Shoshana Børve

Music by Shoshana Shattenkirk

Lyrical Hook by Shoshana Shattenkirk

Lyrics by Rachel Sklar

Sung by Emily Xu Gardner Hall (Destiny)

Sung by Melanie Nyema (Ramona)

Piano by Shoshana Shattenkirk

LYRICS

DESTINY

LOST THERE IN MY LONELY DARK

YOU FOUND ME AND LIT A SPARK

NEW CHANCES AND SHINY DREAMS

GRABBED HANDS AND WE MADE THE LEAP

HEAD FIRST AND WE WENT IN DEEP

BIG ADVENTURES AND CRAZY SCHEMES

TOOK ME IN, AND I TOOK NEW FORM

GATHERED ME IN YOUR GATHERED STORM

WE WERE HURRICANES

THUNDER ROLLING IN OUR VEINS

WE WERE HURRICANES

RAGING WINDS TO BLOW IT ALL AWAY

TRYING TO BREAK A NEW DAY

WE WERE HURRICANES

RAMONA

HIGH TIMES RUNNING WILD AND FREE

IT WAS CRAZY AND SO WERE WE

HAD EACH OTHER AND LIFE WAS GOOD

DON'T TELL ME TO HAVE REGRETS

IT WAS REAL AS A FRIENDSHIP GETS

LOVE, FAMILY AND SISTERHOOD

EVEN NOW, THOSE THINGS REMAIN -

AND HOW WE MADE IT RAIN!

WE WERE HURRICANES

LIGHTNING FLASHING IN OUR VEINS

WE WERE HURRICANES

DESTINY & RAMONA

NOW THERE'S NO MORE RULES TO BREAK

NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN DRENCHED AWAKE

NOW THAT ALL OUR PLANS ARE TORCHED

NOW THAT ALL OUR EARTH IS SCORCHED

NOW THAT WE'VE ALL BURNED AND CRASHED

NOW THAT WE'VE BEEN TORN AND DASHED

NOW THAT IT'S BEEN WASHED AWAY

NOW RISE FOR ANOTHER DAY

NOW DAYLIGHT IS COMING THROUGH

NOW AND THEN I WILL THINK OF YOU...

RAMONA

WAVES CRASH ON AN EMPTY SHORE

WINDS WHIP, BUT I STILL WANT MORE

CLOUDS PART WITH A GLIMPSE OF DAWN

DESTINY

STORMS PASS AND THEY LEAVE DEBRIS

LAST SPLINTERS OF YOU AND ME

NOTHING LEFT HERE BUT MOVING ON

DESTINY & RAMONA

I'M READY TO SAY MY GOOD BYES

BUT I'LL MISS HOW WE OWNED THE SKIES...

WE WERE HURRICANES

THUNDER ROLLING IN OUR VEINS

WE WERE HURRICANES

WE WERE HURRICANES

ONLY MEMORY REMAINS

WE WERE HURRICANES

RAMONA

Man, did we make it rain

Tell us about the song and why you wrote it:

"I was thinking about the possibility of hope that we can all have in the back of our minds: Is this the one? What's going to happen next? So often this can play out like a grand story — our lives feel as dramatic as a piece of theater or a film. I wanted to tie those feelings together, and also highlight the different stages of connection and loneliness. Sometimes we're alone, sometimes we're not. But there's always another chance to find a plus one."

-Kara Cutruzzula

"After we found out you were doing Write Out Loud 2020, Kara showed me the beautiful draft lyrics she had written for this song, knowing I am going through a break up after a 5-year relationship, and I immediately got inspired and sent her a musical setting about 15 minutes later!"

-Shoshana Shattenkirk

Lyrics: By Shoshana Shattenkirk

YOU MAY FEEL SMALL, YOU MAY FEEL WEAK

BUT THERE IS MAGIC AT YOUR FINGERTIPS

CAN'T YOU SEE, FOR ALL YOU LACK

THE MUSIC LIVES IN YOU

YOU MAY FEEL DRAINED, WITH FRAGILE HEART

BUT GOLD IS RADIATING THROUGH THE CRACKS

CAN'T YOU SEE, FOR ALL YOU LACK

THE MUSIC LIVES IN YOU

AND YOU WILL LIVE ON THROUGH

THE MUSIC THAT LIVES IN YOU

YOU THINK YOUR STORY'S ENDING

YOU'LL LIVE ON, WON'T BE FORGOTTEN

NOT JUST MEMORIES OF YOUR LOVED ONES

THE WHOLE WORLD WILL KNOW YOUR NAME

I WILL SHOW THE WORLD YOUR VALUE

I WILL SHARE YOUR PRECIOUS MUSIC

ACROSS THE SEAS AND HIGHEST MOUNTAINS

THEY WILL ALWAYS KNOW YOU

THEY WILL ALWAYS KNOW YOU

YOU MAY FEEL SMALL

YOU MAY BE WEAK

BUT THERE WAS MAGIC IN THOSE FINGERTIPS

CAN'T YOU SEE FOR ALL YOU LACK THE MUSIC LIVES IN YOU

Wrote this in 2013 to give me the courage to end an unhealthy relationship. Hope it gives someone else courage. xx

Wrote this in 2013 to give me the courage to end an unhealthy relationship. Hope it gives someone else courage. xx