Writing A Song
The creative act of writing a song is equal parts cathartic and frustrating. I usually get the urge to write a song at the most inconvenient times (freshly painted nails or exhausted at midnight, I'm looking at you!). But if I've learned one thing it's to listen to that urge, and nurture it rather than quash it with doubts or the thought of "I'm too busy, I'll do it later." Every composer/musician creates their song in their own special unique way. For me it's the melody and bass line that come first and foremost. The story, the lyrics, figure themselves out once the song takes hold.
Being a writer I have about a million stories floating around in my head. Fiction or non, they all have their place somewhere.
Breathe Underwater The song was born from diving. Ever since my first dive in 2008 with my sister and friend in Koh Phi Phi, I knew I was hooked on being a mermaid. (Pun intended.) I became obsessed with sun-seeking and more importantly looking for the perfect dive, an underwater world full of marine life - fish, turtles and coral. Growing up in Australia, I was practically born by the sea, spending every Summer and many seasons in between by the ocean. I like the idea of leaving it up to the listener to decide whether I’m singing from a scuba diver’s point of view, or a siren/mermaid’s song.
For those of you who have dived before, you'll understand the calmness and impressiveness that comes from being 40m below the surface of the ocean. I hope this song can convey how truly beautiful it is in this mysterious blue world beneath the waves.
Lyrics
Oceans underneath, it's so much better
hoping for relief, in all this salt
and sand gives way to deep
you know it's where I'm free
I am, I'm under the sun
it makes me
makes me want to run
this world feels
it feels like a gun
and I am, I am not made for fun
Breathe underwater, and breathe
deep dark and clear, you'll breathe
Into the ocean. This saltwater sphere
Let go of fears
Sink or swim, come, and find your sea legs,
while I shed my skin, but I'm aware
that you're without a fin
don't worry I'm right here
I am, I'm under the sun
it makes me
makes me want to run
this world feels
it feels like a gun
and I am, I am not made for fun
Breathe underwater, and breathe
deep dark and clear, you'll breathe
Into the ocean. This saltwater sphere
Let go of fears x2
Bridge interlude
Breathe underwater, and breathe
deep dark and clear, you'll breathe
Into the ocean. This saltwater sphere
Let go of fears x2
