Life Through Music: "Free" by Krista Herring

The further and further I go down the journey I have chosen for myself I get more and more wonderful surprises that add to my life. This week's proof of this is in a wonderful song that led me to meet another beautiful person on this planet.

See, I found her through a Facebook friend's post. I realized quickly that she shops at my work and I had already seen her many times before. Since then I have been quietly following her music from behind the scenes. It wasn't till she sent me a thank you e-mail for my donation to her kick-starter for her new album that I got to start a conversation with her. It was then I started to actually get to know the person that moved me through their own music. What an awesome thing right? I told her that hearing the song "Free" made me realize right away that she is one of my people. By that I mean she is one of those people on this planet that is very awake to life and more importantly love. 

She recently gave me a copy of her last album that has this track on it. I went to listen to the whole cd, but I kept going back to this track. I eventually put this song on repeat for quite awhile so I could really absorb it. It's just so beautiful all around. I can't say enough about how much this song moved me.  

Recently she opened up to me about how the song came about. It was created during a heavier and darker part of her life. She was dealing with a divorce and all that comes along with it. The beauty of the song as I told her is that we all can relate to going through similar times in our lives. Also, this song to me shows both sides of the tunnel. Its both the dark part at the beginning of the tunnel and all the way to when you see the light at the other end. 

Free

 In my life 

There’ve been times 

When I couldn’t breathe 

Truths I just couldn’t see 

And the light fell from my eyes 

But in time 

I grew tired of all these games 

Couldn’t take any more pain 

So one day I made up my mind. 

I am free 

No one is holding me down 

Angel child, 

If you’re feeling all alone 

Go inside to find your home 

Cause no one can bring you your joy 

Maybe try not to think about what is missing 

Just become that which you seek. 

And life will become beautiful. 

You are free

No one is holding you down

You can run if you please

If you fall to your knees

You’ll find a way off the ground 

Everyone falls sometimes

Everyone sees the night

The pain was designed to direct us inside

And happiness is something you have to decide.

Gotta know your own mind 

Not till then will you find 

That you were the one in control all the time. 

You were free.

I really think that her lyrics speak for themselves so I chose not to jump in with my own thoughts this time. I really love every single word in this song and agree with my whole heart. 

Even better news is that she is currently working hard in the studio on a new cd. I'm super excited to see where she can go from here. When talking to her about the new album she says that it will have a much more positive and uplifting vibe to it in comparison to her last cd. Well, I like what I have heard so far so let the music and love keep flowing because you just never know what you might invite into your life.

Do you feel free? 

As always I bring this to you with so much love and pure D-lite. = )

If you want more info on Krista Herring here is her main website.
http://www.kristaherring.com/fr_home.cfm