Friday, June 3, 2016

Anthem Lights mashup and behind the scenes

Anyone who knows me even in the slightest probably knows I am a huge fan of the Christian/Pop band "Anthem Lights". That said, I imagine it was only a matter of time before the inevitable happened and I put together a mashup of their music... also ironic considering they mostly do covers nowadays ;)

Below is the link to the video and also the lyrics from the mashup. Also, below the mashup you'll find another link; this one leads to my "Behind The Scenes" video. I've shared bloopers in previous covers of mine, but I realized in the editing process that I had enough this time to make a full separate video! Ever wonder what REALLY happens during my filming process? Well, here's the hysterical reality! :)

Click here for "Anthem Lights mashup"

Click here for "Behind The Scenes" video

LYRICS TO MASHUP 
(Just Fall / Help You Stand / Coming Home / Turn Around)

I would dive into canyons to save you
And climb up the highest skyscraper as pressure would drop, drop, drop
If it meant that all your pain would stop
I can see that October's been heavy
And how much you wish that the floor would be steady below, oh, oh
I know it hurts more than you show, oh, oh
Because the tone that's in your voice, I can recognize
The shaking from your choice, I can empathize
Once I was broken, but now I'm mended
And I just wanna help you, I just wanna help you
You can just fall into me
I'll be the ground beneath your feet
I just wanna help you, I just wanna help you
I'll meet you at midnight, let my arms be your escape, baby
Nothing's too much to ask of me
I'll meet you at dawn or whenever you need me
So if you're frozen in the cold, and you got nowhere to go
You're unsure and it's unclear how you got here on this road
When you need to stop and go back just to carry on
Let me help you

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Open Letter To Fear

Out of all the YouTube videos I've shared over the years, some of my favorites have been ones that didn't even involve me singing. Last summer, I shared a video titled "I am Forgiven", and the response it received was very encouraging. In fact, it was even mentioned in an online magazine! I was very excited to see that the message I shared was reaching people everywhere, and they were being inspired by it.

You can see the "I am Forgiven" video here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T1vNuDuvpVc

Now, a year later, I'm sharing another video. This one isn't necessarily as deep or encouraging, but it was very freeing to me to express my thoughts to "fear" in this way, and my hope is that others see it and are encouraged to face off their own fear. We all have it, and we all have the choice to either let it control us... or to tell it to leave.

You can see the "Open Letter To Fear" video here : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51cXSi7rppc