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Water From Leaves

from Release The Dove by Bethany Sky Whitman

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Water from Leaves is an all out alternative rocker! Chris, an amazing guitarist from Germany, sent me the riff to this song and I fell head over heals for it!

This song is about my childhood and being terribly bullied, I spent most of my time hiding away in the woods up in the trees where I felt free to be me. I would stare at the clouds and make shapes and when it rained I would drink the water drops from the leaves. “Water from Leaves” is my metaphor for nourishment. Children need their dreams to be cultivated and nourished with love that helps build their inner strength. When a child is belittled and bullied something deep inside them stops growing and even dies. This can bring on a lifetime of emptiness and pain. Like the trees need water to grow and flourish, a child needs someone to believe in them to know they’re safe and loved.

Thank you so very much for your support!! xoxLOVExox

lyrics

She walks down the street staring at the pavement
Everybody’s walking by her no one pays attention
And everything she ever does was so kind yet goes unnoticed
She only has herself escapes into the forest..

I'm the girl in the trees
My feet bare and running
Around as I please
I'm never on the ground
I'm kissing water from leaves
Before the drops hit the sand
In the forest I'm free ohh ohh ohh

She asks the kids to play
Gets laughed at pushed back pushed away
Sticks stones and all alone
Bullied from the children and bullied from home and
She runs a way from the day breaker star makers
Running faster climb higher through the trees you know you are…

I'm the girl in the trees
My feet bare and running
Around as I please
I'm never on the ground
I'm kissing water from leaves
Before the drops hit the sand
In the forest I'm free ohh ohh ohh

She dreams of scraped knees from the bark of her trees and
She needs to escape to run to and hide away....

I'm the girl in the trees
My feet bare and running
Around as I please
I'm never on the ground
I'm kissing water from leaves
Before the drops hit the sand
In the forest I'm free

I'm the girl in the trees
My feet bare and running
Around as I please
I'm never on the ground
I'm kissing water from leaves
Before the drops hit the sand
In the forest I'm free

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from Release The Dove, released July 15, 2013
~“Water From Leaves”
Guitars: Chris A.K.A H2708
Bass guitar, vocals and lyrics: Bethany Sky Whitman

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Bethany Sky Whitman Fort Lauderdale, Florida

I have been creating art and music since I was about 7 years old. I don't really know if I can say it's some kind of escape from reality for me or if it's just a part of what makes me feel whole and alive. What I can say is that I am driven to create without boundaries. ... more

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