bluage: what absolutely beautiful words! Thank you so much. That's exactly what I was aiming for, and I'm so glad that someone else resonated in this way with this track. Thank you for such thoughtful and kind comments!

MarioD: thank you, also! When I first wrote the lyrics, I worried about how I was going to fit them into a song, haha. But ... I'm glad you like it, it means that it seems to have worked :-)

I've put the de-esser on my new DAW at the maximum level, and I've made the backing tracks a little louder. Maybe this new version, below, is better? (I hope so, haha) :-)

THANK YOU so much for taking the time to listen and comment!