Boxed In
Boxed In is a heavy hitting rock ballad about how a life that lacks spontaneity and flavor can quickly become an avenue to depression. This piece acts as a sort of comparator, holding up the life devoid of meaning to one that is teeming with life. Ultimately, Boxed In discusses how one needs to break free from rigid schedules and harsh rules every once in a while so that they don’t feel… Boxed In.
You'll Make It
"You'll Make It" is a heart-wrenching ballad that explores losing a close friend to a difficult trial or consuming darkness. This piece is an anthem to those who feel defeated by the world and crushed under the weight of injustice. Encouragement and empowerment sit at the core of this track, and the strength to fight through even the heaviest of days can be found between every line
One Step at a Time
"One step at a time" is an upbeat ukulele song that explores topics such as growing up, moving on, and being present. Though it sounds light hearted and is in a way, it’s also deep at the same time. It’s both because processing a big change is both. It shows how joy and sadness can coexist. The hope I have for this song is for people to be able to process change and have gratitude for where they’ve been and be able to move on with hope for the future while trusting God in where He has you right now knowing He’ll lead you one step at a time.
Jumping Through Hoops
Jumping through hoops is an emotional number about feeling like your worth is never enough to those around you. Whether this is friends, partners, or even family, the piece elevates a new perspective on how someone can make you feel like you are never doing things right. Sometimes, that person refuses to change their own ways of living while criticizing you and playing the victim. It calls listeners to take a stand against the hypocrisy they might be facing in their relationships.
Dysmorphic
Dysmorphic is a strong rock anthem discussing a very real topic for many people all around the world: body dysmorphia. To feel this feeling, or feel dysmorphic, is such a painful reality for not only many teenagers and kids, but also countless adults. This song was an overflowing of emotions, and was written at the breaking point of very long standing body image issues.The constant struggle of an unrealistic beauty standard pressing down on so many of us leads to very real pain about how we see ourselves in the mirror.
Need to Be Perfect
"Need To Be Perfect" is a beautiful song that turns a all too common feeling into a story. This track explains how attempting to change who you are as a person to satisfy someone else's desires will always leave you alone in the end. Written out of a personal battle with friends and this pressure from society, the goal of this song is to communicate to the listener that they are not alone and realize that watering down who they are will never make them more worthy of love.
Sixth Sense
Sixth Sense is a pensive number that reflects on a relationship that from the start had something just a bit off. The writer’s perspective tells a descriptive story about that feeling of regret for not listening to the Sixth Sense they had about this person that whole time.
Chasm
Chasm is a worship ballad that attempts to take a direct shot at the emptiness in our souls and the lack of love in our hearts. It explores the topic of God filling that empty feeling within so many of us from both the perspective of God, but also from the perspective of an average person. Whether that pain and emptiness is stemming from fear, anger, or anxiety–Chasm attempts to encourage the listener that God is always with us and eager to be present in our lives.
Time to Let Go
Time to Let Go is a pensive piece analyzing the end of a relationship. It balances the faults of the writer while also factoring in the shortcomings of the other in the relationship. While it is critical, there is also a sense of sadness woven throughout. This piece is a great anthem for those who acknowledge that while a relationship was wonderful, there were flaws that couldn’t be brushed over and that it’s Time to Let Go.
