Eylsia levels up with "How Many Times 2"

This rousing country gospel song tells the story of determination, attitude, and unshakable faith. Eylsia reveals that the "How Many Times 2" in the title of this one came from a hard-earned room moment. And hours of belting, she said, resulted in strain, which forced her to sing higher to keep her voice from swelling. "I thought about 'How Many Times' on the drive home, and what it meant at a deeper level, and I just felt like I couldn't walk away from it and not throw everything into it," she said. She then told her team to turn around and do it again, and this time to continue until it felt good, and that decision altered everything.

The high end adds a message of urgency and the gravity of the inspiration behind the stoic statement at the song's core. There is a rawness and vulnerability to Elysia that makes you lean in just a little bit closer. You don't just hear a woman sing; you hear a woman fight, believe, and, above all, promise that she will always get back in the ring and continue.

"How Many Times 2" is an ode to perseverance, that sometimes the best music you'll ever make comes from a great argument, when everyone says you can't do it. You're not going to make it, and you decide to fight, and you believe in the spirit of what pulls us up. If we all need to remember that when we think all things are possible, Elysia's voice reminds us of this through her determination and beauty.

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