The Last One

I was inspired to write this song back in 2018 when my husband and I went to San Diego. It had been ages since I'd been to the ocean, and once I got in, I started writing this song. I've been working on it for the past year or so and finally got to where I wanted to share it and pass on the message of what this song is about. Sometimes in life you are going to fail- and those times and times to learn from. You can find yourself in failure if you pay attention to it, learning from your mistakes, and then carry on with life and find happiness by not giving up on yourself.

Walk Until You Can Run- Written by Lara Lenhoff

With everything going on in our country- watching the protests and hearing voices clearly and loudly about making change, standing up for civil rights, fighting against police brutality, watching the violence after curfews and the car chases in California- It's been amazing to see the groups of people stationed outside the governors mansions wanting to be heard, and the white house, where everything BUT an appropriate response has been given to us. This song- this is what has been going through my head- the vocal harmonies and all- which were inspired by my love for Brian Wilson and his gift for harmonies and magic with vocals. Basically, we all need a shoulder to cry on, when the darkness comes.

When The Darkness Comes- Written by Lara Lenhoff

I initially wrote the lyrics to Pieces of the Puzzle back in 2007 and performed it at the Prophet Bar in Dallas, TX. It had a different melody and chord arrangement and I just had to step away from it for a while and came back to it off and on throughout the years. 13 years later, this is how I wanted it all to come together. I'm looking forward to having other instruments and drums come in in the near future. 

The song itself was written when I was in a place in my life where I was lost, searching for meaning in things, reading a lot, and trying to find inspiration for what I was doing at that point with my songwriting and my life.  I was 27 and lots of personal things had transpired that contributed to the backbone of this song; Relationships- especially toxic ones were getting to me at this point in my life, and when those are around, you gotta get away from them. This song is about falling apart a bit and then finding the strength to put yourself back together. Tossing and turning at night, I put myself into this song completely artistically.

The Last One

Nathan Wilks

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