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Jeremy Ryans Rock Vibes

This song was written at a time in my life when I was going through allot. I was having one of the days where my memories from the past was causing me to feel down in myself and my life.

My Fairytale

I wrote this song for my wife over 20yrs ago before we reconnected. We were living states away from each other but spoke on the phone every night for months until I made the decision to finally move out to where she lived to start a new life together. The song describes the feelings I was going through during that time before reconnecting with her.

In My Mind

This song was written years ago at a time in my life when I was tired of holding on to the self doubt I had about myself or the outside “Noise” from people who didn’t believe in me. It was a message to myself of finally letting go of people’s opinions. It also expressed how I was reflecting on myself and how I just “didn’t care anymore”. I was just wanting to let it all go.

Smile & Wave

Dave Warren ASCAP/BMI
LYRICS:
Verse 1
Suit jacket on the chair, tie practice on the door
Ring box on the table like a promise I swore
Phone lights up with a picture—sash across her blue
“Almost Mrs.” in glitter, and a sky that knows it too
I laugh at the captions, hear the music through the frame
She’s a comet with her girls, I’m a lighthouse saying her name
Scratch out a vow on a napkin by the sink
Toast her in the quiet with a careful clink
Pre-Chorus
I can see her under neon, safe and shining through
The world spins softer when it’s spinning her with you
I count the seconds, steady as a drum
And whisper to the midnight, “Let the morning come”
Chorus
Dance it out, love, I’m saving dawn for you
I’ll hold the quiet while your sky turns electric blue
All the miles we walked, all the hearts we grew
Tonight you dance, tomorrow we do
I’ll be the lamp in the window, the yes we always knew
Every beat that finds you brings me closer too
Raise your glass—I’m raising one, too
Tonight you dance, tomorrow we do
Verse 2
The guys say “you out?” but the couch says “stay”
I’m good with the soft kind of brave today
Seating cards in a shoebox, pen ink on my hand
Practice our last name like a brand-new band
Your mother called earlier, her voice a tear and grin
Said “Take care of our girl,” I said “Always, say when”
I replay our first fight, our first fog, our first sun
How we learned to lean and the leaning made one
Pre-Chorus
Somewhere there’s a rooftop, and laughter crowns her head
Somewhere there’s a chorus of every word she’s said
I’m here with the quiet, the dog at my shoe
And a thousand little futures in a single “I do”
Chorus
Dance it out, love, I’m saving dawn for you
I’ll hold the quiet while your sky turns electric blue
All the miles we walked, all the hearts we grew
Tonight you dance, tomorrow we do
I’ll be the lamp in the window, the yes we always knew
Every beat that finds you brings me closer too
Raise your glass—I’m raising one, too
Tonight you dance, tomorrow we do
Bridge
Split-screen moon on the city line
She’s a streak of joy, I’m the steady spine
I text “miss you” and tuck my phone away
Trust is the music we learned to play
To the women who built her fearless wings
I’ll be the harbor where the daylight sings
From cardboard boxes to a golden aisle
I’ll carry her laughter every single mile
Breakdown Chorus
Soft and low, with the sunrise hue
Streetlights blinking, making room for blue
If she’s the anthem, I’m the echo true
Tonight you dance, tomorrow we do
Final Chorus
Dance it out, love, I’m saving dawn for you
I’ll hold the quiet while your sky turns electric blue
All the miles we walked, all the hearts we grew
Tonight you dance, tomorrow we do
Barefoot future and a promise in view
Keys to forever in a door we’ll walk through
Every forever needs a fearless crew
Tonight you dance, tomorrow we do
Outro
I set a note by the coffee, just a scribbled “see you”
Hang up the jacket, let the starlight drift through
Close my eyes on a world turning brand-new
And smile at the ceiling—“Tomorrow, we do.”

Tonight You Dance, Tomorrow We Do

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Jeremy Ryan Martin is a solo rock artist with a sound forged through raw emotion, real-life struggle, and years of hands-on experience in the underground music scene. His passion for music began at 13, when he formed his first band with middle school friends in the early ’90s. By 17, he was already writing original songs and fronting local rock groups, honing his voice and presence on stage.

Throughout his 20s and 30s, Jeremy played in several rock-driven projects, spending countless hours in recording studios learning the craft of mixing and production from seasoned audio engineers and musicians. A self-taught songwriter shaped by hardship, he grew up with a single mom and younger brother, often turning to his guitar as a way to cope and make sense of life.

Jeremy draws inspiration from the gritty rock legends he grew up on—Metallica, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, Candlebox, and other icons of the late ’80s and early ’90s. While those influences echo through his music, it’s his unique voice and deeply personal songwriting that set him apart. Every track he creates is a reflection of resilience, struggle, and healing.

“I love to play my guitar and write songs, but there’s no better feeling than seeing someone else connect with what I’ve created.” – Jeremy Ryan Martin

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