Monday, August 6, 2012

I want you to lead me, take me somewhere






It was exactly one month ago, when I had the honour to perform live this great song by In Flames, for the second time.

The road has been long and hard and full of obstacles and also – I must admit – tears. 
But I had the luck of having great people around me, supporting me, believing in me and doing whatever possible to get the best results. Mostly two people. My super singing teacher and vocal coach who, thought surprised for the choice ("No girl would ever sing such a song!") and aware of the difficulties it would have brought, did whatever possible to adapt the song (which is mainly a male song, after all!) to me and my voice, in order to get the best results, and who has always supported me until the end. My super boyfriend, who knows this song by heart, of course, and helped me with every single nuance, making me work on every single imperfection, strict like the most demanding of teachers, constantly holding my hand in his and supporting me. I can never forget, after all the tears, after all the anger, after all the stubbornness, after all the fear, the moment I got off the stage and he told me: “You singed it the best way ever.”                                                                                              
It may seem silly but, believe me, it feels like this when you have to work on a song you...that you just Love. A song that's written and sung by a person who's a source of endless inspiration and admiration to you and whose voice makes you dizzy every time. A song composed by one of those ones who gave you the greatest emotions ever through their creations. A song performed by a band you consider one of the very best ones you've ever listened to. A song that made you shed so many tears when you heard it performed live from the band itself. A song on whose shoulder you have cried so many times. A song that came across your path during a very dark period of your life and ...well, took part in saving you.
Or, at least, it feels like this for me :)

So, the emotional side played the title-role in making the road harsh but I'm so satisfied for I won this challenge against myself and  managed to channel all the emotionality in...just singing with all my heart :) 


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