"When All My Friends Move Away" by Caro
Photo credit: Ryan Nolan
Caro. She is one hell of a talent.
Her song "i don't miss u" is one of the best songs ever released and I know this song will forever be one of her best songs. It is timeless, real and honest. I’m not surprised to see that this song has the most streams on Spotify. Just fucking amazing.
Her latest project The Longest Year: Part One was released last month and I recently took the time to REALLY listen to it. Brilliant - from beginning to end. But I wanted to specially write about "When All My Friends Move Away". I completely relate to this song. I constantly have these thoughts every day:
I just wanna know I'll be alright
cause it feels like I'm running out of time
And everyone around me is where they're supposed to be
Am I where I'm supposed to be?
When all my friends make it big
And I'm here doing the same old shit
While they make their parents proud
Will I still let mine down?
I wonder things like "why am I like this?", "why do I have big dreams and goals?", "why am I doing all this?" “Why can’t I be normal and do things like normal people do?” While friends around me are moving on with their lives and are making their parents proud. And I'm here doing the same shit every day, trying to make it out there. It's fucking hard. Don't get me wrong, feeling all this shit does not mean no progress is being made. We are making progress and good things are happening. It's just that sometimes we feel like we're running out of time and things are just taking wayyy more time for us. It’s part of the process. But it can be tough and frustrating and it can also get very lonely at times.
Thank you so much Caro for writing this song. I know a lot of artists say that if one of their songs can help someone feel less alone then their job will be done. Well, this song does that for me, and I’m sure it does that for many other people. That’s why music is so damn beautiful and universal. It feels good to know I am not alone. Like I said, it can be very a lonely road to be the way we are, to have a passion and to have big dreams. But we will be okay :)
So yeah, make sure to check out Caro’s latest project The Longest Year: Part One. It is so well written and produced. You can tell she worked so hard on it and I know she keeps on working hard on her craft every day. She’s a breath of fresh air in this music industry and I’m proud I got to know her before the whole world. She's become one of the most promising singer/songwriter/producer in the pop music scene and I'm sure so many great things are coming her way. Keep killing it Caro, I believe in you.
ps: I can’t wait for The Longest Year: Part Two !!