Really great composition. I really like simple songs in FAWM. It makes it so much easier to get familiar with the song and understand what it actually IS. Tons of layers and production can be impressive on the surface, but a vocal melody and a piano (or a guitar) is I think my preferred way to check out a new demo on FAWM.

Really cool song too! I particularly like the vocal runs on 'hide' and 'rise'. Your voice has a great quality too, and both the vocal and piano are really well recorded and mixed. Seriously great effort here. Gonna check out some of your other tracks too! #tit4tat

I love the simplicity of the piano here -- as one who always over-eggs the pudding, I could learn a great deal from this! And the message is divine (literally!!) Again, your lyrics take a step into the mystical, but in a very real way, if that makes sense! Your melody here is haunting -- especially the "trust me" at the end of each verse; what we music geeks might call an appoggiatura (leaning into the next note). Very powerful stuff! Love it!

Ditto @jerrypettit musical equation! Very interesting song structure. The musical pauses allow time for the lyrics to resonate as you wait for what is next. As in the line- 'Here in the morning glow, I rise anew'. Super cool K! #tit4tat

I do trust you dude…I trust you to always rock my face off while making me feel things…this is gorgeous there is pain and a sense of earnestness. I don’t think you’ll pull wool over my eyes or rugs from under me. I need to go now…I’m all happy and teary eyed now. My pitbull is laughing at me…in so many words.

Gives me strong Tori Amos vibes -- really beautiful, Kate. The piano is incredible and so is your voice. The lyrics are wonderfully spiritual.

Beautiful piano + vocals, and your backing tracks are sounding good in Logic! I feel like you are new to DAW's? Nice production!

I love the concept of seeking and trusting in the light… and the introspective way you approach it is really moving. There is both a vulnerability and a sense of hope that emerges through your well-crafted words and your beautiful music. This is a really special song.

Well sung and structured, has a longing feel to it and how the voice keeps returning.

First of all I love the structure of the lyrics - how you tied all the verses together, the transitions from the verse to the chorus, and also the lyrical pacing (faster percussive verse pacing and then slowing down to the chorus). The vocals are just so delicate and beautiful. I totally feel the healing power of being out in nature in your song. I walk around a lake near our house, and it is so meditative being under trees and seeing all the wildlife. Your song has a meditative quality to it - especially in your wonderfully played piano. Wow this is just stunning!

Kate + microphone + piano = perfection.

Even though I've been extolling your production skills this month, I DO really love your nice, simple piano accompaniments. Terrific song! ❤️

Oh this is lovely. I forgot the chills I get listening to you. Such a great use of your voice that really brings the lyrics to life. Love this song and the structure, it just feels so natural. Out of interest, what piano do you use?

Simply beautiful and deeply affecting...a gorgeous listen...

The chorus is so heartwarming. I really felt these lyrics and they brought me close to tears. Your favorite place is beautiful, really fitting the song!

The chorus is really solid. With some refining on the verses this has the makings of a good song.

We need those fav spots! Wish mine could make me sing like this :-) love the piano line! Top performance as always.

Lovely photo, lovely song. I especially like: "Tall limbs rise when they believe". and "I don't ever want to feel the way I did before." Somehow this song is "softly empowering."

Kate, this is a wonderful song. Caught me right at the beginning. And I also enjoy that you write along, not caring too much about song structured. Everything falls into place and sounds natural. This song may work piano only, but also with a subtle pop arrangement. Good write - definitely a keeper.

Beautiful, meaningful song. Fantastic lyrics, music, vocals and piano. A real treat to listen to. There is so much beauty, harmony and power of love and care. Love your song, Kate.

Beautiful and like @billwhite51 said, I also appreciate writing outside of “structure.” There is so much more to a song than that. My agent said my novel writing was poetic, almost lyrical. I say that to prove my point. (Especially since I usually get dinged for that from my NSAI feedback.) I love the lines about trust. Nicely done, Kate!

Your voice and piano are soothing, as they should be with this theme of trust and hope. Life has so many ups and downs, moments of despair and of renewed hope. I like how the song journeys through the whole process. I like how the light is both something you seek, and something (someone) already there, speaking. Is that the Logic 'Studio Piano'? I just discovered it (new upgrade) and love the sound! I used it on my first song this Feb.

i love the songs you are writing, especially when performed like this..piano and vocal liberated by the constraints of conventional song structure..like laura nyro and tori amos who follow their inspiration wherever it goes. i know you are focused on your writing, but if you ever feel the urge to step outside it for a collab, i will be happy to write a lyric for you. just ask if you ever get the urge to take a sideways srep.