There’s a certain magic in collaboration - when two creative worlds meet on the same track and ride together.
With 🚂Train Track, I had the joy of joining forces with Francis Eluozo, an artist whose music production doesn’t just tell stories, it breathes them. His lyrics carry both the weight of lived moments and the lightness of fleeting joys, making his voice an anchor and a compass in this song.
Francis says it best: “Every song has a story. Some come from real-life experiences, while others are drawn from emotions, people, or even fleeting moments that leave a lasting impression. As a singer-songwriter, I’ve always believed that lyrics are the soul of a song-they capture the essence of a feeling and turn it into something you can hear, sing, and even relive.”
When I asked Francis about his process, he pulled me straight into the heart of it. He shared how some of his most powerful lyrics were born from lived moments-the highs, the lows, and those pauses in between when life demands you really feel.
One song came from a conversation that felt like a final goodbye. Sitting alone, replaying every word, every silence… that weight turned into lyrics. And those lyrics became a song that resonated deeply with others who had felt the same sting.
But it’s not just about heartbreak. Francis lights up when he talks about joy-the spontaneous road trips, the nights you never forget, or the comfort of being with someone who makes life feel lighter. “Music has a way of freezing time,” he says, “capturing a memory in a way words alone can’t.”
And then, there are the borrowed stories (like Train Track)-the ones he steps into from the outside. Friends, strangers, characters imagined on the fly. He once wrote a song inspired by a couple who kept finding their way back to each other, no matter what life threw at them. That resilience, that heartbeat, is what shaped the song.
Francis also pulls sparks from books, movies, and even overheard conversations. To him, songwriting is pure storytelling-and the best stories don’t always belong to the writer.
That’s the magic Francis brings to my very personal song Train Track with his vocals and production.
Train Track is one of the tracks on the album LIGHTSEARCH.
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