I heard this song, "Call of the Wild," by MILCK (aka Connie Lim)
for the first time yesterday, and it brought me to a pause.
--I held my breath
as my body absorbed
the fullness of feeling--
I was struck by the simplicity, yet complexity and range
and delicate touch that this song required.
So I found a guitar tab and started plunking through,
but then realized this was calling me to the piano.
Oh, the piano!
That thing I was forced to take lessons on for four years as a child, before finally deciding I'd tell my mom I didn't like my piano teacher and that I didn't want to do classical piano anymore. To my surprise, I was allowed to quit.
And as I sat down at the piano yesterday-- that's when all the voices set in...
"But that's your favorite key to play on the guitar~~"
"Look at all those sharps!"
"You're so out of practice..."
"That chorus is so high-- and you're a 2nd alto..."
"How will you ever play and sing at the same time up to your
standards enough to record and even think to post it online?"
"Posting your voice online? Way to feed your ego -__-"
"Come on, give it up... don't you have better things to do?"
So yes-- this song brought me back to that place at the once dreaded piano. This time with an authentic desire to want to practice and learn.
Thank you, Connie Lim, dearest soul sister who shares the ancestral family name of the forest with me. Lim, Yim, Lin, & Im--
as I understand it-- are Romanizations of
the same family name, which means 'forest.'
Thank you for speaking out, singing out,
and being the inspiration that you are.
May our voices be heard throughout the world
as we continue to seek and speak our truths
and inspire others, under what ever names we choose.
You-- MILCK, I-- Yuns / Sonaesthetics /
Winged Earth Sky Lotus Rising~~
I feel blessed to share roots and a name with you.
May my simple acoustic cover of your song be enough.
for the first time yesterday, and it brought me to a pause.
--I held my breath
as my body absorbed
the fullness of feeling--
I was struck by the simplicity, yet complexity and range
and delicate touch that this song required.
So I found a guitar tab and started plunking through,
but then realized this was calling me to the piano.
Oh, the piano!
That thing I was forced to take lessons on for four years as a child, before finally deciding I'd tell my mom I didn't like my piano teacher and that I didn't want to do classical piano anymore. To my surprise, I was allowed to quit.
And as I sat down at the piano yesterday-- that's when all the voices set in...
"But that's your favorite key to play on the guitar~~"
"Look at all those sharps!"
"You're so out of practice..."
"That chorus is so high-- and you're a 2nd alto..."
"How will you ever play and sing at the same time up to your
standards enough to record and even think to post it online?"
"Posting your voice online? Way to feed your ego -__-"
"Come on, give it up... don't you have better things to do?"
So yes-- this song brought me back to that place at the once dreaded piano. This time with an authentic desire to want to practice and learn.
Thank you, Connie Lim, dearest soul sister who shares the ancestral family name of the forest with me. Lim, Yim, Lin, & Im--
as I understand it-- are Romanizations of
the same family name, which means 'forest.'
Thank you for speaking out, singing out,
and being the inspiration that you are.
May our voices be heard throughout the world
as we continue to seek and speak our truths
and inspire others, under what ever names we choose.
You-- MILCK, I-- Yuns / Sonaesthetics /
Winged Earth Sky Lotus Rising~~
I feel blessed to share roots and a name with you.
May my simple acoustic cover of your song be enough.
[Verse 1]
I did my best to tame
The beast that cries my name
Flicker into a flame
Into a raging fire
I can't contain
Your temples and your graves
Give weary souls their shade
I was meant to fly
With shadows in the sky
I cannot stay
[Chorus]
I can hear the call of the wild
I can hear the call of the wild
Holdin' out for me
I have to listen
[Verse 2]
I want to be erased
For darkness to embrace
Let nothing hold me back
Let the whole world collapse
There's freedom in that
The love of many years
Grows cold and now I fear
The mountains and the trees
Cry like a symphony (a symphony)
[Chorus]
I can hear the call of the wild
I can hear the call of the wild
Holdin' out for me
I have to listen
Holdin' out for me
I have to listen
Holdin' out for me
I have to listen
[Outro]
I did my best to tame
The beast that cries my name
I did my best to tame
The beast that cries my name
Flicker into a flame
Into a raging fire
I can't contain
Your temples and your graves
Give weary souls their shade
I was meant to fly
With shadows in the sky
I cannot stay
[Chorus]
I can hear the call of the wild
I can hear the call of the wild
Holdin' out for me
I have to listen
[Verse 2]
I want to be erased
For darkness to embrace
Let nothing hold me back
Let the whole world collapse
There's freedom in that
The love of many years
Grows cold and now I fear
The mountains and the trees
Cry like a symphony (a symphony)
[Chorus]
I can hear the call of the wild
I can hear the call of the wild
Holdin' out for me
I have to listen
Holdin' out for me
I have to listen
Holdin' out for me
I have to listen
[Outro]
I did my best to tame
The beast that cries my name
 | Yeon-Hee Yim Nature Lover, Explorer, Audio Director, Lead Composer, Master Music Guide @Sonaesthetics Studios |
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