“In Your Mind” explores the mysterious, elusive, and magical nature of creativity, emphasizing how artists connect through their shared ability to dream up new worlds and creations. Throughout parallel universes these creative minds inhabit, wonders unfold from the subconscious realm as they sleep. The lyrics reflect the delicate dance between risk-taking and cautious contemplation. “In Your Mind" is a reminder of the infinite possibilities that unfold when one embraces the magic of their own creativity. I have been an artist my entire life. At age 8, I was exploring all the creative mediums I could: visual art, singing, piano, animation, acting, dance, etc. I’ve always been a daydreamer fantasizing about other worlds and realms within my imagination. I’ve used creativity as a way to escape and distract myself from the struggles of depression and anxiety. As I’ve grown, I’ve discovered that I can use creativity to sink deeper into my feelings and heal, rather than escape from them. I’ve had to learn to find my own sense of balance between my fantasy worlds and reality: “Row row row / Your boat will sink if she thinks only of the dreams.” I recorded all the instruments and vocal layers on my own. My setup is pretty simple: I plug in a USB microphone directly to my laptop recording and mixing in GarageBand. I am very passionate about composing songs with many layers. For this particular song, I played various instruments including xylophone, accordion, melodica, electric piano, and shakers. In addition, the song artwork paired with the track is an original drawing that I drew using my iPad and Procreate software.