we’ve all made mistakes perhaps like me you’ve accidentally woken up at 10:30
you’ve accidentally woken up at 10:30
you’ve accidentally woken up at 10:30 a.m. on a school day added salt instead
a.m. on a school day added salt instead
a.m. on a school day added salt instead of sugar into your coffee or maybe
of sugar into your coffee or maybe
of sugar into your coffee or maybe you’ve purposefully procrastinated on
you’ve purposefully procrastinated on
you’ve purposefully procrastinated on completing your TED talk now this next
completing your TED talk now this next
completing your TED talk now this next song that I wrote is about one of the
song that I wrote is about one of the
song that I wrote is about one of the many mistakes that I’ve made about a
many mistakes that I’ve made about a
many mistakes that I’ve made about a year and a half ago my time was spent
year and a half ago my time was spent
year and a half ago my time was spent messing around in my in my friend’s
messing around in my in my friend’s
messing around in my in my friend’s parents cars with empty bottles and bad
parents cars with empty bottles and bad
parents cars with empty bottles and bad company you got the picture but however
company you got the picture but however
company you got the picture but however much fun I thought it was having I never
much fun I thought it was having I never
much fun I thought it was having I never felt comfortable I never felt like me
felt comfortable I never felt like me
felt comfortable I never felt like me and it was through that discomfort that
and it was through that discomfort that
and it was through that discomfort that I embraced one simple value that has
I embraced one simple value that has
I embraced one simple value that has made all the difference
made all the difference
made all the difference authenticity you see I believe that
authenticity you see I believe that
authenticity you see I believe that connection is why we are here I believe
connection is why we are here I believe
connection is why we are here I believe that humans need and crave connection in
that humans need and crave connection in
that humans need and crave connection in everything that they do whether that be
everything that they do whether that be
everything that they do whether that be in a conversation over coffee or the
in a conversation over coffee or the
in a conversation over coffee or the silent embrace of love or in my case
silent embrace of love or in my case
silent embrace of love or in my case performing for an audience and I believe
performing for an audience and I believe
performing for an audience and I believe that when we don’t show up as our
that when we don’t show up as our
that when we don’t show up as our authentic selves we throw out any chance
authentic selves we throw out any chance
authentic selves we throw out any chance of connection being an artificial
of connection being an artificial
of connection being an artificial version of yourself will only lead to
version of yourself will only lead to
version of yourself will only lead to artificial connection and that is not
artificial connection and that is not
artificial connection and that is not the lens that we should be experiencing
the lens that we should be experiencing
the lens that we should be experiencing life through because when we are
life through because when we are
life through because when we are deprived of real connection we will like
deprived of real connection we will like
deprived of real connection we will like a sunflower deprived of sunlight but
a sunflower deprived of sunlight but
a sunflower deprived of sunlight but let’s be real for a second being
let’s be real for a second being
let’s be real for a second being authentic is hard man it takes courage
authentic is hard man it takes courage
authentic is hard man it takes courage tear off that seemingly perfect facade
tear off that seemingly perfect facade
tear off that seemingly perfect facade that you’ve constructed for yourself and
that you’ve constructed for yourself and
that you’ve constructed for yourself and to allow your innermost self to be seen
to allow your innermost self to be seen
to allow your innermost self to be seen but I believe that when we do take that
but I believe that when we do take that
but I believe that when we do take that risk and show up as our vulnerable
risk and show up as our vulnerable
risk and show up as our vulnerable authentic selves then and only then can
authentic selves then and only then can
authentic selves then and only then can we live the lives we were meant to be
we live the lives we were meant to be
we live the lives we were meant to be anyways I release the song SoundCloud go
anyways I release the song SoundCloud go
anyways I release the song SoundCloud go check it out
check it out
check it out shameless plug this is my amazing friend
shameless plug this is my amazing friend
shameless plug this is my amazing friend Tristan Lee accompany me on Cajon
Tristan Lee accompany me on Cajon
Tristan Lee accompany me on Cajon anyways without further ado this is
anyways without further ado this is
anyways without further ado this is light
light
light [Applause]
[Music]
[Music] Oh
[Music]
[Music] so maybe we stopped
[Music]
[Music] is there a competition
deep inside I won’t be
deep inside I won’t be [Music]
[Music]
[Music] we’ve got
[Music]
[Music] I need help
oh what a face son I’m just living
oh what a face son I’m just living showing not pain weakness when you are
showing not pain weakness when you are
showing not pain weakness when you are not afraid to feel maybe here we stopped
not afraid to feel maybe here we stopped
not afraid to feel maybe here we stopped letting them know just going through
letting them know just going through
letting them know just going through it’s under the lights
[Music]
[Music] to be
[Music]
[Music] [Applause]
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