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This video’s a few years old now, but I’m just catching up on Becca Stevens’ excellent music after discovering her through this Snarky Puppy video, and this song is amazing. This ain’t pop music, folks; Becca likes sophisticated, unexpected chord progressions and cadences, which makes her my kind of musician.

Weightless
By Becca Stevens
The Becca Stevens Band
Directed by Shachar Langlev
Screenplay by Becca Stevens

Featuring (in order of appearance):
Dana Burshtine
Becca Stevens
Jordan Perlson
Liam Robinson
Chris Tordini
Johna Blake
Charlie Grenadier
Charlie Wamble
Katie & Baby James

Thanks to:
The Crew: Shachar, Alon, Roy,
The Helpers: Katie & Baby James, Harish, Talia & the Amazing Billigs, Gretchen, Einat, Rio, Rebecca, Doug & Janna, Liz, Nitzan
The Locations: Hillside Elementary School, Palisades Interstate Park, the Billig’s family daycare. ;)

Weightless
Lyrics & music by Becca Stevens

There’s nothing like witnessing the moment
that a life lets loose and falls to the ground.
Weak autumn winds tip them,
easy,
like a wish upon weightless dandelion seeds.
Each life beaming at its brightest now,
falling.
The road rises up to greet
and is painted for the day,
sacred,
To witness a life let loose,
and be grateful for this gift.

I know this is hard but by holding on you only make it harder,
so let go,
embrace what you are.
Hold other hearts only to the truth of what they are,
sacred,
expect nothing more.

‘Cause there’s only now,
change all your thoughts from loneliness to solitude,
sacred,
the space that you’ve found.
Keep holding your ground even through the shadows all around,
quiet,
and don’t make a sound.

Cause there’s nothing like witnessing the moment
that a life lets loose and falls to the ground.
Weak autumn winds tip them,
easy,
like a wish upon weightless dandelion seeds.
Each life beaming at its brightest now,
falling.
The road rises up to greet
and is painted for the day,
sacred,
To witness a life let loose,
and be grateful for this gift.