Alive

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It’s not enough to dream about the world you want to live in… You have to create it.

I grew up making music with my best friend, Danica. We have both been really fortunate to have fulfilling musical careers - I followed the path of education while she pursued music in worship. After 25 years of friendship, this is our first creative collaboration as adults.

A talented songwriter, Danica wrote this poem in January 2022, and when she shared it with me, I immediately fell in love with it. The layered harmonic texture is somewhat ambiguous, and wraps the listener in a cloudy, dreamlike state as the speaker wonders if they are awake or asleep. The world of dreams is both fascinating and even addicting in its boundlessness, awake or sleeping. However, the true wonder lies in what we can create if we engage in the world around us, and take advantage of the power of our waking moments.