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.
Shadow of Blue
The moon smiled
as it called your name
we have different hearts
but we are all the same
And If I give you mine
will I have it any more?
Or will my fate
be ever waiting at your door?
What if there wasn’t any point
of getting up today?
What if there was nothing left
to look forward to anyway?
Are the walls the prison
or is it just yourself?
Is it easier to be you
or be someone else?
You are the universe
just the same as me
You and I belong here
same as the stars and the trees
What if there wasn’t any point
of getting up today?
What if there was nothing left
to look forward to anyway?
But what if the moon smiles
as it thinks of you?
And what if the moon leans down to look
at your lovely shadow of blue?
WRITTEN BY: CEYEO
2023
