"On the Bridge" is the album I started working on following my EP "Summer Memories". This album is a concept album about my life being an autistic person growing up in a world not built for people like me. Right before COVID-19 hit in my Sophomore year at Oberlin, I was exploring my identity and discovered my neurodivergence through past experiences I have had and discussing those experiences with my parents. I was never until then told of the diagnosis I had had since I was three years old. In March 2020, we were sent home from Oberlin due to the pandemic, and during this time, I researched autism extensively and learned that many of the common traits of autism like sensory issues, special interests, social issues, meltdowns and shutdowns are traits that I have experienced without being aware why. Since the initial quarantine in early 2020, I have became an activist for autism and disability rights on social media. I have also been very vocal about my experiences as an autistic person on my online presence and with my peers at Oberlin and home. Because of all my research, self-discovery and acceptance, I felt that it was the right time to write an album about those experiences and take the chance to be vulnerable.

The album starts with music all about being proud of who I am, and then continues into explaining how I find value in objects that have significant meaning in my life. The second track "music player time capsule" mentions a music player that I hold all of my memories on through music that I have listened to, played, and composed. Moving further into the album, the music takes a dark turn and focuses on traumatic experiences I have had with bullying and physical abuse in public places like school and summer camp. All of this leads up to a chaotic track called "treading water" which specifically focuses on the worst experience I had regarding physical abuse from people who were not aware of my diagnosis. After this, I immediately move into a track that sonifies the horrors of being in a shutdown state where I can't use my senses after something traumatic happens. From here to the end, the album shifts focus to building myself up and finding acceptance in myself and knowing what and who I am. The first part of "stimulation bridge" is about finding a safe space where I can be my true self without anyone spectating me and judging me for being myself. The next track "the moment i belong" would be the climax of the album where I find people that also accept me at Oberlin for who I really am. From here, the album ends with a bang! I am free and proud to be myself and move on from Oberlin and out into the world to show what I can do and assist others like me to find their paths and shine. The music builds in intensity until the very end and is overall full of positive vibes.

This album could be seen like a reverse arch. The first 5 tracks start at a level place and end up deep in a valley. The last 5 tracks skyrocket back up into the stratosphere of happiness. The album also has two climaxes in each half. The climax for the first half would be the track "treading water", and the climax for the second half would be "the moment i belong”.