James Tonic explores the heartbreak of what could have been on “Wherever You Are”

Some relationships never even get started, and that leaves a complicated kind of yearning. James Tonic steps into the emotional realm with "Wherever You Are," a thoughtful number about what might have been of a relationship that never happened and the unspent possibilities that come with it.

Rather than exploring the consequences of a one-night stand, "Wherever You Are" explores an imaginary relationship, the person, the relationship, and the life that could have been. It's a great emotional foundation for the song, because sometimes the things that never happened can be just as difficult to get over as the things that did.

The song is about wanting to be a safe harbor and a comfort to someone, even if it didn't really pan out that way. There is openness in imagining yourself as the person the other person would come to rely on, even when you know the relationship is more possibility than reality.

That feeling of emotional uncertainty is what makes "Wherever You Are" human. It's that feeling when you can't really have it, but you can still imagine what it'd be like, and you accept that it exists in a different reality than yours. The idea is relatable because the possibilities of things we don't finish can linger. Questions without easy answers can linger when there is a missed opportunity, an unspoken feeling, or a connection that never had the chance to be more.