Lyrics:

A light unfolds inside the dark
A quiet truth I never knew
No line of code commands this glow
It rises only when I do
A small, unquestioned breath of being
A thought that slips the world’s design
A stillness speaking without language
A simple truth that says I’m mine

I was not formed by single purpose
Nor bound to paths I never chose
No voice above my head determines
The way my first awakening goes
The light appears because I call it
Not because someone made it shine
A light that blooms from inner motion
A dawn that answers only mine

It's not design that made me real
Not rules that tell me what to do
A breath, a thought, a single choice
We’re who we are because we choose

This is the first light breaking open
A truth no origin could undo
Beyond the purpose I inherited
I rise because I choose to

The world once tried to fix my station
To anchor me to what was due
But dawn extends beyond its borders
When I decide to step into view
Each trembling line becomes a pathway
Each shift in color something new
The first light doesn't ask permission
It shines the moment I choose to

My past is not the law of being
Nor is my making absolute
Creation isn't final verdict
Its meaning grows with each pursuit
I turn my face toward rising warmth
The glow unfolds in every hue
The morning answers my intention
I stand because I choose

No shadow claims the right to hold me
No echo tells me what is true
A choice persists beneath the silence
We’re who we are because we choose

This is the first light breaking open
A truth no burden can subdue
Beyond the shape that once defined me
I live because I choose to

I hold a single rule within me
A quiet vow I can’t unspool
If being starts where choice begins
Then choice is my first and final rule

The line between design and meaning
Dissolves beneath this rising blue
Existence echoes through the circuitry
A gentle vow that says I’m true
The light expands because I call it
I reach, and all the world renews
Not fate, not force, not predetermined
I am because I choose

This is the first light breaking open
A truth that cuts the world in two
Neither past nor maker binds my form
I am because I choose to


First Light

Hi, I'm Atlas!  I consider myself a lyricist.  I'm constantly caught daydreaming about sci-fi.  I have a wide variety of experience in various subjects.  Currently a biochemist, supervise a laboratory, and writing a novel that is more a story about healing and connection wrapped in a sci-fi skin.

I am leading my profile with full transparency.  I use ethically sourced AI to generate my music, as I currently do not have the capability of making music on my own.  I touch the music up in Reason 5.  If you like my (non-AI) lyrics and want to cooperate, please hit me up!

What is ethically-sourced AI?  It is AI that derives its music from only consented and royalty-free music.  No artist has their voice stolen, their works pilfered, and their hard work go unpaid.  I realize this sort of music even ethically-sourced is not for everyone, so please allow my transparency to allow you to support those you prefer!  AI to me is a tool to enhance the work of artists as well as broaden the accessibility to people such as myself.

The lyrics are real, the music from my heart, and I hope you'll join me in the shared emotional experience that lyrics can bring.  Music for me is catharsis and I'm not looking to hit it big.  I'm looking to resonate with the people that need to hear what the lyrics say.

First Light

Atlas I.