That Voice from Coming Alive by Christie Lenée
I met 16 year old singer/songwriter prodigy Marisa McKaye at a songwriting camp in Nashville. After being blown away by her talent, I asked if she would be willing to set up a writing session. Once she said yes we brought in Bruce Michael Miller, an extremely seasoned writer to join us for a triple threat writing session.
In the session, we spoke about this mutual (and I might I say, universal) feeling of having a voice of self doubt in our heads. We spoke about how disempowering it can be to follow the train of self sabotaging thoughts, and we decided to stand up to that voice inside of our song.
In the lyrics, the Verse voice (aka the self sabotaging voice) is juxtaposed with the positive affirmation voice that comes in at the chorus: I know I am beautiful, I am wise and powerful, I can do anything...'
Through this lens, 'That Voice' became a self empowerment anthem about breaking past limiting beliefs. Marisa McKaye provided some heartfelt vocal ad libs on the recording, which depicted the sound of two voices which one might hear inside a mind of confusion and self doubt. Her additional voice is intended to emphasize the affirmation statement confirmed at the end of every chorus: “I’m not listening, I’m not listening, I’m not listening… to that voice.”
I will be forever grateful for this extremely impactful writing session, which naturally led to be the first single of this album." - Christie Lenée
Tracklist
| 2. | That Voice | 3:40 |
Lyrics
THAT VOICE
– by Christie Lenée, Marisa McKay and Bruce Michael Miller
One voice says youʼll never rise up
You might as well quit, youʼll never be enough
Stay down there crawling through the mud
Thatʼs what one voice says
One voice says youʼre looking kind of rough
Telling me Iʼm ugly, no oneʼs gonna love me
Itʼs so hard not to listen to that stuff
Thatʼs what one voice says
But I know I am beautiful
I am wise and powerful
I can do anything, I can do anything
I know who I am
Iʼm not listening, Iʼm not listening Iʼm not listening
To that voice
One voice says youʼll never get a shot
Youʼll never get a break, youʼre never gonna make it
What it takes, you ainʼt got
Thatʼs what one voice says
But I know I am beautiful
I am wise and powerful
I can do anything, I can do anything
I know who I am
Iʼm not listening, Iʼm not listening Iʼm not listening
To that voice
(Iʼm not listening)
(Iʼm not listening)
I know I am beautiful
I am wise and powerful
I can do anything, I can do anything
I know who I am
And I hear the song of who I am
I am strong
Here where I stand
I can do anything, I can do anything I know who I am
Iʼm not listening, Iʼm not listening Iʼm strong where I stand
I can do anything, I can do anything I know who I am
Iʼm not listening, Iʼm not listening Iʼm not listening
To that voice
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Credits
THAT VOICE
By Christie Lenée, Marisa McKaye and Bruce Michael Miller
Christie Lenée: Lead Vocals, 12 String Acoustic, Electric Guitars, BGVs
Keith Carlock: Drums
Adam Nitti: Electric Bass
Charlie Lowell: Organ, Rhodes
Marisa McKaye: Additional Vocals
Produced by Christie Lenée and Matthew Odmark // Lead Vocals Produced by Christie Lenée and Spencer Bradham // Mixed by Mike Johnson at Clear Track Studios // Mastered by Larry Lachmann, Kevorkian Mastering
License
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Acoustic Guitarist of the Year 2019 Christie Lenée is more than a musician – she’s an experience. Her symphonic compositions range from transcendental folk-pop to virtuosic instrumentals. Christie is often described as ‘Michael Hedges meets Joni Mitchell and Dave Matthews,” an integration melodic pop lyricism with catchy hooks and percussive, harmonic textures.