Lyrics for Leaving Salinas

Step out the door into the rain / I gotta face another day / But I don’t wanna see no one / It’s times like this I’ve just begun / To see this place for what it is / And I don’t wanna feel like this / It’s sadness soaked in misery / And I am trapped without a key / But oh

Oh, I’m leaving Salinas / Oh, I’m leaving Salinas

So this is just a stepping stone / A place where I can feel alone / I am so far from my home / The memories play a blissful song / And in my head I see the sun / The rivers carry me along / Back to the place where I belong / A place that I can call my own / ‘Cause oh

Oh, I’m leaving Salinas / Oh, I’m leaving Salinas

And to that place I will return / With bags unpacked and lessons learned / The place will look so differently / But I think I will learn to see the rolling hills, the purple skies / All of this with my new eyes / The long, long roads that I can drive / To places far beyond the sky / ‘Cause oh

Oh, I’m leaving Salinas / Oh, I’m leaving Salinas / And oh, I’m leaving Salinas / Oh, I’m leaving Salinas

Let Me Rise was recorded in Quito, Ecuador over the course of 6 months. Most of these songs were written while Vanessa was living in South America and feature the musical stylings of artists from several different countries. Driven by Vanessa's distinctive arrhythmic guitar picking and unique voice, this is an album that has stories to tell.