In “Hiraeth,” Stillwater Blackball dives into a deeply personal exploration of identity, place, and the diverging paths that shape us. The song, born from the realization that a childhood friend had gone on to win Miss Wales, captures a sense of wistful introspection, merging memories of a shared beginning with the poignant curiosity about what might have been. It’s a conversation with a friend who’s drifted into another life, and with a version of the artist himself that could have been. This theme of duality runs through the song’s lyrics, leaning on imagery borrowed from Dylan Thomas’s Fern Hill, lending the track a nostalgic yet complex literary quality.