New Release: 'Chasing Time'
- Jan 23, 2025
- 2 min read
Updated: Jan 23
New Release: 'Chasing Time' is out now.
This song came from staring at the calendar and feeling the slow fade creep in. The quiet fear that life is slipping into average. That the days will start blending together. That the fire I used to feel will cool down into something comfortable, predictable, safe . . mediocre. I do not want to fade away. I do not want to get old and look back wondering where the bold version of me went.
I catch myself settling sometimes. Taking the easier path. Saying yes to routine instead of yes to risk. Letting the small compromises add up until they become the whole life. It is not dramatic. It is not a crisis. It is just the slow drift toward average. And the thought of waking up at 70 and realizing I played it too safe makes my stomach turn.
The Weight of Settling
Settling is heavy because it is invisible at first. It feels like wisdom. It feels like maturity. It feels like being responsible. But it is a slow theft. It steals the edges. It steals the color. It steals the stories you could have told. The weight is in knowing you are choosing comfort over possibility more often than not. The weight is in knowing the clock does not stop for comfort. The weight is in knowing that mediocre is not neutral . . it is a choice.
The "Still Here" Perspective
I have learned I can only control whether I keep chasing. I cannot stop time. I cannot make the years stretch longer. I definitely cannot make every day feel like the first day. But I can refuse to fade. I can keep running toward the things that light me up. I can keep taking the risk. I can keep saying yes to life even when it is easier to say no. Because I do not want to get old and regret the things I never tried. I want to get old and regret the things I did try. I want to get old with stories worth telling.
If you have ever felt the slow pull toward average and hated it . . if you have ever looked at your life and thought "I do not want to fade away" . . if you have ever decided to keep chasing instead of settling . . this song is for you.
Give it a listen wherever you stream music.