While contemplating her choices, Keys listened to a song titled “More Than We Know,” which she had written with her husband and had a sudden realization thanks to the lyrics.
She added: “While I was struggling over my choice, I went into the studio one evening and began listening to “More Than We Know,” a song Swizz and I had written. The lyrics are about how we’re capable of so much more than we can ever imagine. My eyes filled with tears. How could I take away the potential for this beautiful child, this light that could touch others in ways I couldn’t dream of. For me, the song was a powerful message that I should go on with the pregnancy.”
Genesis was born in December 2014, and the “Girl on Fire” hitmaker couldn’t be happier raising two sons.
Alongside her memoir excerpt, she said: “I’m super hands-on.
“Recently with Genesis, we were playing with his ‘Dragon Ball Z’ characters. He had them all fighting all the time, so I asked Genesis’s guy if my guy could be his friend. He goes, ‘Why do you need me to be your friend?’ I was like, ‘Look how I look, all scary with talon feet. Everybody gets scared of me when they see me, but they don’t really know the inside of me.”
