🎵 Steemit Open Mic Week 50 - Climb Into Another Lifetime (Original)
Climb Into Another Lifetime
What's the story behind this song?
This song arrived in 2009, when I was torn between two places, seeking home. I had a job offer at The Himalayan Institute, in Pennsylvania, and I had a grad school invitation at The University of Texas, in Austin. I moved to Austin on the day before school started, and I've lived here ever since. The people here feel like home to me.
In the time I spent in limbo, wondering where to be, I shared some tremendous connections with people. Everywhere I went, I connected with someone fresh and new. It was like falling in love with a different person every day. But then the day ended, or the concert ended, or the trip ended... and then I was alone. Not that I felt lonely, necessarily, but I wished the connections were longer lasting.
Just after I finished school, a couple of years later, I met @wildfamily, and this song took on another meaning for me. It became a song about our connection. She is my twin flame, you might say, and so I honor this relationship as a divine union, and it's fun to sing with this in mind. We sang it at our wedding reception. Sometimes, I still to reflect on the first people who inspired this song, and mostly I think of my family, some of whom are already up in the arena of lights. Because of the high notes, this song is especially fun to sing full-blast in the outdoors!
The forest provided a perfect ambience, visually and sonically. This is a beautiful way to honour a fellow being.
Stay steemy.
Felt good out there. Thank you, my friend.
Why can't I figure out how to hear the song? What am I missing?
I think it'll work if you just click on the image you see at the top. It's kind of hard to see the play button there, because of the background colors, but that's supposed to be a playable YouTube clip. Thanks for your question, and thanks for checking it out!
So, it really was missing when I am on my phone! I did not have the image at all. Here you are singing wonderfully on my laptop. Great song! Nicely done, my friend.
Aw, thank you!
This is what I see on my phone
Thanks for sharing this info! Yeah, I wonder if there's an internet hiccup that's preventing the YouTube link from working correctly on your phone. Hm. Are there other entries in the #openmic contest that might be worth a try?
I went into the openmic tag and seem to be able to see those photo/links just fine. I have no idea. Let's see if it happens again.
I love your voice and the way it flips! Great job. Resteemed.
Thanks so much! I started singing with slides and flips after being inspired by Mason Jennings. Are you familiar with his music. He's one of my favorites, along with Devendra Banhart. Who are some of your influences? BTW, this #openmic is a super supportive community, in my opinion, in case you're interested in sharing some of your music.