“Beneath my surface, a song is rising” - Indigo Girls
Here, I have posted the lyrics to every song I’ve ever written (60+ and counting!)
Enjoy!
| 1. | The Romantic One | Lyrics | ||||
| 2. | I Just Wanna Be | Lyrics | ||||
| 3. | Through the Years | Lyrics | ||||
| 4. | It Takes Two | Lyrics |
Wow, what a feeling it was to write that first song. It always seemed an unattainable, unfathomable art form. How does someone write a song?! Well, the songs just started flowing out of me about 3 weeks after I first picked up a guitar in September of 2000. For that, I thank my high school choir teacher Mr. Snyder for teaching me basic music theory, the incredible female singer-songwriters of the mid-90s who showed me the power of self-expression through music, and Jaime & Andrea for teaching me those first 4 chords!
The Romantic One is about jealousy towards 3 of my friends in relationships while pondering my own hopes for a partner (side note: only 1 of those 3 relationships are still going today!). I Just Wanna Be was adapted from a poem I wrote about moving to Colorado, my first time moving out of Michigan! Through the Years and It Takes Two were bittersweet love songs about a rocky yet intense relationship. They're written for the guy who introduced me to Indigo Girls and bought my first guitar, both of which impacted my music greatly!
