winner.
this track is called “winner.” by the way
it wasn’t planned. it just kind of leaked out after a stretch of silence, both the good kind and the heavy kind. you know the kind—where you’ve “moved on” but you’re still picking glitter out of your skin.
tbh, i almost chucked this into the pile of unfinished projects, but one part of it kept coming back to me two days in a row…
this track started with a single lyric:
am i the winner after all
it felt like an almost unanswerable question. the project kept building around it. synth lines fell into place like remembering something. hopeful, bold drums break through appropriately to break the introspection.
it surges forward at 128 bpm
it’s melodic house, technically. emotionally? it’s whatever lives between “i’m fine” and actually i’m not sure i ever was.
if this track means something to you, awesome
wanted to put something out that didn’t pretend to be okay.
it’s called winner. with a period. sometimes that’s all there is at the end of something—just a full stop.
listen when you want.
dance if you feel like it.
stay if it hurts in a familiar way.
– sunset sky
winner. Lyrics
am i the winner after all
after the last obstacle falls
and if im standing after this
what did i… win
it was all in front of me
it was all right there
don’t know how i missed it
i don’t think i care
anymore
give me day to think on it
when you’re no longer there
i was addicted to your high
like someone who cared
am i the winner now?
i don’t think im the winner n ow
if im still thinking of you
if the goal is to win this race
why do i keep standing in this place
somehow
hopeful actions
overcome the pain
actually it’s gotten easier
each day apart from you
but i can’t lie
you always understood
am i the winner after all
after the last obstacle falls
and if im standing after this
what did i… win
well there’s no winner after all
burned to the ground we had it all
who am i now
we kept on dancing through the hits
what does it matter
when there’s a miss
and i love we keep equalizing
our own mix
am i the winner after all
after the last obstacle falls
and if im standing after this
what did i… win
lied when i said its easier
each day apart from you
but i cannot lie to myself
‘cause you always understood
Listen to Don’t Look Back and Colors in Gray
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