“I’ll Keep Believing” is a soft rock song with an almost Bossa Nova kind of feel. Imagine Chris Isaak meets Roberta Flack and you’ll have an idea. Jessica Leia plays acoustic guitar in the background of a beautiful canvas of tones. Enjoy pensive bass lines, and sexy drum rhythms spiced with tambourine, tasty electric guitar chord comps and a gorgeous solo with the lead, as Jessica Leia sings - in a sometimes velvety, and at other times powerful voice - poetic and contemplative lyrics about the fine art of believing.
lyrics
Verse 1
Let’s not let me look now too closely,
Or it might bring me to my knees.
Maybe I’ll gather up all the details
And just let ‘em go – fade into the breeze.
Chorus 1
And I’ll keep believin’, just like the good books tell you to do;
Ignore what I’m seein’ so I don’t mistake it all for the truth. (Oooohhh)
Verse 2
Looking for ways not to get too hasty,
So I don’t melt into the fire.
Maybe I’ll ask some God for permission,
To live in a truth, that makes me a liar.
Chorus 2
Can I keep believin’, is that what you really want me to do?
Ignore what I’m seein’ so I don’t mistake it all for the truth. (Oooohhhh)
Chorus 3
Guess I’ll keep believin’. Hey I got nothin’ better to do.
Days comin’ and leavin’ – guess I’ll just sit here and wait for the proof. (Oooohhh)
Copyright 2008 jessica leia
credits
released May 13, 2021
* Jessica Leia on Vocals and Guitar
* Rich DiBenedetto on Drums
* Rob McCloskey on Bass Guitar
* Dean Kattari on Lead and Electric Guitars
* Mixed and Mastered by Dean Kattari
* Produced by Jessica Leia Dean Kattari
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