[cold open — spoken, intimate, a cappella]
Tell me — who is looking?
[hook — riddim drops, circular, anchoring]
We play our own games inside the same light.
The light blinds everyone equally.
No one ranking. No one measuring.
The light blinds everyone equally.
[verse — warm, arriving, groove settling]
In that brightness no one stands above.
No one grading your becoming.
When longing steps into the light
it is not condemned — it is held.
Even the grasping one.
Even the jealous one.
Even the one that says
“I should be beyond this by now.”
[mini gospel loop — stripped back, call and response]
The jealous one. Held.
The grasping one. Held.
The one who should know better by now. Held.
Held. Held. Held.
[playful section — bouncy, charming, skank guitar up]
You play with belief like a child with toys.
Some you adore. Some you defend.
Some you outgrow.
Some you know will frustrate you
but you pick them up anyway.
“This will make me happy.”
“This will complete me.”
“This is what I need.”
And you play. And you play. And you play.
[funky drop — syncopated, pocket-heavy]
Happy — if it goes your way.
Sad — if it doesn’t.
(pocket)
Happy — if it goes your way.
Sad — if it doesn’t.
(pocket)
You KNOW this toy.
You’ve played this game.
The belief underneath it —
happiness lives outside me.
But does it?
[somatic hook — one drop opens, breath enters, quietest moment]
Something in the chest loosens.
Something in the throat.
The breath finds more room than it had.
Or it doesn’t.
Either way —
noticed.
[beliefs shelf — tactile, tender, dub space underneath]
Your beliefs are lined up on a shelf.
Some are heavy. Some are sharp.
Some you reach for out of habit.
Some you forgot were even there.
Conscious awareness is the hand that chooses.
Pick up the one that doesn’t hurt to hold.
[main refrain — triumphant, unifying, full arrangement returns]
We play our own games inside the same light.
The light blinds everyone equally.
There’s nowhere to hide.
Nowhere you need to.
The light blinds everyone equally.
Your humanness is not a flaw.
It’s the thing that unites us.
[bridge — clear, definitive, single breath]
Purity is not the removal of your parts.
Purity is knowing every part is already held.
[final playful loop — joyful, free, body moving]
Choose with care. Choose with curiosity.
Choose with a soft smile.
Choose with care. Choose with curiosity.
Choose with a soft smile.
And if you forget — play again.
Not here to win. Here to explore.
Not here to win. Here to explore.
Not here to win. Here to explore.
[outro — dissolving, dub wash, unified]
Endless possibilities for amusement.
We play our own games inside the same light.
The light blinds everyone equally.
The light blinds everyone equally.
AlchemistEthereal252
