24 🧠 “I do not perceive my own best interests.”

[Enhanced Stereo] [Proper Mixing] [FEMALE LEAD VOCAL | intimate, honest, reflective] [Intro – fingerpicked guitar only] (soft) I thought I knew what I needed… [Verse 1 – close, conversational] I’ve been choosing what felt certain what I thought would make it right holding onto my direction like it always led to light every step I felt was solid every answer felt secure but the places I keep ending don’t feel like they did before [Refrain – simple, reflective] maybe I don’t really know what is good for me [Verse 2 – slightly fuller tone] I’ve been trusting every instinct like it couldn’t lead me wrong but I see the same reflection in the places I’ve been drawn every time I say “this matters” every time I say “this works” I keep circling the same things I keep landing in the hurt [Refrain Variation] maybe I don’t really know what is good for me maybe I’ve been holding on to what I shouldn’t be [Bridge – stripped, honest realization] (soft) if I don’t know what I’m doing… then maybe I can learn [Outro – gentle, unresolved but open] I don’t have to decide it now… I can let it turn… [Fade 5 seconds] [End]