something I have always wanted to do and it became the right time to try. I began by immersing myself in music. Working from home allows you to do this. And there are days I will sit and listen to music for most, if not all, of the entire day.
I started reading lyrics of songs I have always loved and artists I admired: Joni Mitchell, James Taylor, Patty Griffin, clay, Del Amitri, The Fray, The Weepies, Sara Bareilles, Mat Kearney, Bryan Adams, John Mayer, Glen Hansard, Sarah McLachlan, Audioslave, The Police, Daughtry, Rob Thomas, Edwin McCain, Jack Johnson, KT Tunstall and eastmountainsouth.
And then I waited for the creativity. I waited for the insight to make its way through the emotion and flow through the pen. Then for the past pains to marinate just long enough to want to pour out on the tongue. The combination of this internal mind rhythm mixing with a broken hearted melody is what it took for me to push past my pride and write.
Even if these end up being only for me, it will be worth it. It’s a mark I want to leave behind. A way for my heart to be timeless. And just maybe say something that others might be unable to say.
Until next time.
Christy
1 comment:
Hi, you write beautifully. I was browsing around and I found that you like Opie Gone Bad. They're cool. We have pretty similar music taste, too.
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