Instagram story viewer> @life2song> Posts

Life2Song

@life2song

127

followers

33

following

Bringing meaningful life stories and experience to song.

POSTS STORIES REELS TAGGED

What am I doing? What is @life2song? I’ll tell you what I’m NOT doing….i ain’t using my gifts to participate in an industry of creativity that’s sucked the meaning out of the art and treated the artist like a commodity instead of a soul.

These songs are not art. They are mirrors, translations, living jewels that embody the essence of a human being having an experience of life. Why perpetuate the notion that art is for entertainment exclusively?

I advocate that our myriad ways of interpreting and reflecting this human experience be of higher service to our state of being. May we course correct our mental health, may we leave behind better juju when we leave, and may our communication technologies reincorporate the first language of humanity….music.

If you’re ready, drop a dm and tell me you have a story to tell.

#musicismylife #musicismedicine #heartledart #life2song by @life2song

18

3

5 months ago

It’s not exactly a new conversation anymore…
the one about how social media, content, news, television, ads, and all the noise are absolutely wreaking havoc on our brains, our souls, and our mental health.

And yet it’s what so many of us magnetize toward.
Myself included.

Ironically, I can’t seem to get enough of a social media rant reminding me that the very thing I’m doing right now may be working against my own best interests.

So here I am.
Leaning in.
Making my own posts about how content isn’t really what it’s all about.

Part of that is devil’s advocate.
Part of it is rebellion.
But part of it is also sincere hope.

If I’m doing this with any real integrity, it’s because I want these little pieces of content to hook you into something deeper.
A real conversation.
A real consideration.
A real moment where you choose a more meaningful experience with somebody in your life away from the screen.

So yes, maybe it’s a trick.
But these days, we haven’t exactly given ourselves a lot of tools or options for redirecting our energy back toward one another in a real way.
And honestly, “in person” can even mean a Zoom call these days.

I guess what I’m saying is this:
can we keep trying?
Can we do the best we can for ourselves and still give real presence a chance?

And when you feel that thing creeping in…
the doom scroll, the numbness, the weird little pity party that the internet can amplify so well…
maybe reach out.
Maybe we talk.

And then maybe I write you a song.
Maybe that helps both of us.

#music #life2song #angelradiolive
#musicismedicine by @life2song

11

1

6 months ago

he fact that we express ourselves is not what makes us special.
Just like the fact that we breathe is not what makes us special.
These are part of being human. They belong to all of us.

So why do we so often let those things pull us into competition?
Why do we let them define our worth?
Why do we let them create distance between us?

If I am strong, maybe what matters most is how that strength helps carry something bigger than myself.
If I breathe, maybe what matters is whether I use that breath to speak something true.
If I love, maybe what matters is whether that love can actually be felt by others.

An old friend once told me that one of the great tensions of being an artist is feeling the need to share what moves through you.
I understand that deeply.
I’ve also shared from places in myself that wanted validation, attention, reassurance.
I think most of us have, in one way or another.

Maybe the invitation is not to stop expressing ourselves, but to grow more intentional about why and how we do it.
To let our gifts become vehicles for deeper connection, not just personal identity.

And still, I hope people never stop creating for themselves first.
I hope we keep tending to our own inner life.
And I hope that as we learn to care for ourselves more honestly, we become more able to offer something real to the people around us—on purpose. by @life2song

8

0

6 months ago

I think I’m done over-identifying with being an artist.

Not because I don’t love what I do, but because I no longer think the point is to be seen as special.

The deeper role, as I see it, is to help restore our ways of communication. And that might be one of the most overlooked functions of art.

People hear artist and think entertainer, prophet, troubled soul, role model, cool person. But art is not the artist. Art is what happens when someone becomes disciplined and open enough to get out of the way and let something true come through.

That doesn’t make the artist better than anyone else. It means they practiced listening.

Maybe we’ve spent too long putting artists on pedestals. I’m more interested in art as service now — art that helps people feel, understand, and connect more honestly.

Less image.More human connection.Less pedestal.More bridge. by @life2song

23

13

6 months ago

People want to make art.
Simple.

But somewhere along the way, our culture convinced artists that in order to justify doing what they love, they have to be the most original, the most magnetic, the most validated, the most followed, the most undeniable.

And I think we’re missing the point.

I think the systems around art miss the point.
I think the audiences often miss the point.
And I think artists themselves often miss the point.

Because the things people most deeply respond to in art are rarely “new.”

Love is not new.
Heartbreak is not new.
Longing is not new.
Wanting to matter is not new.
Wanting to heal is not new.

These are not rare truths.
They are human truths.

And yet somehow, when those same truths are carried by the right face, the right image, the right timing, the right social proof, people flock to it as if they’ve found something sacred…

when often what they’ve really found is just a well-positioned projection.

Meanwhile, what many of us are actually starving for is much older and much more real:

The synchronized breath.
The conversation after the song.
The eye contact.
The feeling of being understood by someone whose life touched the same fire in a different way.

That matters to me more and more.

Because if art loses its humanity,
if it becomes only image, performance, branding, and theater…

then what exactly are we doing?

And who gets to decide what’s important anymore?

I think we are being asked, more than ever, to return to what is real.
To what is embodied.
To what is shared.
To what is actually happening in the room.

Not just what is being projected on the screen.

That’s where I believe the deepest art still lives.

#Life2Song #ArtAndTruth #Songwriting #HumanConnection #MeaningOverMarketing MusicAsMedicine CreativeCulture Witnessing by @life2song

7

0

6 months ago

I’ve been feeling pretty fed up with the amount of distortion in the creative world lately.

And I include myself in that.

It feels like a lot of us get stuck in the phase of needing to be seen…
needing validation…
needing our voice to matter.

And I’m not saying the art isn’t valid.
It is. It’s beautiful. It’s necessary.

But I don’t know if the world just needs more versions of the same lessons
repackaged through individual expression.

I think it might need something deeper.

I think it needs more presence.
More real connection.
More meaningful moments with the people right in front of us.

Less performance.
More witnessing.

I know I’ve missed that at times.

I think we can do better.

I’m exploring what that looks like for me.

#Life2Song
#Songwriting
#MusicAsMedicine
#ArtWithPurpose
#ConsciousCreativity by @life2song

26

1

6 months ago

When you’ve crossed the river and have the spirit and the strength to stand tall on the other side…..

This song tells a story of resilience, transformation, and reclaiming personal power after struggle. It follows the journey from feeling lost and broken to rising like a phoenix, embracing healing, and taking control of one’s life.

#life2song #singersongwriter #colinyouhome #lovemusic #musicheals by @life2song

7

1

2 years ago

Music can heal, yall!! And where healing happens, a song can give the journey a fresh take that amplifies the experience for everyone involved.

In this Life2Song moment, the evolution of the relationship between father and daughter over a lifetime takes on a sweet melody and gives this family something to deepen their bond over.

Family dynamics rock!!! If your own family needs support to be more whole, Life2Song may be just what y’all need (:

#life2song #colinyouhome #musicheals #singersongwriter #lovemusic by @life2song

3

1

2 years ago

Being a father is full on. The dreams we have for our kids are endless but at the end of the day all we can do is be guiding lights for them. “I am the bow, and my kids are the arrows, life is the archer, and we all manifest our own targets”

#Life2Song by @life2song

11

3

2 years ago

The journey into parenthood can be as nerve wracking as it is exciting. From my own personal experience, I know it can be one of the most transformative times in a persons life!

Life2Song will help you sort through these feelings and stories and support you to be the best version of yourself in parenthood that you can! by @life2song

3

0

2 years ago

by @life2song

17

0

2 years ago