We gotta crawl to fly is a song about rekindling a relationship with a long lost love. It was inspired by one of my best friends with whom I stopped talking for 7 years. We had a fight about something (something probably stupid because I don’t remember what the fight was about) and we’ve both been too stubborn to call each other up and catch up. In those 7 years our lives have drastically changed and we grew into different people compared to 7 years ago. Lyrics referencing the great lakes and a shore were written the night we first had drinks. Being the nerd that I am, I brought my notebook and wrote those lyrics during the awkward silences😂. This song sounded sort of angelic from the first verse that I recorded and it’s reflective of how I feel about it all in a weird kind of way. I’ve been staying in the moment and staying open to what’s here now without focusing on the mistakes of the past. While I am definitely one of those people that thinks about the past a lot, in this situation I’ve been focusing on the present moment instead of bringing up the baggage from the past. If you have a friend you’ve lost contact with, send them this song or blog and maybe you’ll have something to talk about.
We gotta crawl to fly
I’ve made mistake, but so have you
I’ll admit if you do too
We’ve lost the time, the precious time
Of the 7 years we shed no tears
But putting down our swords
In the name of our love
Is the only way to go
To the paradise s
We can reminisce
If we accept the risk
That we’ll likely miss
The beauty of this kiss
So let’s take it
Day by day
Step by step
Kiss by kiss
So let’s take it
Night by night
Hug by hug
Date by date
Just slowly, slowly, slowly
We gotta crawl to fly
I’m not perfect and neither are you
We’ve both made mistakes we know that’s the truth
We can make this work if we work really hard
But we gotta let go of the wrongs of the past
Underneath the stars
Of the navy blue skies
As we sit in these chairs
On the shores of great lakes
We can reminisce
If we accept the risk
That we’ll likely miss
The beauty of this kiss
So let’s take it
Day by day
Step by step
Kiss by kiss
So let’s take it
Night by night
Hug by hug
Date by date
Just slowly, slowly, slowly…
We gotta crawl to fly