Post by resistance on Feb 6, 2021 14:27:00 GMT -3
FOUNDATION
(1:45)
O álbum é iniciado por um solo de piano tocado por Stefan, preparando o clima melancólico das primeiras faixas de "ON / OFF" e a maior parte restante da tracklist. O nome da introdução de quase 2 minutos se refere ao termo em inglês para "alicerce", a parte inicial de uma construção, a base subterrânea sobre a qual todo o restante é erguido do chão.
OFF THE STAGE
(3:18)
O primeiro single do álbum, lançado exatamente 6 meses atrás, "Off the Stage", é a primeira faixa completa do álbum após a intro. Apesar de ser chamada de "presente de primeiro aniversário de carreira" pelo cantor, o conteúdo da faixa é muito mais próximo de uma confissão do que de uma comemoração. A letra é inspirada pelos transtornos psicológicos e emocionais enfrentados por Stefan após de tornar um nome conhecido na indústria, principalmente durante sua primeira turnê mundial, momento que o cantor menciona indiretamente ao se desculpar pelos falsos sorrisos durante os encontros com fãs. Mas ainda assim, é escrita de uma maneira que torna possível que o público se identifique com a temática principal de inseguranças e dúvidas sobre si mesmo, com nuances do desejo de superar esses sentimentos, tendo leves progressões otimistas ao longo das variações dos refrões, por exemplo, de "o show precisa continuar" até "o show vai continuar".
Já a produção do single é menos chocante, descrita por Lancaster como "seguindo a vibe lenta/midtempo e acústica" de algumas de suas faixas anteriores. Após o primeiro trecho de quase somente piano e voz, a ballad mostra uma leve novidade para o catálogo de Stefan, com a presença de alguns elementos do pop rock, como baterias bem ritmadas, e alguns acordes de guitarras, que seguem se misturando com a melodia principal do piano ao longo das mudanças de intensidade entre os versos, pré-refrões, bridge e refrões.
[Verse 1]
Anxiety and adrenaline
Were the only A+s branded on my grade that night
Always asking myself over and over
If no one liked it would they be right?
[Pre-Chorus 1]
It already happened once or twice
And even if I heard “it’s nice”
Like I once did from the critics
Is it enough really?
[Chorus 1]
Stage lights are out, I’m off and gone
Can they just wait til I’m back on?
Between the spotlight and darkness
I’m trapped in these doubts and feelings
I need to find the color
To fill my damaged soul
Not here or there but in myself
The show must go on
[Verse 2]
I must apologize for all the greetings
When I felt alone, yeah I was faking
It’s all my fault and only mine
Couldn’t open up back at the time
I thank you for being here now
I’ll say it, sticking to our vows
[Pre-Chorus 2]
It already happened once or twice
And even if I heard “it’s nice”
Think I’m doing my best yet wondering
But am I really?
[Chorus 2]
Stage lights are out, I’m off and gone
And I won’t wait til they're back on
Between the spotlight and darkness
I’m trapped in these doubts and feelings
I need to find the color
For this body of my own
Not here or there but in myself
The show must go on
[Bridge]
When will these curtains finally close
I can’t stand how the cheers feel just like taunts
But it’s no use, whether it’s loud or silent
It keeps coming back to me
It haunts me
[Chorus 3]
Stage lights are out, I’m off and gone
But I can’t wait til they're back on
Between the spotlight and darkness
I’m trapped in these doubts and feelings
I need to find the color
To fill my body and soul
Not here or there but in myself
The show will go on
...Stage lights are out, I’m off and gone...
SLEEP-BLINDED
(3:55)
(3:55)
A faixa número 3 é a primeira inédita do álbum, onde a temática melancólica começa a ficar mais obscura e abstrata. "Sleep-Blinded" ('cego de sono'; 'cegado pelo sono') apresenta um Stefan que prefere passar seu tempo dormindo, ao invés de permanecer acordado sofrendo por sentimentos e acontecimentos que não param mesmo depois de já terem o levado à esse estado. Sendo a única letra do álbum que abusa de metáforas um pouco enigmática, que torna possível, junto à menção de visão turva, sonolência e desconexão do próprio corpo, interpretar o conteúdo como originado de episódios em que o cantor se forçou a dormir através do uso de remédios, para não precisar enfrentar os "pesadelos da realidade", como menciona no fim da faixa.
A produção da faixa eleva a sonoridade acústica à um patamar mais pop e impactante, sendo conduzida principalmente por acordes marcantes de violões e guitarras, com acompanhamento de baterias e leves sintetizadores, que alternam sua intensidade junto aos vocais de Lancaster, que vão de graves e melancólicos à fortes e grandiosos, das estrofes aos refrões.
A produção da faixa eleva a sonoridade acústica à um patamar mais pop e impactante, sendo conduzida principalmente por acordes marcantes de violões e guitarras, com acompanhamento de baterias e leves sintetizadores, que alternam sua intensidade junto aos vocais de Lancaster, que vão de graves e melancólicos à fortes e grandiosos, das estrofes aos refrões.
[Verse 1]
The sight of them is still stuck on my eyes
Like a sleep mask on me, it’s hard to see
The sight of this keeps coming to my mind
And a world is crushing me, nothing is clear
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s all blurry but I can feel it
My hands are hurt, my feet run away from me
Still standing on sharpened rocks
Still standing on sharpened rocks
[Chorus]
Is there a way
To cross the bridge and not leave it all at bay
To not repeat what I should’ve left many years ago
Is there a path
That will lead my mind to paradise
That with all these ruined buildings will stay behind
While I am sleep blind
[Verse 2]
The blueprint showed me many but simple lines
Now with you the goal is so hard to find
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s all blurry but I can feel it
Even your daggers feel soft when I’m touching
Still standing on sharpened rocks
Still standing on sharpened rocks
[Chorus]
Is there a way
To cross the bridge and not leave it all at bay
To not repeat what I should’ve left many years ago
Is there a path
That will lead my mind to paradise
That with all these ruined buildings will stay behind
While I am sleep blind
While I am sleep blind
[Bridge]
Yes I know, this idea is crazy
I’ve run out of escapes from this mad reality
I’m here sobbing, what they’re drinking
Can you hear me? Through the tears I’m begging
[Chorus]
Is there a way
To cross the bridge and not leave it all at bay
To not repeat what I should’ve left many years ago
Is there a path
That will lead my mind to paradise
That with all of these ruined building stay behind
While I am sleep blind
Out of real nightmares
While I am sleep blind
[Verse 1]
It is time… to rest
I’ve already tried, I couldn’t pass the test
It’s better to just accept
To finish what I wanted when I slept
[Verse 2]
Keep it tight... keep it right
Yet it won’t matter when everything is white
Maybe in this one final night
One last time I’ll remember the moonlight
[Chorus]
This sight is mesmerizing
But that joy hasn't come back to me,
But this life doesn't feel worth it
And I can feel the knots arising
I am just hanging on here
Waiting for the split
[Verse 3]
It’s prepared… in one breath
Didn’t think I would get nervous so in depth
Once more I cannot give my best
Can’t even fulfil my own last request
[Verse 4]
Should I hide… from the pain?
But if I don’t suffer it might all be in vain
Why can’t I turn off my heart and brain?
Gotta distract myself, look to the sky again
[Chorus]
This sight is mesmerizing
But that joy hasn't come back to me,
But this life doesn't feel worth it
And I can feel the knots arising
I am just hanging on here
Waiting for the split
[Bridge]
I can feel… my world’s ending
I can see the light that this path is showing
It’s coming… from the beginning?
Like there is still so much more thanks to… failing
[Last Chorus]
And that sight was mesmerizing
Took me to somewhere in between
The doubt of leaving or living...
I can’t remember the struggle anymore
I'm not only hanging on
That line is pulling me
Not to the heavens where I looked beyond
Or the hell I thought I’d fall upon
Just back to life here
[Verse 1]
Your care was invading me
Filling every empty space
But now it’s a endless sea
I can’t escape
[Verse 2]
Your arms always held me so tight
Your strength always helped me trump
All of that just doesn’t feel right
Gotta separate or jump
[Pre-Chorus]
You’ve always done so much for me, I know
I will return, but it’s not my goal
[Chorus]
Please uncover my eyes, let go
I am tired of floating alone
In the prison of your echo
Just don’t stand so close anymore
I don’t need this observation
I don’t want your generation
No more hallucination
[Hook]
Let me by myself
Let me by myself
Only then I’ll escape from your control
Let me by myself
Like our forgotten photo on the shelf
Only then I’ll be free, when you just let go
[Verse 3]
Being in your arms was so good
But being freed was better
So trust me if I’ll go on my path
To forget the wrath
[Verse 4]
This road only has room for two
I’m sorry, my partner isn’t you
So don’t make me run away
We’ll meet again, someday
[Pre-Chorus]
You’ve always done so much for me, I know
I will return, but it’s not my goal
[Chorus]
Please uncover my eyes, let go
I am tired of floating alone
In the prison of your echo
Just don’t stand so close anymore
I don’t need this observation
I don’t want your generation
No more hallucination
[Hook]
Let me by myself
Let me by myself
Only then I’ll escape from your control
Let me by myself
Like our forgotten photo on the shelf
Only then I’ll be free, when you just let go
[Bridge]
Just listen when I tell you “I’ll be on my own flow”
Don’t complain when I explain “I’ll follow my glow”
I’m tired of waiting that someday you’d understand
I’m no longer under your command
[Pre-Chorus]
You’ve always done so much for me, I know
I will return, but it’s not my goal
[Chorus]
Please uncover my eyes, let go
I am tired of floating alone
In the prison of your echo
Just don’t stand so close anymore
I don’t need this observation
I don’t want your generation
No more hallucination
[Hook]
Let me by myself
Let me by myself
Only then I’ll escape from your control
Let me by myself
Like our forgotten photo on the shelf
Only then I’ll be free, when you just let go
[Verse 1]
Wonder why, why they
Never hear what I can't say
Is it 'cause, is it 'cause
I'm afraid of what it might break?
[Verse 2]
Speech lines fall flat into the ground
Leaving no more than an empty cloud
Will they be enough to take
All the paranoia's weight
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Worrying everyday if they'll ever tell me to explain
What I do when I vent out every deep thought and pain
(Chorus)
My words will never reach them
I might lie to myself but I know
No matter how much I write
It'll never be as worthy as one more try
What's trapped in this mind and heart
Can only turn into art
Someday I'll hit with the dart
Before we move fully apart
Ah…~
[Verse 3]
We'd laugh loud, laughing hard
But when I put jokes aside
All the ink and battery dies
I can never help feeling like
[Verse 4]
Speech lines fall flat into the ground
Leaving no more than an empty cloud
As light as I thought it was like
All the small things that would away fly
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Worrying everyday if they'll ever tell me to explain
Why I need to vent out about all of it again, over and over again
(Chorus)
My words will never reach them
I might lie to myself but I know
No matter how much I write
It'll never be as worthy as one more try
What's trapped in this mind and heart
Can only turn into art
Someday I'll hit with the dart
Before we move fully apart
Aah... fully apart
Aah...
[Bridge]
Yes I know I'm acting differently
From whatever I'm trying to speak
Please don't let me come off as just weak…~
[Last Chorus]
What's trapped in this mind and heart
Can only turn into art
Someday I'll reach the part
Where we can set free what's blocked and choose to restart~
No matter how much I write
It'll never be eye to eye
Someday I'll reach the part
Where we can set free what's blocked and choose to restart~~
Choose to restart
Choose to restart
[Outro]
Once we were built far apart
No broken parts
We were built far apart
That's where I've chosen to restart
[Verse 1]
Saw you with someone that day
So I did my best to just look away
Then on the following day
We made things up, talked, hugged
Then you stole a kiss from me
[Pre-Chorus 1]
So what’s going on between
Me and your insensitivity
Breaking me into a million pieces
[Chorus]
Your smile was almost the first I saw here
Your voice plays when I use certain wordings
And still you never make anything clear
Pushing me out…
Of balance
[Verse 2]
Did you ever even think
About what you were causing
When on the 20th
You confessed the feelings, yes?
I wonder if you thought
If it’d be a good early birthday gift
But all it did was mess
My current relationship
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The sky don’t look so bright
My days look like the nights
You’re blocking my way to the light
[Chorus]
Your smile was almost the first I saw here
Your voice plays when I use certain wordings
And still you never make anything clear
Pushing me out…
Of balance
[Bridge]
If you won’t stay
Just leave my mind and go away
The thoughts of you still hit deep
In every vein this pain seeps
[Chorus]
Your smile was almost the first I saw here
Your voice plays when I use certain wordings
And still you never make anything clear
Pushing me out…
Of balance
Ih...
[Verse 1]
Well it’s ending, thought it’d never come
The tree, the flood with one last stab it all crumbs
All the testing, to my patience
Couldn’t see my moral in cadence
[Pre-Chorus]
I would've been the ground for you to walk
When all you saw was a hopeless fire storm
Would've given you the final proof of love
But all you could think was climbing above
And I won't mind if you start to cry
It just means you cared deep inside
But I won't try again to fix my roots
This change I won’t refuse
[Chorus]
Fall into my own embrace
Fall into my own embrace
Falling from grace
I can live without all your brightness
I'll find myself within my darkness
Around these fallen pieces I'll search through
And this tear of hope will fall to my rescue
(Fall to my own rescue)
(My embrace, my rescue)
[Verse 2]
Looking back now, it’s funny how you’d pretend
That your wings could lift me from your offense
But all you did was fly me too high
Then fall in sun flames wondering why
[Pre-Chorus]
I would've been the ground for you to walk
When all you saw was a hopeless fire storm
Would've given you the final proof of love
But all you could think was climbing above
And I won't mind if you start to cry
It just means you care deep inside
But I won't try again to fix my roots
This change I won’t refuse
[Chorus]
Fall into my own embrace
Fall into my own embrace
Falling from grace
I can live without all your brightness
I'll find myself within my darkness
Around these fallen pieces I'll search through
And this tear of hope will fall to my rescue
(Fall to my own rescue)
(My embrace, my rescue)
[Bridge]
I told you “don't you dare to give up
I know that time is getting rough
But believe me there's more out there”
You refused, oh well, I moved on from that
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, I'm the one
Who deserves more than whatever you’d want
Now I can just tell to myself
Don't you dare to not climb up from hell
...fall into my own and...
[Chorus]
Fall into my own embrace
Fall into my own embrace
Falling from grace
I can live without all your brightness
I'll find myself within my darkness
Around these fallen pieces I'll search through
And this tear of hope will fall to my rescue
(Fall to my own rescue)
My embrace, my rescue
[Verse 1]
The very first, the very last
All quenched the thirst
For something that lasts
Brick by brick, wall by wall
Hidden from tricks
Protected from all
[Pre-Chorus]
Each and every single thing
Had their own important meaning
It could’ve been less, it could’ve been more
No way to know it would lead for
Each and every single thing
Parts of this construction growing
I could never change anything
It all lead me to finally sing:
[Chorus]
All matters in me
Both the rising and falling
Helped me run away
Or choose to stay
For it all I fight
For my days and for my nights
Cannot give up
Always stand up
[Verse 2]
It is not... like I don’t wish
That the past
Could somehow switch
But I’d rather pass
Time on my own state
Slowly building a better fate
[Pre-Chorus]
Each and every single thing
Had their own important meaning
It could’ve been less, it could’ve been more
No way to know it would lead for
Each and every single thing
Parts of this construction growing
I could never change anything
It all lead me to finally sing:
[Chorus]
All matters in me
Both the rising and falling
Helped me run away
Or choose to stay
For it all I fight
For my days and for my nights
Cannot give up
Always stand up
[Bridge]
What’s broken can be mended
What hurts can be healed
And no matter how deep is the wound
Hold on tight and stitch it til’ cured
I’ll be making thoughts into strength
Not just outside but in my content
To fill in all the empty spaces
In all of these places~~
[Chorus]
All matters in me
Both the rising and falling
Helped me run away
Or choose to stay
For it all I fight
For my days and for my nights
Cannot give up
Never give up
[Outro]
And because of everything I’ve been through
And because of everything I’ve been through
And because of everything I’ve been through~~
Now the complete me... stands up
The sight of them is still stuck on my eyes
Like a sleep mask on me, it’s hard to see
The sight of this keeps coming to my mind
And a world is crushing me, nothing is clear
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s all blurry but I can feel it
My hands are hurt, my feet run away from me
Still standing on sharpened rocks
Still standing on sharpened rocks
[Chorus]
Is there a way
To cross the bridge and not leave it all at bay
To not repeat what I should’ve left many years ago
Is there a path
That will lead my mind to paradise
That with all these ruined buildings will stay behind
While I am sleep blind
[Verse 2]
The blueprint showed me many but simple lines
Now with you the goal is so hard to find
[Pre-Chorus]
It’s all blurry but I can feel it
Even your daggers feel soft when I’m touching
Still standing on sharpened rocks
Still standing on sharpened rocks
[Chorus]
Is there a way
To cross the bridge and not leave it all at bay
To not repeat what I should’ve left many years ago
Is there a path
That will lead my mind to paradise
That with all these ruined buildings will stay behind
While I am sleep blind
While I am sleep blind
[Bridge]
Yes I know, this idea is crazy
I’ve run out of escapes from this mad reality
I’m here sobbing, what they’re drinking
Can you hear me? Through the tears I’m begging
[Chorus]
Is there a way
To cross the bridge and not leave it all at bay
To not repeat what I should’ve left many years ago
Is there a path
That will lead my mind to paradise
That with all of these ruined building stay behind
While I am sleep blind
Out of real nightmares
While I am sleep blind
HANGING ON
(3:10)
(3:10)
O álbum chega à seu ponto emocional mais deprimente na quarta faixa, "Hanging On", nomeada a partir da expressão que significa "aguentando" e do verbo "enforcar", focando na última das interpretações. Referenciando o desejo de "dormir" da faixa anterior, os relatos mostram que aqueles sentimentos evoluíram de maneira tão negativa que se tornaram no desejo de chegar ao descanso final. E diferente da faixa anterior, nenhum detalhe é deixado como mistério, com menções de cada sentimento, movimento e visão experienciados por Stefan ao tomar o que seria sua decisão final. Apesar disso, os versos demonstram seu remorso e dúvida sobre ter chegado à esse ponto, causando mais traços de autodepreciação, por "não conseguir nem cumprir seu próprio último pedido". Mas, em um grande alívio... a partir da bridge, começa a ficar claro que aquela tentativa deu errado. Caindo em si novamente, Lancaster se mostra agradecido por não mais estar sendo arrastado para baixo por aquela corda, mas sim puxado de volta para a realidade.
O mesmo tipo de dualidade e crescimento de intensidade também pode ser observado na sonoridade da faixa, que começa com somente voz leve e violão, então ganha lindos violinos, leves toques de piano... até que, no ápice da grande mudança temática, a produção explode em um pop rock contagiante, que continua forte até os últimos segundos, quando tudo fica mais lento novamente para uma bela finalização.
O mesmo tipo de dualidade e crescimento de intensidade também pode ser observado na sonoridade da faixa, que começa com somente voz leve e violão, então ganha lindos violinos, leves toques de piano... até que, no ápice da grande mudança temática, a produção explode em um pop rock contagiante, que continua forte até os últimos segundos, quando tudo fica mais lento novamente para uma bela finalização.
[Verse 1]
It is time… to rest
I’ve already tried, I couldn’t pass the test
It’s better to just accept
To finish what I wanted when I slept
[Verse 2]
Keep it tight... keep it right
Yet it won’t matter when everything is white
Maybe in this one final night
One last time I’ll remember the moonlight
[Chorus]
This sight is mesmerizing
But that joy hasn't come back to me,
But this life doesn't feel worth it
And I can feel the knots arising
I am just hanging on here
Waiting for the split
[Verse 3]
It’s prepared… in one breath
Didn’t think I would get nervous so in depth
Once more I cannot give my best
Can’t even fulfil my own last request
[Verse 4]
Should I hide… from the pain?
But if I don’t suffer it might all be in vain
Why can’t I turn off my heart and brain?
Gotta distract myself, look to the sky again
[Chorus]
This sight is mesmerizing
But that joy hasn't come back to me,
But this life doesn't feel worth it
And I can feel the knots arising
I am just hanging on here
Waiting for the split
[Bridge]
I can feel… my world’s ending
I can see the light that this path is showing
It’s coming… from the beginning?
Like there is still so much more thanks to… failing
[Last Chorus]
And that sight was mesmerizing
Took me to somewhere in between
The doubt of leaving or living...
I can’t remember the struggle anymore
I'm not only hanging on
That line is pulling me
Not to the heavens where I looked beyond
Or the hell I thought I’d fall upon
Just back to life here
SPARK
(3:38)
(3:38)
Sendo a primeira faixa realmente positiva do álbum, "Spark" realiza a conexão temática entre as duas faixas que a cercam, através de mais uma letra mais metafórica, contando a história de um prisioneiro que conseguiu fugir do peso que o prendia, correndo para achar a saída e a alcançando graças à ajuda de alguém (ou suas memórias de outros alguém's). Em meio ás metáforas que também incluem itens do meio militar, não é difícil perceber que Stefan está contando sobre sua própria superação, sobre como começou a se libertar de seus fardos psicológicos e emocionais, deixando que a luz, fortalecida por aqueles que se importam com ele, ilumine seu caminho para fora da escuridão, dando foco novamente à um dos significados do título "ON / OFF".
Alternando entre dramáticas baterias solitárias nas estrofes, guitarras cativantes nos pré-refrões e um acompanhamento de pianos sintetizados nos refrões e hooks motivadores, a produção de "Spark" trás uma mistura de pop e pop rock que acompanham bem alguns dos melhores vocais de Stefan no álbum, contando até mesmo com a highnote mais aguda de toda sua carreira, ao final da bridge.
Alternando entre dramáticas baterias solitárias nas estrofes, guitarras cativantes nos pré-refrões e um acompanhamento de pianos sintetizados nos refrões e hooks motivadores, a produção de "Spark" trás uma mistura de pop e pop rock que acompanham bem alguns dos melhores vocais de Stefan no álbum, contando até mesmo com a highnote mais aguda de toda sua carreira, ao final da bridge.
[Verse 1]
Was a prisoner, trapped by my past
Always staring at the weight attached
Trying my best to not stay suffering
Still suffocating from how heavy
[Pre-Chorus 1]
But after so much thinking, crying, screaming
About not finding any opening
I realized the door wasn’t as far it seemed to be
All I needed was some help to find the key
[Chorus]
A spark of courage coming through the trenches
To light the fire and bring down the sharpest edges
The spaaark that got us out of the dark
All these painful surroundings destroyed
Bombs and blows that broke all of the joy
The spaaaark that got us out of the dark
[Verse 2]
Couldn’t believe I was out of the bars
Still unsure if I could run too far
Then I remembered, there are no more guards
No more obstructing, those feelings fell apart
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And after so much thinking, trying, running
About not finding the last opening
I realized the gate wasn’t as far it seemed to be
All I needed was more force from someone coming
[Chorus]
A spark of courage coming through the trenches
To light the fire and bring down the sharpest edges
The spaaark that got us out of the dark
All these painful surroundings destroyed
Bombs and blows that broke all of the joy
The spaaaark that got us out of the dark
[Hook]
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
(Welcome sparkling… along the way)
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
(Welcome shining… lead the way)
[Bridge]
Do you know what “us” really means?
It’s mainly me and my memories
But maybe it doesn’t have to be just that
It’s coming back
Now I can stop away shutting
Myself from all the loving company
It’s ours and m-i-i-i-ine…
It’s the greatest shining light~~
[Chorus]
A spark of courage coming through the trenches
To light the fire and bring down the sharpest edges
The spaaark that got us out of the dark
All these painful surroundings destroyed
Bombs and blows that broke all of the joy
The spaaaark that got us out of the dark
[Hook]
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
(Welcome sparkling… along the way)
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
(Welcome shining… lead the way)
Was a prisoner, trapped by my past
Always staring at the weight attached
Trying my best to not stay suffering
Still suffocating from how heavy
[Pre-Chorus 1]
But after so much thinking, crying, screaming
About not finding any opening
I realized the door wasn’t as far it seemed to be
All I needed was some help to find the key
[Chorus]
A spark of courage coming through the trenches
To light the fire and bring down the sharpest edges
The spaaark that got us out of the dark
All these painful surroundings destroyed
Bombs and blows that broke all of the joy
The spaaaark that got us out of the dark
[Verse 2]
Couldn’t believe I was out of the bars
Still unsure if I could run too far
Then I remembered, there are no more guards
No more obstructing, those feelings fell apart
[Pre-Chorus 2]
And after so much thinking, trying, running
About not finding the last opening
I realized the gate wasn’t as far it seemed to be
All I needed was more force from someone coming
[Chorus]
A spark of courage coming through the trenches
To light the fire and bring down the sharpest edges
The spaaark that got us out of the dark
All these painful surroundings destroyed
Bombs and blows that broke all of the joy
The spaaaark that got us out of the dark
[Hook]
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
(Welcome sparkling… along the way)
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
(Welcome shining… lead the way)
[Bridge]
Do you know what “us” really means?
It’s mainly me and my memories
But maybe it doesn’t have to be just that
It’s coming back
Now I can stop away shutting
Myself from all the loving company
It’s ours and m-i-i-i-ine…
It’s the greatest shining light~~
[Chorus]
A spark of courage coming through the trenches
To light the fire and bring down the sharpest edges
The spaaark that got us out of the dark
All these painful surroundings destroyed
Bombs and blows that broke all of the joy
The spaaaark that got us out of the dark
[Hook]
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
(Welcome sparkling… along the way)
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
Say-ay-ay-ay yeah
(Welcome shining… lead the way)
OATH
(3:46)
(3:46)
Continuando a crescente temática do álbum, "Oath", o segundo single, foca na temática de amizade, um dos pontos que ajudou Stefan a superar os problemas retratados nas faixas anteriores. Entre as descrições de alguns acontecimentos envolvendo Stefan e sua(s) amizade(s) e suas demonstrações de querer honrar o "juramento" (oath) que os conecta, o cantor usa algumas metáforas relacionadas à teoria musical, usando a dupla "major" - "minor" como sinônimo de felicidade e tristeza, relacionando "trills" (rápida mudança entre notas) à "thrills" (sentimentos de animação e nervosismo) em um trocadilho, entre outros. Além disso, é possível notar o retorno da menção de luz e escuridão, que anteriormente receberam foco em "Off the Stage".
Já a produção do single é ao mesmo tempo familiar e inovadora na carreira de Stefan. Seus dois lançamentos anteriores já mostravam traços de sua aproximação ao gênero, seja de maneira mais leve e melancólica como em "Off the Stage" ou mais obscura e agressiva no remix oficial de "Titanium Walls", e dessa vez em "Oath", o cantor agora traz o rock ao seu repertório de maneira oficial. Fortes acordes de guitarras e baixos, baterias rítmicas e leves toques de sintetizadores formam a produção pop rock com uma energia animada e otimista nunca antes vista na carreira do britânico-árabe.
Já a produção do single é ao mesmo tempo familiar e inovadora na carreira de Stefan. Seus dois lançamentos anteriores já mostravam traços de sua aproximação ao gênero, seja de maneira mais leve e melancólica como em "Off the Stage" ou mais obscura e agressiva no remix oficial de "Titanium Walls", e dessa vez em "Oath", o cantor agora traz o rock ao seu repertório de maneira oficial. Fortes acordes de guitarras e baixos, baterias rítmicas e leves toques de sintetizadores formam a produção pop rock com uma energia animada e otimista nunca antes vista na carreira do britânico-árabe.
[Verse 1]
When everything feels like it’s going all wrong
By now I’ve grown to be sure, so sure
There’s someone I can count on
The one that can pulls me outta the flat and sad tone
To conduct me whole, to our whole
Our own major song
[Pre-Chorus]
This crazy composition threw me in many directions
I’m thankful one of those trills lead to our connection
[Chorus]
Sometimes life feels all alone
But not with you (But not with you)
Sometimes it feels like my song’s done
But our rhythm helps me power through
When I hate me
You save me
You help me hear clearly
How I wanna return it new
In my oath with you
[Verse 2]
From the deepest of insights to the most futile chats
Throughout our days at the café
It all can play in many ways
Whether it’s help or be helped, we soon celebrate
No need to follow the score
To keep your words stored deep in my core
[Pre-Chorus]
This crazy composition threw me in many directions
I’m thankful one of those trills lead to our connection
[Chorus]
Sometimes life feels all alone
But not with you (But not with you)
Sometimes it feels like my song’s done
But our rhythm helps me power through
[Post-Chorus]
When I hate me
You save me
You help me hear clearly
How I wanna return it new
In my oath with you
*instrumental*
[Bridge]
Some things, some things
Are just meant to be, like you and I
Soulmates, well no… soulfriends
Bound by our dark, by our light
[Alternate Pre-Chorus]
I used to cry thinking why
Something’s missing
You showed me the way
To find harmony~~
[Chorus]
Sometimes life feels all alone
But not with you (But not with you~)
Sometimes it feels like my song’s done
But our rhythm helps me power through (Power through~)
[Alternate Post-Chorus]
I can’t hate me (no more)
You’ve saved me (so more)
You’ve helped me hear clearly
How I wanna return it new
Everyday return it new
How I wanna return it new
In my oath with you
When everything feels like it’s going all wrong
By now I’ve grown to be sure, so sure
There’s someone I can count on
The one that can pulls me outta the flat and sad tone
To conduct me whole, to our whole
Our own major song
[Pre-Chorus]
This crazy composition threw me in many directions
I’m thankful one of those trills lead to our connection
[Chorus]
Sometimes life feels all alone
But not with you (But not with you)
Sometimes it feels like my song’s done
But our rhythm helps me power through
When I hate me
You save me
You help me hear clearly
How I wanna return it new
In my oath with you
[Verse 2]
From the deepest of insights to the most futile chats
Throughout our days at the café
It all can play in many ways
Whether it’s help or be helped, we soon celebrate
No need to follow the score
To keep your words stored deep in my core
[Pre-Chorus]
This crazy composition threw me in many directions
I’m thankful one of those trills lead to our connection
[Chorus]
Sometimes life feels all alone
But not with you (But not with you)
Sometimes it feels like my song’s done
But our rhythm helps me power through
[Post-Chorus]
When I hate me
You save me
You help me hear clearly
How I wanna return it new
In my oath with you
*instrumental*
[Bridge]
Some things, some things
Are just meant to be, like you and I
Soulmates, well no… soulfriends
Bound by our dark, by our light
[Alternate Pre-Chorus]
I used to cry thinking why
Something’s missing
You showed me the way
To find harmony~~
[Chorus]
Sometimes life feels all alone
But not with you (But not with you~)
Sometimes it feels like my song’s done
But our rhythm helps me power through (Power through~)
[Alternate Post-Chorus]
I can’t hate me (no more)
You’ve saved me (so more)
You’ve helped me hear clearly
How I wanna return it new
Everyday return it new
How I wanna return it new
In my oath with you
TRINITY BRIDGE
(1:57)
(1:57)
Após duas faixas muito otimistas, provavelmente as mais positivas da carreira do britânico-árabe, a interlude "Trinity Bridge" chega para mostrar que, assim como momentos ruins não são eternos, bons momentos também não são, mostrando no contexto do álbum que superar medos e inseguranças pessoais não significa resolver problemas com outras pessoas, relatados durante a maior parte da segunda metade do álbum, mesmo que ainda de maneira introspectiva certas vezes. A faixa leva o nome de uma das pontes mais conhecidas do local onde Stefan cresceu, a cidade de Manchester, onde a "Trinity Bridge" é localizada não muito longe da casa onde vivia com sua mãe e seu pai, dando foco à esse trio do lar em preparação para a faixa seguinte.
Junto á um pop rock marcante mas melancólico, que cresce durante quase 2 minutos, ouve-se a voz abafada do cantor, as vezes soando como se recitasse algo, outras vezes soando como se estivesse falando com alguém, de maneira um tanto irritada, em certo momento gritando "You can’t come down our slope... I’M CUTTING THE ROPE-" e não muito depois, quando o instrumental se torna mais suave, é possível ouvir com clareza o que Stefan estava recitando, antes que a transição para uma nova sonoridade seja concluída:
"The worst may be over
The good might be revealed
But as the best ones always come closer
The bad bonds are never truly killed
Even after years of being repressed
Ghosts from the past return to haunt and attack
Be prepared to stand tall and fight back
Because the bridge won't fall, and you can't let yourself get possessed"
Junto á um pop rock marcante mas melancólico, que cresce durante quase 2 minutos, ouve-se a voz abafada do cantor, as vezes soando como se recitasse algo, outras vezes soando como se estivesse falando com alguém, de maneira um tanto irritada, em certo momento gritando "You can’t come down our slope... I’M CUTTING THE ROPE-" e não muito depois, quando o instrumental se torna mais suave, é possível ouvir com clareza o que Stefan estava recitando, antes que a transição para uma nova sonoridade seja concluída:
"The worst may be over
The good might be revealed
But as the best ones always come closer
The bad bonds are never truly killed
Even after years of being repressed
Ghosts from the past return to haunt and attack
Be prepared to stand tall and fight back
Because the bridge won't fall, and you can't let yourself get possessed"
HALLUCINATION
(3:24)
(3:24)
Como previsto pela interlude que a antecede, "Hallucination" retrata parte relação de Stefan com seus pais. Enquanto "Someday" no álbum "PROMISE" relatava essa relação de maneira melancólica mas ainda com algum tipo de esperança de que tudo melhoraria, "Hallucination" mostra que Stefan parece ter desistido das tentativas de reaproximação, apontando atos prejudiciais entre eles, dos quais o britânico-árabe só quer se libertar, deixando para trás a toxicidade que é suficiente para causar "alucinações", fazendo-o se sentir preso. É possível relacionar tal metáfora principal às mais enigmáticas temáticas da faixa "Sleep-Blinded", cujas questões relatadas teriam sido influenciadas por relações como as de Stefan com seus pais. Ainda seria possível apontar "Titanium Walls", parceria de Lancaster com Agatha Melina, como a última integrante da trilogia de suas músicas que retratam essa temática, com maneiras e sentimentos diferentes.
Após a transição da interlude anterior, "Hallucination" traz a produção mais diferenciada do álbum, uma mistura do já esperado pop acústico com elementos sintetizados e influências de sonoridades tropicais, com batidas leves e acordes rápidos de violões, formando uma das melodias mais chiclete de sua carreira junto aos hooks, que acompanha a exploração do registro vocal grave de Lancaster durante a maioria da faixa.
Após a transição da interlude anterior, "Hallucination" traz a produção mais diferenciada do álbum, uma mistura do já esperado pop acústico com elementos sintetizados e influências de sonoridades tropicais, com batidas leves e acordes rápidos de violões, formando uma das melodias mais chiclete de sua carreira junto aos hooks, que acompanha a exploração do registro vocal grave de Lancaster durante a maioria da faixa.
[Verse 1]
Your care was invading me
Filling every empty space
But now it’s a endless sea
I can’t escape
[Verse 2]
Your arms always held me so tight
Your strength always helped me trump
All of that just doesn’t feel right
Gotta separate or jump
[Pre-Chorus]
You’ve always done so much for me, I know
I will return, but it’s not my goal
[Chorus]
Please uncover my eyes, let go
I am tired of floating alone
In the prison of your echo
Just don’t stand so close anymore
I don’t need this observation
I don’t want your generation
No more hallucination
[Hook]
Let me by myself
Let me by myself
Only then I’ll escape from your control
Let me by myself
Like our forgotten photo on the shelf
Only then I’ll be free, when you just let go
[Verse 3]
Being in your arms was so good
But being freed was better
So trust me if I’ll go on my path
To forget the wrath
[Verse 4]
This road only has room for two
I’m sorry, my partner isn’t you
So don’t make me run away
We’ll meet again, someday
[Pre-Chorus]
You’ve always done so much for me, I know
I will return, but it’s not my goal
[Chorus]
Please uncover my eyes, let go
I am tired of floating alone
In the prison of your echo
Just don’t stand so close anymore
I don’t need this observation
I don’t want your generation
No more hallucination
[Hook]
Let me by myself
Let me by myself
Only then I’ll escape from your control
Let me by myself
Like our forgotten photo on the shelf
Only then I’ll be free, when you just let go
[Bridge]
Just listen when I tell you “I’ll be on my own flow”
Don’t complain when I explain “I’ll follow my glow”
I’m tired of waiting that someday you’d understand
I’m no longer under your command
[Pre-Chorus]
You’ve always done so much for me, I know
I will return, but it’s not my goal
[Chorus]
Please uncover my eyes, let go
I am tired of floating alone
In the prison of your echo
Just don’t stand so close anymore
I don’t need this observation
I don’t want your generation
No more hallucination
[Hook]
Let me by myself
Let me by myself
Only then I’ll escape from your control
Let me by myself
Like our forgotten photo on the shelf
Only then I’ll be free, when you just let go
SELF CENSORSHIP
(4:01)
(4:01)
A faixa número 9, "Self Censorship", traz o retorno da melancolia e introspecção por um momento do álbum, mas dessa vez, de maneira mais diretamente relacionada à pessoas ao redor de Stefan. A letra exibe o quanto o cantor pode ser receoso em conversar sobre o que o deixa desconfortável nas ações de pessoas próximas à ele, fazendo com que pequenos incômodos se tornem paranoias e problemas maiores que colocam em risco essas relações. Nesse estado, seu único método possível para desabafar esses sentimentos é sua arte, as músicas que tanto ama fazer, compostas por tudo que se prende em sua mente e coração. Após referenciar a si mesma em natureza metalinguística durante quase toda a música, a letra se finaliza de maneira um pouco ambígua, com a decisão de recomeçar toda a relação de proximidade que havia sido afetada, mas sem deixar claro se a motivação desse resultado foi a sobrecarga de sentimentos ruins, ou o desejo genuíno de consertar tudo.
A produção da faixa também recupera o uso de elementos totalmente acústicos, e até mesmo orquestrais, sendo carregada por baterias ritmadas e leves pianos, que se juntam da modo mais intenso nos refrões, e são ocasionalmente acompanhados por violinos, enquanto a voz de Stefan mostra a maioria principal, mostrando algumas de suas melhores harmonias e highnotes, e ganhando apoio da leve presença de corais em certos trechos.
A produção da faixa também recupera o uso de elementos totalmente acústicos, e até mesmo orquestrais, sendo carregada por baterias ritmadas e leves pianos, que se juntam da modo mais intenso nos refrões, e são ocasionalmente acompanhados por violinos, enquanto a voz de Stefan mostra a maioria principal, mostrando algumas de suas melhores harmonias e highnotes, e ganhando apoio da leve presença de corais em certos trechos.
[Verse 1]
Wonder why, why they
Never hear what I can't say
Is it 'cause, is it 'cause
I'm afraid of what it might break?
[Verse 2]
Speech lines fall flat into the ground
Leaving no more than an empty cloud
Will they be enough to take
All the paranoia's weight
[Pre-Chorus 1]
Worrying everyday if they'll ever tell me to explain
What I do when I vent out every deep thought and pain
(Chorus)
My words will never reach them
I might lie to myself but I know
No matter how much I write
It'll never be as worthy as one more try
What's trapped in this mind and heart
Can only turn into art
Someday I'll hit with the dart
Before we move fully apart
Ah…~
[Verse 3]
We'd laugh loud, laughing hard
But when I put jokes aside
All the ink and battery dies
I can never help feeling like
[Verse 4]
Speech lines fall flat into the ground
Leaving no more than an empty cloud
As light as I thought it was like
All the small things that would away fly
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Worrying everyday if they'll ever tell me to explain
Why I need to vent out about all of it again, over and over again
(Chorus)
My words will never reach them
I might lie to myself but I know
No matter how much I write
It'll never be as worthy as one more try
What's trapped in this mind and heart
Can only turn into art
Someday I'll hit with the dart
Before we move fully apart
Aah... fully apart
Aah...
[Bridge]
Yes I know I'm acting differently
From whatever I'm trying to speak
Please don't let me come off as just weak…~
[Last Chorus]
What's trapped in this mind and heart
Can only turn into art
Someday I'll reach the part
Where we can set free what's blocked and choose to restart~
No matter how much I write
It'll never be eye to eye
Someday I'll reach the part
Where we can set free what's blocked and choose to restart~~
Choose to restart
Choose to restart
[Outro]
Once we were built far apart
No broken parts
We were built far apart
That's where I've chosen to restart
UNBALANCE
(4:33)
(4:33)
Expandindo mais ainda os relatos de relações externas de Stefan, a canção número 10 "Unbalance", traz a primeira faixa 'romântica' de seus 2 anos de repertório musical, retratando de maneira detalhada uma situação em que seu coração foi quebrado. Entre leves referências às metáforas principais do álbum, a letra conta sobre uma pessoa insensível e inconveniente pela qual ele se apaixonou no passado, alguém que nunca deixava seus sentimentos ou disponibilidade claros para evitar problemas... de maneira um pouco semelhante ao modo de agir de Lancaster retratado na faixa anterior, formando certo "equilíbrio" entre as temáticas. Apesar de tudo isso, ele não consegue evitar se lembrar dessa pessoa através até mesmo dos mais leves gatilhos, ainda a desejando e causando o desequilíbrio emocional que nomeia a faixa, e também demonstra o declíno da estabilidade que parecia ter sido alcançada em "Spark" e "Oath".
A produção da faixa funciona quase como um espelho da que foi usada em "Hanging On", que também está em uma posição espelhada no álbum. Os marcantes acordes tristes do piano permanecem durante toda, às vezes sendo acompanhada por violinos, mas nunca tirando o foco dos vocais emotivos do cantor. A mudança na sonoridade no minuto final da faixa intensifica ainda mais a sentimentalidade, com um belo solo de guitarra que introduz o rock na música, aumentando o impacto do último refrão antes que tudo se acalme novamente, dando fim à "Unbalance".
A produção da faixa funciona quase como um espelho da que foi usada em "Hanging On", que também está em uma posição espelhada no álbum. Os marcantes acordes tristes do piano permanecem durante toda, às vezes sendo acompanhada por violinos, mas nunca tirando o foco dos vocais emotivos do cantor. A mudança na sonoridade no minuto final da faixa intensifica ainda mais a sentimentalidade, com um belo solo de guitarra que introduz o rock na música, aumentando o impacto do último refrão antes que tudo se acalme novamente, dando fim à "Unbalance".
[Verse 1]
Saw you with someone that day
So I did my best to just look away
Then on the following day
We made things up, talked, hugged
Then you stole a kiss from me
[Pre-Chorus 1]
So what’s going on between
Me and your insensitivity
Breaking me into a million pieces
[Chorus]
Your smile was almost the first I saw here
Your voice plays when I use certain wordings
And still you never make anything clear
Pushing me out…
Of balance
[Verse 2]
Did you ever even think
About what you were causing
When on the 20th
You confessed the feelings, yes?
I wonder if you thought
If it’d be a good early birthday gift
But all it did was mess
My current relationship
[Pre-Chorus 2]
The sky don’t look so bright
My days look like the nights
You’re blocking my way to the light
[Chorus]
Your smile was almost the first I saw here
Your voice plays when I use certain wordings
And still you never make anything clear
Pushing me out…
Of balance
[Bridge]
If you won’t stay
Just leave my mind and go away
The thoughts of you still hit deep
In every vein this pain seeps
[Chorus]
Your smile was almost the first I saw here
Your voice plays when I use certain wordings
And still you never make anything clear
Pushing me out…
Of balance
Ih...
DARK EMBRACE
(3:47)
(3:47)
Dizem que há males que vem para o bem, e é a partir dessa base que a penúltima faixa do álbum se desenvolve. Em "Dark Embrace", Stefan se deixa ser derrubado pelo "desequilíbrio"... e reúne os sentimentos negativos causados por outras pessoas como força motora para se reerguer, começando a aceitar tudo aquilo como parte de si mesmo, ao invés de algo que deveria ser expurgado. Demonstrando bastante atitude, um tom vingativo é usado contra aqueles que o fizeram mal, desenvolvido de maneira convincente através da expansão da metáfora de luz e trevas, re-introduzindo céu e inferno como temáticas. Há ainda a adição de outras referências mitológicas em alguns versos, como a árvore do Jardim do Éden, o Dilúvio e até mesmo o conto grego de Ícaro, mas a maior influência mítica espalhada ao longo da faixa parece ser a história de Lúcifer, o anjo caído.
Após algumas faixas focadas no pop acústico, "Dark Embrace" utiliza o gancho da produção anterior para mostrar uma forte mistura de emo rock e power pop, que é construído lentamente após a introdução da canção com sons que se assemelham à batidas de coração. Explorando muito bem seu vocal, Stefan mostra seu lado mais obscuro durante as estrofes e pré-refrões, antes de abrir seu tom para o sentimento libertador, motivador e provocativo dos refrões e bridge.
Após algumas faixas focadas no pop acústico, "Dark Embrace" utiliza o gancho da produção anterior para mostrar uma forte mistura de emo rock e power pop, que é construído lentamente após a introdução da canção com sons que se assemelham à batidas de coração. Explorando muito bem seu vocal, Stefan mostra seu lado mais obscuro durante as estrofes e pré-refrões, antes de abrir seu tom para o sentimento libertador, motivador e provocativo dos refrões e bridge.
[Verse 1]
Well it’s ending, thought it’d never come
The tree, the flood with one last stab it all crumbs
All the testing, to my patience
Couldn’t see my moral in cadence
[Pre-Chorus]
I would've been the ground for you to walk
When all you saw was a hopeless fire storm
Would've given you the final proof of love
But all you could think was climbing above
And I won't mind if you start to cry
It just means you cared deep inside
But I won't try again to fix my roots
This change I won’t refuse
[Chorus]
Fall into my own embrace
Fall into my own embrace
Falling from grace
I can live without all your brightness
I'll find myself within my darkness
Around these fallen pieces I'll search through
And this tear of hope will fall to my rescue
(Fall to my own rescue)
(My embrace, my rescue)
[Verse 2]
Looking back now, it’s funny how you’d pretend
That your wings could lift me from your offense
But all you did was fly me too high
Then fall in sun flames wondering why
[Pre-Chorus]
I would've been the ground for you to walk
When all you saw was a hopeless fire storm
Would've given you the final proof of love
But all you could think was climbing above
And I won't mind if you start to cry
It just means you care deep inside
But I won't try again to fix my roots
This change I won’t refuse
[Chorus]
Fall into my own embrace
Fall into my own embrace
Falling from grace
I can live without all your brightness
I'll find myself within my darkness
Around these fallen pieces I'll search through
And this tear of hope will fall to my rescue
(Fall to my own rescue)
(My embrace, my rescue)
[Bridge]
I told you “don't you dare to give up
I know that time is getting rough
But believe me there's more out there”
You refused, oh well, I moved on from that
C'mon, c'mon, c'mon, I'm the one
Who deserves more than whatever you’d want
Now I can just tell to myself
Don't you dare to not climb up from hell
...fall into my own and...
[Chorus]
Fall into my own embrace
Fall into my own embrace
Falling from grace
I can live without all your brightness
I'll find myself within my darkness
Around these fallen pieces I'll search through
And this tear of hope will fall to my rescue
(Fall to my own rescue)
My embrace, my rescue
COMPLETE ME
(3:46)
(3:46)
Mostrando uma evolução de seus pensamentos desde a faixa anterior, em "Complete Me" Stefan conclui o álbum "ON / OFF" de maneira serena e madura, reconsiderando a importância de todos os acontecimentos da vida, bons e ruins, como parte de quem é hoje. Apesar de confessar com honestidade que "ás vezes gostaria que o passado pudesse mudar", ele se mantem firme em sua decisão de usar todas as experiências para construir um destino melhor, fazendo o que puder para se tornar uma versão melhor de si mesmo, ao deixar de ignorar certas partes de si. Essa mensagem motivadora é transmitida com foco na temática de construções que inspirou boa parte do disco, reafirmando a ideia de que cada elemento, cada 'tijolo' é essencial para o resultado final.
A sonoridade do álbum também é concluída de maneira que resume bem o conjunto geral, unindo o pop rock ao pop acústico em tons emotivos e reflexivos formados por violões, baterias, pianos e leves sintetizadores, crescendo ao longo da faixa até acompanhar os melhores vocais de Stefan em sua maior força durante os segundos finais.
A sonoridade do álbum também é concluída de maneira que resume bem o conjunto geral, unindo o pop rock ao pop acústico em tons emotivos e reflexivos formados por violões, baterias, pianos e leves sintetizadores, crescendo ao longo da faixa até acompanhar os melhores vocais de Stefan em sua maior força durante os segundos finais.
[Verse 1]
The very first, the very last
All quenched the thirst
For something that lasts
Brick by brick, wall by wall
Hidden from tricks
Protected from all
[Pre-Chorus]
Each and every single thing
Had their own important meaning
It could’ve been less, it could’ve been more
No way to know it would lead for
Each and every single thing
Parts of this construction growing
I could never change anything
It all lead me to finally sing:
[Chorus]
All matters in me
Both the rising and falling
Helped me run away
Or choose to stay
For it all I fight
For my days and for my nights
Cannot give up
Always stand up
[Verse 2]
It is not... like I don’t wish
That the past
Could somehow switch
But I’d rather pass
Time on my own state
Slowly building a better fate
[Pre-Chorus]
Each and every single thing
Had their own important meaning
It could’ve been less, it could’ve been more
No way to know it would lead for
Each and every single thing
Parts of this construction growing
I could never change anything
It all lead me to finally sing:
[Chorus]
All matters in me
Both the rising and falling
Helped me run away
Or choose to stay
For it all I fight
For my days and for my nights
Cannot give up
Always stand up
[Bridge]
What’s broken can be mended
What hurts can be healed
And no matter how deep is the wound
Hold on tight and stitch it til’ cured
I’ll be making thoughts into strength
Not just outside but in my content
To fill in all the empty spaces
In all of these places~~
[Chorus]
All matters in me
Both the rising and falling
Helped me run away
Or choose to stay
For it all I fight
For my days and for my nights
Cannot give up
Never give up
[Outro]
And because of everything I’ve been through
And because of everything I’ve been through
And because of everything I’ve been through~~
Now the complete me... stands up
