My Mind Refuses to Stay in One Lane
Some songs take weeks to form. Mine usually arrive in a flash.
Today, I was riding the bus when the phrase “apply a little pressure” popped into my head. By the time I stepped off, I had all the lyrics written for Totally Essential — a playful groove with an energy all its own.
Before that came Thought I Had My Forever, inspired by hearing just two lines of a George Jones song. And then Pudding Pie, which wandered off into a psychedelic dreamworld.
My imagination just… roams. One moment it’s country heartbreak, the next it’s funk, and then it’s pure psychedelia. I don’t fight it — I follow it. Each song feels like it’s already floating in the air, and I just happen to catch it before it drifts away.
If there’s a common thread, it’s honesty. I never sit down trying to write “a hit.” I just let whatever wants to be written come through. That freedom — that unpredictability — is what keeps the music alive for me.
Would love to hear how others on here find their songs. Do they sneak up on you too?
