Wildheart Woman

Wildheart Woman is our twenty-first album. It’s a country-rock-folk album and shares more about the Wildheart Woman concept. Download the album from Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music and more. Read all the song lyrics here: 

Verse 1
She used to fight the changing seasons
Tried to plan for perfect days
Wanted sunshine on her schedule
No surprises, no delays
Then the wilderness reminded
Life won’t bow to her control
Living by the laws of nature
Means she has to lead her soul


Chorus
She’s a wildheart woman, laws of nature
Every season shapes her more
What she thought was fixed inside her
Turns to something she can grow
In the rhythm of this living
Her wildheart begins to glow


Verse 2
She’s not out there just escaping
Not on “vacation” from her life
Time on land is how she resets
How she cuts through inner strife
Walking through a quiet meadow
Following a game trail’s line
Kneeling by a creek in stillness
She comes back to her own spine


Chorus
She’s a wildheart woman, laws of nature
Every season shapes her more
What she thought was fixed inside her
Turns to something she can grow
In the rhythm of this living
Her wildheart begins to glow


Verse 3
She pays attention to the outside
Clouds and tracks and water flow
Plant stages and shifting colours
Signs of stress and signs of grow
At the same time she is watching
How her inner weather moves
Thoughts and feelings, fear and courage
All the currents that she proves


Chorus
She’s a wildheart woman, laws of nature
Every season shapes her more
What she thought was fixed inside her
Turns to something she can grow
In the rhythm of this living
Her wildheart begins to glow\


Verse 4
She stops trying to outrun winter
Stops demanding endless spring
Learns the value of the quiet
And the strength that rest can bring
She accepts that some days falter
That some plans will wash away
Living by the laws of nature
Means adapt, show up, and stay

Chorus
She’s a wildheart woman, laws of nature
Every season shapes her more
What she thought was fixed inside her
Turns to something she can grow
In the rhythm of this living
Her wildheart begins to glow

Verse 1
Rewilding ain’t a weekend slogan
Or a picture in the sun
It’s the way she keeps on showing up
When the easy part is done
It’s the questions that she’s asking
When the world says, “Just obey”
“Do I really need permission
Just to live my life this way?”


Chorus
Wildheart woman, she’s rewilding
Letting nature call her bluff
Learning she’s more capable
From doing hard, real stuff
Wildheart woman, she’s rewilding
Her purpose now becomes clear
Step by step, she gathers evidence
She’s stronger than her fear


Verse 2
Every story that said “smaller”
Starts to loosen, starts to fade
When she measures by her actions
Not the masks that she was made
But the wind and weather teach her
That’s not how the wild runs
So she stands inside the discomfort
Lets the doubt burn through her chest
Till the noise of “I’m not capable”
Gets outvoted by her best


Chorus
Wildheart woman, she’s rewilding
Letting nature call her bluff
Learning she’s more capable
From doing hard, real stuff
Wildheart woman, she’s rewilding
Her purpose now becomes clear
Step by step, she gathers evidence
She’s stronger than her fear

Verse 3
Rewilding’s in the moments
When she wants to turn and run
When the task feels too unwieldy
And the day’s already done
It’s the choice to breathe and finish
What she honestly began
Staying present with the pressure
Till it shapes a steadier hand


Pre-Chorus
Every time she does it anyway
Though her comfort says, “Retreat”
She’s replacing old conclusions
With the truth beneath her feet


Chorus
Wildheart woman, she’s rewilding
Letting nature call her bluff
Learning she’s more capable
From doing hard, real stuff
Wildheart woman, she’s rewilding
Her purpose now becomes clear
Step by step, she gathers evidence
She’s stronger than her fear

Bridge
Out here nature doesn’t flatter
Doesn’t care about her pose
Just reflects back who she’s being
By the seeds she really sows
When she listens, when she follows through
On what she said she’d do
She can feel her inner fire
Burning cleaner, burning true

Verse 4
Rewilding is a lifetime trail
Not a finish, not a start
It’s a long, unfolding practice
Of aligning soul and heart
Every skill and every challenge
Every time she doesn’t hide
Writes a different kind of story
’Bout the fire she holds inside


Final Chorus
Wildheart woman, she’s rewilding
Letting nature call her bluff
Learning she’s more capable
From doing hard, real stuff
Wildheart woman, she’s rewilding
Her purpose now becomes clear
Step by step, she gathers evidence
She’s stronger than her fear

Verse 1
She was raised on should and shouldn’t, in a world of city light
Taught to keep her voice polite and swallow any fight
They dressed her in their stories, in a name that wasn’t hers
Till the calling in her chest grew louder than their words


Pre-Chorus
There was something in the silence
Every time the daylight died
Like a river under concrete
Calling out the truth she’d hide


Chorus
Wildheart woman in the mountains
Living by the laws of nature – that’s her way
She chose the mountains for her freedom
Won’t trade this wild, true life away


Verse 2
Up where roads dissolve in rivers, and the mountains draw their line
She traded clock time for sunrise, fear and courage intertwined
Every step a real decision, every breath a simple vow
To belong to wind and weather, to the freedom of now


Chorus
Wildheart woman in the mountains
Living by the laws of nature – that’s her way
She chose the mountains for her freedom
Won’t trade this wild, true life away

Verse 3
Freedom here tasted fresh like cold water, straight from snowmelt, bright and clear
Like the soreness in her muscles after walking through her fear
Like the quiet in her chest when she finally dropped the act
Nothing left but herself, and the courage not to retract


Pre-Chorus
In the storm she found her center
In the hunger, found her name
Standing small beneath the ridgeline
She felt powerful, not tame


Chorus
Wildheart woman in the mountains
Living by the laws of nature – that’s her way
She chose the mountains for her freedom
Won’t trade this wild, true life away

Verse 4
She’s aligning with the seasons, with the sun and with the rain
Letting honest effort matter more than comfort, praise, or gain
When she meets her own reflection in the river, rough and true
She can see the wildheart woman she was always born to be break through

Chorus
Wildheart woman in the mountains
Living by the laws of nature – that’s her way
She chose the mountains for her freedom
Won’t trade this wild, true life away

Verse 5
So when the old world tries to call her, She just smiles and turns away
With the mountains in her marrow, She is home; she’s here to stay
She is finished being owned by others and her old patterns
She chose the mountains, chose Living by the laws of nature, She chose real, unbroken freedom


Chorus
Wildheart woman in the mountains
Living by the laws of nature – that’s her way
She chose the mountains for her freedom
Won’t trade this wild, true life away

Verse 1
They told her power was for others
For the ones born to command
But her wildheart learned in hardship
Power lives in her own hands
It’s in showing up while shaking
It’s in staying when it’s rough
In the way she keeps on going
Long after “strong” stops feeling tough
She’s not waiting for permission
Not asking to belong
Her female power is the fire
That says, “I am here, I’m strong”


Chorus
She’s a wildheart woman, leader of her life
Her power’s in her choices, how she stands inside the strife
It’s built from what she handles, not from what she’s given to
This female power’s in her body In everything she’ll do

Verse 2 – Built, Not Given
She won’t wear a borrowed title
Won’t wait around for someone’s call
She gets stronger when she struggles
Side by side with land and all
Every harvest, every project
Every promise that she keeps
Every time she faces pressure
Instead of running for the cheap
That’s her wildheart laying track lines
That’s her backbone getting real
Female power’s not a slogan
It’s the way her actions feel


Chorus
She’s a wildheart woman, leader of her life
Her power’s in her choices, how she stands inside the strife
It’s built from what she handles, not from what she’s given to
This female power’s in her body
In everything she’ll do

Verse 3 
She is conscious, she is watching
Outer weather, inner tides
Reads the clouds and reads her thinking
Sees what rises, sees what hides
When the storm rolls through her ribcage
She won’t drown or look away
She breathes deep and meets it honest
Asks, “What’s real in me today?”
Female power is that moment
When she chooses her move clear
Not reacting on old patterns
But responding without fear


Chorus
She’s a wildheart woman, leader of her life
Her power’s in her choices, how she stands inside the strife
It’s built from what she handles, not from what she’s given to
This female power’s in her body
In everything she’ll do

Bridge 
She’s no shadow in the background
Not a story someone wrote
She’s the Lead Mare on the ridgeline
With a wildheart in her throat
When she steps up, others feel it
Not as weight, but as a call
Stand as equals, stand together
We rise stronger, one and all

Verse 4 
She won’t shrink to make you comfy
Won’t go quiet, fit your frame
Her authenticity is sacred
Not a costume, not a game
She asks, “Does this serve the balance?
Does this match what I hold true?”
If it does, she stands there firmly
That’s her female power through
She can say, “We did, we handled
We stepped up and took our part”
That’s the proof that makes her trust
Her own wild, unbreaking heart


Final Chorus
She’s a wildheart woman, leader of her life
Her power’s in her choices, how she stands inside the strife
It’s forged in real experience, in the hard things she’ll walk through
This female power’s not imagined
It’s who she chooses to be and do

Verse 1
She followed a steady process, learned to listen, learned to see
Watched the way the ridges weathered, how the rivers cut in free
Now she’s ready to leave the road and trust what she can feel
In the wilderness where fear and courage both are raw and real
Every step beyond her comfort
Every choice to not turn back
Is her wildheart blazing trail now
Through the doubt and through the black


Chorus
Wildheart woman, blazing trail
Letting nature show her how to walk through doubt
Reading storms and reading shadows
Till her inner weather evens out
Wildheart woman, blazing trail
Where there used to be just fear and fail
Every honest move she chooses
Is another turn in her blazing trail

Verse 2
Loose rock rolling underfoot now, lungs are burning on the climb
Rainclouds gather on the skyline, wind cuts sharper over time
Mind says, “You could play it safer, turn around, you’ve done enough”
Wildheart answers, “Fear’s just deadfall, we can clear it, we are tough”
She keeps moving through resistance
Like the creek cuts through the stone
Finding lines where none were written
Making doubt less overgrown

Chorus
Wildheart woman, blazing trail
Letting nature show her how to walk through doubt
Reading storms and reading shadows
Till her inner weather evens out
Wildheart woman, blazing trail
Where there used to be just fear and fail
Every honest move she chooses
Is another turn in her blazing trail

Verse 3
She sees mountains hold their posture
Through the heat and through the snow
Learns that strength is not about
Never bending, never slow
Sees a spruce that leaned through winters
Still with roots sunk deep and sure
Sees how rivers carve a pathway
Not by force, but by endure
Every hill becomes a mirror
Every cloud a quiet guide
Showing how her wildheart’s courage
Can stay steady deep inside


Chorus
Wildheart woman, blazing trail
Letting nature show her how to walk through doubt
Reading storms and reading shadows
Till her inner weather evens out
Wildheart woman, blazing trail
Where there used to be just fear and fail
Every honest move she chooses
Is another turn in her blazing trail

Bridge
On the map there is no line yet
She’s the first to cross this place
Blazing trail through thought and feeling
As much as through rock and space
Every time she steps with purpose
When the old fear says “stand still”
She lights up another marker
Built from character and will

Verse 4
When she walks this way tomorrow
Sky a different shade of blue
She can feel the spots she trembled
Where she still kept walking through
Now the track is faint but honest
Others someday might arrive
Find a path that says, “It’s possible
To feel fear and still be alive”
Wildheart woman smiles and knows now
All this wilderness and scale
Are the language of her psyche
And her own self-blazing trail


Final Chorus
Wildheart woman, blazing trail
Letting nature show her how to walk through doubt
Reading storms and reading shadows
Till her inner weather evens out
Wildheart woman, blazing trail
Where there used to be just fear and fail
Every step she takes with presence
Is her wildheart blazing trail

Verse 1
She showed up with more questions
Than clear answers in her pack
Didn’t know yet how to lead
Only how to hold herself back
Then a mentor met her
Said, “Come walk this trail with me
You’ll be learning as we’re working
You’ll find out who you can be”
She was shown, not just the motions
But the mindset underneath
How to take responsibility
Stand up solid on her feet

Chorus
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
Side by side, not as a guide
Growing strong through real experience
Through hard work and honest stride
Mentee walking with her mentor
Till she finds her own clear view
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
She will lead like that one day too

Verse 2
In the rain with packs and horses
In the heat of harvest days
Her mentor didn’t shield the struggle
Just held space and showed the ways
“How to think when things go sideways
How to choose your attitude
How to act when no one’s watching
That’s your real, wildheart truth”
Every time she faced a challenge
And was trusted to decide
She could feel her inner compass
Growing stronger deep inside

Chorus
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
Side by side, not as a guide
Growing strong through real experience
Through hard work and honest stride
Mentee walking with her mentor
Till she finds her own clear view
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
She will lead like that one day too

Verse 3
First she asked, “Am I allowed to?”
Then she asked, “Can I at all?”
Then she heard her own voice saying,
“We have done this, we stood tall”
Packing out a trip she led now
Finishing a season strong
She could look back at the moments
Where her mentor let her belong
Every “You’ve got this, I’m beside you”
Every “Try, I know you can”
Turned into “I know I can handle
The unknown, I’ll make a plan”

Chorus
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
Side by side, not as a guide
Growing strong through real experience
Through hard work and honest stride
Mentee walking with her mentor
Till she finds her own clear view
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
She will lead like that one day too

Verse 4
Now a new girl joins the journey
Same doubt shining in her eyes
Wildheart woman smiles and remembers
All her own first, shaky tries
She slows down to teach the “why” now
Not just “this is what we do”
Shows the big picture and the purpose
Trusts the other to push through
She’s the one who says, “Here’s space now
Here’s a task that’s just for you
I’ll be watching, I’ll be with you
But the doing’s up to you”

Chorus:
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
Side by side, not as a guide
Growing strong through real experience
Through hard work and honest stride
Mentee walking with her mentor
Till she finds her own clear view
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
Now she is leading like that too

Verse 5
She’s a mentor, still a learner
Still a student of the sky
Still refining how she listens
How she shows up, how and why
But she knows now female power
Isn’t holding reins alone
It’s creating more wild leaders
Who can stand up on their own
So she walks as wildheart woman
Guide and mirror, side by side
Mentor of the next trail blazers
With a calm, empowering stride


Final Chorus
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
Side by side, not as a guide
Growing strong through real experience
Through hard work and honest stride
Mentee walking with her mentor
Till she finds her own clear view
Wildheart woman, this is mentorship
Now she is leading like that too

Verse 1
She was born with a wildheart, barefoot in the field
Talking to the horses, nothing ever concealed
Climbing trees to meet the sky, pockets full of stones
Didn’t ask for permission just to live inside her bones
Her wildheart beat in time with
Every cloud and every tree
Didn’t need a word like “freedom”
She just was who she could be


Chorus
Wildheart woman, live your wildheart
Drumming strong and drumming true
Not a mask and not a story
Just the deepest, realest you
Wildheart woman, keep your wildheart
Through the struggle, through the doubt
When you stand in your authenticity
Your wildheart is fully out


Verse 2
Then the noise of expectations started crowding out the heart beat drum
“Be more normal, be more perfect, don’t you dare be wild just pretend and be numb”
Busy days and quiet hallways made her doubt that inner spark
Till her wildheart’s steady rhythm faded under all of society’s bark
But the wildheart didn’t vanish
Didn’t go or disappear
It was burning there in silence
Waiting for her to come near


Chorus
Wildheart woman, live your wildheart
Drumming strong and drumming true
Not a mask and not a story
Just the deepest, realest you
Wildheart woman, keep your wildheart
Through the struggle, through the doubt
When you stand in your authenticity
Your wildheart is fully out


Verse 3
She followed a small longing for clean water, freedom and open air
Took her wildheart to the ridges just to see what waited there
Walking slow without an audience, sky and branches overhead
All that outer noise grew quieter, her wildheart’s rhythm rose instead
She began to ask her wildheart
Simple questions, clear and bright
“Does this choice align with nature?
Does it feel like living right?”

Chorus
Wildheart woman, live your wildheart
Drumming strong and drumming true
Not a mask and not a story
Just the deepest, realest you
Wildheart woman, keep your wildheart
Through the struggle, through the doubt
When you stand in your authenticity
Your wildheart is fully out

Verse 4
Now her wildheart doesn’t mean
Running from the work or pain
It’s the courage to stay present
In the wind and in the rain
It’s the way she keeps on choosing
What aligns with land and her song
Letting her wild, rooted heartbeat
Set the pace to walk along
She is free and she is grounded
Like that child beneath the sun
But her wildheart now is tempered
By the miles she’s truly run

Final Chorus
Wildheart woman, live your wildheart
Drumming strong and drumming true
Not a mask and not a story
Just the deepest, realest you
Wildheart woman, keep your wildheart
Through the struggle, through the doubt
When you stand in your authenticity
Your wildheart is fully out

Want to develop your own Wildheart Woman skills? Start with reading Wildheart Woman Harvest Guide by Lea Dahlke and Emely Meyer. Then try out your skills with our Self-Sufficiency Training or Wilderness Lifestyle Experience.


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