Hunter Easton Hayes nació el 9 de septiembre de 1991 en Breaux Bridge, Louisiana. Desde una temprana edad, destacó por su talento musical, alimentado sustancialmente por la rica influencia cultural de su entorno. Apenas a los dos años de edad, Hunter ya había recibido su primera guitarra de manos del actor Robert Duvall, lo que marcó el inicio de una vida inmersa en la música.
Durante sus años infantiles y adolescentes, Hunter ya había mostrado un talento increíble. Apareció en el programa de televisión "The Maury Show" a los cuatro años y en "America's Most Talented Kids" a los trece, asombrando al público con sus dotes como cantante y multiinstrumentista. Podía tocar más de 30 instrumentos y se ganó una reputación como un verdadero niño prodigio.
En 2010, después de mudarse a Nashville, firmó un contrato con Atlantic Records. En 2011, lanzó su álbum debut homónimo, "Hunter Hayes". El sencillo principal, "Storm Warning", recibió una favorable acogida, pero fue con "Wanted" que alcanzó notoriedad mundial. Esta canción no solo ascendió rápidamente en las listas de éxitos, sino que también le otorgó su primer número uno en el Billboard Hot Country Songs.
[Verse 1]
Standing at the edge of the unknown where the wild blue sky begins
This is where I take all my Sundays I've saved and I cash 'em in
I close my eyes, cut the cord, drop the chain and I shed my skin
Funny how you don't know you can fly 'til you finally catch the wind
Nothing changes your perspective like the taste of leaving on her lips
I thought I was strong, thought I was made of stones, suddenly the lonely hit
You think you know the part you're playing 'til somebody goes and rewrites the script
It felt like falling, but it's funny, 'cause I never touched the ground again
[Chorus]
Welcome to the wild blue
Where gravity can't find you
No storm that you can't fly through
Place that you can't fly to
Up here in the wild
Wild blue
[Verse 2]
I was scared of losing you 'cause losing you meant losing everything I know
But I found some sunlight in the space between the losing and the letting go
I've heard of demons but I never knew I had so many of my own
But the more I learned about the love I have to give, the more they leave me alone
[Chorus]
Welcome to the wild blue
Where gravity can't find you
No storm that you can't fly through
Place that you can't fly to
Up here in the wild
Wild blue
[Bridge]
Taking in the view, look at all the brand new, I can see the world from here
Healing and feeling like I'm breathing deeper in this atmosphere, yeah
I was scared of the heights, I went from fearing the feeling to feeling the fear
And once you get above the clouds, it's funny how that feeling disappears
[Chorus]
Oh, welcome to the wild blue
Where gravity can't find you
No storm that you can't fly through
Place that you can't fly to
Up here in the wild
Wild blue
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