Demos (linked lyrics)

 A common thread of dealing with difficult choices and not giving up on oneself.

Icebound —

A slow-burning confession of a man facing the damage he caused, accepting the pain required to change, and trying to find his way back from emotional ruin before everything is lost.

Choose Me — 

A quiet reckoning where someone finally lets go of an unreturned love and chooses themselves before it breaks them completely.

Stranger in My Skin —

A raw, internal struggle of someone trying to rebuild their identity after damage, caught between who they were and who they’re becoming, choosing to keep going even when it doesn’t feel real yet.

The Line —

A tense, intimate moment between two people on the brink of crossing a moral line, where silence and desire blur restraint and the real struggle is choosing not to act.

production notes: Trumpet added as a homage to my Pop.

Mountains — 

A bittersweet reflection on a love that felt real and complete but was never fully chosen, leaving both people carrying the ache of “almost” long after they part.

Pop's arm around your shoulder. Three dogs loaded up. The Sox on TV. Some things stay with you.

Belly And Soul is hometown nostalgia bottled in acoustic soul. Equal parts memory and celebration. If you grew up In Pittsfield, you know this place.

 These Same Roads started as a conversation between two old friends on a weekend get-together in MA.

Talking about time and how much we realistically had left.
 

It isn’t asking, “Will I die?”

It’s asking, “Why am I still living this way at this point in my life?”

I’ve been so busy living that I forgot to decide how I wanted to live, only now..., there is a time crunch.

  The title “Bokeh-rine” comes from the photography term bokeh — the blur that exists outside the focal point of an image.

The song is about a moment when an entire crowded room disappears into the background and only one person remains in focus.

When you see the one, time to have no meaning.