Gerard O'Riley

This is a stab at the a classic summer song with an interpretive twist. I ignored the usual feel good and relational themes for one that hopefully leaves the listener guessing. What it meant to me while writing it will likely be completely different from what it means to you. However, the lyrics are simultaneously not super complex and allow for a celebratory, triumphant feeling to also shine through. Additionally, the rhyme scheme is intentionally a little odd to give the song a more memorable and unique sound.

This song is based on the love and memory's of grandma's and the sign

Free Man is a lyric about someone who takes his rights and freedom so liberally that he feels he can act in any way, and do whatever he wants, and no one can stop him.

This lyric is about feeling so sure about being in love and how it feels when that feeling fades away.

Sometimes people wonder what mankind's world looks like through the eyes of an animal; sometimes people wonder how the world could fall apart. This poem-ish song combines both concepts to tell a short story about a lovely bumblebee buzzing through a crumbling world. Though the lyrics may come off as fatalistic, they're really more imaginative and focused on the bright little bee as a contrast to the terrible things in the backdrop. Practically, this song was written in the style of a lullaby and is an excellent choice for an acoustic or singer/songwriter vibe.