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Thankful to Be Here by Aisha Badru is A Soul-Stirring Gratitude

By Marcus AdetolaMay 6, 2024
Thankful to Be Here by Aisha Badru is A Soul-Stirring Gratitude

Aisha Badru’s Thankful to Be Here is one of those soul-stirring compositions that feels simultaneously intimate and relatable and burrows deep, taking up permanent residence in the soul.

This guitar-driven meditation on life’s bittersweet journey derives its power from Badru’s extraordinarily expressive vocals and poetic, introspective lyrics.

Aisha Badru invites you into her world with a disarming vulnerability. “Days are long, years are fast/Memories are relics of the past,” she muses, her airy yet soulful delivery injecting profound weight into seemingly simple phrases.

This ability to find the extraordinary within the ordinary is one of the hallmarks of great songwriting, and Badru wields it to perfection.

The sparse, elegant production brilliantly complements the song’s emotional resonance.

Stripping away excess layers allows Aisha Badru’s vocals to capture each nuanced inflection and delicate run, conveying oceans of meaning.

As the track unfolds, Aisha Badru contemplates life’s cyclical nature and the inevitability of change through vivid vignettes grounded in relatable, human details.

The real genius of Badru’s songwriting lies in her ability to breathe profound depth into seemingly mundane observations.

Simple meditations like “Kids are home/They’re growing fast” resonate with the piercing emotional truth of watching one’s children outgrow their childhood in the blink of an eye.

Elsewhere, she crystallises the searing loss of loved ones into the haunting yet beautiful line, “The people that we know will become a memory.“

With an alchemist’s touch, Badru transmutes the banalities of everyday life into spellbinding verbal artefacts.

Yet woven through the nostalgic refrains runs a profound gratitude.

Yes, life deals its blows, but Aisha Badru insists we must embrace the sweet along with the bitter.

Her words capture those cherished moments of simple contentment – a quiet night spent with those who matter most.

Thankful to Be Here becomes an affirmation of the human spirit’s ability to endure and even thrive amidst adversity.

This perspective elevates the song from a mere rumination into a transcendent statement of hard-won resilience.

Aisha Badru Thankful to Be Here Song Cover
Aisha Badru Thankful to Be Here Song Cover

When you feel the world quieting down and the night’s gentle embrace wrap around you, let Aisha Badru’s Thankful to Be Here be your solace.

In those moments of calm reflection, this song becomes a tender guide, leading you through the introspective passages of self-acceptance and gratitude.

Aisha Badru’s voice, soft and reassuring, whispers truths into the heart, encouraging you to savour the fleeting joys of life while finding comfort in the enduring embrace of gratitude.

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Aisha Badru Thankful to Be Here Lyrics

Days are long, years are fast
Memories are relics of the past
Filled with the love and all the pain that didn’t last
Summers hot, winters cold
Changing seasons remind me I’m getting old
Don’t know how far I’ll get
But there’s one thing I know

I am thankful for the lows and highs
Thankful for the love and fights
I’m thankful to be laying next to you at night
Thankful for the tears
The lessons collected throughout the years
When all is said and done
I’m thankful to be here

Kids are home
They’re growing fast
They tell me it will soon become the past
The days I wish would end
I’ll wish I could get back
Passing time is bittersweet
Every goodbye could be the last time that we meet
The people that we know will become a memory

So I am thankful to be alive
Thankful for the laughs and cries
I’m thankful for the days and thankful for the nights
Thankful for the tears
The good times collected throughout the years
When all is said and done
I’m thankful to be here
Thankful to be here

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