You were born for this

Song

Oct 21

This song is called “You were born for this”.

It’s inspired by an Erin Telford breathwork session, where she spoke these words at a particular moment during my emotional release and they broke deep into me and made me feel powerful, strengthened by every survivor through my entire family tree, and able to let go.

It’s also got inspiration from last year’s Emerge gathering and its theme of “the cracks where the light comes through”. Which I also found out yesterday from a person called Per is a Leonard Cohen lyric.

Also the circle song lyric “Mother Earth carry me, child I will also be”.

I wrote and recorded it today. And there's a part of it towards the end that is improvised live

I've committed to spending at least one hour per day on expressing my creativity. And sharing these creations to the world without judging whether or not they are “good enough”.

So more to come!

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LYRICS

Bones feel heavy

Lips unsteady

Trying to keep everything in

Braced against the pain

Do you ever wonder if you’ll every be happy again?

You’re hardwired

To be hopelessly tired

Trying to make sense of it all

What is it all for?

So much spend on trying so hard not to fall

Let it all go put down the fight

Let it all come it’ll be alright

Let the waves surge through you with all their might

Breathe and release all that is tight

Open the cracks, let in the light

Oh you were born for this

You’ll be alright

Like the flowing river that runs to the sea

I’m gonna let the deep earth carry me

Child I will always be

Remember surrender is where the soul runs free

Remember generations that have danced to the stars

And let their wild hearts be torn apart

Rooted like the trees

You’ve got to admit that those are some pretty good genes

So let it all go put down the fight