Man! Where did the time go? This is the last song on the Across the Frequency album (well, mostly, I have one more but it’s a dance mix version of Masquerade, not a new song, so it doesn’t really count does it?) and this wraps up my SECOND album.
I feel like I’ve been drinking from the firehose on this whole songwriting / AI / YouTube / Social Media journey, but it’s been sooooo informative and super fun. I’m going to miss this 80s’inspired style for a bit. Don’t worry, the 80s will never die! As I move into my next three albums (yes, I’m actually working on my 5th album right now!) the tone will change between them. Why? I like cohesive album wrappers. Is it a decade? Is it a style? Is it a personal journey? Stay tuned to find out!
Now onto the song:
This song is two-fold fun. It’s an anthem rock song in the – oh so surprising – style of the 1980s so high energy and lots of guitars and drums. The other part is the attitude behind it.
As a Gen Xer (or “forgotten generation” – that’s just mean!), I wanted to capture this feeling: I’m not 25 or 30 anymore, but I’m still here, showing up and giving it my all every day. This particular Gen Xer doesn’t obsess (tooo much, let’s be real, we all think about it a bit) over others’ opinions over aging.
Sure, I want to look good, but I don’t fixate on getting older. This came to mind when my mom told me she sometimes felt invisible as she aged. That struck me. I wanted this final rock song on the album to be a rock anthem to say: we refuse to be invisible. We’ll do our thing and make our presence known. If society expects us to fade away, we’re saying loud and clear: that’s not happening.
So basically the song is about doing your own thing and refusing to go quietly. (Maybe it resonates with other generations, but the only one I’m in is this one.)
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