"High 4 U" - out March 8, 2024: https://ffm.to/gabelopez

“High 4 U” is the first release by Gabe Lopez after finally breaking free from his major label deal. The cinematic queer bop was written, produced, and performed 100% by the artist. His recent work includes a 2023 Emmy nomination for his music mix work on RuPaul’s Drag Race, as well as co-writing and co-producing the new theme song to the worldwide phenomenon Dora The Explorer - which resulted in his TikTok going viral.  His album God Bless The Queens debuted in the Top 100 New Releases on iTunes. His music has been synced with several TV and film productions including Comedy Central’s The Other Two, Monster High, and Love Victor. He’s toured the world opening for pop icon Belinda Carlisle, who features on his single “California Blues,” which receives radio airplay from Sirius XM Radio and iHeart Radio, among his other recent releases. The latest single “High 4 U” marks Gabe Lopez' first foray into a new era of commercial and creative freedom, coloring outside the lines of bold indie pop art.

High 4 U

Boys Will Be Boys

First Single off Debut EP GOODGrief Different Life captures the bittersweet reality of loving someone deeply but knowing you have to let them go because life has shifted. The track blends intimate alt-R&B melodies, velvet vocals, and moody layered production, creating an emotional journey of heartbreak, acceptance, and transformation.

Mixed & Mastered by Shawn “Source” Jarrett

Different Life

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“WASTED” is a heartfelt reflection on growing up and suddenly seeing, with adult eyes, everything your mom carried for you. The song captures that quiet heartbreak of realizing you didn’t fully understand her love when you were younger — all the time, energy, and pieces of herself she gave so freely, thinking you’d never have to notice.

Now older, Millie looks back with gratitude and a little ache, recognizing the moments she took for granted and the ways her mom showed up again and again, even when it went unseen. The track blends emotional honesty with gentle vulnerability, expressing both regret and deep appreciation.

At its core, “WASTED” isn’t about loss — it’s about recognition. It’s about realizing that nothing her mom gave was ever wasted, even if Millie didn’t understand it at the time. It’s a love letter to the woman who has always been there, and a promise not to overlook that love anymore.

WASTED

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Verse 1

Life isn’t shining, it’s soil on our hands,
It’s waking up tired but still making plans.
It’s coffee gone cold, it’s the cracks in the floor,
It’s choosing to stay when we could close the door.

Verse 2

Love isn’t magic, it’s learning the weight
Of someone else’s fear on the nights they’re late.
It’s holding your breath when the world goes wrong,
It’s the quiet repair where we learn to belong.

Pre-Chorus

And somehow the ordinary things—
The groceries, the small routines—
End up becoming the roots we trust,
Proof that the world can bend for us.

Chorus

This is life: uneven, unsteady,
A heart never sure if it’s broken or ready.
This is love: not perfect, but true,
A thousand small choices that lead me to you.
No shining skies, no silver display—
Just all the stubborn, beautiful ways we stay.

Verse 3

Life leaves its fingerprints deep in our days,
On the letters we kept, on the bills we mislaid.
On the nights we were silent, too tired to speak,
On the truth we rebuilt when we both felt weak.

Pre-Chorus

And in the mess we stitch together,
We make a place that feels like shelter—
Not a miracle, not a vow,
Just “I’m here. I’m trying. I’m choosing you now.”

Chorus

This is life: uneven, unsteady,
A heart never sure if it’s broken or ready.
This is love: not perfect, but true,
A thousand small choices that lead me to you.
No shining skies, no silver display—
Just all the stubborn, beautiful ways we stay.

Bridge

Maybe the world never promised us calm,
But we learned to build comfort in each other’s palms.
Not heroes, not flawless, not destined or fated—
Just two human hearts that refuse to be jaded.

Final Chorus

This is life: complicated, honest,
Two wandering souls who still choose to promise.
This is love: not something we chase—
But something we make in the quietest place.
Not light, not fate, not some grand ballet—
Just all the flawed, beautiful ways we stay.

All the Ways We Stay

A close friend lost his Siamese cat, a companion who carried him through some of his darkest moments. When he shared what this bond meant to him, the grief, love, and gratitude in his words shaped the heart of this song. It is a tribute to the animal that saved him, stayed with him, and kept watch over his life.

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