Artospective: 10 Lyrics by K.K. Foster from New Jersey.

An Interview with K.K. Foster.

Who and where are you from?

My name is K.K. Foster and I am 34 years old and live in New Jersey. I am a lyricist and artist. I am also a full-time teacher at a private school for children with language-based learning differences.

What brought you to Lyrics Writing?

When I was about 12 years old, I started to really get into writing poetry. My older sister was a beautiful writer (and still is) and rarely did I get to read her work, but when I was lucky enough to, I was blown away by her ability to describe feelings and emotions, painting these pictures in my mind as I read. I wanted to write like she did, and so writing became another hobby of mine that I loved and worked at. Around the age of 14, I started trying to write song lyrics. I have always loved to sing and listen to music because it has always evoked so much emotion for me. I find that music is incredibly universal and no matter what you are going through or what you are thinking or feeling, there is a song out there that you can connect with. I want to be a songwriter who writes those lyrics.

What is your driving force?

I would have to say that my driving force is that lyrics and art and love are a huge part of who I am. Writing lyrics has been a way for me to express myself, either when I wasn’t sure how to verbalize what was in my head or my heart, or when I just wasn’t ready to express something. From the first set of lyrics I’ve ever written, I’ve always said that my biggest goal in life is to have one song out in the world that people can listen to. I wanted to write something meaningful that people could connect with. I love music and I love the way a song can make me feel. I wanted to make others feel something with my words. I love love, and I write what I feel, think, or see. Over the past several years, my focus has been on writing lyrics and drawing the heart and eyes, two things that fascinate me. I’ve done some small drawings for people throughout the years, and it has always been an amazing feeling when someone likes something I’ve done. In addition, I’ve co-written two songs with an acoustic duo; one is on their YouTube channel, and titled “Happy.” These songs have been performed at bars, weddings, and on the local news. So my continued driving force is to share my heart and soul through my lyrics and hope that someday they can become that song that someone falls in love with.

What kind of work you do and why?

I write song lyrics, lyrical poetry, and I draw. As I’ve mentioned, I write because it’s a form of self-expression for me. Drawing provides the same feeling. It is this wordless opportunity for me to share my thoughts and feelings, or to simply relax and escape for a few moments. I love pencil sketch and ever since I was young, that has always been my medium of choice. As a lyricist and artist, I am always looking to be challenged and inspired by other’s work, and appreciate the many talents that exist around this world. I do this work for myself, and I hope someday I can collaborate and write songs with singer-songwriters. I would love to create something that others find meaning in or can connect with. The world is a big place, but it would be amazing for someone to read or listen to something that I have written and feel connected, knowing they aren’t alone in this world.

Tell us more about your thought process.

My thought process when I write is generally inspired by something I am feeling or an experience I’ve had or witnessed, to my hopes and prayers for the future. I find inspiration all around me, from a noise to a word someone says, or a scene from show on television. Nature, music, human interactions and emotions - all of these things can excite something in me and so I write down a quick lyric. Sometimes it turns into a full set of song lyrics while other times, it remains a short lyrical poetry piece.

Please share with us the one modern Lyricist whose work you find Interesting and why?

I have constantly amazed and in awe of the talent that exists in the world of music and songwriting. It is honestly hard to pick just one as there are singer-songwriters who have been a part of my journey since I first started trying to write lyrics. One of my favorite singer-songwriters is Sara Bareilles. Her lyrics and her music are beautiful. When I hear her sing or read her lyrics, I feel like I am part of an experience. Each song is a story unto itself. I have found that she has a way of capturing emotion in a way unlike anyone else. Another singer-songwriter that inspires me is Andrew McMahon. His songs are detailed and emotive, always expanding my mind as to what it means to write a song. Further, Missy Higgins is one of my favorite singer-songwriters because her songs are unique and take you on a lovely journey filled with emotion and perspectives that feel relatable and real. She writes songs with passion and that is conveyed in her lyrics. Finally, another huge inspiration for me is Ed Sheeran. His songs feel like love and the human experience brought to life through music and words. I feel like every word he puts into a song has a specific purpose and evokes a memory or feeling in the listener and that is truly incredible. What I admire about all of these artists is that their work is so visual and their lyrics are written with so much imagery that each song is a gift to experience.

All I Need To Know

I remember the days when I was young

Playing imaginary games, safe at home

School and friends, breaks and bends

The feeling of my first crush

Never wanting it to end

Yeah, I've grown up believin’ in love

So no matter who’s broke your heart before

I'm here to love you better

Love is all you need, someone once told me

The real thing makes your heartbeat, run soul deep

So darlin’, if you let me...

I wanna be your Friday night in

Or Tuesday night out

I wanna be your favorite song,

You want to sing out loud

Cause you're the hand I want to hold

Far beyond growing old

Yours is the only heart

Meant for mine in this world

This is all I need to know

There are nights when I can't sleep

I look at you and I feel free

I can't take my eyes off you even when it's dark

I’ll take all your scars and all your pieces

Remind you you're amazing

Be whatever you’re needing

Love is all you need, someone once told me

The real thing makes your heartbeat, run soul deep

So darlin’, if you let me...

I wanna be your Friday night in

Or Tuesday night out

I wanna be your favorite song,

You want to sing out loud

Cause you're the hand I want to hold

Far beyond growing old

Yours is the only heart

Meant for mine in this world

This is all I need to know

Just breathe with you, that is all I want to do

Learn and live, moment by moment

Me and you

Let's travel the world, our two curious hearts

Ignite a hope, wherever we are

You are the wish I found within the stars

This is all I need to know

Love is all you need, someone once told me

The real thing makes your heartbeat, run soul deep

So darlin’, if you let me...

I wanna be your Friday night in

Or Tuesday night out

I wanna be your favorite song,

You want to sing out loud

Cause you're the hand I want to hold

Far beyond growing old

Yours is the only heart

Meant for mine in this world

This is all I need to know

Begin Again

I wake up to the sound

Of each and every rain drop

Making pools upon the ground

Ripples echo loss of trust

All that's missed, flows through us

There you are, inside my mind

Tangled between all the memories

A quiet exchange, screaming I can’t hide

From all the ways you touched me

Refrain:

Listen to your heart they say

Follow how it beats, have a little faith

Broken pieces of my soul

Dancing on my skin, fighting

I want to get my life back

So tell me, is this how I begin?

Cause I was rainbows of colors once

Now painted in shades of gray

You were my muse, I the beat

You the rhythm, the melody like gravity

Can you feel my hands, they’re shaking

Do you hear my thoughts, they’re racing

Just a taste to ease the ache

So far from who we used to be

Refrain:

Listen to your heart they say

Follow how it beats, have a little faith

Broken pieces of my soul

Dancing on my skin, exclaiming

I want to get my life back

So tell me, is this how I begin?

A friend to steady my ship

A hand to hold, back and forth to give

Love it lived in all my bones

My heart so pure, all I know

Recalling on the moments

We spent laughing, talking in the breeze

I can still feel the sun’s light

It felt different with you beside me

The words you spoke,

The actions that you chose

Now reflections brought to fragments

Tattooed collections of lost hope

Refrain:

Listen to your heart they say

Follow how it beats, have a little faith

Broken pieces of my soul

Dancing on my skin, singing

I want to get my life back

Feel alive, dwell in the brilliance

How do I make sense of this

The scars don’t heal the emptiness

We inspired Us in our days back then

Oh how I want, I need to live and love

To breathe again

You became my favorite place

I became your better days

Perhaps in time, we’ll mend the space

Find promise inside each other’s company

10:10 the wishes and the prayers

Twirling images of all I’m used to matter too

A voice that speaks, defining rare

Light to dark, I’m lost without the truth

Refrain:

Listen to your heart they say

Follow how it beats, have a little faith

Broken pieces of my soul

Dancing on my skin, seeking

I want to get my life back

Searching for the answers, and so I begin.

Better Than This

Favorite songs playing as I drove out to the countryside

Searching for my happy place inside the summer sky

Let me tell about a woman I met, with alluring brown eyes

She had a map of the world in her smile, I swear it changed my life

Refrain:

She said, “you’re everything I’ve always wanted, but you deserve better than this”

Well you have my heart, perfectly unexpected

This love is worth the risk

She told me she had been in a relationship

She’d never gotten back all she had to give

Despite the words, actions stayed relevant

That best friend love, maintained them

Refrain:

She said, “you’re everything I’ve always wanted, but you deserve better than this”

Well you have my heart, perfectly unexpected

This love is worth the risk

I just knew there was something about her

She had a heart unlike the rest

A creative mind, and that voice, it sang

She was the muse inside my music

And all that I could say was,

“Love, you deserve better than this”

Refrain:

She said, “you’re everything I’ve always wanted, but you deserve better than this”

Well you have my heart, perfectly unexpected

This love is worth the risk

She had this hidden curiosity

Like she’d be through a lot

I could feel her resiliency

As my walls were coming undone

I knew I had to prove to her

She was so much more than enough

Refrain:

She said, “you’re everything I’ve always wanted, but you deserve better than this”

Well you have my heart, perfectly unexpected

This love is worth the risk

“You’re everything I’ve always wanted,

we both deserve this”

Well you have my heart, perfectly unexpected

This love is worth the risk

Dear Heart

Dear heart, another day is over now

I've tried my best to make you proud

There are moments where I struggle

Yet my thoughts don't make a sound

Dear heart, thank you for beating like you do

It's takes a single constant beat

To change people's points of view

Refrain:

Cause this rhythm in my chest

Is a feeling only you can give

And I thank you, dear heart

For giving me a chance

Loving you, you loving me

I need you like I need to breathe

Dear heart, I want to get lost and found

In the depths of your rules

All that you are

Reminds me living is our truth

Refrain:

Cause this rhythm in my chest

Is a feeling only you can give

And I thank your dear heart

For giving me a chance

Loving you, you loving me

I need you like I need to breathe

Let’s wanna spend a little time talking ‘bout life

Drink a little wine, find your lips on mine

Tell me what your biggest fears are

So I can figure out how to conquer them all

Refrain:

Cause this rhythm in my chest

Is a feeling only you can give

And I thank you, dear heart

For giving me a chance

Loving you, you loving me

I need you like I need to breathe

Dear heart, looking up at the sky

When it's filled with blue or stars at night

Guarded souls, they walk

And I find myself searching

For you, feels like home

Hyperthymesia

I look at the world like it's all art

We are each the artists, I like to believe

So here I am displaying my heart

I think with feeling, everything, faithfully I bleed

Refrain:

I have hyperthymesia for all things I love

Hyperthymesia, explains

Why it's you that’s in my bones

A connect the dots, each point

A moment that unfolds

The way my heart belongs to you

Like a love it's never known

My bliss, a string of colors, I experience

Every letter and action all its own

You're the beat and the rhythm

The always in forever living in my soul

You can touch my skin

Waves of ripples inside begin

Hear your laugh, the first time I lost my breath

Every day we spent, comes rushing back again

Refrain:

I have hyperthymesia for all things I love

Hyperthymesia, explains

Why it's you that’s in my bones

A connect the dots, each point

A moment that unfolds

The way my heart belongs to you

Like a love it's never known

My bliss, a string of colors, I experience

Every letter and action all its own

You're the beat and the rhythm

The always in forever living in my soul

And I just thought you'd like to know

I can picture the way you walk

Close my eyes, your voice plays on

All your little details were all my favorite parts

Your beauty mark, how you look in the dark

Your kiss, your touch,

The way you look when you first wake up

My love, you are so much more than enough

Refrain:

I have hyperthymesia for all things I love

Hyperthymesia, explains

Why it's you that’s in my bones

A connect the dots, each point

A moment that unfolds

The way my heart belongs to you

Like a love it's never known

My bliss, a string of colors, I experience

Every letter and action all its own

You're the beat and the rhythm

The always in forever living in my soul

Everything you said in both word and wordless conversations

Hyperthymesia, how you looked at me

Is something I'll never ask to forget

Cause you saw me unlike anyone had

You loved me for exactly who I am

Refrain:

I have hyperthymesia for all things I love

Hyperthymesia, explains

Why it's you that’s in my bones

A connect the dots, each point

A moment that unfolds

The way my heart belongs to you

Like a love it's never known

My bliss, a string of colors, I experience

Every letter and action all its own

You're the beat and the rhythm

The always in forever living in my soul

I never forget, it all plays on

You and I, my infinite love song

Mighty, We Are

There are no limits

Even when we reach the edge

I don’t know yet what to expect

All I’m asking is that you take my hand

Refrain:

Our eyes they see between the seams

Our hearts they beat a little differently

We are imperfect perfectly

We’ve got an understanding of what we choose to be

With me beside you love you beside me

We are mighty

The necklace I wear around my neck

Reminds me that every little thing is a gift

I let go of the things I can’t forget

With your simple touch, I grow in each breath

Refrain:

Our eyes they see between the seams

Our hearts they beat a little differently

We are imperfect perfectly

We’ve got an understanding of what we choose to be

With me beside you love you beside me

We are mighty

I remember sharing antidotes

Of dandelion wishes childishly blown

The one drawn into your wrist

A constant reminder to never give up hope

You are the aurora

Streaming colors to my eyes

Oh I adore the atoms that in you define

The way you walk, and sustain my mind

Refrain:

Our eyes they see between the seams

Our hearts they beat a little differently

We are imperfect perfectly

We’ve got an understanding of what we choose to be

With me beside you love you beside me

We are mighty, we are

We are smooth, yet strong like whiskey

Feelings flow from our skin to bones

If there’s one thing I need

It’s you beside me wherever I go

Together, we are mighty

We are mighty

That’s all I need to know

Ocean and Coastline

Tiny details of railroad tracks

I'm sitting here all mixed up in my head

Looking for answers

Inside empty candy machines

I just want to be on the rising side

Of ever after happily

Refrain:

I'm holding on to the hope

That you’ll choose me as your lifeboat

Morning, day, as night unfolds

I'll wrap you in my arms, I'll be your antidote

With a smile, a little laughter when you need it

Blue skies, fireflies, our two hearts beating

A mix CD with our songs magically designed

You're my ocean love and I, I'll be your coastline

We go through many different hardships

Some impossible to explain

Until you find the person who

Makes the little things feel big

I'm praying for our souls to fly

Together in this space and time

Forever’s all I'm asking for

Always, will I love you more

Refrain:

I'm holding on to the hope

That you’ll choose me as your lifeboat

Morning, day, as night unfolds

I'll wrap you in my arms, I'll be your antidote

With a smile, a little laughter when you need it

Blue skies, fireflies, our two hearts beating

A mix CD with our songs magically designed

You're my ocean love and I, I'll be your coastline

I've envisioned all the happenings

Anytime cuddles, midnight musings

As daunting as it can be

To give your heart away, just breathe

I am yours, with every petal plucked believe

You are mine, it's safe to dream

Refrain:

I'm holding on to the hope

That you’ll choose me as your lifeboat

Morning, day, as night unfolds

I'll wrap you in my arms, I'll be your antidote

With a smile, a little laughter when you need it

Blue skies, fireflies, our two hearts beating

A mix CD with our songs magically designed

You're my ocean love and I, I'll be your coastline

No I'm not sure how I got so lucky

What a gift you are to me

You're every color in the spectrum bursting

That illustrates our love’s story

With a smile, a little laughter when you need it

Blue skies, fireflies, our two hearts beating

A mix CD with our songs magically designed

You're my ocean love and I, I'll be your coastline

Sincerely Love Inscribed

Trust your soul, it's full of wisdom

It guides your heart, to the right decisions

Even when you're feeling lost

I'll be there for you at any cost

For on this roller coaster we call our lives

I want to be your relief, sincerely love inscribed

I want to jump, swing away

I want to sweep you off your feet, and never be afraid

I'm asking you to listen close

Your heart's the heart mine has chose

Listen to them whispering, a steady lullaby composed

You are my home, you are my hope

Inside the corners of your mind

Where we often worry and forget it'll be alright

Is where I'll be holding tight, sincerely love inscribed

So beautiful, unimaginably untouched

Filled with grace, I search for any simple phrase

To describe how the sound of your voice

The reflection of your eyes, is my darling space

But I sometimes stumble over all the combinations

To create the perfect image of all the little things

You make me feel and think

It's alright, together we are the finest fine

With your hand in mine I can hear and speak and dream

Of doing anything we want in life

Brush your teeth right next to me

I love your squint when you smile

I want to know every freckle that's mapped across your skin, for I believe

It's my own starry night

You balance me, sincerely love inscribed

I adore the way you put on makeup

Even though it's something you don't ever need

I wish I could reflect the you, the atoms I'm so fond of

But my words can't compete with the real thing

So many passing moments

I'm so happy with you swimming in my bones

Fingers to toes

Tell me each fear and dream you hold

I'm in love with every piece of you, whole or unknown

We are our curiosities and the fuel in our fights

The stumbles and mistakes we make

Give us courage as our guide

I'd rather fight with you, and learn to grow with you beside

For you showed me I'm enough, sincerely love inscribed

We know this life, it ain't always gonna be so easy

But you got me, right by your side

I'll be your lock if you'll be my key

And you're like water

Something my body just needs

For the balance, for the healthy

I'll be your breakfast, lunch, and dinner

Whatever remedy that keeps you here with me

Through the struggles, the bruises, aches, and bleeds

I'll cradle your heart with the sweetest grace and honesty

You are the echo in my heart beats

They keep me gracefully unquestioning

I feel you push and pull against me

Your love like gravity, necessity

You fuel my whole system’s functionality

Shadows, worries, turn left or is it right

Lost in reflection, interpretation

None of it matches the faith in your eyes

No matter where the roads may lead us

Take my heart to burn the light

I am always with you, sincerely love inscribed

Sticks and stones, we’re made of lovely bones

Stitched together with personalities that form

From childhood play dates and imaginary games

To notebooks full of hidden messages and

Words, our rawest hearts scribbled our souls upon the pages

We’ve got freckles placed in artistic ways

Scars, eyelashes, and our own unique distinctive scapes

You are wonderland to me

Ingenuity, the map of, what I feel for you I need

I want to be all you believe you need to survive in this life

Cause I love you with all my molecules and everything this world has created in time

You're perfect, that's what I believe and hold with all my clarity to be

All of you means everything to me

What's good and true and beautifully changing

I love you always, you can see in our eyesight

It’s our romanticized birthright, sincerely love inscribed

I can't help the way you make me feel inside

It's love in the ways it's ever possibly been described

I love you, with all my heart, sincerely love inscribed

Soulmate

Anima gemella, compagno spirituale

In any language, it means the same

My unconditional love, my soulmate

You are the breath I breathe

The favorite part of my days

There are moments where I catch myself

Hanging on your words

As though they give the pulse that flows

To the beat that my heart prefers

I can trace the curves of your body

Memorize the way your smile fits inside of mine

You are the definition of what is good enough

Unparalleled, I your left, you are my right

Anima gemella, compagno spirituale

In any language, it means the same

My unconditional love, my soulmate

You are the breath I breathe

The favorite part of my days

Whether we find ourselves

Growing up or falling down

You are the melody that keeps us going

The steady to the steps we take

That lead us home where we are found

I find I’m inspired

By the tips of your fingers

The look in your eyes

The way your clothes touch your body

The indescribable love of my life

Anima gemella, compagno spirituale

In any language, it means the same

My unconditional love, my soulmate

You are the breath I breathe

The favorite part of my days

Steady

Sitting on the edge of the water

Watching the sun rise up

There’s a quiet breeze in the air

I find warmth in the thought of us

An unknown contemplation

Flurries words unseen on my skin

I watch the ripples in the water, breaking

Feel the freedom as the day begins

Refrain:

You are my heart’s first beat in waking

My mind’s last belief before sleep

Love, it’s ours for the taking

To radiate, to grow in, to breathe

The melody requires a steady beat

Like you and I, the song’s necessity

A simple foundation, becomes a habit we feed

Dancing to the story we are creating

So many colors alive in the sunset

We catch fire, we are brilliant affections

Smile with the truth, my favorite reflection

In love, rock steady, with my best friend

Refrain:

You are my heart’s first beat in waking

My mind’s last belief before sleep

Love, it’s ours for the taking

To radiate, to grow in, to breathe

The melody requires a steady beat

Like you and I, the song’s necessity

A simple foundation, becomes a habit we feed

Dancing to the story we are creating

For more of K.K. Foster Check the links below:

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kkfosterlyrics/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/pg/kkfosterlyrics

YouTube: https://youtu.be/wzwFacGARtE (Link to the song I co-wrote with 3 West and performed by them)

10 Lyrics by K.K. Foster from New Jersey.

Who and where are you from?

What brought you to Lyrics Writing?

What is your driving force?

What kind of work you do and why?

Tell us more about your thought process.

Please share with us the one modern Lyricist whose work you find Interesting and why?

All I Need To Know

Begin Again

Better Than This

Dear Heart

Hyperthymesia

Mighty, We Are

Ocean and Coastline

Sincerely Love Inscribed

Soulmate

Steady

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