dragonflies in amber (2025)
dragonflies in amber (2025) is an abstract, five-song EP that journeys through different aspects of memory. It features instruments like baritone ukulele, guitar, flute, and folk-style vocals.
My summer EP, dragonflies in amber is officially finished!
These five songs follow the internal metamorphosis of feeling emotionally stagnant to learning how to accept and release the past, making space for new memories. I’ve titled this EP dragonflies in amber to represent these expressions frozen in time—much like dragonflies preserved in amber. The songs are minimalist, with deliberately abstract lyrics. Rather than unfolding a linear, cinematic story, they offer fragmented, loopable snapshots of internal dialogue.
Additionally, each song represents a different aspect of memory:
“a dragonfly” = the looping, haunting presence of memory. amber is used as a metaphor for memories trapped in time.
“two clouds” = impermanence; the loss of something beautiful and momentary.
“forget-me-not” = the yearning to be preserved in someone else’s memory; pleading with God to be remembered in our transience.
“all in my head” = self-denial; trauma from past memories.
“amber, shattered” = the will to surrender / release a memory to time.
Lyrics
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deep in my mind
i see amber in the woods
a dragonfly
a dragonfly
deep in my heart
i see amber in the woods
a dragonfly
a dragonfly
never growing
never going
never growing
never going
anywhere
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two clouds
dancing
swirling into one
they separated
dissipating
leaving only
blue behind
two clouds
dancing
swirling into one
their brief existence
briefly touching
leaving only
blue behind
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forget-me-not
forget-me-not
forget-me-not
oh God, my God
forget me not
the flowers sing unto the mountains
forget-me-not
forget-me-not
forget-me-not
oh God, my God
forget me not
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i can’t be right
i can’t be right
it’s all in my head
it’s all in my head
and i can’t be right
i can’t be right
people change for the better
people change for the worse
i don’t know which way i’m going
i don’t know which way to turn
my heart is flooded
sinking down
nothing but desolate silence
can be found
and i can’t be right
i can’t be right
it’s all in my head
it’s all in my head
and i can’t be right
i can’t be right
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let go
let go
the amber shatters
the memory flutters into the woods
the dragonflies
do not go searching for dragonflies
the amber shattered
the memory fluttered into the woods
our freedom
our freedom
Listen here or stream
dragonflies in amber (2025) is now available to stream on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, and all major platforms.
