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"Dear Life" is a song from Delta Goodrem's fifth studio album, Wings Of The Wild. Its track 3. It was released as the second single from the album on 6 May 2016. It was written and produced by Goodrem with Anthony Egizii and David Musumeci, known as DNA Songs The song debuted and peaked on the ARIA singles chart at number 3. The single before it was Wings. "Dear Life" is a piano-driven pop ballad, with soft strings and a resounding beat. Lyrically, "Dear Life" focuses on self-doubt, and the questions one asks themselves at important stages of their life. Goodrem described it as a letter to life.

Background and release[]

In late 2015, Goodrem and DNA Songs got together again to write a follow-up single to her number one hit "Wings". The song was initially meant to be an upbeat dance song. One night late in the studio, Goodrem sat down at the piano and started to play a soft melody. Eventually they began writing the words and working on it over the next few months and decided to release it as a single over the more upbeat song. Goodrem made the announcement after a social media campaign where she posted small portions of the cover art on several social medias with the caption "#DearLife". The hashtag trended number one on Twitter in Australia, and the next morning she announced the single. She said that she had only just finished working on the song a few days prior to the announcement.

Music video[]

The song's accompanying music video was directed by Anthony Rose and was released on 13 May 2016. It features Goodrem playing piano and singing in front of a giant screen playing videos corresponding to the lyrics Lyrics:

Time will change you

Nothing lasts forever more

Tomorrow's all we're living for

And lights will blind you

Illusions keep you wanting more

Just look past revolving doors

To find what's real


Dear life, am I doing this right?

Can you see me tonight

Can you help me dear life?

And I know that I can't understand

What you hold in your hands for me

Dear life


Love will change you

No matter if you stay with them

You'll never be the same again

You've shown me magic

Highs I've never felt before

Memories that I thank you for

From deep in my soul


Dear life, am I doing this right?

Can you see me tonight

Can you help me dear life?

And I know that I can't understand

What you hold in your hands for me

Dear life


I'm a survivor

I'm a survivor

I'm a survivor

Dear life


Sometimes it hurts you

Maybe it's a lesson learned

To bring my feet back to this Earth

To find what's real

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