Well, Hello Self!
Admittedly, I’ve taken such a long vacation from this website! Oops!
I’m a bit embarrassed to say, but, in all this time, was I not motivated to write or did I know there was just nothing to say. Writing for me has always been my way to navigate this life. It’s the time when my mind is fully engaged within and removed from any outside influence. There’s a serenity which presents itself to me in parallels – an incredible beauty that is powerful enough to remove any obstacles from the journey into the depths of my soul and once again, unleash the beast!. Beauty and the Beast then!
Still, I’m always amazed as to how and when the song finds me. I know it instantly. It’s a recognition – an intimate hello that taps me on the shoulder and immediately overshadows all the ridiculousness in my life and starts to re-align everything I know to be true.
And when that movement occurs, the flood gates release and I find myself breathing in and out with ease and grace. Fully engaged, recharged, and loaded… first destroying, then rebuilding, my heart.
And this has been my experience today.
Here’s a first glimpse of the song. I will post when the recording is out.
Thank you Ali, for these beautiful lyrics and a melody that tears my heart in two!
P.S. That’s a good tear by the way!
I am leaving on a journey today
packing up this soul and this skin
there are things I’ve been meaning to change
don’t think I can without going
And I will climb, climb, climb the highest hill
til I’m face to face with the sun
My eyes will see their burning reflection
oh oh oh
I’m coming undone.
Leave a trail of sorrow and shame
and all of the hurts I’ve held onto
they are much too heavy a weight
to bring all the places I want to
And I will climb, climb, climb the highest hill
til I’m face to face with the sun
My eyes will see their burning reflection
mmmmmmmm
I’m coming undone.
And when I come back down
I’ll be the girl you loved and more
my feet meet the ground
more certain then ever before
And I will climb, climb, climb the highest hill
til I’m face to face with the sun
My eyes will see their burning reflection
oh oh oh
I’m coming undone.
So I’m leaving on a journey today
packing up all my memories and years
I’ve got things I’ve been meaning to say
in a voice unshackled by fears.
Highest Hill
Ali Sperry
copyright Aug. 10, 2015
Seasac
Greeno Publishing
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