You can now listen to my first vocal and piano album. Sketching with Water is available online everywhere. With this work, I experimented with singing the poems I’ve been writing lately. Life to me often feels like I’m sketching with water, since we will never know what the outcome of our intentions will be. We try, we work hard, we create our lives and follow our dreams, we try to discover who we are within ourselves and within this world, but things change, moments and feelings are fluent and time always evaporates. This is me singing about struggling with insecurities and trusting the process.
Mijn nieuwe nummer Beyond Love is op 12 juni 2019 gepubliceerd. Het is te beluisteren via alle online platforms. Ik heb twee versies van dit werk opgenomen; een complete versie (piano & zang) en een piano solo versie.
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June 12 – 2019 I released my new song called Beyond Love. With only piano and vocals, the lyrics are the centre of the song. Beyond Love is about loving someone endlessly and wanting to show the world that two lives are no longer divided but have melted into one life. The music takes you on a journey through slowly accepting who you are as a person and loving yourself a little more every day. Above that it’s about daring to open up and truly connect, trust and be together without limits.
I made two recordings of the song; a full version and a piano solo track. I’m really excited about sharing it with you! ❤
Beyond Love – Chantal Maxime Official lyrics by Chantal M Lap
Good news
sounds best when it’s you
who melts the day into
words that only you can choose
We build stories
as we stand still
moving upward
I will never leave your side
Oh I love holding your hand
showing the world
that we share the air that we breathe
and the sounds that we hear
We’re one life
You blocked the sun
made visible what was there in front of no one
for who would not give up, be blinded, would not stop, behind it my wall
But no not you
instead you created
completely made it
okay, for me to stay
this stranger to the world
this mystery of a girl that I am
constant change
painting our ways
through so many different color shades
Where I’ll be holding your hand
showing the world
that we share the air that we breathe
and the sounds that we hear
We’re one life
Oh I love holding your hand
showing the world
that we share the air that we breathe
and the sounds that we hear
We’re one life
Oh I love holding your hand
showing the world
that we share the air that we breathe
and the sounds that we hear
We’re one life
Your love made me love me more
love, made you love you more love, made us love us more love, brought us closer to the shore love, shed a light on what felt heavy before
love, opens up so many doors, as we walk on
love, let’s hold hands and show the world
our love, love beyond love
Lapiano 