Name: What Are You Waiting For by Abigail Markley
Duration: 3 min 28 s
Description: A soaring, emotional rock anthem about breaking free from doubt and chasing the life that’s waiting just beyond fear. With powerful vocals and a driving rhythm, What Are You Waiting For calls us to step into who we truly are — bold, brave, and unapologetically alive.

What Was I Made For? [From The Motion Picture "Barbie"]

A haunting, cinematic confession about the pain of being let down — not only by someone you loved, but by the part of yourself that kept believing. “Betrayed” moves between whispers and raw ache, unraveling the contradictions of love and lies, strength and surrender.
It’s the sound of a heart breaking in slow motion… and the quiet breath that follows when you finally forgive yourself for staying too long.

Betrayed

“The Joy and Fear of Becoming” is a deeply human journey through transformation — a soul surfacing after years beneath the waves. Each song traces the fragile beauty of change, where vulnerability meets courage and healing becomes its own kind of light. Through intimate vocals and original arrangements, Abigail Markley captures the trembling moment between who we were and who we’re meant to be — the quiet breath before rebirth, the tears that shimmer like sunrise on still water.  
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The Joy and Fear of Becoming

A modern folk reflection on what it truly means to make America “great.”
Through the eyes of a parent waiting in line at a food bank, “We’ll Be Great Again” paints a portrait of resilience, hunger, and hope — a plea for empathy in hard times.
Acoustic guitar and mandolin blend with Abigail Markley’s soulful vocals to remind us that greatness is measured not by power or wealth, but by compassion, justice, and the simple dream of feeding our families.

We'll Be Great Again

“I Will Hold You” is a heartfelt indie pop anthem of unity and resilience — a promise whispered between lovers, friends, and everyone fighting to live authentically. Written and performed by Abigail Markley, the song blends gentle synth textures, indie guitar tones, and an uplifting beat that carries a message of courage through adversity. Inspired by the ongoing struggle for LGBTQIA+ equality, it’s both a love song and a rallying cry: that we will hold each other, no matter what storms come our way.

I Will Hold You

“Kings or Queens” is a defiant pop anthem for anyone who’s ever been told they don’t belong. With driving rhythm and a soaring chorus, it celebrates the power of loving fearlessly and living authentically — no matter the rules others try to write for us. We’ve always been worthy. We’ve always been royal. We were crowned the moment we chose love.”

Kings or Queens

An upbeat song that takes us to the warm sunny Shores of South Florida. Because we all know that there’s no place like Miami.

Take Me To Miami

So crushing times deliver this anthem for retrospect and deliverance from the darkness

Starting Over

Dying to Live is a quiet rebirth.
A soft-spoken song about a moment most people never come back from — and the deep clarity that follows when you do.

Recorded with a felt-piano and close-mic’d vocals, this track holds space for breath, vulnerability, and gratitude. No flash. No noise. Just the honest realization that every heartbeat is borrowed… and worth using well.

Written after surviving a medical crisis that stopped the world and then restarted it, this song embraces second chances with humility. The harmonica break feels like fresh air — the pause between the fear of leaving and the joy of staying.

It’s not a victory march.
It’s a gentle vow:

If I’m still here, I’m going to live like it.

Dying to Live

A soaring, emotional rock anthem about breaking free from doubt and chasing the life that’s waiting just beyond fear. With powerful vocals and a driving rhythm, What Are You Waiting For calls us to step into who we truly are — bold, brave, and unapologetically alive.

What Are You Waiting For

Abigail Markley is a genre-blending singer-songwriter whose raw, introspective lyrics explore identity, resilience, and the quiet strength of survival. A proud transgender artist and U.S. Navy veteran, Abigail brings a uniquely soulful voice to the indie-folk and alt-pop landscape. Her music speaks to those navigating the margins—with storytelling that is as vulnerable as it is defiant. Based in Ohio, she co-founded 🌈 Inclusive Rainbow Studios, an LGBTQIA+ affirming creative space built on truth, harmony, and heart.

What Are You Waiting For

Abigail Markley

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