They are sisters, and they are songwriters. They are singers, musicia… Read Full Bio ↴1)
They are sisters, and they are songwriters. They are singers, musicians, performers, and best friends. They are captivating entertainers, and together… they are FALK.
At just 21 and 23 years, Natalee and Alexa Falk have already experienced the many ups and downs of being in the music industry. Starting out in country music at the ages of 6 and 8, the girls have covered nearly every genre of music. Coming full circle, the country/pop duo from Utah is back in Nashville pursuing their career in country music. They both sing lead, sing harmony, and play lead acoustic guitar, and they write all their own original songs. The sisters are naturally gifted and their distinct talents blend to complement each other perfectly. They are uniquely Falk.
After recording their first country album, Two Steppin’, the girls were introduced to award-winning Nashville songwriter/producer Jason Deere. When Deere discovered that Alexa was writing songs at 8 years old, he knew the girls were something special. Together, the three of them co-wrote and recorded their album Girl Talk in Nashville.
Alexa and Natalee gained national recognition, performing on television programs including The Jenny Jones Show, a special that featured talented kids. The girls landed themselves a few record label interests and picked up the guitar to learn to play their songs in just two weeks. They were ready to sign on with the RCA record label but in an uncertain industry, the president of RCA was fired and their contract was left unsigned.
Deere submitted a whole catalog of music the girls co-wrote with him to Brazilian pop artist Wanessa Camargo. Several of their songs were selected to be recorded and by time the sisters were 10 and 12, they had five platinum hits as songwriters in Brazil, three of which hit #1 on the charts. They were the youngest signed artists to sign through Judy Stakee at Warner Chapel music. The girls were outgrowing their music as fast as they were growing up, leaving the little girl image behind and creating a sound that reflected who they were becoming as artists and young women.
At 14 and 15, with help from Jared Paul (Irving Azoff Management), Natalee and Alexa formed the band Faces Without Names. The girls wrote most of their album with Marjorie Mmaye, recording in places ranging from Sweden, New York and Canada. They were uprooted from school to move to Los Angeles where they prepared for a summer tour Camplified - a tour that allowed them to perform for kids at summer camps along the East Coast. They became one of the top 25 groups recognized on Fox’s The Next Great American Band. While they had some success, pressure and heartbreak from working in the music industry, along with personal struggles, led to a path of self-destruction for Alexa who had developed an eating disorder. During this time she wrote the song Deadly Beauty.
Deadly Beauty won the CosmoGirl Magazine’s 2007 songwriting competition where people from around the country cast their votes. “We received an overwhelming amount of mail from people saying our song had changed their life,” Alexa says, “that’s when we realized how powerful this platform was going to be, what our purpose was, and what we wanted to do with it.” The girls are now signed as Ambassadors forNEDA (National Eating Disorders Association).
Graduating high school and attending college at 16 and 17, Alexa and Natalee left FWN and auditioned for the prestigious Berklee College of Music in Boston, where they were both awarded scholarships. After Alexa attended one semester at Berklee, the girls left school to pursue a promising record deal. When that fell through the cracks in the fall of 2008, the girls honed in on the heart of their music and who they are. Back to their roots in country music, in 2009 they created FALK.
The fall of 2012 brought the release of several of their original songs to iTunes. With their new sound and image, the sisters relocated to Nashville in the spring of 2013 and are actively pursuing their country music career.
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Falk is a member of a group of people who collectively helped write and create the music for two different "Sonic the Hedgehog" fan-games, both of which were created by LakeFeperd. The team who created the Original Soundtracks consists of; Falk, KgZ, Andy Tunstall and Funk Fiction. LakeFeperd is the creator of these games, named "Sonic Before the Sequel" and "Sonic After the Sequel". Most of Falk's music in particular known to have heavy Jazz influences accompanied by Electric Guitar/Acoustic Guitar riffs and many upbeat electronic sounds.
With My Whole Heart
Falk Lyrics
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so much for it-
was just an empty vision
Cause' you weren't that guy
I wasted time
hoping that I had something worth believing
in, but once again
I'm walking away, saying i'm over it
This time I mean it with my whole heart
I know i'm better off apart
no back and forth, I love you sorry.
one more try. Believe me, i'll be better, baby let's restart
no, i'm saying goodbye this time
with my whole heart
I used to fear
loosing you dear
but through the years I hurt more being with you
You made me cry
so many times
can't count the nights I almost didn't get through
Pre
but then, you'd show up and
make it okay, but not today, cause baby this is the end.
Repeat:
Bridge
You had it all, but you broke it into pieces
I thought we could figure it out but i'm out of reasons to
stay, to try, you say you'd change, but the only thing that changed was my mind
Repeat
The song "With My Whole Heart" by Falk talks about the singer's realization that the person they loved wasn't the person they thought they were. The song talks about how the singer wasted their time hoping for something worth believing in, only to find that the person they were with wasn't that person. The singer talks about how they are walking away from this relationship and that they are over it.
Through the years, the singer talks about how they hurt more being with this person. Despite the countless times that they almost didn't get through, the person they loved would show up and make everything okay. But not today, as the singer is saying their final goodbyes to this person with their whole heart. The bridge of the song talks about how this person had it all but broke it into pieces, and how the singer has run out of reasons to stay and try.
This song portrays a sense of realization and growth as the singer talks about how they have learned to love themselves more and are better off without this person. It emphasizes the importance of self-love and the idea that people grow and change, not always together.
Line by Line Meaning
I saw the best, in you I guess
I believed the best in you, even when it wasn't there
so much for it-
But it turns out it was just an empty idea
was just an empty vision
I had hopes for you that didn't match up with reality
Cause' you weren't that guy
You didn't live up to what I wanted and hoped for
I wasted time
I spent time hoping for something that wasn't there
hoping that I had something worth believing
I wanted to believe in you, but you didn't give me that option
in, but once again
I tried to give in to your promises again
I'm walking away, saying i'm over it
But this time, I'm really done and walking away
This time I mean it with my whole heart
I'm truly done trying and meaning it wholeheartedly
I know i'm better off apart
I understand that I'm better off separate from you
no back and forth, I love you sorry.
No more playing these games of 'I love you' and 'I'm sorry'
one more try. Believe me, i'll be better, baby let's restart
I won't fall for the 'one more try' line again, because it won't be any different
no, i'm saying goodbye this time
Instead, I'm saying goodbye for good this time
with my whole heart
With everything I have and believe in
I used to fear
I used to be afraid
loosing you dear
Of losing you, my beloved
but through the years I hurt more being with you
But as time went on, staying with you hurt me more
You made me cry
You caused me to cry
so many times
Countless times
can't count the nights I almost didn't get through
To the point where I lost track of how many nights I almost didn't make it through
but then, you'd show up and
But sometimes you would come back
make it okay, but not today, cause baby this is the end.
And things would feel better temporarily, but not anymore because this is truly the end
You had it all, but you broke it into pieces
You had everything you needed, but you destroyed it all
I thought we could figure it out but i'm out of reasons to
I used to think we could work it out, but I don't have any more reasons to stay
stay, to try, you say you'd change, but the only thing that changed was my mind
I won't stay and try anymore, despite your promises to change, the only thing that changed was my decision to leave
Contributed by Alaina E. Suggest a correction in the comments below.