From Laura's latest album "This One Chance"
On That Day
Over the past couple years as I've reflected on my own life and have been through health challenges with close loved ones, I've been thinking a lot about the purpose of life. I wrote "On That Day" about how life is short and we have to choose how we are going to live it. This song takes you into the story of what it would be like to have a near death experience and come back to your life with a new perspective, asking yourself, "who do I really want to be and how do I want to spend my life"?
Little By Little
I wrote "Little By Little" for someone I love who was going through a really tough time. It's a song for anyone who feels worried or overwhelmed or alone. It's about taking life one step at a time and knowing that it will all be ok.
Hide
I wrote "Hide" about a time when someone I love was going through a really tough time and it made him close off to the world and retreat inside himself. When that happens it can be very upsetting and challenging to know how to help that person. This song is about calling the one you love out of their hiding and into connection with you.
Game Over
Have you ever found yourself in the midst of a situation or relationship that was making you feel drained and insecure? I wrote "Game Over" when I was in that kind of situation. I knew I needed to make a change, so I decided to stand up for myself and make my own rules.
Falling Down
Recently I went through a really difficult time in my life when I felt lost and didn't know what to do. I found myself calling out for help, having a conversation with God and asking for a sign or an answer. And the answer that came was that I should stop struggling; that I should give up in order to start again. "Falling Down" is about this experience.
From Laura's debut solo album
Whisper
I wrote "Whisper" about an experience I had while on pilgrimage at the Baha'i World Center in Haifa, Israel. Many years before my pilgrimage, I had a dream in which I felt I'd found my true spiritual home. In the dream I was in a beautiful garden on the side of a lush mountain next to a beautiful blue sea. It was such a powerful experience that it was etched into my memory and I always wished to have that dream again so I could feel that connection again. Years later when I went on pilgrimage , one morning I found myself standing in a beautiful garden and I suddenly realized that this was the garden from my dream. Even though I’d never physically been there before, I had been there in my dream. This song is a meditation on this experience; striving to understand the mysterious journeys the soul can make.
Shine
"Shine" is about being in an interracial relationship and experiencing discrimination. It is about overcoming those struggles together and the beauty that exists when we come together in unity.
One Last Time
I've been through many experiences and encountered many people who've tried to pull me away from who I really am and what I'm meant to do. I've learned that sometimes we have to fight for ourselves and be ready to do whatever is necessary to protect what is most important to us. "One Last Time" is for anyone struggling to stay on their path in life.