Hey Friends,
Here's a song I started writing in the year 2019 after Kim Porter died. Kim Porter was P.Diddy's ex wife. We had mutual friend that reached out to me and asked me to wite something to help her process the grief of losing Kim.
I knew exaclty what to write because I had a melody and lyric stowed away in my heart from years ago. I remeber being 20yrs old or so riding the bus in New Jersey coming home from a long day of work in Central Park and for whatever reason the thought came to mind that when I die, whether it be soon or in the distant future, I would want everyone to know "don't cry too long for me, get back up and live for me".
It was a powerful lyric and idea that struck me while on that bus ride. I was scared to write the song though because I didn't want to think about dying.
Fast forward 5 years or so...I still had the melody and lyric and when I got the phone call to write a song for someone who lost their best friend... I knew exactly what to say and write.
I finished writing the chorus of this song in 2019 and then in 2020 I got another call. This time it was from a big time media executive whose only son passed away unexpectedly. She wanted me to sing at the funeral. I felt like I couldn't possibly feel or understand her pain, so I tried my best to feel her son and what he would say to her. I wrote all of the verses from the perspective of this woman's son.
The recording that you're listening to now was my first recording of the song which so happens to be a LIVE recording from last year when I did a private concert for Howard and Sherri Schultz (Starbucks CEO).
The orgin story of this song is quite spectacular. it started as an idea that came to me as a 20yr old riding the city bus after busking long hours in the park and subway in NYC. 7 years later it was recorded for the first time in Seattle from the top of the world, and now 8 yeats later its released right hear in the Secret Place.
What a journey. God is good.
Love,
Victory
