Author: mikal

  • My Story Written in My Flesh

    My Story Written in My Flesh

    it was clear for me that this one didn’t need a lot. i think the lyrics themself are so strong and they paint such a clear picture that the minimalism in instrumentation was just the right decision. this song might be a good picture of what it meant growing up in berlin in the 90’s…

  • Dream with Me

    Dream with Me

    this one was a tough cookie. how does one write about desire without being cheesy but honest? how not to turn it into some kind of metaphoric love story but also not into a generic piece for the sake of being provocative? don’t know if i achieved a good story but i’m happy how this…

  • Cry on the Dance Floor

    Cry on the Dance Floor

    i wrote that one in just one session in the park between all those many lockdowns. and i still remember the day. for me in many ways it still just encapsulates how i felt during that time but also how unnoticed i was drifting away from the world around me and how foggy i felt…

  • Confess

    Confess

    some songs might be written easily but this one was stuck for a very long time. i got some parts finished and it was clear to me what the song should be. but no matter what i did it was just pieces and it would’t want to come together. so i had to leave it…