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Peter Bosman ft. Tamra Hayden - The Great Unknown (2019 reprise)

from Infinite Singles by Peter Bosman featuring Various Artists

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I wrote this song in 2011. It really came from within the core of me, but when it was finished, I had nobody that could sing it. Via clients that came to my studio to record an album, I got in touch with Tamra Hayden, a fantastic Broadway singer. I was extremely grateful that she was open to the idea of recording my song, because she is a brilliant professional singer. A recording session actually came to pass the next year, when I visited New York as part of a business trip, allowing us to record the song while we were together. It was an unforgettable experience that moved me to tears.

In 2013, I released this song for the first time, but at that time, I did not have all the right tools to make a master that sounded the way I really wanted it to. By the time it was 2019, my studio was completely digitally revamped and I could redo the master, making the song sound much more like I always envisioned it.

This is the 2019 remaster version of "The Great Unknown", a song about life itself, about how we all do the best we can to hold our heads up high and face whatever comes next. We close our eyes, take a breath and step into the great unknown.

See the video for this track here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ItSxeB3aeYs

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Innocent and empty is how
We're born into this life
We pick up things along the way
As we find out who we are
But sometimes it just all becomes
A little much to bare
You crumble and you fall
And you're forced to face it all

And you ask
Did I make a difference
Where do I go from here
Do I just let life pass me by
Or do I face my greatest fears
If I stand still and look away
I only die a bit each day
So I should close my eyes, take a breath
And step into the great unknown

I stare into the distance
As the wind blows through my hair
The silence roars inside my head
And I feel the time is here
I have to look inside myself
For the answers that I seek
And realize it's not too late
to start over again

So tell me
How am I supposed to know the right choice from the wrong
What am I supposed to do and where do I belong
For when everything is said and done I still feel so alone
Will anybody walk with me into the great unknown

So tell me
Will I make a difference
Where will I go from here
I don't want to let life pass me by
I want to face my greatest fears
'cause if I stand still and look away
I only die a bit each day
So I close my eyes, take a breath
And step into the great unknown

I'm gonna make a difference
I'm moving on from here
I won't let life just pass me by
I'm gonna face my greatest fears
If I stand still and look away
I'll only die a bit each day
So I close my eyes and take a breath
And step into the great unknown
The great unknown
The great unknown

Copyright Peter Bosman 2011

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from Infinite Singles, released June 29, 2019
Vocals by Tamra Hayden
Written, composed, and produced by Peter Bosman

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Peter Bosman Lelystad, Netherlands

Peter Bosman was born in The Netherlands on Christmas day, 1975. Music has been an integral part of his life since he first picked up a keyboard at the age of 11. The desire to bring his visions for music to life on his own accord, he built his own studio where he produces songs of all styles and types, both instrumental (orchestral and synthesizer) and pop (with vocalists from around the world). ... more

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