Classically-trained Ceyeo is a songwriter, vocalist and producer from Chicago. Ceyeo’s interest in theme-based albums sparked the creation of ‘Machine Learning’ in 2022, which is about moving forward in a world of alienation and inequality to anyone who doesn’t fit the norm. His second album ‘Baby I Care,’ released in 2023, was themed on caring, hope, optimism and positivity.
For his third album, titled ‘Together They Were Nothing,’ Ceyeo focuses on the themes of anger, anxiety and despair due to unhealthy relationships, greed and the lack of unity in the world.
In making ‘Together They Were Nothing,’ Ceyeo took a unique approach to first compose 10 classical piano etudes, for inspiration, and then produced those classical pieces into indie rock by adding rock instrumentation, synth layers, and vocals. The result is a clear evolution in Ceyeo’s writing and his most accessible album yet.
The first single for Together They Were Nothing, titled ‘Confession’ releases on February 16, 2024, with the full album releasing in October.
Broken
I took a walk in the city
I wore a pair of gold sunglasses
and gazed at the silver moon
I watched the world as it left me
via train and underground
back to a place I don’t belong
Night arrived with a vengeance
it took whatever it wanted
it took a piece of me
Wolf packs formed and circled
anything off the beaten trail
starved and Winter’s coming soon
In every journey
passengers change
and waves that carried now may crash
everything is connected
everything carries weight
the future never speaks
it meets us in dreams
the past talks
but softly
I saw a cloud shaped like a black heart
it stared me in the eye
having known me for so long
I read My Treasure, and Invictus
flowery, smart and unrealistic, for me
but it’s good that they exist
Like a voiceless little bird
alone without knowing
moving forward without a care
Decisions made provide cover
it’s a warm nest of fate
it makes us stronger than we know
In every journey
passengers change
and waves that carried now may crash
everything is connected
everything carries weight
but there are times you can’t follow
other places you must go
we are all connected
but you can do more elsewhere
the future never speaks
it meets us in dreams
the past talks
but softly
WRITTEN BY: CEYEO
2022
