To step into a lasting relationship and feel the peace that comes along with it - that is what I envisioned when I wrote my original song “Destined” back in high school. 💗 It was fun to dream up the song, but even more rewarding to bring it to life through a professional music video.
After graduating from Liberty University and returning home in the summer, one of my goals was to film and release a music video for a song off my Evergreen EP. On my social media, I saw an account for a video production company called Toby Moon Productions based in Oak Ridge. The company was founded by the older brother of an acquaintance I knew back in high school, so I mustered up my courage and reached out to his team. They were more than willing to take my project on, so we discussed and cemented our vision for my “Destined” music video over Zoom meetings before meeting to film it in September of last year. It was a fun process overall, and I’d love to work with them again on another music video. The following are the video credits:
Directed by Elizabeth Smith
Produced by Toby Moon Productions
Edited by Greg St. Clair, Jr
Director of Photography: Dan Whitehead
Assistant Camera: Kyle J. Whitehead
Costume Designer: Heather Stevenson
Actors: Christopher Stokes and Madison Taylor
© 2021 Madison Taylor
Official “Destined” Lyrics
Written by Madison Taylor
I thought that you died out
Few vows are engraved in stone
My heart had been blacked out
But you felt like home
So tell me what you want, tell me what you need
Let me pay you back, don’t mind rolling up my sleeves
I’m destined to be with you
Show me all your scars, show me what you’ve seen
We can start again, start until we feel washed clean
I’m destined to be with you
A vision with soft eyes,
An angel with hands to touch
I’ve used up my war cries
Found peace in your love
So tell me what you want, tell me what you need
Let me pay you back, don’t mind rolling up my sleeves
I’m destined to be with you
Show me all your scars, show me what you’ve seen
We can start again, start until we feel washed clean
I’m destined to be with you
I can feel the love, and I can see the ring
It was more than I was envisioning
So tell me what you want, tell me what you need
Let me pay you back, don’t mind rolling up my sleeves
I’m destined to be with you
Show me all your scars, show me what you’ve seen
We can start again, start until we feel washed clean
I’m destined to be with you
© 2021 Madison Taylor Music (BMI). All Rights Reserved. Used By Permission
Here are some of my favorite pictures from our day of filming (photos taken by Christopher Stokes, the actor in my video):
To watch my new music video, click here. Thank you for your continued love and support!
Warmly, Madison Taylor