I was searching for a file in my PC this evening and I stumbled a folder where I save my song files. Basically, the scripts and drafts of songs I wrote and lyrics of songs that inspire me most. It so dawn on me how detailed I had been in scripting the experiences and convictions that led to each song. The dates and times of writing, composing sand even adding tunes to the songs were well documented.
It's obvious that that I've been distracted from my Music career over the last two years of more intense involvement in Teaching ministry in my local church. Many of the drafts in the folder has remained drafts after about two years. Did I actually abandon this archive of my inspiration? I asked myself or did I lose touch with the sufficient motivation?
My love for Music started far back in my toddling years. Mom and dad were music people and one art of late dad's music expression was whistling. He did that quite often an with less stress. It was not quite difficult to copy that part of his life with my other siblings. At times, we'll do a duet, or a treble of a known song, with whistling sounds.
At some point when live did bite us hard, there no sound systems in our siting room, so we'll all have to do a chorus with our mouths and other body parts. Some people would sing, others would whistle in, others would play instruments with the mouth. Yes, the king of la la la, li li, li, dm dm, sounds. It would amaze us that we'll try to get all instrument sounds with our mouth and hands... twas enjoyable then😠We had to improvise to make our hearts merry.
One of the days, we did a family hymn presentation in church and beautifully fun, some sang, others played guitar, drums, their mouths and we caught the high moments of the day during he fellowship. The song was beautifully selected by dad to capture a true family essence. Since then, I love making musical sounds with my mouth each time I'm alone. Even the songs I've composed, would come with my inspired sounds and strokes that must be recorded. I hope to share such muses in video and audio formats in the future.
Music to me is more of inspiration than entertainment. Every sound matters to my heart and they come with meanings. However, I keep wondering where they come from. I've missed those sounds in the last coupled of months that my attention has been drifted a bit away from music, but I think I need those inspirations quite more.
I've missed those moments dancing alone in the room with sounds from my mouth and lost in the aura of the excitement it brings as well as the relieve from life's worries. My music creations and journey may be unpopular, yet, they mean a lot to my soul.
I need those sounds again in my heart and head.
As I stare at this folder of lyrical lines, I try to figure that there are exposures that we give ourselves that open up our hearts to sounds and lyrics that soothes the soul. While most of my songs have been a muse and expressions of my personal experiences, struggles, wins and successes in line with my faith and beliefs, they weren't tangible until I was at a particular place, time, condition of the heart influence of the environment and many other factors. There is always a point where the dots connect.
The relevance of some of the lyrics of the songs have been so relevant and real, Five to Six years after and I wonder what depth of insights generated those impressions in my heart. Whatever it is, we've all had unsung melodies in our hearts that are yet to be heard because we are yet to be positioned where they are ignited into lyrical words and sounds that would be appealing to the ears and soothing to the soul.
Where do your own Sounds come from?
All Images above are from mine. 2021 & 2022 Choir concerts. We've created over a hundred songs with those lovely hearts and faces. The future looks promising for us though these beginnings are demanding. Journeying with them for the last 7 years has been full of learning and growth.