Story Behind The Song
I started writing this song with a specific commercial pitch in mind, but through the process of writing it, I realized I was expressing something deeply personal.
Song Description
It's sometimes a long road to self-acceptance. This song celebrates the transition from self-doubt to acceptance through forgiveness, letting go of fears, and letting your spirit fly. Cello, piano and guitar support the moods of contentedness, peacefulness, and happiness.
| Song Length |
5:16 |
Genre |
Pop - Easy Listening, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Slow (71 - 90) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Peaceful, Content |
Subject |
Healing, Change |
| Similar Artists |
Sarah Mclachlan, Alicia Keys |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
FINALLY LOVING MYSELF
I USED TO RUN IN SO MANY DIRECTIONS
STILL I WAS STUCK THERE IN MY RUT
I WAS SO ASHAMED OF MY IMPERFECTIONS
WHAT I DID NEVER SEEMED TO BE ENOUGH
THEN I HEARD A GOD BREEZE BLOWING
FELT A GENTLE PEACE WITHIN
I LET GO OF THE FEARS I'D BEEN HOLDING
AND I SAILED UP WITH THE WIND
CHORUS
I'M FINALLY LOVING MYSELF
AND IT'S TIME I BELIEVE IN MYSELF
ALL THE CHAOS AND CLUTTER THAT ONCE GROUNDED ME
SURE LOOKS SMALLER FROM UP HERE WHERE I'M FLYING FREE
NOW THAT I'M FINALLY LOVING MYSELF
I HAD TO LEARN TO BE FORGIVING
WITH EVERY TASK I UNDERTOOK
BUT THERE WAS SOMETHING SO FULFILLING
WHEN I LEARNED TO LET MYSELF OFF THE HOOK
NOW THERE'S A PROMISE I AM KEEPING
THOUGH MY VIEW MAY NOT BE CLEAR
WELL WHAT'S A LITTLE FAITH WITHOUT THE LEAPING
I WILL FIND MY WAY FROM HERE
REPEAT CHORUS
BRIDGE
ARE YOU READY TO FLY
YOU CAN FINALLY LOVE YOURSELF, FINALLY LOVE YOURSELF TOO
THEN YOU'LL SING
REPEAT CHORUS
Jane Godfrey
©2007