MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN - JOURNAL ENTRY

Middle Of The Ocean is the only song I didn’t finish writing until halfway through the recording process, I wrote most of it in 2020, but I knew it needed a third verse. I still hadn’t written that when we went to record the band tracks, so we left space for the structure I had in mind. I wrote the third verse and the final chorus lyric change over a mostly-produced track which was just the right thing for this song!

This was another song I wrote in the songwriting club - I logged back in and found this little stream of consciousness I wrote to my group just after writing it in Sept 2020.

”I feel as though most of the time I'm pushing against change unconsciously and all of a sudden I realise I've been in the same place for a long time, mostly out of fear of the unknown. It's one of my worst traits and a part of myself I find really hard to confront because it's so frustrating and painful to realise how much you can hold yourself back. I think it's a topic I should be diving into more though and examine why, so I can move past it and become better at seeking out change and embracing it. This is a start!“ (written Sept 2020 to my writing group)

I think this song was a good start. Making this album itself has been embracing change and doing the thing that I’ve always wanted to do but have been scared of and holding myself back from. I put this song as we head towards the end of the album because it marks a turning point, finally really starting to reflect and dig a bit deeper, in turn slowly shifting your mindset towards something brighter.

I can’t think of anything specific to this song right now so here’s a random video from when we were at my producer’s studio in Mollonghip VIC, finishing off the album!

Only two more songs to go! x