To me, “Rainbow Ring” is the emotional centerpiece of the album. Born from a deeply personal moment, the loss of my beloved dad, the song captures both grief and a sense of spiritual connection. The imagery I use reflects a real-life experience that felt symbolic and transcendent, offering comfort in the midst of pain.

The writing process was immediate and intuitive, allowing raw emotion to guide the structure and phrasing. Musically, the arrangement supports that intimacy, creating space for the vocal to carry the weight of the story. It is a song that bridges the personal and the universal, speaking to loss, memory and the signs that help us make sense of both.

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The song came out of a moment I never could have planned. The morning he passed away, I still had a gig that afternoon, and I went onstage and performed. In the middle of the set, I looked up and saw a rainbow ring around the sun. It felt like a sign, like he was still with me. I couldn’t sleep that night, and around 3 a.m. I just started writing.

What came out the poem that became the song. I wrote, “June 21st, the shortest night for the moon” and Danny reminded me it was also the longest day of the year, which became the second line. We built from there, using that image to frame the first day of summer and everything that moment meant to me.