Nn4n7ILmyucBest Thing I Heard Today: Sam Rivera ‘Rise’ Ross Cluver August 6, 2021 Sam Rivera is a singer/songwriter who was born in Portland, OR to Salvadoran immigrants. Sam is the youngest of 4 siblings. He began singing at age 15 at the church where his parents have been pastors for 20 years. Sam say’s, “I avoided opportunities to sing at church. I hadn’t experienced life and felt I had nothing to share.” This led to having problems with his faith and started to stray away from church. Sam became angry, confused, experienced anxiety and fell into a depression that led him to almost end his life twice. He was cutting himself behind everyone’s back just trying to find a way to cope. At one of his lowest points when he was about to end his life, he saw a piano, sat down and began singing worship songs. That experience turned his life around and music became a place where he could escape and express his emotions- joy, pain and fear. At 18 he began writing songs where he could communi- cate his feelings in a way he wasn’t able to before. He began recording and releasing covers on YouTube and at the beginning of 2020 he released a bilingual version of ‘Todo Va Estar Bien’ that currently has 2.7 million views on YouTube. Within 2 hours of the upload he got the attention of Evan Craft, one of the songwriters and performers of the song and began to form a friendship. He has gone on to write and feature on songs with Evan Craft, GAWVI and others. Sam hopes his listeners that are lost or losing their faith will find hope and reconnect or discover their faith in Christ. Sam Rivera’s new song, ‘Rise,’ is Best Thing I Heard Today! Visit” https://www.samriveramusic.com SONG LYRICS: I was asleep But I’ve been awakened Lost in my thoughts And the dreams I’m chasing No more time to lose I can trust in you Every time That I hit rock bottom I know its you I can trust and call on In the moment of truth You will always come through Been overthinking Feels like lately I’ve been sinking En medio de la tempestad You won’t let me go Rise Up above the raging Tide I’m laying down all my pride Everything I am, I surrender Rise Si caigo me levantarás Mi orgullo te voy a entregar Everything I am, I surrender Rise Rise I surrender I leave behind my past my pain No more doubt, no fear, no shame En la oscuridad, tu luz brillará I just want to be who you say I am I know I know abres el Camino Sigo sigo Where you say to go I’ll Follow follow Nothing gonna stop me I know that you got me So I’m not afraid to Rise Up above the raging Tide I’m laying down all my pride Everything I am, I surrender Rise Si caigo me levantarás Mi orgullo te voy a entregar Everything I am, I surrender Rise Rise I surrender Been overthinking Feels like lately I’ve been sinking En medio de la tempestad You won’t let me go Rise Up above the raging Tide I’m Laying down all my pride Everything I am, I surrender Rise Si caigo me levantarás Mi orgullo te voy a entregar Everything I am, I surrender Leave a Reply Cancel ReplyYou must be logged in to post a comment.