Rachel Williams

UNBROKEN GROUND
(Rachel Williams/Bruce Wallace)

New relationships are always a risk.  The more you invest, the greater the stakes.  But if it's right, then it's obviously worth it in the end.  But how will you ever know how good love can be if you don't step outside your
comfort zone,  look beyond what you think you know, and dig a little deeper?  This song talks about how love's not always going to be easy, but that she thinks this guy is worth taking the plunge and going where they've never
gone before...opening up, venturing into unchartered waters, and ultimately...breaking ground.

YOU LET ME
(Rachel Williams/Sara Beck/Kim Copeland)

Break-ups suck.  They hurt no matter how you look at it.  I'd just been fresh off my latest break-up and was definitely feeling the aftermath, therefore, talking about it non-stop the entire week after.  Luckily, my co-writers didn't seem to mind.  So they sat there, as I went through the whole situation, the scene of that night, and half
a box of Kleenex.  I debuted the song at the legendary Bluebird Cafe two days after we finished writing it and it came off great!  The response was so overwhelming positive, and I felt more enlightened and empowered each
and every time I performed it.  Now, fully recovered, it's still one of my favorite songs I've ever written!  I feel like I turned my heartache into something catchy and relatable!

WHAT IF WE DO
(Rachel Williams/Paul Sikes)

There's always that chance that when you meet someone new and you get your hopes up, that they are not going to
turn out to be "the one" for you.  However, how exciting to think that maybe this IS "it"!  It'd be a whole lot safer to not even try, but you might be missing out on that one great love you've been waiting for.  I've never
been too good with writing happy, love songs, but for some reason, this one came easy for me and my co-writer. The song took on a whole new life once we got it in the studio.  The groove is infectious and yet, simple.  Just the way love should be, right? 

A WOMAN TO LOVE
(Rachel Williams/Bruce Holloway/Karleen Watt)

I'll admit it, I too am guilty of settling for the "less than perfect" guy/relationship because it was better than  being lonely.  However, once you come to the realization that you deserve better, there's no going back.  No girl will ever be happy being second-best, or left trying to read his mixed signals.  This song is about loving
yourself enough to know that you're worth holding out for...you're a woman worth being faithful to, worth falling head over heels in love with, and not settling until you find someone who feels the same.  I wrote this song along with Karleen Watt and a dear friend of mine, Bruce Holloway, who unfortunately passed away in the spring of 2009.  I remember talking about how impossible dating seemed to a woman in her young 20's.  So here was this big, body-builder, Austrailain teddy bear
who said "Yes, let's write about this...tell  me more."  And you know me, I more than willingly obliged.  Out came this song that is a dating anthem for all women out there...thanks for listening, Bruce!

IN BETWEEN
(Rachel Williams/Karleen Watt)

I'm an all or nothing type of girl.  I don't know many people who can deal with the whole "we're not dating anymore, but we're not exactly 'just friends' either" situation and be truly happy.  My co-writer started playing the opening chords of this song on  the guitar  and I just sang whatever fell out of my mouth.  I love this song because it's different from anything I've recorded in the past.  I imagine myself in a blues club and seeing the singer onstage, with just a piano and a microphone, singing this song
especially for me.

LOVERS & LIARS
(Rachel Williams/Karleen Watt/Kim Copeland)

This song was practically torn out of my diary and then recorded for the world to hear.  Luckily enough, there are more than enough people
in this world that can get what I'm feeling here.  In my opinion, nothing resonates like a sad song.  I think that the frustration one feels with not being able to tell the difference between a lover or a liar is something that  hits a little too close to home for everyone.
Thus, being the reason that I chose this song to be the title track.

WHERE MY LINE IS
(Rachel Williams/Angela Kaset)

Growing up is hard to do.  Growing apart is even harder.  When you see someone for who they truly are, and it's not pretty, then it'll never be the same.  That relationship is changed forever.  For once, this song wasn't written about a love interest, but even still, someone that I put it on the line for.  Everyone wants to give the ones they love the benefit of the doubt, that second chance.  But when the truth comes out,  it's a hard thing to argue with.  This song is my 'declaration of independence', if you will...sort of like a theme song.  I'm redefining my boundaries, what I expect for myself...
from others around me and from me, personally.  I'm drawing my line and standing firm.  It's liberating.