Press Release: "Illuminating an Escape from the Chasms of Depression and Loneliness: Country Artist Netty Mac Stuns with New Release. A powerhouse of talent, singer-songwriter Netty Mac brings with her music, a characteristic and inspiring melodic ethos. The newest release titled, “NUMB” was released on March 24th, 2022, and is a track that poignantly encompasses the feeling of helplessness, and the depths of depression that a suicidal person finds themselves in."
The Story behind NUMB
"I wrote NUMB when I was in a place of unfathomable sadness, feeling utterly lost, and desperately alone. When I was approached with "How are you Netty", my reply was the typical "Good, you?" I ask that you reach out on a deeper more authentic level to those you love when checking in on their mental health. You may be surprised by how many people in your life are suffering silently from unfathomable sadness, feeling lost, and desperately alone.
I am so very fortunate to have escaped that darkness! I am proud that I asked for help and also overflow with gratitude that I came out of the dark to the other side brighter than I ever was before! I was able to do so by sharing my depression which garnered help from so many I couldn't begin to mention them all, although I am eternally grateful. My escape from the darkness is also attributed to altering my philosophy on life:
Life is 10% what happens and 90% attitude.
Our attitude is the ONLY thing in this world that we truly own.
We have a choice in what attitude we choose each day.
Worrying about yesterday will NOT change what happened yesterday.
Worrying about tomorrow only steals today.
Start every day looking into a mirror and scream "It's a NEW DAY!"
It is true: our attitude determines how we embrace and react to each day. I am living proof."
NUMB - Netty Mac
I'm breathing under water
I don't know I fell this deep
This place I'm in
It feels so foreign
To scared to allow myself to feel
I just want to feel
I just need to feel
More than NUMB
I'm breathing under water
pushed under by the voices in mind
This Place I'm in
Is cold and so lonely
Too trapped to allow myself to shine
I just want to shine
I just need shine
To feel more than NUMB
Hearing it will bet better, doesn't change a thing
Hearing keep your chin up, doesn't give me wings
I look into the mirror and I don't know who I see
I don't like the broken staring back at me
I'm breathing under water
I've thrown myself lifelines I can't reach
This place I'm in
Scares the hell right out of me
Too trapped to allow myself to feel
I just want to feel
I just need to feel
More than NUMB
Hearing it will bet better, doesn't change a thing
Hearing keep your chin up, doesn't give me wings
I look into the mirror and I don't know who I see
I don't like the broken staring back at me
I just want to feel
I just need to feel
More than NUMB
More than NUMB
NUMB: The Project
When I made the decision to share my story and showcased my song NUMB in a live feed, there was an overwhelming response from the fans. The song has been requested in every single show since last spring! The song is "relatable", many experience suicidal thoughts or know someone who is in the midst of "breathing under water". I will forever be surprised that I fell down as hard as I did. I am a very strong woman and now understand that dark thoughts can happen to anyone, regardless of strength, when experiencing depression as a result of feeling lost and alone.
The recording of numb was 100% funded by the Fans! The common sentiment from Fans: "I want to be able to listen at times I need to hear it or share it with someone who needs to hear it during their painful time." This journey of sharing my story has opened my eyes to the magnitude of just how many people experience what I went through and it completely overflows my heart to know that I have so many angels on my shoulders! HUGE HUGS to each and every one of you!, you know who you are.