She says of the track: “’Day in the Life’ is about living in a constant cycle – moving through the motions of the everyday, stuck in a 2D existence. It’s about feeling like there’s never enough time, and simply existing consumes everything. The weight of routine makes it hard to be a good sister, daughter, friend, partner, artist etc. Life feels overwhelming, reflected in the repeated question in the choruses, “Is that good enough?”, which captures the helplessness of being stretched too thin and the quiet, nagging fear that no matter how much you do, it will never be enough.

“The song is part observation, part resignation – an acknowledgment that this is simply how it is. There’s a relentless rhythm to survival, a force that pulls you in, making it almost impossible to step outside of it. It’s a universal experience, one that defines this generation and this moment in time.”

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Lizzie elaborates “I wrote it while I was at Uni and felt an overwhelming amount of imposter syndrome. I found it difficult to make new friends and fit into a group of people around me. I felt I was just not cool enough.” The song follows an internal monologue through the feelings of not fitting in and having social self doubt. The verses are insecure and self deprecating, contrasting with the choruses which offer an irreverent ‘who the fuck I’m I trying to impress anyway’ response.

‘Cool’ is a clarion call to all the misfits – you don’t need to fit into the crowd, just cut your own path and be comfortable in your own skin. ‘Cool’ was recorded at Blank studios with Lizzie and her band. Co Produced by long time collaborator Steve Grainger and Producer / Engineer and Tutor Lisa Murphy. Lizzie adds “We worked with some great music students at Blast Studios who helped Lisa engineer the recording. It was a fun process to have so much young energy on the track and great to work with a bigger team and bring it to life.”

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Lizzie elaborates “I’ve had this song in my repertoire for a while now and it’s been one that all of us loved. It was just about giving it the right production and the right amount of time to bring the best out of the song. Initially coming up with the repeating synth part that acts as a backbone. At the time we were rehearsing ‘Fools Gold’ by the Stone Roses for a live session, I found the beat of it and the strong tambourine so infectious and a big inspiration for ‘Wait Too Late’.

“For me it’s a powerful, emotive and very political song. It speaks about what is happening in the world right now – the lyrics “Far, cry, war, rage, we fear, in pain, and take, no blame” referring to how we sit back and watch the tragedies around the world unfold and it feels like we’re powerless and useless to make a change. The repetitive chorus part “make a change, make a change” is almost a mantra-like call to action, speaking to myself as much as anyone else.

”We’re killing of the wildlife and we’re emptying the seas, to Sill them with bodies who longed for shores they’d never reach” is the strongest lyric in this song, I remember writing it and feeling as though I’d Xinally found a way to capture some of my biggest frustrations about the world. How we normalise one tragedy of destroying the planet daily and villainize those Xleeing from persecution, rather than seeing them as the victims.”

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