It is hard to sit down and write a regular blog post with everything going on right now. The world feels like it is falling apart. It is hard to have enough endurance to keep up with all of it and still try to make a difference. Burnout is real. Frustration is real. Feeling completely alone is real. However, in times like this, I find it especially easy to write a song. For me, fight, frustration, helplessness, and perseverance all get poured into a song rather than festering inside. Music isn’t just a creative outlet but also an outlet for it all. Music can help you make sense of it all. It can be a glimpse of hope, a friend to cry with, the comforting family you no longer have, inspiration of a new path to follow, or the burst of endurance you need to keep going.
With this in mind, I want to introduce one of my newest songs. It has been a hell of a couple of years with a lot coming to the surface, which set off the initial inspiration for the lyrics. The lyrics continue to evolve and each time they do I am forced to bring a little more to the surface and really think about some of the feelings I have and some things that have happened. This song is also about being in someone else’s shoes and trying to understand even an ounce of what they may have been feeling at times. It is easy to think about your own feelings and have the motivation to process your own stuff but putting yourself in another's' shoes is a whole other thing. I guess you could say this new song is introspective and empathetically trying to connect to the past while hesitantly yet courageously moving forward from the present to the future.
My new song doesn’t have a title yet. I am in the recording stage of the process and due to the internal vision I have for it, it may take some time to produce it in the way my brain hears it. I am torn between just getting it out there and really trying to perfect the production. As a musician who is not a professional producer, this is always a challenge. So, this may not be my next release but it will be coming sometime in 2025. Hopefully, sooner than later and will be part of the “Gray Days” album.
As a new music artist working on writing new songs, recording, and producing in 2025, I could always use some help. There are many different ways to help out and/or team up whether you’re a listener, producer (amateur or not), music critic, blogger, musician, whatever. Check out the “contribute” to GLITA page here. I am always open to other ideas or suggestions too. Thanks for reading.
~GLITA
