COVEO & ROYAL

Just a Memory

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Release Type

single, 1 song

Release Date

November 27 2020

Total Runtime

3 minutes 43 seconds

Behind the song

Just a Memory started as a rough idea back in January 2020 and slowly grew into something really personal. It’s all about life, love, and the memories we hold onto with the people closest to us—partly inspired by the story of my wife and I.


It was also the first collaborative release for the project, which made it even more special. We worked on it over five months during the pandemic, and it was the first time I ever shot video for a release. A ton of emotion and care went into this one—hope it resonates with you too.

Lyrics

We were just kids then

Friendship on the surface

Did you know you made me nervous

Quarter life crisis

Hit me like a virus

Now I can’t get you out of my head, hmm.


I’m thinking’ bout the moments you caught me off guard

Picture perfect images stayed in my head and heart

Caught in places only you and I exist inside

Like an escape I can disappear to any time


You’re more than just a memory

You’re more than just a memory

You’re more than just a memory

You’re more than just a


Found you on purpose

Emotions on the surface

Do you know you make me nervous

Did you know you made me nervous

Years came between us

Regretting all of the reasons

Now I can’t let it happen again, no


I’m thinking’ bout the moments you caught me off guard

Picture perfect images stayed in my head and heart

Caught in places only you and I exist inside

Like an escape I can disappear to any time


We were kids when we felt a spark

Frozen in time, the way you spoke to my heart

What I won’t give to go back to the start

The start with you


You’re more than just a memory

You’re more than just a memory

You’re more than just a memory

You’re more than just a

The making of

Connell’s home studio

April 2020

Took a break from production to move

September 2020

Jodi’s sketchpad of lyrics

September 2020

Testing a car-mounted camera rig for the lyric video

November 2020

Driving back after filming the lyric video

November 2020

Credits

  • Performed by

    COVEO, ROYAL

  • Written by

    Connell McCarthy, Jodi Pederson

  • Produced by

    COVEO

Source: COVEO Music

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