Alice Lee Instagram – I sang this song the night I got kicked off a singing reality show called Rising Star in 2014. The producers of the show had told me I should sing a different song, but I held my ground and sang this one because I felt much more connected to it. After I got kicked off, I was devastated, and I wondered if the outcome would have been different if I had just sung the song they had told me to sing. But of course, it wouldn’t have been. Because I probably would have gotten kicked off anyways singing that other song that meant nothing to me, and then I would have wondered if the outcome would have been different if I had just followed my heart. I was meant to get kicked off that show on that night because that led me to the next decision in my life, then the next, and the next, which all led me to where I am now. To who I am now. And I’m LOVING it here. I’m so grateful, for the tears and the hardships and the joys and the gifts, and I wouldn’t change anything about my life. Every single moment of our lives add up to the sum of who we are. It’s all interconnected. Nothing is insignificant. Nothing is a coincidence. Everything happens for a reason and you’re meant to be exactly where you are. A long way to also say ALWAYS trust your heart and gut and intuition because if you don’t, you’ll wish you had anyways. Also I had lowered the key of this song on the show because I didn’t think I could belt that high, but LOOK AT ME NOW. Never give up on the notes you think you can’t sing!!! Because you CAN. Unless you really can’t sing, then maybe you won’t be able to, but also maybe you still can because it’s a metaphor!!! 🎤❤️🎶 #thestory #brandicarlile #cover #acoustic #risingstar #followyourheart #trustyourheart #everythinghappensforareason