On "The Voice" Ryan Tedder said: "This is about my struggle to pursue music fulltime. I got married relatively young so now I'm supporting somebody else and I used to sit around thinking about I can't wait till I'm not counting every single Penny. I wanna be just chilling, counting stars."
Having heard that and then looking at the lyrics again - I definitely get what he's saying. Making it in the music industry can be such a struggle. Not everyone gets discovered or accepted right away, it can be very hard work - on top of that there's having to pay the bills which makes you look at or "count" every Dollar and in his case also having someone else to support. He was probably getting rejected at times but didn't give up hope, looking forward to the time where the goal would be reached. And he believed in himself, saying "we'll be counting stars" as he's sure about it.
Ryan Tedder is definitely a great songwriter. I can connect with so many of the songs.
On "The Voice" Ryan Tedder said: "This is about my struggle to pursue music fulltime. I got married relatively young so now I'm supporting somebody else and I used to sit around thinking about I can't wait till I'm not counting every single Penny. I wanna be just chilling, counting stars."
Having heard that and then looking at the lyrics again - I definitely get what he's saying. Making it in the music industry can be such a struggle. Not everyone gets discovered or accepted right away, it can be very hard work - on top of that there's having to pay the bills which makes you look at or "count" every Dollar and in his case also having someone else to support. He was probably getting rejected at times but didn't give up hope, looking forward to the time where the goal would be reached. And he believed in himself, saying "we'll be counting stars" as he's sure about it.
Ryan Tedder is definitely a great songwriter. I can connect with so many of the songs.