I recently put out a new song called ‘Ernie’ about my son. You may have seen me perform some of it on Australian Story, who made a beautiful little video for it (below).
Having a kid for the first time is an incredible rush of emotions. There’s elation, despair, gratitude, guilt, sorrow, hilarity and love. Ernie’s father and I wrote the song about that onslaught of often contradictory feelings. One minute you are on the verge of collapse, and the next you will be weeping tears of joy. It’s a very concentrated experience and it’s completely relentless. In the middle of it all is the child, this living, breathing miracle. You keep pinching yourself.
All the things they tell you about having a kid are true, but nothing can ever prepare you for it (which of course, they tell you too).
Kate Miller-Heidke
I recently put out a new song called ‘Ernie’ about my son. You may have seen me perform some of it on Australian Story, who made a beautiful little video for it (below).
Having a kid for the first time is an incredible rush of emotions. There’s elation, despair, gratitude, guilt, sorrow, hilarity and love. Ernie’s father and I wrote the song about that onslaught of often contradictory feelings. One minute you are on the verge of collapse, and the next you will be weeping tears of joy. It’s a very concentrated experience and it’s completely relentless. In the middle of it all is the child, this living, breathing miracle. You keep pinching yourself.
All the things they tell you about having a kid are true, but nothing can ever prepare you for it (which of course, they tell you too).
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