Here's a song I wrote back around Christmastime. It's from Isidora's point of view (my main character from The Lovely Invisible). I finished the lyrics a few weeks ago and finally got around to recording it today. And, my, oh, my, did it end up being quite the project! I recorded several versions while my daughter was in preschool, only to discover my camera was making annoying clicking sounds as it recorded (lame, as I just got it a few months ago). So I tried a different camera, but the battery died and I couldn't find the charger. I resorted to using my iPhone, even though the video quality isn't the best. I also bribed my four-year-old with a trip to the dollar store if she promised to keep quiet in the other room while I attempted one more recording. So this isn't perfect, but I'm calling it good enough after the crazy day I've had!
The lyrics are below. :-)
MAKE ME BELIEVE
The darkness is closing in andI don’t know a foe from a friend
Why can’t they see me for me?
My life was meant for chances
Not caught on false romances
My heart wants so much space to grow
I turn to you
To dreams
To face what I can’t see
To love
To peace
To hope
in you and me
Make me believe
So many look to me and
I don’t know what they see
Is what I have enough to give?
The ones I love are fading
Nothing I do is saving
My fear is ending up alone
I turn to you
To dreams
To face what I can’t see
To love
To peace
To hope
in you and me
Make me believe
The fragile earth is shaking
My marble strength is breaking
No choice is right, but I must choose
The dark night makes me falter
I lie across an altar
Give me one reason left to dream
Make me believe, believe, believe in you and me
Make me believe
Lovely, Katie. Your voice. The music. The lyrics. Lovely.
ReplyDeleteIt's great to see your face. :) You are multi-talented!
Thanks, Em! I'm excited to see your face IN REAL LIFE very soon at Storymakers. *happy dance*
DeleteThis is beautiful, you are so talented. I will be listening to this as I write. Joined your YouTube channel.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Brandon! And hooray for subscribing to my YouTube channel. I think you're the first. :-)
DeleteGorgeous! I love it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jeni! <3
DeleteLovely lyrics, voice and music! Very inspirational, Katie!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Livia. I wish I had time to play more often. I'm a little rusty. :-)
DeleteOh. My. Gosh. This is amazing! I love everything about it! You are incredible, my dear!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Emily. I should write a song for the Plums! ;-)
DeleteWow. I'm seriously so impressed. Writing music is HARD. And this song is beautiful! You= crazy talented.
ReplyDeleteThank you, Renee! That means a lot coming from my "music twin." You know how much I love your taste in music! Also, yes, writing music is hard, but I've discovered it's so much easier when I find the music and melody first, and then find lyrics that fit. It's very difficult for me to write the lyrics first and then try to wrap them around music.
DeleteThat was incredible Katie! Seriously, you are SO talented. I think I'm intimidated now. ;-)
ReplyDeleteHA! No intimidation allowed! You sing gorgeously AND play piano--which is a WAY harder instrument. Let's start a band! ;-)
DeleteVery nice. You are amazing. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks, Ilima. You're up next! I've yet to hear my talented CP play guitar and sing, too--and I know you do! Let's jam. ;-)
DeleteSo glad you did this! I'm waiting for a quiet moment I can sit down and listen. I'm sure it's brilliant!
ReplyDeleteYou're pretty much the reason why I finally forced myself to crack down and record this! :-)
DeleteFinally sat down to listen to this. A-MA-Z-ING. I love your music, the way you sing and bring it all together. I wish I could hear your guitar better in this, though. I guess you'll just have to play it for me sometime soon. Oh, darn! I want to learn the guitar so bad. I think that's what I want for Christmas this year.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this!
Thank you, Michelle! Get that guitar for Christmas and I'll teach you what I know...which isn't much, but it's a start!
Deletewow. you really gotta do one of those music shows like the X factor or something. you have a god send of talent. i love your sweet vibrato in your voice. it's kinda bluesy yet folk. i'm loving every minute!! i use to do song writing too, i know it's hard but you made this look easy!!
ReplyDeleteWow, thank you, Tammy! I'm way to chicken for any music reality show, though. I'll stick to singing on my blog. :-) I'd love to hear the songs you've written!
DeleteWait, you write music too? Be still my beating heart! :)
ReplyDeleteWait, wait! Do YOU write music, too? Be doubly still MY beating heart! I must hear!!
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