Guiding You Home (With Karen Brink)
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Lyrics
(gray: Kelsey Gallant blue: Karen Brink) I don't wanna talk Life's not playing nice And I don't wanna talk I don't wanna talk I am just a listening ear I'm here I'm in a space wide enough for many But I am my only company Sometimes it helps to know someone is there To care, to show empathy There is no one who knows How deep my hurt goes I'm on my own Please go You are never alone Hope is holding you close Guiding you home Hold on I don't wanna push But you can tell me what it's like And I won't walk away Trying not to fall apart Every day is wearing on my heart And I don't know where to start I'm on a road covered in darkness Can't see two steps in front of me But there is a light, it shines bright in the darkness You'll see, just reach, believe There is no one who knows How deep my hurt goes I'm on my own So cold You are never alone Hope is holding you close Guiding you home Hold on Hold fast I don't know if I can handle this Hold tight Takes more than I have to manage this Hold on Will I ever see the light again? It'll be alright Will it be alright again? Hold fast I'm trying but I'm struggling to breathe Hold tight It makes it better that you're here for me Hold on Thank you for taking this time It'll be alright Maybe it will be alright There is someone who knows How deep my hurt goes I'm not alone Stay close You are never alone Hope is holding you close Guiding you home Hold on Oh, hold on |
Copyright 2024
Lyrics by Karen Brink and Kelsey Gallant (2021) Melody by Karen Brink and Kelsey Gallant (2021) Music by Karen Brink (2021) Produced & Mixed by Karen Brink (2021-2024) Video by Kelsey Gallant (2022-2024) The Story Behind The Song:
In January 2021, I was having fun watching some homemade music videos I'd posted on YouTube for songs I liked. Up Next after one of them was a homemade music video by someone named Karen Brink. I watched her video and enjoyed it, then checked out her channel to see what else she had. I discovered that she had a lot of creative interests, including songwriting! She seemed like someone I'd enjoy getting to know, and I thought it could be fun to collaborate with her on a song and maybe a music video. So I reached out to her and pitched my idea, and she was excited about it! Karen and I communicated over email for the next few months, bouncing ideas back and forth. We knew that it was unlikely that we'd get to meet each other in person before the song was done, especially since at that time there were still Covid travel restrictions in place. So we decided that it would be cool to write the song in two perspectives--one being a person who's going through a hard time, and the other being her friend who isn't there physically but is there for her emotionally and reminding her she's not alone. Karen developed an instrumental track with some humming, and I filled in a few lyrics. Karen then filled in a few more lyrics, and we started a shared Google doc to write them all out. Once the lyrics were written, we each recorded our vocals, and then had fun playing around with harmony ideas. Karen did all the production and mixing, and sent me several drafts which I gave feedback on. The song was 95% done by the end of 2021, but we were both busy, so it took us a while before we were ready to make the final tweaks. For the sake of time, we discarded our original idea of making a music video, and instead opted for a lyric video, which was mostly completed in 2022. Album cover pictures were taken in 2023, and eventually, in 2024, everything was finalized and ready to go! I love the teamwork that went into this song, and I how Karen and I became good friends with each other through this process, despite the fact that we have still never met in person. I also find it cool how much the story behind this song fits with the theme of the song. 
album cover photo credit: Angela Vogel, Cameron Gallant
album cover design: Karen Brink |
