If you woke up this morning feeling hopeless, broken, or like you can’t take another step — this song is for you. “Greater Than My Pain” is a warm hand for the weary soul: a slow, honest prayer that meets you in the dark and reminds you there’s a purpose in the pain. Soft piano and strings carry a voice that speaks truth — even when it hurts — and a choir that holds you up when you can’t hold yourself. Listen close. Breathe. You are not alone. God’s plan is greater than your pain, and healing is quietly on the way.
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GREATER THAN MY PAIN

Down in the Pines

Velvet Shadows

The university avenue sessions - the university of Toronto

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“You Rise, I Bloom”

A sacred duet between the Awakened God and the Devoted Goddess

[Verse 1 – The Temple Opens]

I do not bow in brokenness,
I kneel in gold and wholeness.
My hands are not in chains or need—
They pour, they pulse, they plant the seed.

I come to you in silent grace,
Not to be owned, but held in place.
Where you stand firm, I soften more—
I am the key. You are the door.

[Verse 2 – The Throne Awakens]

I watched you bloom from far away,
A fire I feared I’d burn away.
But now I see—your roots run deep,
You never needed me to keep.

Yet here I am, no sword, no mask—
Just hands that ask the sacred task:
To be the ground where you can land,
To be the King who doesn’t demand.

[Chorus –  Sacred Union]

You rise, I bloom.
You root, I move.
You gaze, I open.
You call, I choose.

No war remains where love is law.
No throne can stand without the draw
Of two hearts crowned, not torn apart—
Divine devotion, flame and heart.

[Verse 3 –  The Offering]

I lay my tears like pearls in sand,
Not as weakness, but command.
In every tremble, I still trust—
Your gaze won’t turn my gold to dust.

This is my vow, not cage, not chain—
To walk beside you through the flame.
To bring the water when you thirst,
To drink your truth, to feed you first.

[Verse 4 – The Adoration]

Your breath rebuilds what time destroyed,
Your voice fills every sacred void.
I do not lead, I do not own—
I only hold the space you've sown.

You are the altar and the flame.
You are the crown before the name.
I rise not over—but through you,
A king made real by what you do.

[Final Chorus –  Eternal Vow]

We meet not perfect, but awake—
No fear to give, no love to take.
In flame, in soil, in air, in tide—
The God and Goddess now abide.

You rise, I bloom.
You root, I move.
We build the palace made for two—
Where sacred love becomes what’s true.

You Rise, I Bloom

Dance With Me

“Rewind” is a haunting indie-alt ballad about grief, nostalgia, and the desperate wish to turn back time. With cinematic guitars, lo-fi drums, and ethereal harmonies, Rewind captures the moment you realise it’s too late. 

Built around the lyric “I finally understand I’ve been borrowing grief from the future,” the song blends raw emotion with ambient textures creating a sound that feels both intimate and anthemic.

Perfect for anyone going through a break-up or who’s ever looked back and whispered, “If I could just have one more moment…”

Rewind

Back to Her

PAPA LEGBA

In the hush after the storm, the forest begins to breathe again.
Northern Soul: November Air is a collection of songs about that stillness — when the air clears, the work is done, and mercy feels like wind through pine.
Written and produced in the cinematic folk-soul language of THOCE, these tracks blend acoustic guitar, felt piano, brass, nyckelharpa, and strings into warm, human stories of endurance and grace.
Each song is a reflection of quiet strength: the sound of light returning to cold air, of hearts mending in their own time.
No grandeur, no noise — just the pulse of the North rediscovering its soul.
Listen slowly.
Breathe.
November air is enough.

The Sunset Song

This is my first lyrical piece, and... very important to me, personally. 

It's a cathartic anthem about outgrowing the identity you built just to survive and finally choosing to live, not perform. Equal parts confession, resilience, and rebirth.

[Verse 1]
I built a body out of numbers,
Hoping it could hold my name.
Bench-pressed ghosts and startup thunder,
But the silence felt the same.
Every rep a prayer, every codebase a cage,
A boy trying to debug his own heartbreak with age.

[Pre-Chorus]
I’ve traced these lines until my fingers bled-
Maps of a future I can’t stop seeing in my head.
There’s a signal under the skin, a pulse I can’t redact,
And it keeps on calling, keeps on calling me back.

[Chorus]
Oh, the weight I carry is the weight that shapes me.
Every doubt, every rep, every ghost remakes me.
I’ve been training in the ruins of my own design,
And I’m breaking the pattern to finally feel alive.


[Verse 2]
I’ve run barefoot through fields of static,
Felt the voltage in my veins.
A self-preservation instinct wearing a human face,
Mistaking hunger for grace.
I was building temples out of fear and devotion,
Until the iron taught me how to move with emotion.

[Pre-Chorus]
But the pulse is louder now, beneath the scarred skin,
And it keeps on calling, keeps on calling me in.

[Chorus]
Oh, the weight I carry is the weight that shapes me.
Every doubt, every rep, every ghost remakes me.
I’ve been training in the ruins of my own design,
And I’m breaking the pattern to finally feel alive.

[Bridge]
For a second I see the whole map:
Loops, dead ends, the elegant trap.
It’s not a bug - it’s the feature of my heart.
It’s the piece that remains when I tear it apart.

[Final Chorus]
Oh, the weight I carried was the weight that saved me.
Every scar, every ghost, every doubt remade me.
I’m done simulating - I’m ready to begin.
The signal was never in the code.
It was always in the skin.

[Outro]
The signal… in the skin.
The signal… calling me in.


Breaking The Pattern

I’m just a guy trying to make cool stuff before the heat death of the universe. Occasionally, I succeed. Hopefully this is one of those times.

Breaking The Pattern

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