STILL 2
When I met Idris all those years ago, I would never have dared dream we’d still be journeying through life together all these years later. But when I think about it, for all we’ve been through, actually all we really share at any one time is the present. None of us ever knows what is going to happen in the future and none of us can do anything about the past. No matter what’s gone before and what the future holds, the present remains life’s only true gift. The gift of breath and the gift of being. A time for noticing the simple things and for feeling gratitude for the lives of the ones we love. If we are lucky we are loved in return. ‘Shhh’ is a song written for those moments when we feel loved in return and are present in those moments to feel love’s warmth.
Included on my debut album released 15 years ago, I recorded a version of ‘Shhh…’ for my most recent album ‘Black and White, Vol.1’ and stripped it back to just voice and piano. Shot on a gorgeous sunny day in a magical place, today I’m releasing a video featuring the pair of us and I love that we got to share that day and all the days that we share. In these complicated and uncertain times, I hope you can come back to the breath, come back to the moment, and find your way to celebrate life’s simple pleasures in the here and now.