Concept |DISTANCE|
four songs try to emulate aspects of depth and space -
in both the exterior and the interior -
physical and emotional -
between each other and oneself
“Two Birds,” narrates a simple journey through the depths of musical layering and harmony as the subjects go through phases of separation. The song diverts from the traditional form, as it is urged to be listened to as one ever-flowing landscape as Ray’s cinematic influences transfer naturally to his songs. “Two Birds” precedes it’s latter half, “It’s Been So Long,” which talks of reunion within the same subjects, in a similar yet polarizing sense.
“Two Birds”
A boy choirs with an unmatched sense of longing and excitement; as he travels to see his long distance girlfriend after a grueling six months.
“A Long Distance Song”
“It’s Been So Long,” is a polarizing sequel to“Two Birds.” The song contrasts its preceding half by establishing a sense of rhythm to the similarly harmonically vocalized and warm-toned arrangement. It establishes the same narrator, from far, working a way to go back to a home seemingly forgotten. The song attempts to create a jarring yet removed epiphany in the act of realization - the realization that one might be looking for something they already whole-heartedly possess.
