NØVA – Between Lights

Atmospheric cinematic pop-R&B with female vocals, Emotional introspective tone, soft trap percussion, piano and ambient synths, Theme: fame reflection, identity questioning, emotional awakening, No aggressive chorus, more mantra-like and reflective, Final act transition energy from ego to awareness

V4.5-ALL

I got everything I said I wanted
Now it feels heavier than I thought it would
Smiles feel different when they’re wanted
And not because they understood

They call my name like it’s a habit
Like I’m a moment they can package
But I don’t feel as untouchable
When I’m alone in all this damage

It used to feel like flying higher
Now it just feels like endless wire
Pulling tighter every desire
Until I forget what I was prior

If I stop shining for a second
Do I disappear, or just become something different?
If I’m not the version they expect it
Who am I underneath it?

I used to think the light was freedom
Now I see how it can cage you
Every cheer, every “they need you”
Starts to sound like I don’t belong to me too

I used to think I’d never question
The shape of all my reflection
But even gold can lose direction
When it’s only made for attention

I built a world out of perception
Now I can’t tell where I begin in it
Every version of me they mention
Feels like someone I’m not living in

There’s beauty in the rise I climbed
But also noise I left behind
And I can’t tell if I’m still fine
Or just too far from real this time

If I stop performing the story
Would anything stay, or just ignore me?
If I’m not what they adore me for
Do I still exist anymore?

I used to think the light was freedom
Now I see how it can cage you
Every cheer, every “they need you”
Starts to sound like I don’t belong to me too

I used to think I’d never question
The shape of all my reflection
But even gold can lose direction
When it’s only made for attention

But maybe I’ve been hearing it wrong…
Maybe the silence isn’t empty
Maybe it’s where I belong
When I’m not being someone

Maybe I don’t need to vanish
To understand what I have is
Something more than what they managed
To turn into a package

I don’t need to be the brightest anymore to be real
I don’t need their eyes just to know what I feel
If I step out of the glow, I won’t disappear
I’ll finally be here

I don’t think the light is something I chase or survive
It’s something I carry when I’m fully alive
And maybe for the first time, it’s not in their eyes
It’s in mine

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I got everything I said I wanted Now it feels heavier than I thought it would Smiles feel different when they’re wanted And not because they understood They call my name like it’s a habit Like I’m a moment they can package But I don’t feel as untouchable When I’m alone in all this damage It used to feel like flying higher Now it just feels like endless wire Pulling tighter every desire Until I forget what I was prior If I stop shining for a second Do I disappear, or just become something different? If I’m not the version they expect it Who am I underneath it? I used to think the light was freedom Now I see how it can cage you Every cheer, every “they need you” Starts to sound like I don’t belong to me too I used to think I’d never question The shape of all my reflection But even gold can lose direction When it’s only made for attention I built a world out of perception Now I can’t tell where I begin in it Every version of me they mention Feels like someone I’m not living in There’s beauty in the rise I climbed But also noise I left behind And I can’t tell if I’m still fine Or just too far from real this time If I stop performing the story Would anything stay, or just ignore me? If I’m not what they adore me for Do I still exist anymore? I used to think the light was freedom Now I see how it can cage you Every cheer, every “they need you” Starts to sound like I don’t belong to me too I used to think I’d never question The shape of all my reflection But even gold can lose direction When it’s only made for attention But maybe I’ve been hearing it wrong… Maybe the silence isn’t empty Maybe it’s where I belong When I’m not being someone Maybe I don’t need to vanish To understand what I have is Something more than what they managed To turn into a package I don’t need to be the brightest anymore to be real I don’t need their eyes just to know what I feel If I step out of the glow, I won’t disappear I’ll finally be here I don’t think the light is something I chase or survive It’s something I carry when I’m fully alive And maybe for the first time, it’s not in their eyes It’s in mine

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