From the recordings Afterthought to Afterglow and Solo Suite
"Solo Suite" was written in the quiet after a storm—the realization that being alone doesn't have to mean being lonely. After years of compromising, shrinking, and fitting my life around someone else's schedule, I finally discovered the radical peace of having my own back. This song celebrates the small, sacred freedoms: buying something without permission, eating cold pizza for breakfast, leaving the house exactly as I am with no one to answer to. It's not a sad song about being single—it's a triumphant anthem about choosing yourself. About realizing that your own company is enough, that your own permission is all you need, and that the relationship you've been searching for might just be the one you build with yourself. This is for anyone learning to love their own solitude, and finding it's anything but lonely.
Lyrics
My peace and quiet is a golden throne
A kingdom that I built to be my own
No more tiptoeing 'round a fight that's brewing
No more overthinking what I'm doing
My time is mine, from dawn to dusk
That’s a fundamental, non-negotiable trust
I answer to the mirror, and she says "Go ahead."
Ain't no sweeter words that could be said.
'Cause I'm the CEO of my own life
Too busy thriving for your drama and strife
I don't need a critic, I don't need a keeper
My love for myself just gets deeper and deeper
I buy what I want, no justification
This solo mission is my own creation
And I like it, love it, there's no confusion
I'm on my own trip, a beautiful expedition.
Saturday morning, the whole bed is mine
No one's complaining 'bout the way I spend my time
I can wear my sweatpants, a three-day-old tee
And feel like the finest version of me
My heart's not lonely, it's just taking a break
From all the compromises that I used to make
This ain't a sad song, this is a victory chant
I got everything I need, I'm the only plant.
'Cause I'm the CEO of my own life
Too busy thriving for your drama and strife
I don't need a critic, I don't need a keeper
My love for myself just gets deeper and deeper
I buy what I want, no justification
This solo mission is my own creation
And I like it, love it, there's no confusion
I'm on my own trip, a beautiful expedition.
They might see an empty space
But I see a wide-open place
To dance, to grow, to just be still
To follow my own reckless will
This isn't a chapter of "wait and see"
This is the whole book, and it's all about me.
My own thing...
(Yeah, I do my own thing)
My own rhythm...
(Yeah, I sing my own hymn)
My own rules...
(Ain't nobody's fool)
Loving this solo life, oh yeah.
And I wouldn't have it any other way.