Hey Sweetie😊
It's Uyi here, also known as
vocal.journey1 on this platform
I picked the song " Rise up" by Andra Day for this week
During a tumultuous period in her life, Andra Day channeled her pain into writing this deeply emotional piece. The loss of a close friend to illness, compounded by other sorrowful events, weighed heavily on her heart, leaving her in a state of profound despair. Overwhelmed by grief and feeling trapped in a dark mental and emotional space, she faced the daunting decision to rise above it all. Despite the excruciating pain and overwhelming sorrow, she summoned the last vestiges of her strength and willed her soul to rise. In her darkest moments, she made the courageous choice to rise up.
This song brings me to tears as it reminds me of the darkest times in my life when I had no will to live, move on, or keep going.
I felt trapped in my worst nightmare, wishing life would continue without me. My soul felt dead and empty, as if I had reached the end of the tunnel with no light—or worse, a tunnel with no end.
It felt like the end of me. Unable to find strength within myself, I cried out to God, pouring my heart out to Him. My tears were the only way to express the pain I was going through, as no one else understood. He lifted me out of that dark place filled with despair, self-hate, hopelessness, depression, and lowselfesteem.
SONG LYRICS:
You're broken down and tired
Of living life on a merry-go-round
And you can't find the fighter
But I see it in you so we gonna walk it out
And move mountains
We gonna walk it out
And move mountains
And I'll rise up
I'll rise like the day
I'll rise up
I'll rise unafraid
I'll rise up
And I'll do it a thousand times again
And I'll rise up
High like the waves
I'll rise up
In spite of the ache
I'll rise up
And I'll do it a thousands times again
When the silence isn't quiet
And it feels like it's getting hard to breathe
And I know you feel like dying
But I promise we'll take the world to it's feet
And move mountains
Bring it to it's feet
And move mountains
And I'll rise up
I'll rise like the day
I'll rise up
I'll rise unafraid
I'll rise up
And I'll do it a thousand times again
All we need, all we need is hope
And for doubt we have each other
And for doubt we have each other
We will rise
We will rise
We'll rise, ohh ohhh
We'll rise
I'll rise up
Rise like the day
I'll rise up
In spite of the ache
I will rise a thousands times again
And we'll rise up
High like the waves
We'll rise up
In spite of the ache
We'll rise up
And we'll do it a thousands times again
I love you so much
But God loves you so much more
Don't give up; You're not forgotten. You're deeply loved.
P.S My eyes are closed throughout cos I'm camera shy. Help me😭.
Used my earpods as a mic and it seems it's a bit sped up😅. Anyways...the instrumental isn't so loud cos i wanted the focus to be my voice - no edits, no effects. I wanted to pass raw emotions🥺. I hope this cover inspires you as much as the original inspired me
Kindly find attached the link to my post on twitter:
https://x.com/vocal_journey1/status/1810342411182256450?t=DSF84DNMH5fSGp-ERXw1JA&s=19
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