After an insightful conversation with a good friend, I woke up and was inspired to try to write a song.

I was surprised because I didn’t really expect anything much to come out of it, but I ended up writing a full song in about 30 mins! As I began to write, each lyric seemed to flow quite naturally. I made sure to hum along a sample melody as I went along, and also focused on the rhythm of making sure it flowed.

I also think it’s important when you write to hum something into your phone for future reference. Using voice memos is a great tool to help you remember the idea you came up with! Even if it isn’t perfect, just get it down so you can refine it later.

Having written this song called “Forward or Back”, it also inspired me to revisit a song I wrote in 2018 called “Lost”. I figured it was time to revisit it and record it now that I have a more detailed understanding of production. I am hoping to release the version I recorded in 2019 eventually along with a new version of me singing on it and producing it. I also changed a few lyrics of the chorus to add a more update taste.

During the evening, I got a chance to meet with LJ. It was great to be back writing with him after taking a bit of a break for a week and a bit. Tonight, we began the process of writing a tune called “Healed and Whole”. We first chose a reference track and came up with a post-chorus melody that fit a basic progression. Since this is a more reflective song, LJ and I decided to come back to it because we thought being able to sit down in a quiet writing environment would be the best writing approach.