I wrote “Secondhand Memories” because I’m trying to understand where I come from by reaching into stories that were never fully mine. I’m asking for the colors, the fear, the beauty, and the loss so I can make sense of the ache that I feel for life. These borrowed memories become something I can hold, something to grieve, and something to believe as I piece together the outlines of myself and what my story holds beyond my own personal experiences.

I wrote “Driveway Conversations” as a love song to those quiet, safe moments when time slowed down and it felt safe to share dreams, fears, hopes. It’s about grieving how busy life can steal that kind of softness, how we trade halos of streetlights for schedules and noise. The song is my hope that even if those moments feel behind us, we can still find our way back to honest conversation, real conversations despite the storm of life.

I wrote this song from the ache of change. The in between when the place of home expands to include more than one physical location. It’s about restlessness, about chasing motion until the road finally turns me back towards something that feels like home. “Arkansas” becomes more than a place—it’s the pull of solid ground, of love and familiarity, calling me back as fast as I can go.