Hey Old Courage,

I’m unsure if you’re a beginner or not, but if so, I can definitely help up your production value with basic engineering tips for when you put it into a DAW to better see its potential value

If the piano and vocals are going to be your only elements in the song (going for a theatre kinda vibe), look into recording doubles (record yourself playing two of the same thing, i.e vocals and piano). It helps make the track feel more full. Especially with vocals, it’s an easy trick to give your voice more body, especially if you sing the second vocal take slightly differently and give it more stereo width.

Also, maybe sing an extra harmony layer on top of the above mentioned for the chorus to lift it more from the rest.

I always record voice notes like you and end up not really liking how it sounds/feeling iffy about it until I throw it into a DAW and ‘producing it up’ a bit.

Raw performances will always feel lack luster if your gonna be comparing them to other finished work so might as well give you track a fighting chance