This mix took a lot of time to make, pretty much because there was a lot of stuff going on since the release of Wish Maker in March of 2024. Originally One Day was going to be signifying that my Journey to You, and the wish I made in Wish Maker did not come true. However, new information came out and a lot more events occurred since conceptualizing the mix. In turn, this mix turned into an emotional roller coaster.

About the Cover Art

The art is her behind a broken windows, where it felt like she was shattered from my life, as if I had finally woke up from my dream, and she was gone, and I was trying to reach out to her. It was meant to be a little more heart wrenching, because I thought I had finally found her.

Original Art

The first version of this art was including a portrayal of fear that I had lost her. I ended going with the latter art, because the mixes were meant to be the music that was playing in my head because of her, as if you had my POV.

Alternate Art

Although this mix starts off as a more depressing "snap back to reality" moment, I still had an air of hope that she could be mine, and she could arrive from my dreams. Hence, the alternate title for One Day, with alt cover, was dubbed "Arrival Day."

Sweet Dreams

The intro had an air of impending doom and fear dubbed with the vocals of Brightest Light, which was referenced in You and Wish Maker (in fact, this was intending to occur at the tail end of Wish Maker). The song in the background of this was UFO's The Dream, where it was like I was in the middle of dreams.

Which meant, that the events of You, Journey to You, and Wish Maker, all occurred in my dreams. And in One Day, they are referenced as I am coping with the thought that the girl I was after all this time, I thought, was only just a dream.

You will see throughout the mix that I reference songs (or remixes of songs) from previous mixes and dreams. They are referenced as:

Song Selection

The Day That Never Comes (Instrumental) - Metallica

When I snapped back from reality and woke up from my dream, I felt like the day I was seeing, and the day that I was hoping for was a day that never comes. Although Metallica is an odd inclusion for an EDM mix, I felt like that it showed how depressing it was to be woken up from a dream that seemed so real.

123 (Dolly Song) - Rompasso & Imanbek feat. Karma Child

As I woke up from my dream, I was coming to the realization that it was just that: a dream, and she disappeared into the atmosphere.

Deep In Your Love - Alok & Bebe Rexha

I don't wanna hide what I truly felt, and I didn't want to feel like this tomorrow:

I was hoping to have her back in my dreams, hoping she would come back. Deep in her love.

CONTIGO - KAROL G with Tiësto

I was feeling so infatuated by the thought of her.

Which translated, is:

And the simple part of it all is the chorus.

which translated:

But pretty much most of the song corroborates with her, in my dreams, and in real life.

Just Finding Beauty - RaidAr

This was my first real foray into making music, and it is far from perfect. However,

Just the thought of her made me think of making this song. She was, and still is, my brightest light, like I had referenced in You, Wish Maker, and the beginning of One Day.

I was literally trying to Just Find Beauty.

Do You Still Think Of Me? - nephos.

Quite a few times in this mix I use songs that friends of mine in real life made, nephos being a recent friend of mine. They really echo home some of the points about the journey of this mix in particular.

Losing her in the dream was heart-wrenching. I didn't want to let go of the dream, and her with it.

In real life, I wanted to ask her simply, Do you still think of me?

Shed a Light (Acoustic) - Robin Schulz, David Guetta, & Cheat Codes

This is kind of a two-fold meaning. In real life, I truly wanted to know where we stood, and where can we go from here. I got mixed messages, personally, and I'm 90% sure that she knows how I feel about her.

I try to start the conversation most days, but either she gets busy and forgets or ignores it. I'm not sure. This also means is what I'm feeling from her just me misinterpreting things?

Also, the reason that I used the acoustic version instead of the original, is it felt more soulful and from the heart if I used the acoustic version.

With You - Giuseppe Ottaviani & Monika Santucci

This song I included so that I could accurately describe how I felt with her.

It was always what I felt with her.

Phone (Lili Chan Remix) - MEDUZA feat. Em Beihold & Sam Tompkins

This song is essentially a more questioning version of Shed a Light.

In this case, it was messages either being left on read, or just not opened at all.

Goodbye (James Hype Remix) - Imanbek & Goodboys

Even if I look at the possible signs that she isn't interested, there weigh in signs she is. I can't say goodbye. The least I was hoping for was either a direct yes or no.

Lay Low - Tiësto

I have internal voices in my head about this situation, not just external. One side says:

While the other side says:

Which, leads into...

Before You Leave Me (TELYKAST Remix) - Alex Warren

This leads into a two-fold song. I didn't want her dream-self to leave like that, nearly feeling like it was ripped away from me.

In the real world, I was looking at it from the perspective of "hope for the best, but expect the worst."

But, I wanted to at least have time for me to truly tell her how I feel, no holds barred.

Turn - David Folkebrant & Lokovski

This song, when listening to it, really feels like there is hope to turn the tide from what I was feeling at the time.

I looked up at the sky and saw the bright sun, and in that moment, The Journey to You felt like it wasn't over just yet.

Undo My Heart - Karen Harding x Digital Farm Animals 🧭

Which leads into this song, where it was the ending to Journey to You. It returns as an echo from the dream to keep trying.

Only she could undo my heart.

One Day - Martin Jensen feat. FAST BOY

Mixing into this song made sense for a couple reasons. First, it was referencing the point of this mix, I was hoping to have her (or even see her) One Day.

Second, it was speaking to me. Specifically:

Feel Your Love - Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike, Timmy Trumpet, and Edward Maya

I wanted to really just feel her love. My heart was for her.

Piece Of Me (Au5 Remix) - Gryffin feat. LOVA

This was at the point where I was really thinking hard about the situation I was in.

This remix, I felt, has a certain feeling dichotomy of feelings, fighting with each other. One side, the more logical side, just wanted to tell her:

Not Even Love - Seven Lions & ILLENIUM feat. ÁSDÍS

Then that side of my brain was gaining traction, and I was getting frustrated (and depressed).

I felt like that I was fighting a battle that I had lost from the start. Even 4 mixes in, and other very significant events in between, I felt like I was losing the battle.

Bad Habits - Ed Sheeran

Then I realized what I was doing. Because of these mixed signals, I was inadvertently causing my own bad habits.

and the bad habit of putting everything to a song just proves that:

Tell It To My Heart (Tiësto Remix) - MEDUZA feat. Hozier

This was just me to her, simply:

I don't know if the good signals I was getting was actually for me, or if it was actually intending for someone else.

Reality Check

I wake up from the daydream I was stuck in, back to reality in an office job. Even when both halves of my brain were showing me points about her, I still saw her through each point. She was there in my daydream, while both halves of my brain were duking it out telling me how she was feeling, when neither side truly knew what she was feeling.

The Apparition - Sleep Token

This song hit the home run for what I was feeling. I felt like the girl in my dreams was not real at all.

In the refrain, I desperately wanted to go back to her in my dreams.

Then it just hits me like a truck.

What Happened After?

In the ending, I went outside to get fresh air.

and in that exact moment, she appeared.

I couldn't believe it. She was real.

Shiver (Sullivan King Remix) - John Summit & HAYLA 🌠

The original version of Shiver was the intro to Wish Maker.

The Sullivan King remix of this song really showed me that when she was revealed to be real, it had one heck of an impact.

Waves - Zeds Dead, Flux Pavilion, & DeathbyRomy

I was drowning in emotions just missing her.

I thought I drew the line in my head because of her, setting up defenses so I didn't get hurt again.

But missing her really does come in waves.

Shivering - ILLENIUM & Spiritbox

I was hoping this would be a subtle signal to her.

Like when you feel your ear burning when someone was talking about you, I was hoping that she would feel something in her heart about me.

Hollow (Original & Crankdat Remix) - Dabin, Kai Wachi, & Lø Spirit

I was worried if I showed her how I truly felt about her like a torrent of water, I felt like she would drift away, and at that moment I ask myself:

Radio (RaidAr Acoustic Cover) - Sigala & MNEK 🧭

Doing covers of somgs aren't normally my forte. I felt like in the context of the story, it made sense. In addition to be a reference back to Journey to You.

The songs that remind me of her were immense, all I could hear were music to her. That's why I wanted to do something more from the heart, just because I was feeling so many feelings about her.

Cover Art for Radio rendition:

Go Back - John Summit & Sub Focus feat. Julia Church

This song was actually the first song that I promoted the One Day mix with. No matter the mix, or most song that relate to her:

Ride It - Regard

This also was part of the mini mix for the first One Day promo, but the meaning behind it was simple:

The feeling I was feeling, I had to ride it out...

All I wanted to know is if she was interested, past the games, I just want to confirm.

Sunday Monday - Brando

I felt like I had to do something to bear and ride with this feeling of inward conflict.

New Color (Oliverse Remix) - PLS&TY ✨

This song returns from the first mix, You, and for the same reason as before.

No matter what context I see her in, she is like a new color that I have never seen before, and I can't take my eyes off her.

SENSITIVE - Tisoki feat. Charity Vance

I admit, this song spoke to me.

My emotions took over, and every dream that I have with her in it felt so real.

Love - NGHTMRE

This one, directly at her, just asks the simple question:

This Could Be Us (BADSPELL Remix) - Virtual Riot & Modestep feat. Frank Zummo

This particular remix was also from a good friend of mine, who has heard the whole backend of the story in real life.

Leading into the next song, was simply this verse:

We can do anything together. I just want to show her that it is very possible if I was given a chance.

Heaven - Blanke & Rival feat. KC

No matter if I was going through hell and high water:

Even if I was feeling hopeless, self-doubtful, when it was you, it felt like heaven.

Portal - Kevolution

Kev is also one of my good friends in the EDM producer space. Even though it doesn't have any lyrics, you mostly have to feel it.

In fact, Portal was the inspiration for the alternate art of this mix, Arrival Day. It opened a portal from my dreams so she could cross the portal to the real world so I can finally experience her.

Electric Lady - BARELY ALIVE & Nyptane feat. ELIZA XO

For most of when we talked, and most of how we have known each other in the past 11 years (as of writing), it has always been digital. Snapchat, mostly. However, in the early years, it was texting. All of her updates have mostly, if not always, came from her posts on Snapchat stories, Instagram, and sometimes Facebook.

Nothing matters when I'm with her.

I'm Alive - Oliverse feat. Averi Burk

She had a lot of ability that I didn't think anybody else had in my life.

When transitioning to the next song, I did it here:

(this also lyrically connects to the mini-mix closer to the end).

All I Need (RaidAr Short Remix) - Slushii feat. Aviella 🌠

This was my first try at any sort of music production. I remixed this song, which happened to appear in Wish Maker, which still to this day still hold true since I originally published Wish Maker in March of 2024.

Stargazing - KALEIDOS

This song came across my radar on TikTok of all places, where, funny enough, is also where I follow her on. I wanted to find a song that captured the essence of what I felt, and Stargazing came into my view. It's such a beautiful song from a fantastic artist, KALEIDOS.

In fact, I used this song and made a cute TikTok about her using Stargazing.

This whole song, is how I feel about her. A fantastic representation.

Hearts Burst Into Fire (Dreamfall Instrumental Remix) - Bullet For My Valentine

This song was kind of a reference to the type of music she either listened (or still listens) to, of the like of My Chemical Romance. I thought the intro guitar to this song was perfect portrayal of how I viewed her through my eyes. This particular cover I also use in a TikTok to show that my journey to her was worth taking.

Past Lives (Vocals) - sapientdream & Slushii 🌠

Although I just used the vocals, I did use them again, and reprised from Wish Maker.

In past lives, like I mentioned in Wish Maker, I felt we were together.

Fall Into Me - NGHTMRE & SLANDER feat. Dylan Matthew

This song just shows how much I went through for her, and have continued to do.

I have tried, but even through it all, I finally want to full send how I feel, leading into the finale:

Calling Out to You (RaidAr Vocal Cover) - Slushii & 中村未来 (Miku Nakamura)

I'm finally calling out to her. Through a partial cover from me.

Miku Nakamura in this song has sang a few that might be easier translated here, as they have a lot of significance.

Through the journey to you, the dreams, and all in the real world, I want to save you from falling. Which is best emphasized in the cover art for this rendition, also showing to break you out of the prison behind the glass, like the cover to One Day as a whole.

Cover Art for the Rendition:

This whole journey began with her, and, I'm hoping she hears it all, and see where it built up to this point to know I'm ready, and it's her I want in this life.