“As the Vinyl Turns” – Personal Introduction
I grew up in a house where silence said everything. Words were few, tension filled the air, and for a long time, I felt invisible. But music found me—first as a whisper, then as a lifeline. It gave me a place to feel, to exist, to begin again. As the Vinyl Turns is that story: of finding colour in the quiet, of reclaiming a voice in rhythm. For anyone who’s ever felt unseen but found themselves in sound—this one’s for you.
Lyrics
As the vinyl turns and the sun goes down
It’s just me and the beat of that wistful sound
The only time I feel alive
Is when the music starts, and my heart collides
Music makes my world go round
A sacred space that’s safe and sound
Through the stories seen and the lies untold
Music is where my emotions unfold
Can you hear me
Do you see me now
I’m no longer waiting here
…for you
When the music plays, I come alive
Dancing to my favourite vibe
The silence fades as the rhythm takes hold
And my love for life starts to unfold
Lost inside the weight of tension
Searching for a little affection
The silence hits, it cuts so deep
And I’m alone with the words I’m yet to speak
So as the needle drops and the lights burn low
It’s just me and your voice on the stereo
The only time I feel something real
Is when the beat breaks through what I conceal
Can you hear me
Do you see me now
I’m no longer waiting here
…for you
When the music plays, I come alive
Dancing to my favourite vibe
The silence fades as the rhythm takes hold
And my love for life starts to unfold
Then the silence fades and the tension lifts
And I see the life I was given as my gift
So it’s time for me to find my voice
No more waiting, I’m here by choice
Just empty echoes where words should live
I gave too much with nothing to give
As the silence lifts and the tension clears
I feel the release from all those years
Safe in the static, lost in the sound
That’s where my soul gets found
I find my fire in broken tones
This rhythm is mine—I’m finally home
As the silence fades and the grief lets go
I realise I’m more than you’ll ever know
No more waiting, no more shame
I rise from the silence, I sing out my name
No more echoes—this is me
Loud, alive, and finally free
My life is a gift—I’m choosing me
No more waiting, I’m finally free
This is me