Behind the track
Only by You (Lucia’s Song)
A fan’s tribute to Rockstar’s storytelling, the anticipation of GTA VI, and two people choosing each other when everything around them says run.
In my own words
Behind the track
For me, Red Dead Redemption 2 was the best game ever made. That sets the bar incredibly high, but I’m convinced GTA VI will rock the world. Only by You (Lucia’s Song) is my own musical tribute to that excitement.
While waiting, I imagined a quiet moment in Lucia’s world. She still has the keys. Blue and red lights move through the room. Someone knows they should leave, but stays because she is there.
That imagined moment became a love song built around one line:
“If I’m wanted, let it be by you.”
The double meaning of “wanted” holds the song together. There is the danger of being pursued, and the much more personal hope of being wanted by someone you love. Both feelings belong in the same sentence.
Later, the scene moves into a car: bare feet on the dashboard, the city shrinking through the glass. Getting away together feels like enough—until the question comes of what happens afterwards. When the rush is gone and there’s nothing left to prove, will they still choose each other?
The 80s synths, guitar and saxophone bring a little Miami atmosphere to that imagined story, with room for both movement and intimacy.
This is my tribute as a fan: a song for Lucia, for the anticipation, and for everyone already imagining the stories waiting around the corner.
Richard