I always thought my friends and I would be together forever; I couldn't imagine life without them! I thought we'd somehow move into our own houses and be next door neighbors, and we'd still see each other regularly at church, or getting together to play video games, or going out to see a movie. We'd raise our families, and our kids would become friends too! But, it seems everyone has their own unique path in life, and those paths don't always go the same direction. As I got older, my friends seemed to move away one by one, whether for career endeavors, family reasons, or just because they had the opportunity to do so. And here I was, seemingly stuck in the same place. While there are certainly times I feel quite lonely, and miss the close friendships I had, there's been a lot of blessings in my life over the past several years. I've had a lot of opportunity to invest in myself, overcoming personal challenges, honing my craft, and becoming more and more prepared to pursue my dreams. I've also come to realize that while I might not have my childhood friends with me anymore, there are still many people in my life who love and support me. When I originally wrote this song, I had just recently discovered the band Between the Buried and Me, so this was just me trying to recreate their sound and style to better understand how to write music like that. When it came time to writing the lyrics, it was a bit challenging because the music starts off so triumphant, but later takes a dark turn and has something of a "tragic" ending. What could I write about that starts "happy" and ends "sad"? I thought about my friends moving away, and it seemed to be an appropriate topic for the tone of the music, expressing how we seemed inseparable in the beginning, but gradually divided over time. We're still friends; we still love each other, we just don't see each other much these days. It's kinda sad, but at least we have some joyful memories to look back on. more

Hope you all dig it! Early 2000's vibe with a modern edge on this track!more

What's up everyone, hope you're doing well. I've been working on this track for the past few months for my upcoming album. Let me know what you guys think of it in the comments! 🖤 ⠀ Lyrics: ⠀ I don't want your solution A dead man's last illusion Weight of all my regrets Became my life's compass ⠀ Fed the flames of my contrite rage Skipped my story, reading life's last page Hear the paper ripping from my spine I think I've lost my mind ⠀ Sounds like a good end to me (x4) ⠀ Tell me what you wanna hear Send a dove from above, lend me your ear Don't leave me to die down here It's a cold dark world living in the fear ⠀ Cross burned to my complexion A brand of dereliction Hate the truth so you live a lie Play the part of the purified ⠀ Steal the spoils leaving me in the thrall What's the use of living at all? Hypocrite, you say life's not fair Someone get me out of here ⠀ Sounds like a good end to me (x4) ⠀ Tell me what you want to hear Send a dove from above, lend me your ear Don't leave me to die down here It's a cold dark world living in the fear ⠀ I wish no one would care If I just disappeared No sense of wrong or right My will to fight takes flight ⠀ I wish no one would care If I just disappeared To find a peace again From a nightmare that never ends ⠀ This nightmare never endsmore