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Here is our collaboration on 50/90. Marije wrote very beautiful, moving and inspiring lyrics. Valerie sang beautifully with true passion and deep connection with this powerful subject, lyrics and music. Thank you both Marije and Valerie for your great collaboration.
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Valerie Cox:
valeriecox.bandcamp.com
valcoxmusic.com

Marije Querida:
fiftyninety.fawmers.org/user/marije
fawm.org/fawmers/marijequerida/
www.youtube.com/channel/UCSDihY56_OWIuRDOINazetQ

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Marije :
"Goes out to everyone dealing with suicidal thought and even though I know he's far from the only one, Chester Benningtons death inspired me to write this piece I'm far from content with but still wanted to share".

Valerie:
"I wanted to sing this song because the subject matter is much closer to me than a rockstar committing suicide. My 19 year old nephew took his own life this April. It was as harsh, unexpected and tragic as you can imagine. I wish he had realized that we all need to be here. Life is about living so that life can go on, and each one of us are vitality important. I wish I could tell him I love him so that he really believed it. I wish I could tell him how many exciting, wonderful things he was going to do as his life went on. I wish I could tell him that no matter how bad it seemed at the moment, it was going to get better. And I wish I could tell him so he really knew that he could ask for help, and we'd gladly help him. I just wish he were still here".

I Wish ©2017 Marije Querida (lyrics) and Nadia Cripps (music).
Vocals by Valerie Cox, Piano by Nadia Cripps.
Demo by Nadia Cripps and Valerie Cox. Photo by Nadia Cripps.

I wish I had the right words
to talk you through the day
instead of those cliché things
that all the others say

Everything’s imperfect
Perfection is a lie
Don’t judge who can’t go on
it’s not their choice to die

I wish I had the wisdom
to make you understand
that all of us do need you here
that we would take your hand

Everything’s imperfect
Perfection is a lie
Don’t judge who can’t go on
it’s not their choice to die

I wish I had the strength
to help you when in need
but your pain’s taking over me
and gets me on my knees

Everything’s imperfect
Perfection is a lie
Don’t judge who can’t go on
it’s not their choice to die

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released August 1, 2017

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Thank you for listening to my music and my collaborations with other artists. I'm a piano teacher, a pianist, a composer and a songwriter. My music was used in a documentary:
www.togethertv.com/our-big-ms-adventure and in various videos on Youtube.
Please contact me if you are interested in performing/using in movies/TV or publishing any of my compositions or collaborating with me. ... more

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