Worlds Apart

The Riders

The Riders (Glowline Remix)

Odyssey

Wake Up!

Where Do I Go From Here!

Lyrics

Verse 1
I wake up every morning in a life that should feel right,
But something in the colors… doesn’t match the morning light.
The shoreline pulls away from me… the waves don’t roll my way,
And every little victory… feels borrowed for a day.
It’s all so close to perfect… but never what it seems—
Feels like I’m living… SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM…
Chorus
Out of rhythm… out of time…
Life should be shining… but I feel misaligned.
Out of rhythm… out of time…
Something feels off-rhythm… never feels like mine.
I keep reaching for a heartbeat…
That will finally meet with mine—
Out of rhythm… out of time… OUT OF TIME…
Verse 2
My family loves me deeply… and my work keeps me afloat,
But quiet in my chest there… hides a faint, unfinished note.
The sunset never changes here… forever halfway done,
And roads I thought I chose myself… feel borrowed one by one.
I try to smile with gratitude… but drift inside the seam—
Feels like I’m living… SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM…
Chorus
Out of rhythm… out of time…
Life should be shining… but I feel misaligned.
Out of rhythm… out of time…
Something feels off-rhythm… never feels like mine.
I keep reaching for a heartbeat…
That will finally meet with mine—
Out of rhythm… out of time… OUT OF TIME…
Bridge
Maybe there’s a missing chord… I haven’t learned to play,
A softer voice inside of me… still trying to lead the way.
If I can find the doorway… where the hidden shadows lean,
Maybe I can wake… into the life… that’s meant for me.
Final Chorus
Out of rhythm… out of time…
Life should be shining… but I feel misaligned.
Out of rhythm… out of time…
Something feels off-rhythm… never feels like mine.
If I find the road that opens…
Where my unseen melodies shine—
I’ll fall into the rhythm… into time… INTO TIME…
Outro
Till then I move between the glare… and the gleam—
Half awake… drifting through… SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM…
Out of rhythm… out of time…... inside... 

SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM…  SOMEONE ELSE'S DREAM…

Lyrics written by CJ, instruments and vocals created with AI.

Out of Rhythm, Out of Time

This is an unreleased demo from a single set to release in Q1 of 2026. Still in progress (still exactly where I’m at in my life right now).

I started making music again in 2025 after almost 18 years away from it. I used to play in a band in high school and then I walked away from all of it for a 9-to-5. Thinking that chapter was done, I spent YEARS trying to fit into versions of myself that never felt like home.

When I came back to music, I leaned into a modern country lane at first (singer-songwriter vibes, ya know?). But somewhere along the way, I realized the sound that actually feels like me is the one I grew up on: emotional pop-rock, 80s shimmer, atmospheric guitars, and big, cinematic choruses. Sounds that stir up emotions and memories.

“Leap of Faith” is literally what’s happening in my life as I’m typing this. I'm running toward something I walked away from years ago and FINALLY choosing purpose over expectation. It's got arena-leaning drums, alt-rock grit, 80s glow, and a little pop edge. I’m trying to build a sound that’s mine: alt rock…but cinematic…but emotional…but 80s...but pop.

Don’t usually share unfinished things, but learning to put myself out there more. If you found this, I’d love to know what you hear in it.

Written by: TRISTAN RAY, Iyan Evans
Produced by: Nick Stone

alt pop, pop rock, alternative rock, 80s rock, cinematic, atmospheric, indie rock, emotional, the1975, coldplay, bryan adams, arena, alt emo, guitar, synth, demo, unreleased, worktape

UNRELEASED_Leap of Faith_12012025_DEMO_v6

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Written by Col Bennett and Ollie Wride. Vocals and lyrics by Ollie Wride.
Produced, engineered and mixed by Col Bennett. Guitar elements by Chris Huggett.
Mastered by Steve Gillson. Artwork by Hollis Brown Thornton.
Copyright © 2017 FM-84. All rights reserved.

I wake up every night 
Where the dreams are the same 
Taken by my fear 
With a different face 
They can drag me to surrender 
I won’t change 

Chased down by a car 
Without a hand at the wheel 
Crash into my heart 
And I got nothing to feel 
And I raise my hands 
As daylight breaks the chain 

All I want to know is 
Are we back now fighting from the same side? 
All I want to hear is 
The sound of your voice on the airwaves tonight 
Coz it’s high time we decided 

Ooh, ooh, ooh we get the feeling it’ll never stop, never stop 
Ooh, ooh, ooh, come over and tell me it’ll never stop, never stop 

I look up to a sign 
At the end of my street 
Time ain’t gonna heal you 
Like you wanted to be 
Gonna take you down and 
Try to break your skin 
See you standing there 
At the end of my dream 
Come and cut the cord 
Pulling at my seams 
How’d I get so lost 
How did I get so lost? 

All I want to know is 
Are we back now fighting from the same side? 
Yeah, all I want to hear is 
The sound of your voice on the airwaves tonight 
Coz it’s high time we decided 

Ooh, ooh, ooh, we get the feeling it’ll never stop, never stop 
Ooh, ooh, ooh, come over and tell me it’ll never stop, never stop 
Ahh you can keep to your track and I would fall back in line 
But if I could see you smile, darling I would never stop 
Never stop again 

How’d I get so lost 
How did I get so lost. 

Chorus repeat 

Never gonna stop 
Never gonna stop with you

Never Stop

Never Stop (feat. Ollie Wride)

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New Arcades "Into the Unknown"

Lyrics:

I watch the city it slowly lights up the night
lost memories are what im trying to find
with neon skies above us again
all we have is love, now i know what you meant

Take me with you 
I cant do this alone
So far from home
We could maybe pull through
so far away and alone 
And then we can go, into the unknown

You need to know that im on my way back to you
I was on my own but ill be seeing you soon
We're in the fallout, so ill try finding my way
its getting dark now you know things wont be the same

"telephone call"

Into the Unknown

All Night

Lose You

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Deep Blue (Instrumental)

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