Finding our Feet

Story Behind The Song

I was inspired to write this song following a trip to the mountains with my sister as an adult. It brought back a lot of childhood memories of Sunday afternoons spent in the mountains as a family. As adults we had gone through a difficult time in our relationship and that day I realised that we would be ok regardless; that the memories that connected us were far stronger than any conflict or situation we could find ourselves in. It also captures the sense that we are all a work in progress, always changing and entering new situations, we are eternally "finding our feet".

Song Description

I was inspired to write this song following a trip to the mountains with my sister as an adult. It brought back a lot of childhood memories of Sunday afternoons spent in the mountains as a family. As adults we had gone through a difficult time in our relationship and that day I realised that we would be ok regardless; that the memories that connected us were far stronger than any conflict or situation we could find ourselves in. It also captures the sense that we are all a work in progress, always changing and entering new situations, we are eternally "finding our feet".

Song Length 3:09 Genre Folk - Country, Country - Alternative
Tempo Fast (151 - 170) Lead Vocal Female Vocal
Mood Tranquil, Content Subject Life, Courage
Similar Artists Patty Griffin, Bonnie Raitt, EmmyLou Harris Language English
Era 2000 and later

Lyrics

We go to the mountain,
Like we did as children,
When summer came in.
Hide and seek among the trees,
Father trying to teach us things
How to tell a flower from a weed.


Chorus
And we stayed beneath the trees
The leaves a canopy the light cant break
No different you and me
Wildflowers finding our feet

We go to the mountain
We're no longer children
But pilgrims in need of rest
With sandbags on our shoulders
we're fearful of the waters
Rising within

Chorus

Bridge
And we'll start as we mean to go on,
We'll be the people we long to become x2


Lyrics Joanna Burke Music Joanna Burke
Producer Ola Ersfjord Publisher Joanna Burke
Performance Joanna Burke, Ed Tapceanu, Ola Ersfjord, Farzin Farshgi , Emily McVicker, Leah Burke Label None