I don't really usually write sort of a cheerleader-type lyric. Rachael Yamagata More Quotes by Rachael Yamagata More Quotes From Rachael Yamagata Pain is a huge gift. It can expand you like nothing else. If you can embrace it and sink into it, you'll get to the point where you can bend and transform your experience of it. Having some sort of creative outlet to do that is another gift. Rachael Yamagata embracepaincreative So for those of you falling in love, Rachael Yamagata falling-in-loveeyenight My breaking heart and I agree, that you and I could never be, so with my best...my very best, I set you free Rachael Yamagata agreeheartgoodbye I treasure my mornings. I get up early and ignore everything work-related for the first few hours. It's just me and my coffee addiction. Rachael Yamagata up-earlycoffeemorning Everyone is more than what you see on the cover; we all run deep and have our story. Rachael Yamagata storiesrunning Love could solve everything. Rachael Yamagata solve I used to find places in high school and college, empty rooms or spaces with pianos. Instead of going to a party, I'd play alone for hours. It became my buddy. Rachael Yamagata partycollegeschool I'm a big believer that there's a reason for everything. I'm a hopeless optimist. Rachael Yamagata hopelessbigsreason There's something about [pain] that excites me. If I'm feeling really awful about something, it's because I haven't experienced it before. There's something I need to learn from it. Rachael Yamagata painfeelingsneeds As I grow older, what I find interesting is that I get experience with pain, different types of pain, and I start to see the lovely hilarity of life. Things that were once so crushing take on a different essence. I move through it at a faster rate. It's like traveling: it opens my eyes. My process is to allow myself to have it and to not judge myself or the situation too much, and then to create something with it. Rachael Yamagata crushpainmoving My own brain. When I get it out of the way, I'm fine. Rachael Yamagata finebrainway People who know my music think I'm the most depressed girl on the planet. Rachael Yamagata girlpeoplethinking I wrote my first song when I was twelve on the piano. Rachael Yamagata twelvepianosong I'm addicted to the dynamics of relationships whether they be in love, work, between strangers on the streets, or in the world in general. Rachael Yamagata dynamicsstrangerworld Flute was actually my first instrument. I had a year of lessons and then stopped after feeling like I was going to faint all of the time. Rachael Yamagata lessonsfeelingsyears Hopefully, my tears are worth something to the outside world. Rachael Yamagata hopefullytearsworld I wish you health, and more than wealth, I wish you love Rachael Yamagata wealthwish-youwish Writing and performing are to me what water and movement are to sharks. Rachael Yamagata sharkswritingwater Follow your instincts, and handle all with respect and diplomacy. Rachael Yamagata diplomacyinstincthandle In love relationships, there's such intimacy, and the potential to be the most vulnerable and honest and raw with another person. Why can't we have that transparency with everyone in our lives and reach that higher connection? Rachael Yamagata love-relationshipconnectionshonest
