All music written and performed by Timothy Anderson

Ride The Flame

Copyright 2025 Drop Stereo. All songs written, created, performed, recorded by Timothy Anderson.

Verse 1
I learned to smile through broken rooms,
Called it strength when it was fear.
Built a life on staying small,
So no one saw me disappear.

Verse 2
I chased the wrong kind of comfort,
Just to keep the weight inside.
Every high just made me emptier,
Till I ran out of places to hide.

Pre-Chorus
But somewhere deep, a sound began to grow —
A small voice whispering, “Let it go.”

Chorus
I’m not just surviving,
I’m learning how to feel again.
Every mark upon my skin
Tells the story where I’ve been.
It’s not the fall that makes you break —
It’s choosing not to rise again.
Now I’m actually living,
Not just surviving.

Verse 3
I’ve held the hand of loss and love,
And both have changed my spine.
The pain still knocks from time to time,
But it no longer defines.

Bridge
I found calm in the slower days,
In someone’s patient eyes.
She showed me what forgiveness means,
Without another disguise.

Final Chorus / Outro
I’m not just surviving,
I’m standing where the morning begins.
The past still lingers, but it doesn’t win.
It’s not the fall that makes you break —
It’s choosing not to rise again.
Now I’m actually living,
Instead of just surviving.

Not Just Surviving

Copyright 2025 Drop Stereo. All songs written, created, performed, recorded by Timothy Anderson.

Verse 1 
I used to fight the changes like they stole what made me whole,
holding tightly to a story that was never in my control.
Every loss felt like a warning that the world was breaking through,
and I thought the life I wanted died the day I lost you.
But now I’m breathing in the quiet where the past begins to fade,
learning how to see the path from the mess that life has made.

Pre-Chorus
The ground beneath me isn’t planned,
but I’m beginning to understand.

Chorus 
I’m learning how to rise again,
to meet the days that fall in line.
Every step is teaching me
this place is truly mine.
I’m standing where my heart can grow,
and everything begins to shine —
’cause where I am right here, right now,
is finally mine.

Verse 2 
I carried disappointment like a weight beneath my chest,
feeling lost inside a future that refused to give me rest.
But patience isn’t weakness; it’s the strength to let things grow,
to release the things behind me that no longer help me flow.
And though the past still calls my name from places undefined,
I’ve learned that moving forward doesn’t mean I leave behind.

Pre-Chorus
I’m holding on with open hands…
to everything I understand.

Chorus 
I’m learning how to rise again,
to meet the days that fall in line.
Every step is teaching me
this place is truly mine.
I’m standing where my heart can grow,
and everything begins to shine —
’cause where I am right here, right now,
is finally mine.

Bridge 
I spent years resisting change,
trying to outrun the pain.
But healing doesn’t happen fast—
it takes the strength to break the chain.
And though this road feels undefined,
I’m growing into my own design.

Final Chorus 
I’m learning how to rise again,
to meet the days that fall in line.
Every step is teaching me
this place is truly mine.
I’m standing where my heart can grow,
and everything begins to shine —
’cause where I am right here, right now,
is finally mine.

Outro
I may not have the world I planned…
but I’m strong enough
to stand.

Where I Stand

Aquatic Ambience - Donkey Kong Country Water Level theme

Born in Arlington Heights, IL. Timothy has been a member of the bands “Mercurial” , "Removing the Reason" and “Azelyn from Brooklyn” growing up in his teens and early 20s. 
Today the project is done entirely by himself. 
Influences are Thrice, Deftones, Glassjaw, Circa Survive, Story of the Year, Finch, Minus the Bear

United we stand, divided we fall.

Where I Stand

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