I want to thank my very excellent wife, Natalie, for the bird on this album art. I wrote this in March 2020, not long after I wrote Annabella's song, which I wrote 6 days after our daughter passed away. This song is the follow up in a collection of songs that reflect on our story...and that have taken me way too long to finish and release. I've released "Sunshine" which is about the anticipation of everything happening, Annabella's song is a tribute to her, and "I'm Still Standing" is about leaving the hospital as a duo instead of a trio but still standing strong and continuing even though it felt weird to carry on with our life. This is a sad thing that happened for us, but we don't consider it a tragedy. You have to tear your muscles to build muscle. This was exactly that for us; our spirit and our relationship have grown so much stronger, and we thank God everyday for the inexplicable strength and clarity we were given to get through this chapter of our story. Annabella will always be with us, we’re relieved knowing she didn’t suffer here and she isn’t suffering now. At the single release for Annabella’s song I gave away a free copy of a demo of all 6 songs from this collection as a gift to celebrate the occasion together. Since then I’ve been working on proper mixes to release the rest on the broader platforms. When you compare the two, you’ll hear why. This is one of my favourite songs from the collection and I feel like it’s my best work of any song I’ve produced myself. There’s a hint of both Fleetwood Mac and Butch Walker in this smooth arrangement of instruments, mostly in the pairing of lead guitars and chord progression alone. I decided to commit to a single vocal track rather than working on layered vocals. I’ve become a simple, meat and vegetable, kind of guy and I think this captures the time in my life when I wrote this during lockdown in my basement studio. I eventually had Jay Riehl record drums for me, but I committed to my vision of doing this as an isolated from the world effort. I’m very proud of how this track turned out and I hope you find a connection with it.more

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