Sunset by the Sea

If My Violin Had Words - Songs from the melodies I never sang If My Violin Had Words is a collection of songs born from violin melodies that once existed without lyrics. These were pieces I played knowing exactly what they meant to me, but often harder to interpret as instrumental pieces, so these new song combine sampled fragments with lyrics close to my heart — fragments of memory, longing, survival, love, escape, and home. This project imagines what those melodies would become if they finally had a voice. Each track turns a sample from my violin tunes into a song: sometimes cinematic, sometimes intimate, sometimes painful, sometimes hopeful. Together, they move through old streets, locked rooms, seaside sunsets, Duino memories, beautiful disguises, and nights I almost didn’t make it through. At its heart, this album is about giving words to feelings that lived first in sound. Lyrics: [Intro] Oh-oh, oh-oh Meet me where the water glows Oh-oh, oh-oh At sunset by the sea [Verse 1] We left our worries in a room somewhere Windows open, salt in the air Your hand was warm and the sky turned pink For once I didn’t have to overthink The waves kept talking in a softer tone Like you were never meant to hurt alone And all the shadows that I used to keep Fell quiet in the gold beneath our feet [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t need the whole world To understand me tonight I just need this shoreline And your shoulder in the light [Chorus] At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea Everything feels easy When you’re here with me At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea The waves keep saying breathe The sky keeps holding me We don’t have to run We don’t have to hide We can let the night Take the weight off our minds At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea Everything feels easy When you’re here with me [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, oh-oh Golden light on you and me Oh-oh, oh-oh At sunset by the sea [Verse 2] We bought cheap wine in a paper cup Laughed so hard when the tide came up Barefoot dancing on the edge of June Singing old songs slightly out of tune There’s a little peace in the fading light A kind of magic that doesn’t have to try And I don’t know where the road will lead But right now there’s a softness coming back to me [Pre-Chorus] And I don’t need a promise That everything will be fine I just need this moment And your smile against the sky [Chorus] At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea Everything feels easy When you’re here with me At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea The waves keep saying breathe The sky keeps holding me We don’t have to run We don’t have to hide We can let the night Take the weight off our minds At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea Everything feels easy When you’re here with me [Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, oh-oh Golden light on you and me Oh-oh, oh-oh At sunset by the sea [Bridge] Let the orange light cover us Let the ocean open up Let the evening take its time We don’t have to run tonight Every wave says let it go Every star says take it slow Maybe healing can be sweet Like sunset by the sea [Final Chorus] At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea Everything feels easy When you’re here with me At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea The waves keep saying breathe The sky keeps holding me We don’t have to run We don’t have to hide We can let the night Take the weight off our minds At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea Everything feels easy When you’re here with me [Final Post-Chorus] Oh-oh, oh-oh Golden light on you and me Oh-oh, oh-oh At sunset by the sea Oh-oh, oh-oh Meet me where the water glows Oh-oh, oh-oh At sunset by the sea [Outro] At sunset by the sea At sunset by the sea Everything feels easy When you’re here with me