This is the song you’ll be longing to hear in the blissful rush of a summer festival. It starts off soft and full of tension, keeping you on your toes—until the chorus hits with that liberating feeling you’ve been waiting for. Gard Read delivers a raw yet comforting vocal, and with the strumming acoustic guitar underneath, the chorus lands with a kind of melancholic euphoria.
The message of the song is simple, yet powerful: Be the one who lifts others when they can’t lift themselves. Gard explains: “We all carry something, and for some, it’s hard to put into words. Sometimes you don’t need to say anything at all—the most important thing is just being there. Showing up, without demands or expectations.
Sometimes, that’s all it takes.”
That message comes through clearly in the chorus, as Gard sings:
I’m calling back to Earth
No, you don’t gotta tell me those big white lies
And honestly, we don’t have to say no words
Why don’t we just get lost in the stars tonight
I know that it’ll be alright
Back to Earth is an emotional and powerful track—think Benson Boone meets Imagine Dragons—and marks the third single from Gard Read’s upcoming EP, set to release on May 9th. So grab a sun chair and get ready: Gard Read is kicking off summer early with this beautiful tune.
