“All I’ve Known” by A.O. Gerber is a Musical Daydream as a Reminder to Yourself to Not Run From What Might Make You Happy

The lush and complex arrangements A.O. Gerber brings to her song “All I’ve Known” allows it to feel like something that came out of a dream. The swirl of synth, touches of piano, glimmerings of guitar, spare percussion and Gerber’s layered vocals bring you into a song of feeling adrift and yearning for connection. Like maybe you’ve met someone promising but you don’t know if you can indulge the conceit that you can let someone into your life. That you’ve gotten into the habit of being alone and lonely. “I will never get to know you but it’s a game I had to try” speaks to this ambivalence that is a line of defense against taking that chance. But sometimes those habits break down a little starting with a notion that takes you a little by surprise. “Lately I’ve been waking up to find I’ve been misplaced” articulates that awakening to something you want in your life but your psyche has to come at it from an unconventional direction otherwise you might do as you usually do and evade an encounter and connection that could enrich your life. By the song’s end Gerber sings “I don’t wanna be lonesome” into the outro like a mantra, like a reminder that overcoming one’s own inertia that once protected your heart may no longer serve you in the present phase of your life. Listen to “All I’ve Known” on YouTube and follow A.O. Gerber at the links below.