I feel like our relationship with the past often defines how we live the present and plan for the future. It's a topic I explore a lot in my short stories, so your comment and lyrics really resonate with me.

I love the way your song composition sounds so free and easy; my tracks often feel kind of stilted but this has a wonderful sense of flowy freedom.

I feel like our relationship with the past often defines how we live the present and plan for the future. It's a topic I explore a lot in my short stories, so your comment and lyrics really resonate with me. I love the way your song composition sounds so free and easy; my tracks often feel kind of stilted but this has a wonderful sense of flowy freedom.

Awesome message, I'm loving those lyrics.

Awesome message, I'm loving those lyrics. :)

Nice light song, good job on the orchestration, the vocals and lyrics.

Nice light song, good job on the orchestration, the vocals and lyrics.

A lovely playful vibe to this track.  Very authentic sounding at the same time.  Nice one!

A lovely playful vibe to this track. Very authentic sounding at the same time. Nice one!

There is a third option: mental gymnastics. History is written by the victor, if you see yourself as a winner, you can rewrite your own past for the better.

Great song. On-tempo and everything.

There is a third option: mental gymnastics. History is written by the victor, if you see yourself as a winner, you can rewrite your own past for the better. Great song. On-tempo and everything.

Awesome track. Beautiful vocals, especially when you add some background chorus lines. The instrumentation is very colourful, makes the song hippyesk and kind of psychedelic, but not in a trippy manner or overblown. Every single note has its own place and a good reason to be listened to. Keep moving on.

Awesome track. Beautiful vocals, especially when you add some background chorus lines. The instrumentation is very colourful, makes the song hippyesk and kind of psychedelic, but not in a trippy manner or overblown. Every single note has its own place and a good reason to be listened to. Keep moving on.

Thanks!  We're all literally made up of our experiences, so I suppose our pasts really do define us.  There's no escaping the past entirely, but I do think we can choose how to move forward.  By the way, I also write stories (when I find time and mostly for fun).  Do you have any of your stuff available online?  I'd be interested in checking out a story or two sometime.

Thanks!  I think it's a message I need to hear myself sometimes.

Hey thanks!  It was fun to arrange it for sure.

Thanks!  I try to keep it real. 

Sure, that's always an option, but I can't help but feel that sort of thinking is a large part of what's gotten the world into the mess that it's in right now.

[quote=hent03]I feel like our relationship with the past often defines how we live the present and plan for the future. It's a topic I explore a lot in my short stories, so your comment and lyrics really resonate with me. I love the way your song composition sounds so free and easy; my tracks often feel kind of stilted but this has a wonderful sense of flowy freedom.[/quote]Thanks! We're all literally made up of our experiences, so I suppose our pasts really do define us. There's no escaping the past entirely, but I do think we can choose how to move forward. By the way, I also write stories (when I find time and mostly for fun). Do you have any of your stuff available online? I'd be interested in checking out a story or two sometime. [quote=Mission Crossing]Awesome message, I'm loving those lyrics. :)[/quote]Thanks! I think it's a message I need to hear myself sometimes. [quote=Kedbreak136]Nice light song, good job on the orchestration, the vocals and lyrics. [/quote]Hey thanks! It was fun to arrange it for sure. [quote=rdomain]A lovely playful vibe to this track. Very authentic sounding at the same time. Nice one![/quote]Thanks! I try to keep it real. :) [quote=Devieus]There is a third option: mental gymnastics. History is written by the victor, if you see yourself as a winner, you can rewrite your own past for the better. Great song. On-tempo and everything.[/quote]Sure, that's always an option, but I can't help but feel that sort of thinking is a large part of what's gotten the world into the mess that it's in right now.

Thanks!  I tried to keep things relatively simple, but also hopefully interesting.  I do like to include some backing vocals when I can.  It always seems to add a nice little something extra to songs.

[quote=Q-Rosh]Awesome track. Beautiful vocals, especially when you add some background chorus lines. The instrumentation is very colourful, makes the song hippyesk and kind of psychedelic, but not in a trippy manner or overblown. Every single note has its own place and a good reason to be listened to. Keep moving on.[/quote]Thanks! I tried to keep things relatively simple, but also hopefully interesting. I do like to include some backing vocals when I can. It always seems to add a nice little something extra to songs.

Dwelling on the past can cause its share of troubles if it is allowed to weigh us down. The past informs the present, sometimes in ways that are detrimental.

Regarding the track, this is a fun tune. I am reminded of Cloud Cult, though I can't remember how they sound. It's been 8 years since I last listened to them.

Dwelling on the past can cause its share of troubles if it is allowed to weigh us down. The past informs the present, sometimes in ways that are detrimental. Regarding the track, this is a fun tune. I am reminded of Cloud Cult, though I can't remember how they sound. It's been 8 years since I last listened to them.

Totally agree.  We can and should learn from the past, but we shouldn't let it ruin our futures.  I don't think I've ever hear Cloud Cult, but perhaps I will have to check them out.

[quote=Anon_Buster]Dwelling on the past can cause its share of troubles if it is allowed to weigh us down. The past informs the present, sometimes in ways that are detrimental. Regarding the track, this is a fun tune. I am reminded of Cloud Cult, though I can't remember how they sound. It's been 8 years since I last listened to them.[/quote]Totally agree. We can and should learn from the past, but we shouldn't let it ruin our futures. I don't think I've ever hear Cloud Cult, but perhaps I will have to check them out.

Everything in moderation. You don't have to come out of it a megalomaniac.

Everything in moderation. You don't have to come out of it a megalomaniac.

Future is the new past.

Future is the new past.

Now that's a good way to look at it.

[quote=djippy]Future is the new past.[/quote]Now that's a good way to look at it.

Oh man, looking at trees is so much better than stressing about the past. So much. This is great. I relate to these lyrics. Great melody, well done. Hey, yeah, gotta keep moving forward.

Oh man, looking at trees is so much better than stressing about the past. So much. This is great. I relate to these lyrics. Great melody, well done. Hey, yeah, gotta keep moving forward.

Thanks! Every once in a while I'll catch myself dwelling on something and I have to remind myself "Hey!  Don't do that!"  Now I can listen to this song to remind me. 

[quote=miraclemiles]Oh man, looking at trees is so much better than stressing about the past. So much. This is great. I relate to these lyrics. Great melody, well done. Hey, yeah, gotta keep moving forward. [/quote]Thanks! Every once in a while I'll catch myself dwelling on something and I have to remind myself "Hey! Don't do that!" Now I can listen to this song to remind me. :)

Def hear ya on being stuck in the past.  The guitar progression has a nice uplifting feel to it that backs up the lyrics.  Nice melody that the synth/guitar join in on too. Well done!

Def hear ya on being stuck in the past. The guitar progression has a nice uplifting feel to it that backs up the lyrics. Nice melody that the synth/guitar join in on too. Well done!

Thanks!  I felt like if I was going to do a "message" song it would be good to try to pair it with a bit of a catchy melody.

[quote=Tone Matrix]Def hear ya on being stuck in the past. The guitar progression has a nice uplifting feel to it that backs up the lyrics. Nice melody that the synth/guitar join in on too. Well done![/quote]Thanks! I felt like if I was going to do a "message" song it would be good to try to pair it with a bit of a catchy melody.