28/09/2025
Inspiration behind the song “Life is a Journey”:
As you may or may not know, I write what I live. Sometimes the lyrics arrive first and sometimes, like this song, a repetitive music composition keeps going through my head and doesn’t stop until I write something to it. I shared my thoughts with Drew (sound engineer) and Mikey (drummer) and together they managed to capture the sound in my head. I don’t even recall where the lyric “Life is a Journey” came from, but the song flowed from there. My son had just been through a serious break up in his relationship (first verse) and my daughter was soon to give birth (second verse). This part of the song never changed, but the rest of the song was re-written several times, to a point where I almost put it in the dud pile! I was trying to explain the “Modern day Daniel” the idea of believing in yourself and to do that believing in things you cannot see, true faith. I am a strong believer that there is no book to follow in life only the bible and I have been brought up with very strong Faith. I also wanted the song to be recorded as the first song from “The Studio” at my home in Jaffray. It is a very unique and special place that has memorable paraphernalia of those close to me and those who are no longer here: my dad’s siding from the shop where the studio lives as trim, Drew’s analog to digital sound board from an old church, violin and banjo from a friends parents, assortment of guitars from various people, a photo of Elvis, drums from Mikey, a stand up piano from my uncle, and many other items from friends and family that are about music. Drew and his dad have been working endlessly to ensure the song has amazing quality, and I believe they have achieved this. The journey has been amazing and is not just about me and my music, it is about life and how music has brought so many people together.
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Shelley Lynch Cathy Lynch-Follett CDX Nashville BC Country Music Association
