When Did I Forget?
At one point, while following Bailey Rushlow’s 500-mile walking journey, I came across a reel in which she spoke about something that deeply resonated with me.
She talked about how people slowly drift away from themselves while trying to become who the world expects them to be. The message stayed with me for days.
When I later started creating this song for A N N A V I B E S, I tried several times to rewrite those ideas in different words. But every version lost something important. The honesty, simplicity, and emotional impact of the original message were impossible to recreate without losing what made it so powerful in the first place.
For that reason, much of the spoken and lyrical content in this song remains based directly on Bailey Rushlow’s original words and reflections.
I am incredibly grateful that she allowed A N N A V I B E S to build a musical interpretation around those ideas and share them with a wider audience.
If this song resonates with you, I encourage you to follow Bailey’s journey as well. Her reflections were the spark that made this song possible.
Song text based on the words of Bailey Rushlow (@baileynrushlow)
With gratitude and appreciation,
A N N A V I B E S