Raise the Heat
This track turns up the swagger with lyrics about walking through life untamed and unpredictable. It’s about turning every challenge into fuel for your fire. A heatwave of hard rock confidence.

Raise the Heat

[Verse]
The fragile line that's often crossed
A quiet scream
A heavy cost
Between the light
The shadow's toss
I stand here still
But feel so lost

[Chorus]
Fragile line
It's paper-thin
One step out
One step in
Fragile line
Where do you go
The highs
The lows
The ebb
The flow

[Verse 2]
The dark's a whisper
The light's a shout
A circle spins
The in the out
I chase the truth
It turns about
What’s in my hands just fades to doubt

[Prechorus]
Do we break or do we bend
Is this the start or is it the end

[Chorus]
Fragile line
It's paper-thin
One step out
One step in
Fragile line
Where do you go
The highs
The lows
The ebb
The flow

[Bridge]
A tightrope strung across the sky
I tiptoe slow
But don't know why
The stars above
They start to cry
A fragile line that won't comply

Fragile Line

80’s/90’s angst still alive in 2025. Unfortunately, so is pain and suffering.

when-will-it-end

This track is the scream I never got to let out, the truth I wasn’t allowed to speak. It’s a song for every survivor who was told to stay quiet, who was made to feel small, broken, or invisible. “Name in the Fire” lit the match—this is the aftermath. Stronger. Louder. Unapologetic. Every lyric is a scar I’ve learned to wear with pride. This is for the ones who made it out and for the ones still fighting. You’re not alone.

The Fire I Became

Scars Like Stars

The core message of "Break Before I'm Broken" is a poignant reflection on the self-inflicted suffering caused by anticipatory anxiety and fear of an uncertain future. The song explores the human tendency to torment oneself with imagined scenarios and potential pain that may never materialize, highlighting how worry can become a "poison" that consumes the present. It conveys the struggle of being trapped in a cycle of dread, fighting battles in the mind before they occur, and living "nightmares" that are not yet real. The rap verse intensifies this by depicting the emotional weight of carrying these fears, while the bridge, with its female vocalist, offers a moment of clarity, urging the listener to embrace the present and let go of the need to control or fear the future. Ultimately, the song encourages breaking free from the prison of preemptive suffering, advocating for living fully in the moment and finding peace by releasing the burdens of what has not yet come.

Before It’s Real

Faint Of Heart

What You Refuse to See

Dare the Impossible

fuel

Under My Boot

Under My Boot (ft. Stei Camel)

This is the story of myself. Everything I have been through, there is always life beyond the flame. I hope this inspires you.

BEYOND THE FLAME

Winnipeg composer, retired from the farm, still chasing meaning in melody. My work lives where TV cues meet YouTube soundscapes, with a few albums in between. Built in Mixcraft Pro, fuelled by late-night coffee, stubborn curiosity, and a Stoic’s sense of timing. Also writing on politics, history, and philosophy, because sound isn’t my only instrument.

What You Refuse to See

Wayne Mathison