Story Behind The Song

One day early in the month of September, 2005, I was doing cartwheels and handstands as usual when I started thinking about how great my life had been. And as I often would, started singing a song to go with what I was feeling and thinking about when I became aware of the song I was creating almost without realizing it.

I was looking up at the sky and thought of lyrics such as 'birds that fly' and 'high in the sky.' But the most important line I came up with was what became the title, 'Shining In My Hair;' which I meant to suggest that I was different from others; something everyone noticed but can't put their finger on.

While walking back to class with the sun shining on me, I realized that I might forget this by the time I got home so I used 'dots' that go up and down to help me remember. A trained musician would not be able to do this--but I could.

Innocent and child-like, who would know that nine months later it would be a record...I did!

Lyrics

I hate horrible, I love beautiful

And I will let you know, beauty covers from head to toe

It's shining everywhere you may go



Shining in my hair, shining everywhere

Shining in the sky, shining at the birds that fly

Shining from the sun, shining to everyone

But they don't notice that it's shining in my hair, shining everywhere

Shining in the sky, it's shining oh so high

Shining from the sun, it's shining to everyone



Peaking autumn colors and cold white winters into

Blooming spring flowers with rain falling down, now everything has changed

Summer has come, the seasons have gone around



Shining in my hair, shinning everywhere

Shining in the sky, shining at the birds that fly

Shining from the sun, shining to everyone

But they don't notice that it's shining in my hair, shining everywhere

Shining in the sky, shining oh so high

Shining from the sun, it's shining to everyone



Shining in my hair, shining everywhere

Shining oh so high, shining oh so high

Shining, shining to everyone