From the recordings Afterthought to Afterglow and The Unseen Light
"The Unseen Light" was born from the lonely, exhausting feeling of never fitting in. It’s for anyone who’s felt invisible, misunderstood, and endlessly tired of trying to be seen while fearing they’d lose themselves in the process. This song is about honoring that struggle—and realizing the quiet, resilient flame inside you was there all along.
Lyrics
Another night, the moon is high
But sleep won't come, the hours fly
My mind's a racetrack, thoughts won't cease
Chasing fragments, finding no peace
I look around and wonder why
The way I'm wired deep inside
Always feels a step behind
A different rhythm, a separate tide.
Oh, they say the world is a party, loud and bright
But I'm always at the window, in the quiet night
Feeling like a joker in a deck of kings
A silent voice that never gets to sing
Invisible, a ghost in the room
Blossoming in shadow, not in bloom.
I tried to wear a borrowed face
To find a comfortable, normal space
But it felt like poison in my soul
Losing me to play a role
I keep my head down, plow ahead
With a thousand doubts inside my head
So tired of stumbling, tired of the fall
Just waiting to answer my own call.
Oh, they say the world is a party, loud and bright
But I'm always at the window, in the quiet night
Feeling like a joker in a deck of kings
A silent voice that never gets to sing
Invisible, a ghost in the room
Blossoming in shadow, not in bloom.
But what if the joker sees the game for what it's worth?
What if this different soul has known its worth since birth?
The view from outside is painfully clear
It shows you everything you have to fear
But it also shows the chains, the walls, the lies
To the beautiful, unique truth behind my eyes.
This isn't a weakness, this lonely fight
It's a different kind of strength, a different kind of light.
So I'll stand right here, not in the fray
And greet the light of a brand new day
Not as a ghost, but as a flame
And I will whisper my own name...
I am seen. I am here. I am me.
And that's enough, finally free.
The unseen light... is finally seen.
The unseen light... is finally seen.