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Draw a bird. Name ten things you’re looking forward to. Write about who or what or where is home to you... Scribbled Pleas is a book of lyrics by singer-songwriter Mia Stegner, filled with unique prompts designed to inspire creative expression and self-reflection. A storyteller at heart, author Mia Stegner views songwriting as an avenue to ask questions, seek answers, and ponder both personal and collective pieces of the human experience. Learn more at www.MiaStegner.com
“This is my ‘going off to college’ song. It’s sort of an Act II of ‘Forget the Sky.’ It’s a literal, contemplative description of my mixed emotions during a particular moment in time, and the special type of panic that starts to set in when you realize a decision you made months ago is really going to start to matter soon. I’d lived in the same city my whole life and I’d never been away from home for very long, and I found myself in a classic state of simultaneous excitement and fright. I wasn’t sure how I’d handle being away from everything that was familiar to me. I knew it felt like the right decision, but I wasn’t sure how I knew that or whether I was right. Was I ready, or did I just want to be? Would I flop, fly, or do a little of both?
I know very little about surfing, but it felt like how I imagine it feels to see a huge wave coming and know you have the potential to ride it and it will be really fun and get you far, but also if you don’t approach it just right it may hit you in the face and knock you off your feet. But I guess either is better than never getting in the water (unless you DIE. But that probably won’t happen so it’s fine). ANYWAY the video was made on the way to a water park (not college, sorry, the car was just for the #aesthetic) and the Mamma Mia: Here We Go Again soundtrack was playing loudly but I didn’t want to ask the fam to turn it off because then it would be silent and awkward and I’d be self-conscious so I played a metronome in my earbuds and mouthed the words and it was probably the most challenging music-related activity I’ve ever successfully completed. And yes, ‘oh oh oh oh oh no oh no here we go here we go oh oh oh no no no I don’t know I don’t know I don’t know but here I go’ are real lyrics that I’ve written, def some of the most sophisticated stuff on the album, thanks.” -@MiaStegner on Instagram, 2/7/19
lyrics
I never thought about what it would be like when it got real
I never thought about what complicated things I would start to feel
But I’ve got hope and I’ve got courage
And I think it’s going to all turn out alright
I’m terrified and nervous
But I think I’ve picked the right fire to light
I don’t really know just what to think
And I don’t really know just how to feel
Oh oh oh
Oh! Oh no, oh no, here we go
Here we go, oh oh oh. No no no
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
But here I go
I never thought about what it would be like if I was wrong
And I never thought about how someday I might stop feeling so strong
But I’ve got hope and I’ve got courage
And I am in it for the long haul
I’m terrified and nervous
But I know that in this life I’ll have a ball
I don’t really know just what to think
And I don’t really know just how to feel
Oh oh oh
Oh! Oh no, oh no, here we go
Here we go, oh oh oh. No no no
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
But here I go
One day I will know where this path will take me
And I’ll have all the answers to my questions maybe
One day I will have a little thing called hindsight
Maybe I will make mistakes
But I’m still glad I picked a fire to light
To light
Oh! Oh no, oh no, here we go
Here we go, oh oh oh. No no no
I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know
But here I go
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