Something More2026

About the song

I’m a bit nervous about writing this one up, as my partner hears and interprets this song to mean something very different than where it came from, for me. This ability to derive your own meaning from a piece is something I really admire and love about great art, so I’m loathed to spoil that potential by telling my version of it!

So please don’t read on if it’s already calling something to mind for you!

I wrote this song about four years ago (circa 2022) during a very difficult time in my ‘day-job.’ That experience sparked a lot of inner turmoil and soul-searching, as I was trying to find my personal strength to stand tall in the midst of a really shitty situation, where I felt my reputation was being dragged through the mud due to someone else’s actions, and feeling powerless to effect change in the situation. And also felt really let down by the lack of support from the people that could—folx I respected and admired.

I have a set of affirmations that comes up on my phone, and one of them is “You don’t always have to tell your side of the story. Time will.” The quote is widely attributed to TobyMac—though I can’t entirely recall where I first saw it. This advice helped me a lot to make it through that period. As did writing this song—in the long tradition of art as therapy!

At a recent solo show when I performed this song, I mentioned that it was about an ex-coworker, and had multiple people comment that they never wanted to cross me at work!! I tell you, though: better to have that energy channeled into music, than letting it seep out into real life...

Hopefully the song can help someone else through a rough day/week/year of their own.

I'm proud of the production on this track. I think it’s is the closest I’ve come to capturing the raw energy of my live vocal performances in a recording. A dear friend of mine texted me after hearing an early mix to say: “That’s one big mofo of a track… Fuck this is a monster! Really want to unpack how you did this one.” Reading that definitely made my day...