Out now — https://jackwatkins.lnk.to/lightinthedark

With themes of self-acceptance, coming out, inner child healing and authentic self-expression, Light In The Dark is the thought-provoking, personal and relatable debut from singer-songwriter-producer, Jack Watkins.

His dreamy fusion of acoustic instruments with electronic synths and drum machines is inspired by Scandinavian masters of pop, Ibiza sunsets and his own innate musical vision. Escapist, other-worldly and at times euphoric, his melodies provide uplifting soundscapes for darker lyrical content.

Please contact music@jackwatkins.co for interviews and further information.

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Light in the Dark

Infinity Inside

Out now — https://jackwatkins.lnk.to/lightinthedark

With themes that journey through coming out, inner child healing, self-acceptance and authentic self-expression, Light in the Dark is an introspective, relatable and uplifting debut from singer-songwriter-producer, Jack Watkins.

His dreamy fusion of acoustic instruments, electronic synths and distinctive vocals create a blissful, other-worldly soundscape. Strong melodies and dense harmonies carry darker, thought-provoking lyrics that are open to interpretation, but the overall effect is one of hope: a ray of light that signals positive times to come.

Light In The Dark

Jack Watkins

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Set Me Free

Home

Written, performed, produced, mixed and mastered by Jack Watkins

Copyright © 2024 • Stargazer Music

Into The Light

Written by Jack Watkins and Clare Yarwood-White
Performed, produced, mixed and mastered by Jack Watkins

© 2023 Stargazer Music

Reaching out for the universe
When all of space is inside of me
A billion stars are the prickles of dreams
Sparks in my heart
Waiting to ignite

There’s infinity
Inside of me
The void for
The space for
My own constellation
There’s infinity
Inside of me
The pattern
My Saturn
It’s raining diamonds
It’s raining diamonds

Liquid moonlight runs through my veins
It shimmers
And it burns with molten hope
A trillion wishes for more than this
The sky is heavy
But my head feels so light

There’s infinity
Inside of me
The void for
The space for
My own constellation
There’s infinity
Inside of me
The pattern
My Saturn
It’s raining diamonds
It’s raining diamonds

A giant leap for one single man
Is there anybody out there?
A giant leap for one single man
Is there anybody out there?
Is there anybody out there?
It's raining diamonds

There’s infinity
Inside of me
The void for
The space for
My own constellation
There’s infinity
Inside of me
The pattern
My Saturn
It’s raining diamonds
It’s raining diamonds

Reaching out for the universe
When all of space is inside of me

Raining Diamonds

Written by Jack Watkins and Clare Yarwood-White
Performed, produced, mixed and mastered by Jack Watkins

© 2023 Stargazer Music

Have I been missing all the signs of a love that could be born?
You know I've dreamt of this life, oh yeah, for evermore
But I'm unsure if this could be more
And if you feel it too
That electric energy
That lies with me and you

You gimme that feeling...

Feeling

Written by Jack Watkins and Clare Yarwood-White
Performed, produced, mixed and mastered by Jack Watkins

© 2023 Stargazer Music

SOLO

Watching from the sides
A walk on part
In other peoples lives
They match, they nest
They settle down
They pick out tiles
I try to drown
The empty, lonely cry
No speaking part
No starring role
No one to call my own

Living life behind glass
It’s cold, it’s lonely, it’s hard
Living life behind glass
I can’t reach him, can’t find him
Solo
Every day I do the same things
No one sees me
No one feels me
I’m hammering
I’m calling
No one hears me
No one needs me
Solo
Yeah solo
Yeah solo
I’m so low

I try to build a world
Get out, make friends
Do all the things I’ve heard
Attract the one
Don’t try so hard
Work on me
Let down my guard
He’ll only come when I stop
The search for love
Let go of
A dream, a wish, 
A fantasy, a lie...

Living life behind glass
It’s cold, it’s lonely, it’s hard
Living life behind glass
I can’t reach him, can’t find him
Solo
Every day I do the same things
No one sees me
No one feels me
I’m hammering
I’m calling
No one hears me
No one needs me
Solo
Yeah solo
Yeah solo
I’m so low

Living life behind glass
It’s cold, it’s lonely, it’s hard
Living life behind glass
I can’t reach him, can’t find him
Solo
Every day I do the same things
No one sees me
No one feels me
I’m hammering
I’m calling
No one hears me
No one needs me
Solo
Yeah solo
Yeah solo
I’m so low

Solo

Written by Jack Watkins and Clare Yarwood-White
Performed, produced, mixed and mastered by Jack Watkins

© 2023 Stargazer Music

RENAISSANCE

You’re where you are
Because of where you’ve come from
You’re who you are
Because of who you were

Put brush to canvas
Paint something beautiful
Take what you’ve learned
To illustrate your truth

How will you sculpt the likeness of you?
The true you darling
How will you learn to forgive yourself?
And lead yourself to renaissance
Renaissance
How will you sculpt the likeness of you?
And lead yourself to renaissance

Your history guides you
Your own philosophy
You are your muse
Your curiosity

Put pen to paper
Write something meaningful
Pour out your soul
Make heaven of your hell 

How will you sculpt the likeness of you?
The true you darling
How will you learn to forgive yourself?
And lead yourself to renaissance
Renaissance
How will you sculpt the likeness of you?
And lead yourself to renaissance

A lifetime is fleeting
We’re young then we’re old
Been scratching at marble
Unyielding and cold
Face is emerging
Expression is bold
Now you are reborn
And serenity unfolds

How will you sculpt the likeness of you?
The true you darling
How will you learn to forgive yourself?
And lead yourself to renaissance
Renaissance
How will you sculpt the likeness of you?
And lead yourself to renaissance

Renaissance

Written by Jack Watkins and Lilian Macdonald
Produced, mixed and mastered by Jack Watkins

ABOUT THE SONG

Lost and Found is a conversation between two friends, questioning how the tides of life can pull us so far from where we expected to be. Jack’s doubt and disillusion comes through from the start in his trembling vocal, but Lilian is the voice of reason by his side, offering reassurance and hope. Submerged melodies bubble up throughout the song, like dark feelings rising to the surface for oxygen. Lyrics confess fears of being dragged back under. The instrumental builds, layering strings and synths into a heartfelt final chorus, a call to truly connect.


LYRICS

How did we end up here?
Fading dreams so far away
How did all the magic disappear?

Walking roads we never planned
Holding dreams in trembling hands
Promising that one day things will change

Where did we go wrong?
Silent for too long
Are we drifting back into the dark?

Tell me what you’re thinking darling
I wanna hear what’s on your heart
Go beyond the surface, and
Show me who you really are

It’s ok to feel lost and be down
Together we can turn these things around
Feelings aren’t forever
We can be lost and found

Look at all we’ve done my love
Look at all that we’ve become
We don’t have to have it figured out

We’ve been down this road before
Pulled ourselves out of the storm
We don’t have to have it figured out

Where did we go wrong?
Silent for too long
Are we drifting back into the dark?

Tell me what you’re thinking darling
I wanna hear what’s on your heart
Go beyond the surface
And show me who you really are

It’s ok to feel lost and be down
Together we can turn these things around
Feelings aren’t forever
We can be lost and found

Lost and found
Lost and found
Lost and found

Tell me what you’re thinking darling (tell me what)
I wanna hear what’s on your heart (on your heart)
Go beyond the surface
And show me who you really are

It’s ok to feel lost and be down
Together we can turn these things around
Feelings aren’t forever
We can be lost and found

Tell me what you’re thinking darling (tell me what)
I wanna hear what’s on your heart (on your heart)
Go beyond the surface
And show me who you really are

It’s ok to feel lost and be down
Together we can turn these things around
Feelings aren’t forever
We can be lost and found

Lost and Found

Lost and Found (feat. Lilian)

Written by Jack Watkins & Clare Yarwood-White
Performed, produced, mixed and mastered by Jack Watkins

LYRICS

It’s funny how you have changed your tune
How quickly you have gone and lost your appetite
It’s funny how we’re not laughing now
How did we flip from gloss to tarnished overnight

But you remind me of a love that I lost in a dream
Yeah you remind me of a love that I lost in a dream

(So let me tell ya)
If it don’t feel like gold
(So let me tell ya, so let me tell ya, let me tell ya, let me tell ya)
I don’t wanna know
(Don’t wanna know, no, don’t wanna know, no, don’t wanna)
If it don’t feel unreal
(Yeah let me tell ya, yeah let me tell ya, let me tell ya, let me tell ya)
Then I don’t wanna feel
(Don’t wanna wanna feel, don’t wanna wanna feel)
If it don’t feel like gold
(So let me tell ya, so let me tell ya, let me tell ya, let me tell ya)
I don’t wanna know
(Don’t wanna know no, don’t wanna know no, don’t wanna)

It’s funny how you have changed your tune
How quickly you have gone and lost your appetite
It’s funny how we’re not laughing now
How did we flip from gloss to tarnished overnight

But you remind me of a love that I lost in a dream
Yeah you remind me of a love that I lost in a dream

(So let me tell ya)
If it don’t feel like gold
(So let me tell ya, so let me tell ya, let me tell ya, let me tell ya)
I don’t wanna know
(Don’t wanna know, no, don’t wanna know, no, don’t wanna)
If it don’t feel unreal
(Yeah let me tell ya, yeah let me tell ya, let me tell ya, let me tell ya)
Then I don’t wanna feel
(Don’t wanna wanna feel, don’t wanna wanna feel)

So let me tell ya
So let me tell ya
Let me tell ya
Don’t wanna know, no
Don’t wanna know, no
So let me tell ya
So let me tell ya
Let me tell ya
Don’t wanna know, no
Don’t wanna know, no

If it don’t feel like gold
(So let me tell ya, so let me tell ya, let me tell ya, let me tell ya)
I don’t wanna know
(Don’t wanna know, no, don’t wanna know, no, don’t wanna)
If it don’t feel unreal
(Yeah let me tell ya, yeah let me tell ya, let me tell ya, let me tell ya)
Then I don’t wanna feel
(Don’t wanna wanna feel, don’t wanna wanna feel)
If it don’t feel like gold
(So let me tell ya, so let me tell ya, let me tell ya, let me tell ya)
I don’t wanna know
(Don’t wanna wanna feel, don’t wanna wanna feel)

So let me tell ya
So let me tell ya
Let me tell ya
Don’t wanna know, no
Don’t wanna know, no

Gold

Written and performed by Jack Watkins and Lilian Macdonald
Produced, mixed and mastered by Jack Watkins

Lost and Found (Acoustic)

Lost And Found (feat. Lilian) (Acoustic)

Written, performed, produced, mixed and mastered by Jack Watkins
Copyright © 2024 · Stargazer Music

LYRICS

I’m learning how to live again
In a world that doesn’t have you
And when I least expect it
I see a reminder of you
A memory comes back into view

So darling won’t you stay
Stay with me
Cos I’m learning how to breathe
From the deep
So darling won’t you hold me one more time
I don’t wanna say our last goodbye

Mmm mmm

I’m saying “yeah I’m fine” again
I’m hiding behind a smile again
And in the silent moments
I hear a whisper of you
And I crash back into the blue

So darling won’t you stay
Stay with me
Cos I’m learning how to breathe
From the deep
So darling won’t you hold me one more time
I don’t wanna say our last goodbye

Mmm mmm
Mmm mmm

So darling won’t you stay
Stay with me
Cos I’m learning how to breathe
From the deep
So darling won’t you hold me one more time
I don’t wanna say our last goodbye

So darling won’t you stay
Stay with me
Cos I’m learning how to breathe
From the deep
So darling won’t you hold me one more time
I don’t wanna say our last goodbye

Mmm mmm

Last Goodbye

Remedy

A Change of Heart

Jack Watkins is a British singer-songwriter-producer. His first EP Light in the Dark was released in Summer 2022. It explored themes of coming out and self-acceptance, reaching the top 10 in the iTunes charts. In June 2023, he released his follow up EP Infinity Inside rich with melody and meaningful lyrics. 

His dreamy fusion of acoustic instruments, electronic synths and soulful vocals creates a blissful, other-worldly soundscape, and he moves effortlessly between poppy dance tracks and stripped back, haunting ballads. Jack creates a connection with his music, a form of escapism that is also highly relatable.

Although Jack was a classically trained pianist from the age of six, his music is heavily influenced by his passion for pop in all its forms, including electronic, synth, commercial, dance and LGBTQ+. His music making is often an organic process which typically begins on the piano by exploring a problem or frustration. He’s inspired by both classic songwriters and modern pop producers and aims to create music where production adds ear candy to a recording, but the song doesn’t fall apart when it’s simply played on a piano.

He is currently working on his debut album for release in late 2024.

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