Andrew, I can't say that this will be any help to you, but when I write a song it's like writing a short story about something that I've either lived through or am familiar with. Each new song has a meaning that grows out of a real moment, something I felt, something I saw, or something I couldn’t shake. Sometimes it’s a memory I’ve carried for years, and other times it’s just a single emotion that hits me out of nowhere and refuses to leave until I give it a place to live.

The melody becomes the mood, the lyrics become the details, and before I know it, the whole thing turns into a snapshot of who I was in that moment. I guess that’s why every song feels a little like a confession and a little like a release. It’s the closest I can get to putting my heart on paper and hoping someone out there recognizes a piece of their own story in it.