Before I’m Gone
This album came from real life. Work. Pressure. Family. Time moving too fast. The kind of nights that get quiet enough to make you feel every single thing you’ve been carrying.
Why this album exists
Before I’m Gone was built from the kind of life that does not slow down just because you have something to say. It came from trying to carry responsibility, hold onto family, survive pressure, and still leave something honest behind before time moves past it.
This was not made in perfect conditions. It was made between real work days, real stress, real memories, and the kind of thoughts that hit hardest when everything around you finally gets quiet.
A lot of these songs came from that space. The place where love, fear, exhaustion, reflection, hope, grief, and survival all sit in the same room together.
What it represents
For the underpaid. For the exhausted. For the people trying to carry real life without losing the people and moments that matter most.
The heart of it
Some songs on this album are about pressure. Some are about connection. Some are about time, memory, burnout, survival, grief, fatherhood, love, and trying not to let real life bury the parts of you that still feel something.
The point of this record was never to feel polished for the sake of it. It was to feel true. It was to sound like something a real person lived through, not something made from a distance with nothing at stake.
If this album connects with you, then chances are you already know the feeling behind it: doing what you have to do, while quietly wondering how much of your life is slipping by while you do it.
Songs From This Album
Browse Full Song LibraryBefore I’m Gone
Factory life, gratitude, and the fire that says survival is not the whole story before time runs out.
Was It Enough
A father’s question, regret, love, and the hope of still showing up the way your kids need.
Wake The Fire
For the heavy days when survival feels louder than living, and the fire inside you is still waiting.
Made for More
Restlessness, hope, and the ache of knowing you were built for something beyond just getting through the day.
Little Moments
Family, ordinary nights, growing kids, and realizing the smallest moments can mean everything.
ADHD
Racing thoughts, overload, and trying to function in a mind that never seems to slow down.
Sparkle Eyes
Seeing the light in someone you love and choosing to protect it, even on the days they can’t.
Called In Again
Being trapped between needing rest and needing money, while survival keeps costing too much life.
Mask
Smiling so nobody worries while quietly wishing someone would see through it and stay.
Friend
Grief, regret, and carrying love for someone who left too soon but still stays with you.
Two Days Ain’t Enough
Blue-collar life, family weekends, and trying to fit a whole life into the two days you have left.
Miles From Me
Feeling disconnected from yourself while still showing up for everyone else and refusing to disappear.
Midnight
Late-night thoughts, buried dreams, and the silence that tells the truth when distractions stop working.
Not Today
Fear, ICU lights, a Type 1 diagnosis, and love refusing to let go when everything changes at once.
Oh Daughter of Mine
The quiet strength of a daughter carrying something unfair alone while life splits in two around her.
Sunday Night
Quiet Sunday dread, time moving too fast, and wanting one more night before work pulls you away again.
Voice
Shame, silence, invisible effort, and trying to speak when quiet feels safer than being seen.
Don't Call Me
Communication pressure, words collapsing in real time, and asking people to meet you where you can breathe.
A Spark That Stayed
Young love, uncertainty, reckless moments, and looking back to realize something real had already begun.
Same Hour
Rapid swings, overwhelm, invisible struggle, and holding onto fight even when your mind won’t let up.