Annika Jayne – Heart of Mine

“Heart of Mine was recorded in 2016 at Kleine Audiowelt at Sandhausen, Germany and produced by Daniel Deboy (The Late Call). Percussion was added by Peter Hinz. This song is about fear, anxiety and panic but also hope and finding a way out. Annika writes about the songwriting process: “I was lying in bed, worrying. My heart was racing, it was running around in circles, imagining dangers everywhere. So, I talked to my heart and told it to slow down – because there is no way you can win a race when you’re panicking. In that night I created a mantra for myself which was soon going to be the chorus of this song: ‘Heart of mine, slow down, if you slow down, you’ll win all life’s races…’ ” In the song the artist talks to her heart like a mother would talk to her frightened child: “It’s alright..there is nothing to fear. Slow down, calm down, have faith, let go.“ You may want to win, but fear is your worst enemy. It takes you get lost. Have faith, let go of the fear and the sun will rise again. This is an important message for everyone to hear.