COVER TIME (and some curation discussion!): Brooke Fraser's Arithmetic covered by KAY CLARITY
Happy to share this one with you all! I recorded it last week because I knew my time away would be busy and I wanted to make sure I was able to keep putting up good music for you to listen to!
I do appreciate you all on here sooo much, and am realizing it's hard to make sure I get a chance to see all of your blogs in return, which is actually really important to me. I'd really like to spend more time curating your content, so if you comment on this post (or any of the ones in the next week), I am going to make a point to go and see what you've been posting! Because there aren't notifications about who my new followers are, I can't give you the love I want to in return and it's become very hard to sift through all nearly-1300 of you (wow! What a number!).
So help me! From now on I'm going to try to do that as much as possible, because I really want to see what you are all up to. My voting power is still a little bit lame, but I can at least give you a few pennies and some love :).
I also really believe in Steemit as a platform, and want to start more consciously supporting the best authors/artists/content-creators in the way that I can.
I will likely start posting a little less often to allow more time and energy to curate content and encourage/comment.
Anyway.. hope you enjoy this song! I really love Brooke Fraser's work and this is just a sweet, cute song to cover. I really hope you enjoy it!
Lyrics below xx
"Arithmetic" by Brooke Fraser
I've been staring at the sky tonight
Marvelling and passing time
Wondering what to do with daylight
Until I can make you mine
You are the one I want, you are the one I want
I've been thinking of changing my mind
It never stays the same for long
But of all the things I know for sure
You're the only certain one
You are the one I want, you are the one I want
I've been counting up all my wrongs
One sorry for each star
See I'd apologise my way to you
If the heavens stretched that far
You are the one I want, you are the one I want
[Chorus]
I won't find what I am looking for
If I only "see" by keeping score
'Cos I know now you are so much more than arithmetic
'Cos if I add, if I subtract
If I give it all, try to take some back
I've forgotten the freedom that comes from the fact
That you are the sum
So you are the one
I want
When the years are showing on my face
And my strongest days are gone
When my heart and flesh depart this place
From a life that sung your song
You'll still be the one I want
You'll still be the one I want..
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P.S. If you enjoyed this, here is one of my originals that I'd love to share with you - a bit of a lullaby :).
I really liked this one. So soothing, thanks for singing and sharing with us
Thank you! Very glad to hear :). And you're welcome, as ever!
You're really awesome Kay. Thank you!
Haha I got to yours BEFORE you posted! It's so easy to miss posts :(. It takes a lot of effort, but it's so important that we keep each other encouraged!
Hope you're well :)
Haha yeah, I just noticed! I haven't read your comment yet, so I'll do it right now! :)
But yeah, you're definitely right. It's hard to encourage and talk to everyone, but it's also important to not forget about those around us. :) (Now I'm off to read your comment! :P)
Totally, totally true. It's been a little bit lonelier lately, and I realize it's partially because I haven't been able to interact as much lately--which is sad because I really enjoy people here! Back in business :). There is always so much to stay on top of here. Luckily, it's a joy to!
Yeah, I've felt some sort of "downwards trend" to actually. Not in my own blogs perhaps, but in the community somehow. I don't know, it's most likely just me, but that's what I've felt. :D
Hey lil songbird you! Curating sometimes can be more lucrative per say, I know you will do awesome discovering new talent and sharing it with us!
Teach me your ways! :). I really have had not strategy at all besides wanting to support good things and connect with other authors I appreciate. Partially that has been from wanting to approach everything in simplicity and authenticity, but I'm realizing more and more how important it is we learn to be good curators if we want to see Steemit take off like we all hope!
xx!
I really have no ways haha, just curate highly upvoted articles older than 20 minutes that you truly feel about. 💜
I'm just commenting so you come to my blog.... HA! I joke, I joke!
That's a good plan. Build your roads, maintain them. They will take you places, especially when you decide to travel. Why I'm speaking analogically? I don't know...
P.S. The performance was good too! ~applause~
lolol. You're the best. Truth be told, I'm hesitant in some ways because I have never wanted to comment just to get people over to my stuff--but the thing is, the way I am, I just can't do things unless I do them sincerely, so I really shouldn't worry about that. So I just need to be more aware and do what comes naturally. And yes, then roads are built, and they do take you places! Essentially, when we all function from generosity, things go well here.
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed! I always like when you stop to comment, and certainly am always grateful for your support of me. I want to be able to be that for other people posting consistently strong content!
I know that feeling. To put it bluntly, there are plenty of sycophants around and they have a tendency of ruining the concept of sincerity for the rest of us. I'll often leave a comment somewhere and be completely blown off and I think it's because they thought I was only talking so I could get something out of it in return. They don't know the part about how I don't really need their help, I simply enjoyed their post but I end up blending in with all the riffraff. Others can be funny about it. Once upon a time I paid a compliment to another blogger and in return I received a hefty vote and a few lighthearted words for my apparent butt-kissery. So, to prove a point and to have a good laugh, I flagged my own comment into oblivion. Good times!
For the most part though, the good ones, they know what's real and what isn't, so yeah, just say what comes naturally... and who cares about where it might lead.
It's so strange. Had I been thinking, I would have added this into my post today somehow. Often, the advice given goes something like: say things to people, try to get noticed! You might get followers! You might get votes! You might get both!
...but they never seem to mention how you might simply make someone feel good and maybe make a new friend.
It's true. And it was fun to hear your story!
The relationships are what have kept me plugged in here more than the money, but it's obviously a difficult balance. The money aspect is changing the lives of many of us, and not just in a stupid way: knowing there is an income makes it possible for me to focus here. Otherwise, I would have to stop and put all of my time into trying to get my marketing off the ground on other platforms because.. I am really in need of thing taking off, in one way or another. I still do that other stuff, and need to, but the income brings quality here. The last couple of months I have heavily neglected the other aspects of my work (un-name-able other platforms, for example).
However, while the money brings talent, it also easily corrupts. It's hard to pick apart our own motivations sometimes, and it's obviously something that chronically affects the whole platform. I'm trying to stay focused on saying: hey! I have enough. This is kind of incredibly paying my bills at the moment. If I do fantastically well once in a while.. well.. that's awesome. But, at the base? Enough is, well, enough. I sometimes drift, but always return to gratefulness. I really am just grateful.
I'm torn as well because when it's busy, I want to keep posting, partly due to wanting to prove my commitment to being here, especially when the going isn't as good! But then sometimes that can look like I'm only posting to get money, too. It's hard to "win" here unless you are putting in a ton of time, consistently--treating it like your job. And that makes it difficult to imagine it being mass-adopted if it takes that much time.
Perhaps mass adoption will, in the long-run, be about users primarily being on here to find good content, and only secondarily to have a lottery chance? Don't know. I just know I want to be on here in the right way that both leads to success and makes me a sincere, contributing member of the whole thing. Working it all out.. a little vacation is doing me good in terms of some perspective.
Literally just babbling now. Bed time. Lots of thoughts, and not a lot of discipline!
I love what you’re doing! Keep up the good work.
Thank you! Just went and listened and upvoted :). This is the best idea I've had so far. Now I want more awesome people to comment so I know where to go!
You’re too awesome. ..Much appreciated! 😊
It is pretty much only today that I started to look at the music tag on steemit. I passed out some advice about looking at the tags and trying to ensure appropriate tags for a new user, (he likes music), so I thought if I am going to be able to help people, (new users), then I need to know a little bit more about the different tags.
I am glad I did, I found your post, and one from @danieldyemusic open-mic week with his daughter assisting him, so cute and like your music very nice and pleasant. Thank you.
I'm so glad! Nice to meet you on here - I just went and checked out your blog a bit! xx, Kay
From a fellow musician! Brilliant Kay!
Followed.
Went and took a look at your stuff! :)
Awesome!
Thanks :)
Another fantastic song, Kay. What do you use to record? It sounds pretty balanced--vocals to guitar mix.
Thank you! Just my phone, actually!