While making this album, I was trying to identify the feeling I was feeling. For a minute I was stuck. But then it hit me, I was at the point where I had to let things be what they were going to be. Then “ARD” came. My first initial thought was, “Sometimes you gotta leave certain things at ARD." Meaning you have to leave certain situations where it’s at. If you can’t change it, then let it go. But then something happened, I found a deeper meaning. It was something that also related to “thurl,” a previous album I released in 2024 and also a way of living that I live by. It hit me while in the studio. “You always thurl as long as you ARD, and you always ARD as Long as You Thurl.”

IT WASN'T A QUOTE, IT WAS A CODE! A CODE ON HOW TO KEEP YOUR HEART RIGHT WHILE YOU RISE!

MEANING:

IF THE WORLD TRIED TO BREAK YOU AND YOU STILL KEPT YOU CHARACTER? You ARD.

IF YOU HAD THE CHANCE TO CRASH OUT BUT CHOSE DISCIPLINE INSTEAD? You THURL.

IF YOU STILL CHOOSE LOVE EVEN AFTER BEING HURT A THOUSAND TIMES!YOU ARD, YOU THURL!

I Feel Like Everybody Going Through Battles That They Don’t Speak On And I Feel Like “ARD” Is A Reminder, To Keep Going Even If You Not Getting The Credit, Even If You Getting OverLooked, Even When It Feel Like Everything Going Wrong, It’s Still Light And Hope At The End Of The Tunnel! I Want People To Listen To This Album As A Reminder That Things Eventually Do Get Better, Trust Me.