It has been two years, almost to the day, since I released new music. Two years of writing, growing, learning, graduating college, starting a "real" job, moving away from home, moving back home, heart ache, loss, and love.
So then the question turns to this, why "Falling" as my first single?
Well, over the past couple of years I've been stretched in ways I didn't know were possible. I've seen pain and heart ache I never thought would actually "happen to me". When I was more lost and more alone than ever before, I was put in a situation where the ONLY thing I could lean on was the Lord, and thats when I wrote "Falling".
"Falling" gave me hope. For the first time in a long time, I could see the joy and the happy side of things. Whether it be love, or just life in general.
I wanted to release something that showed, despite everything, there is always going to be something new, exciting, and hopeful that can come into your life when you least expect it.
One of my favorite lines in this song is "You open the door for me, look at me so sweetly, and you didn't know what I had been through..." these words, for me, expressed the fact that "hey, you didn't know the heartache, loss, and pain of my past, and yet despite all that, here I am with butterflies in my stomach"
I think there's something so powerful about hope.
The Bible defines hope as this: "confident expectation". It is not just "wishful thinking". It is being sure in the things we are believing for. It is attached to the FAITH in God that things will get better.
I bet you didn't think I could turn a sappy love song into a Bible lesson? haha Well, I don't mean to preach, I just want this song to give you what it gave me... Hope.
Hope that someday my Prince will come.
Hope that things will get better.
Hope that in the darkest day of my life, someone can walk in and change it for the better.
Hope that I am worth it.
Hope that you will see my heart when this song is played.
Hope that you will know that God loves you so much and He can change any situation you are in.
Hope that dreams come true.
When you play "Falling" in your car, on your ipod, or in your stereo remember this: on your darkest day, things can change in an instant... just have hope. :)
A huge thank you to Andrew Nordan for not only producing this song, but for lending his amazing voice to make it even better than I had imagined it to be. My dream has always been to release a duet, and I truly believe there is nothing more beautiful than a male and female duet. It helped bring this song to life and tell such a sweet story. You are a true artist!
Thank you to my family, for being so supportive, even though this is a bit different than the songs I usually release. Yall are my rock :)
To my fans on Twitter and Facebook, thank you for supporting me and always buying my music, sending me sweet messages, watching my silly shows, and loving me for me! I love yall SO MUCH.
And lastly, to Jesus, my Lord and Savior. I would not be here if it wouldnt have been for you. You put my life back together and gave me more than I could ever imagine or dream. I love you so much.
XOXO
Natalie
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