Song story / Leah Jane Hendrix
Nightfall
September 2026
Around thirteen, Leah met a pen pal in London online. They shared a love of Labyrinth and imagined growing up, falling in love and marrying. They remain friends today. Against loneliness, growing older and an uncertain future, that childhood possibility becomes a memory that never happened—a small light to hold onto in the darkest night. Leah wrote the lyrics and originated the vocal melody.
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Leah wrote the lyrics and originated the vocal melody. The released version draws on a separate single-take studio vocal recording she made herself. She substantially cut, rearranged, retimed and repositioned material and vocals in her DAW before further generative refinement of the edited draft.
How I make things