专辑简介

First of all, I would like to thank God for making this album possible. Without Him, I could not have done this. All of my songs have so much personal meaning in them. I want my listeners to understand where each song came from and understand its personal background. “Chasing Visions” is the first song I have ever written. A producer, Meezy, sent the track to me and said, “Hey, why don’t you write a song to this, and then come in and record it.” I was like, “Really? Me? Write a song?” But I ended up writing the whole thing in just thirty minutes. It was one of the best feelings I had ever had. But actually recording it was even better. Singing my own words into a studio microphone made it that much more real. My main goal in writing that song was to tell the youth of today that it shouldn’t matter how young you are. You should always chase your dreams. I’m tired of adults underestimating kids. You can do anything despite your age. Keep chasing visions. “Scarred” was the first break-up song I ever wrote. It’s about the only two people I have ever fallen in love with. Obviously, the breakups were the worst, and they kept me forever scarred. My song “Motions” was co-written with Meezy. Meezy has had his share of fame, unlike myself. Since my goal for this album was to reach people around my age, I figured he could offer some advice as well. But the chorus and the second verse I wrote myself. I’ve always been small. But I don’t like to be underestimated. Basically, I wanted to put the message out there that even though you are small, you can’t let people walk all over you. “Pain” is a very personal song to me. I have been through so much throughout my teenage years– more pain than I could handle at times. “Pain” is just my advice to those dealing with suicidal tendencies or self esteem issues. Even though things might get worse, you just have to push through the pain and keep going. The fifth song on this album, “Teenage Drama”, was the first song I ever put out for distribution. It’s the only single off of my album. Originally, I was going to entitle my album Teenage Drama, since the album is about transitioning from a kid into a young adult. I wrote “Teenage Drama” when I was a student at a boarding school. The year I spent there had to be one of the worst years of my life. I dealt with bullies non stop. I also gained fifty pounds that year. It seemed like I was always doing something wrong or always getting into trouble for something. Like “Chasing Visions”, “Teenage Drama” is a message to young adults and our elders saying that just because we’re young does not mean we should be underestimated. We should have a say in what we do. Adults expect us to become mature over night. We cannot do that. It’s a transition. Basically, “Teenage Drama” is a message that says we should never be looked down upon because of our age. We should be allowed to make decisions as we become adults in order to help us mature. “Dauntless” is the sixth song on my album. I deal with anxiety, and it took over my life for a long period of time. I put myself in someone else’s shoes and said, “Anna Livi, what would you tell someone in your situation?” And I turned my advice into a song. “So Thru” is definitely a breakup song. My junior year of high school, I dated a guy that could not tell you what two plus two equals. He was probably the dumbest person I had ever met. He did things that made me so uncomfortable. So I was, “So Thru” when I ended it with him. “So Thru” is also about a guy that I had a crush on for a long time, but he could not decide if he wanted to be with me or another girl. I basically told him, “Choose now, or I will be gone.” So I left. “Mine” is the first song I ever made the music and wrote the lyrics to. “Mine” is another cliché song about chasing dreams. It’s about getting myself up to the top to become famous. The dream and the goal is mine, so I have to make it happen. When I wrote “A Day in My Shoes”, I was obviously very upset that once again, an adult had underestimated me. I do not like to be limited when it comes to my being so young. I was being talked to as if I was a preschooler, and I did not like that. I wondered, “What if this person spent a day in my shoes?” It’s not easy being a teenager when so many people doubt your abilities. My roots in music have always been country. I’ve primarily been a country singer my whole life. When making my album, I had so many songs, yet none of them were my original style. I was like, “There has to be a country song on my album, or it just won’t be an Anna Livi album!” From that came “Backup Plan”. “Backup Plan” is a breakup song about one of the guys I wrote about in “Scarred”. This guy really and truly broke my heart, and he apparently thought it funny to play with my feelings. Every time he was single, he came to me and wanted me to be his girl without actually being in a committed relationship. I finally developed enough self respect to end it once and for all, so I did just that. One of my favorite songs on this album is “Live it Up”. “Live it up” is probably one of those partying songs you’d hear on the radio, but you just want to turn it up loud and jam out to it. After I wrote “Live it Up”, I was like, “Wow. I just made a song that I can jam out to. This is a song I can play in my car and really rock out with.” Listening to “Live it up” for the first time, I could picture people dancing in a club with it playing in the background. It’s a really fun song that I hope puts people in a good mood. The last song on my album is called, “I’ll be Back”. “I’ll be Back” is probably my favorite song on Chasing Visions. I was in a really dark place when I wrote “I’ll be Back.” I was so lost and confused and depression was eating me alive. There was just a funk I was in that I couldn’t get out of. I couldn’t get it out of my head that I wanted those feelings to leave. I wanted to leave them. I wanted to escape reality and just find a happy medium; so I did. I got so lost in my writing when I made this song. I did escape my reality. When I came back to it, I felt numb. I was thinking, “No matter where you’re going, you can always come back.” Even if the place you’re going is the wrong direction, you can always go back. I was lost, and I knew I had to return. I thought, “I may be upset now, but… I’ll be back.” I didn’t understand why I felt such dark feelings, and I didn’t understand why they were taking me so far away from reality. But after I wrote this song, I felt this revelation. I was out of my funk. I came back. That’s what the message is. It’s okay to lose yourself for a while, because you will always overcome it and come back from it. You can’t let the past hold you down. You have to return from the things keeping you away from your life. “I’ll be Back” is my anthem to face depression and anxiety with. We all hit dark spots, but we all recover. That’s what Chasing Visions is all about. You may have limitations, but nothing can stop you from chasing after the things you really want. God bless.