New Release: 'Fire and the Flood'
- Mar 1
- 2 min read
New Release: “Fire and the Flood” is out now.
There was a time when everything felt simple.
The beginning felt effortless. Exciting. Electric. Curious. Alive.
The kind of connection where getting to know someone feels like sheer wonder and discovery . . instead of effort, it’s effortless.
That’s where this song starts.
The cliff . . where we met.
Fire and the Flood . . an anthem.
The photo-booth . . acting like teenagers . . just content and happy.
I didn’t want perfect.
I didn’t have expectations.
I just wanted us.
When It Shifted
And then something changed.
Not all at once. Not dramatically. It took a long time.
Slowly.
“You faded slow, like a song off key.”
That line came from watching something drift without knowing how to stop it. From feeling like one person was still standing in the same place while the other had already started walking away.
I felt powerless because I didn’t know what to do.
When you’re inside that kind of shift, it doesn’t feel gradual.
It feels like the sky is falling.
It feels like you’re holding your breath, waiting for someone to come back . . but they’re not.
What This Song Is
This song isn’t a conclusion.
It’s not an explanation.
It’s not a post-mortem.
It’s not a victory lap.
It’s a snapshot of the moment before clarity and understanding.
The moment where everything feels like it’s collapsing and you don’t yet understand why.
“I’m afraid when I cross that line at last, I’ll be too late . . and I’ll finish last.”
That’s not a metaphor . . that’s how it felt. I was afraid.
Why It Exists
Some songs are written after you’ve figured it out.
This one was written in the middle of figuring it out.
I thought about rewriting parts of it from a safer distance . . but I didn’t want to. I wanted it to stay honest to that version of me . . the one who felt like he had everything, and then over time felt like he had none of it and didn’t know why.
If you’ve ever watched something important slip through your hands and wished you could rewind to the beginning and do something differently, this one might feel familiar.
The truth is . .
People aren’t mind readers.
If you don’t say what’s hurting, how is your partner supposed to know?
If they don’t know, how can they choose to respond?
We get caught up in life. We take things for granted without meaning to. We assume the other person understands when they might not.
Part of being a partner is giving the other person the chance to show up.
It’s scary to speak up. It feels vulnerable.
More often than not, when you give someone the opportunity to step toward you . . they do.
We’re all human.
“Fire and the Flood” is out everywhere now.
Give it a listen wherever you stream music.