Already chosen - solbane

Already chosen - solbane An intimate and reflective track capturing the strange nostalgia of a difficult past that once provided a clear purpose. Lyrics: Cold underfoot, low light, another morning asking nothing new. Keep your head down, keep moving, there was always something to get through. I knew the warning. I knew the weight. I knew exactly how long to wait. It wasn't good. It wasn't kind. But every day already knew my mind. I knew how to survive when the weight was expected. I knew how to stand when the ground felt uncertain. I hated that life. I hated what it made me. But I knew where I was when it was breaking me. Now the morning doesn't ask permission. The hours don't arrive with a list of demands. I can change my mind. I can take my time. Nobody notices if I don't understand. And sometimes I miss the pressure of it. The noise had a way of keeping me still. There was always a reason to make it to tomorrow. There was always something to blame for the way I felt. It wasn't good. I know that now. But I knew what hurt and I knew why. I knew how to survive when the weight was expected. I knew how to stand when the ground felt uncertain. I hated that life. I hated what it made me. But I knew where I was when it was breaking me. Maybe that's the part I never understood. Pain can fill a life without making it good. It can take every hour and leave nothing spare. It can make being needed feel like being there. Now there is nothing asking to be endured. Nothing to outrun. Nothing to prove. Just all this quiet... and nowhere to put it. I knew how to survive when the weight was expected. I knew how to stand when the ground felt uncertain. I hated that life. I wouldn't choose it. But some nights I miss knowing exactly what would hurt. I don't want it back. I don't. I just remember how easy it was to have something... to survive. Visuals and audio for 'Already chosen' were developed using human-in-the-loop AI generative process and edited/mastered by solbane.