By Rebecca Clark
Some songs tell stories about life. Daniel Jordan’s new single, “Fly,” invites listeners to hit the pause button long enough to ask what life is really about. It encourages us to look beyond the routines and responsibilities of everyday life, exploring the quiet questions we don’t always make time for: what connects us, what makes us human, and how we hold onto those things in a world that often feels increasingly disconnected.
For those who first discovered Daniel Jordan through Kopek, there will likely be moments in “Fly” that feel familiar. Not because he’s trying to recreate the past, but because the heart of his songwriting is still there, now shaped by years of growth, reflection, and a deeper understanding of his craft.
“I have been taking my time with the releases over the last while,” Jordan explains. “I have been learning the craft of recording and mixing and slowly sharing the latest music on Instagram and TikTok to give it its own life.”
That process has allowed Jordan to approach his music with a sense of freedom. Rather than rushing toward a larger project, he is allowing each song to exist on its own terms.
“Fly” begins with the language of healing: “Remedy unfold, In the minds of many, Loadin’ up on love, From our apothecary”
But the remedy Jordan presents is not something that can be manufactured, prescribed, or bought. It is love. It is friendship. It is the willingness to reach for someone when the life becomes difficult. “Call on me my friend, When the night is scary, For a hand to lend, Don’t let the light escape”
That idea of love as something fundamental to the human experience is central to Jordan’s work.
“I definitely see love or spirituality as something that predates us all and is perpetual,” he said. “Something unconditional and infinite that is always available and ready for you to connect with.”
He describes that idea as “a central theme in a lot of my work,” adding, “It feels as though each song is like an antidote to separation and a reminder of that universal force that binds us all. The songs tend to be about nothing and everything all at the same time.”
That idea of connection runs throughout “Fly.” The song’s imagery expands outward, comparing love to a satellite orbiting a dying star: “Our love is not unlike a satellite, Orbiting a dying star, We’re trying to touch down, Our line of sight, Navigates though we’re apart”
There is distance between the two things, but not disconnection. The satellite continues to orbit. A line of sight still exists. Something continues to bind the two together.
That same tension exists throughout the song as Jordan turns his attention toward a world struggling with enormous challenges. The lyrics reference artificial intelligence, climate change, and the uncertainty of a future shaped by forces that often feel beyond any one person’s control.
“And you just won’t believe, They synthesised a soul, At one point five degrees, The ocean starts to boil, AI can save the trees, At least that’s what we’re told, But they don’t care for me, Just a fly upon the wall”
Just as compelling as the songwriting is Jordan’s unmistakable voice. There’s a rawness to it that feels lived-in, carrying equal parts grit and vulnerability. While there are subtle hints of the alternative rock influences, his voice has never felt like an imitation of another era. It’s honest, emotional, and entirely his own, giving every lyric in “Fly” a sense of authenticity that makes the song’s message even more impactful.
The song never offers a simple answer to those questions. In fact, Jordan says he has intentionally tried not to overthink the meaning while writing.
“I have tried not to be too conscious in my writing lately,” he says. “I really just try to sit and create what comes to me.”
Although the world around him inevitably influences what he creates, Jordan says he tries to allow the music to emerge from somewhere deeper than conscious analysis.
That may be part of what makes “Fly” feel so enlightening. The song can be read as a reflection on the state of the world, a meditation on spirituality, a reminder of the importance of human connection, or simply an invitation to recognize something familiar within yourself.
For Jordan, that personal connection between art and listener is ultimately the point. “I would hope that anyone that listens would feel some connection,” he said. “A recognition of the same feelings or ideas that the song evokes in themselves. That’s really what art is all about for me.”
The song’s closing refrain returns again and again to the image of the fly upon the wall. It is a striking image of smallness, a single person observing am immense world.
But “Fly” does not seem to suggest that being small means being meaningless. Instead, it suggests that even when we feel insignificant, we are still connected to something larger than ourselves. We still have the ability to reach for one another. We still carry the capacity for love.
And perhaps that is the song’s quietest message: that in a world increasingly focused on what can be created, synthesized, measured, and controlled, there are some things that cannot be manufactured.
Human connection is one of them.
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Full Q&A with Daniel Jordan:
Static Noise: You mentioned taking a step back to focus on writing, recording, and
mixing. What made “Fly” the song you wanted to share as the beginning of
this new chapter? Was there something about this song that felt like the
right way to reintroduce yourself as an artist?
Daniel Jordan: I have been taking my time with the releases over the last while. I have been learning the craft of recording and mixing and slowly sharing the latest music on Instagram and Tiktok to give it its own life. I posted to instagram and it accidentally posted to facebook too so that’s how more people found out 😀
Static Noise: The opening lines of “Fly” stood out to me because they frame love as
something that heals and connects us, rather than something that can be
manufactured. Was exploring that idea of love as part of what makes us
human central to the song?
Daniel Jordan: I definitely see love or spirituality as something that predates us all and is perpetual. Something unconditional and infinite that is always available and ready for you to connect with. I think that’s a central theme in a lot of my work. It feels as though each song is like an antidote to separation and a reminder of that universal force that binds us all. The songs tend to be about nothing and everything all at the same time
Static Noise: The song balances some really heavy themes about the state of the
world with a message about connection and holding onto our humanity. Was
that contrast something you consciously explored while writing?
Daniel Jordan: I have tried not to be too conscious in my writing lately. I really just try to sit and create what comes to me. Of course you are always influenced by your surroundings but I try to let it come from the unconscious more than critically thinking about it.
Static Noise: What do you hope listeners take away from “Fly” when they hear it for
the first time?
Daniel Jordan: I would hope that anyone that listens would feel some connection. A recognition of the same feelings or ideas that the song evokes in themselves.
That’s really what art is all about for me
Static Noise: Is “Fly” the beginning of a larger body of work that listeners can
look forward to, or are you approaching this new chapter one song at a
time?
For now I will do one single at a time. I like the freedom of that right now. Each piece of work can evolve in its own creative space. It’s an extension of the idea of being able to create things independently I think, so for now it fits with how I’m working.