‘Wild Horses (Two Beautiful Souls)’ is written and performed by Elisha Francesca. This new single was inspired by two tragic losses, in the space of a few days - a family member and close friend of the Melbourne singer-songwriter.

Inspired by The Dragonfly Story (life after death), Elisha chose to liken her loved ones to dragonflies. If you walk around open fields where horses roam, you will notice a large number of dragonflies in the area. The lyrics, “riding with the wild horses” refers to the dragonflies.

The song speaks of Elisha’s Uncle Vicktor and friend Nicola’s care-free spirits. They both loved travelling, being outdoors, roaming freely and being adventurous. Uncle Vicktor was a North Queensland cowboy and was a huge part of the rodeo circuit; Elisha has vivid memories of the lands of Mareeba, Qld and being on one of his horses as a little girl. Many family trips were exchanged between North Queensland and Melbourne, all full of adventure and excitement.

Nicola and Elisha had been friends for over 13 years after meeting as teenagers on a cruise ship. They kept in touch and bonded over the desire to travel. They even spent time together in Florence, Italy whilst Nicola was living abroad, and they had plans for many more travels and adventures before life got in the way.

The 2020 CMAA Academy graduate wrote this song in memory of Vicktor and Nicola and in sharing their story hopes to bring awareness to suicide when talking about the song. Elisha hopes to encourage others to reach out for help, if needed; or the other way around – check on your family and friends more often. Be sincere, listen to them and love them - even if it seems that everything is rainbows and butterflies.

“Two beautiful souls, riding with the wild horses”
- ‘Wild Horses (Two Beautiful Souls)’ Elisha Francesca, 2022

‘Wild Horses (Two Beautiful Souls)’ will be released on Friday March 25th
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