Gerard O'Riley

Nur ein Lächeln von dir macht mich schon an. Ich kann nichts dafür, bin auch nur ein Mann. Ist das jetzt ein Traum oder ist es wahr? Du machst mich so was von an, Anika.

This song is about keeping it secret that there was a spark of love in the air, even though he was in a relationship that time. That secret is just representative for a couple of secrets that are symbolically hiding under the narrator’s hair. I was seeing the narrator from a woman’s perspective. The atmosphere can be mystical, intimate, energetic, souly, warm. I was pretty much inspired by Jorja Smith while writing it. So genrewise I would see it in an indipop, alternative soul direction. The structure is a really easy pop structure, which could be extended by repeating the first verse and the chorus or just the chorus multiple times. Enjoy the process!

I will be the first to say that I'm not the brightest bulb in the ceiling. But I have learned that hate corrodes. It harms others as well as myself. As I get older, it gets clearer. We need more love in this world. I hope these lyrics show that our ability to empathize and accept others is more valuable than any educational trophies we may have collected throughout our lives.

Weihnachten. Genre fast egal, auch "dark" Reimschema: AABCCB

These lyrics highlight the overnight success of a down-on-his-luck good old country boy who is barely getting by and is pretty much homeless. Until the breakthrough of someone hearing his music and changing his life. He has held on to hope, with no parents and distant cousins and the loyalty of his big dog Cody.