Name: Vogue OPEN VERSE by Cleo Antaeus
Duration: 1 min 48 s
Description: I wanted to elevate the track by highlighting her inner beauty — the way she thinks, speaks, and moves with intention. My verse isn’t just about her looks; it’s about the soul that makes her shine. I wanted to celebrate the kind of woman who doesn’t chase attention — she commands it by simply being herself.

SZA - Blind [Rugawd Remix]

“The lotus flower blooms most beautifully from the deepest and thickest mud.”
—Nichiren Daishonin

That teaching has shaped me.

This song is a reflection of what it means to embrace all of life—not just the joy, but the mess, the stillness, the shadow. I’ve been unearthing old pain, rewriting my story, and learning to trust every part of my journey. Even the parts I used to run from.

Lotus Flower is about becoming.
About blooming in your own time, in your own way—without shame.
It’s not always pretty. But it’s always real.

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© 2025 Cleo Antaeus. All Rights Reserved.
Written by Cleo Antaeus

lotus flower

Clear Sky came from the fog.
No chorus. No fix. Just fragments and breath.
A mantra rose: “Trying is living, even when I’m still.”
That was enough.

By the end, one truth:
I’m worthy. Just for being here.

Clear Skies

This song is my little time machine.
I traveled back to that 1950s doo-wop sweetness — when wishes felt simple, when we dreamed big just to stay alive.
But I didn’t want to just wish.
I wanted to remind you: dreams are seeds.
And seeds need sleep, soil, patience, and trust.

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When you hear this —
I hope you feel playful again.
I hope you remember you don’t have to chase every single thing wide awake — sometimes the best magic happens when you’re still enough to let the Sandman visit.
Rest is sacred. Vision is real.
Your dreams are not lost — they’re just waiting to be watered.

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Let this song be your gentle nudge:
✨ Rest is not weakness — it’s your promise to wake up ready.
✨ You’re allowed to plant your wishes deep — and dance while they grow.
✨ And every time you close your eyes and trust your roots — you’re living the vow: I dream, I grow, I rise.

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So, next time this hook hums in your head —
“Mr. Sandman, dream me awake…”
Remember you are worthy of the dream and the harvest.
No hush, no fear — just you, the night sky, and the seeds you’ve yet to bloom. 🌿✨

🌙✨ With roots deep, light wide, and your dreams blooming exactly when they’re meant to —

Keep shining,
Sunni

Mr. Sandman (Dream Me Awake)

Mr. Sandman

https://UMI.lnk.to/PresaveNow

a song about leaving everything familiar to find ur true belonging - even if that means abandoning family and old friends... bitter sweet song 

should i drop it too? 

somewhere new (demo)

“The Interlude” is a stripped-down ballad that moves like a memory — tender, haunting, and quietly defiant. Built on sparse piano, layered vocal textures, and ambient echoes, it captures the emotional weight of transition: the space after betrayal, before becoming.

Lyrically, the song unfolds like a journal left open. It explores fractured friendships, broken trust, and the quiet rebuild that follows a public fall. The hook doesn’t shout — it hums. With falsetto breaks, whispered refrains, and slow-burning verses, the track leans into vulnerability without needing to resolve it.

This isn’t a revenge song — it’s what happens after. “The Interlude” holds space for grief, growth, and the soft power of moving on without needing permission.

The Interlude

Have A Baby (With Me)

Vogue Open Verse Challenge

I wanted to elevate the track by highlighting her inner beauty — the way she thinks, speaks, and moves with intention. My verse isn’t just about her looks; it’s about the soul that makes her shine. I wanted to celebrate the kind of woman who doesn’t chase attention — she commands it by simply being herself.


Vogue OPEN VERSE

Come Home

Cleo Antaeus is an independent songwriter, singer, and producer based in Honolulu, Hawaiʻi, whose music drifts between cinematic pop, soulful indie, bossa nova flips, and raw, sync-ready confessions that feel like secrets whispered at 2 a.m.

In just seven months, Cleo has written over 160 original songs, each one shaped by their poetic storytelling and fearless experimentation. Since April alone, their self-released tracks have pulled in 25,000+ organic streams worldwide, with multiple songs crossing 1K–2K+ plays on SoundCloud — proof that Cleo’s garden is alive and echoing.

At the heart of this work are Cleo’s alter artists, Nova Rue and Sunni — soulful, cinematic branches of their voice that bring each story to life in new shades and textures.

Cleo’s songs are 100% original, self-owned, fully cleared, and crafted for TV, film, and brand syncs — perfect for supervisors, artists, and listeners seeking music with real depth and a timeless global soul.

Good songs rise — and so do I.

Genres: Cinematic Pop, Indie Folk, Neo-Soul, R&B, Bossa Nova, Alt-Pop
Based: Honolulu, Hawaiʻi
Sync/Publishing/Collabs: cleonytus@gmail.com

Vogue OPEN VERSE

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