Chapter 2. creation
It’s a sunny day in Battersea, London. I walk to my favourite spot possibly ever- Montrevetro, the riverside right by where I grew up. I always feel at home here. On a sunny day, you couldn’t find me a more beautiful view. The pink and purple sunset reflecting on the shimmery waters amongst the balmy skies and lush greenery, it is a hidden gem that I’ll always come back to. I always get creative here. An idea, a song, a reflection, or even a moment of escape and peace is what I seek when I come here. And it never fails me. It’s these moments that I really live for, as it can be really hard to stay motivated (and sane) in this crazy game we call life. It’s really easy to lose who you are and lose that grounding sometimes with the distractions of every day. But having these moments where you can just lose yourself in your creative realm is so special and important to me.
It’s here where I wrote ‘Highs & Lows’. I sat down on the riverbank, got into my zone, and let my creativity take over. I get lost into a completely reflective state of mind, and I felt so powerful in this moment. I was just looking back on the past couple of years and I just felt like ‘Wow…I’ve come such a long way. And I’ve grown in the past 3 years more than ever’; The ups, the downs, the good, the bad…it’s all character building. It’s all made me who I am. And even though some things are really tough I always tell myself everything happens for a reason… it’s proven me right every single time. Life keeps surprising me! I used to be so anxious about stuff, my future, how I was going to get there, was I doing enough? But now, I’m like ‘F*** it’. Whatever happens, happens. As long as I’m sticking to my guns and doing what I do best then why else shouldn’t life work out for me?
As the sun sets slowly, I delve more and more deeper lyrically, and I’m in a zone where I’ve reflected, and now I can see how far I’ve come. Emotionally, mentally, spiritually. Hence the lyric- ‘I’ve come way too far to let myself get played twice’. And two (and a bit) years on, I still resonate with this. And it’s a good self-reminder to keep on going. ‘You’re doing amazing sweetie’.