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Let It Show (Piano Vocal Version)

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The Sweet Illusion

A raw, one-take acoustic song.
This is a song about being stuck in a prison of your own making, calling the "poison water 'sweet, good wine.'" It's for anyone who's been so lost for so long, they've "forgotten what goodness even feels like."
It's about the paradox of grace: the moment a guide offers you a beautiful lie—a sweet illusion—just to give you a place to rest, only to take it away once you're strong enough to face the truth.
It's a song about the rest stop, not the final destination.
(Lyrics based on the wisdom of the Conjured City parable.)

Lyrics: 
(Verse 1) 
I built my house on a crooked line 
Called the poison water "sweet, good wine" 
Called the anger in my blood "a righteous spine" 
And this whole damn prison... I called it "mine."

(Verse 2) 
I walk in circles 'til my feet are raw 
My "right and wrong" is just my favorite flaw 
I chase a pleasure that just bites and claws 
And I don't know how to live... by any other laws.

(Chorus) 
Is there a goodness that I plain forgot? 
A taste of joy that can't be sold or bought? 
My heart's a lock, and the key is lost 
I never even stopped to count the cost. 
I don't know how to do good... 
Hell, I'm not even sure I would.

(Verse 3) 
I was on that highway, bleedin' out my faith 
My spirit just a pale and tired wraith 
I told the guide, "I'm givin' up the fight." 
(The guitar gets softer, almost tender) 
He said, "I know... but rest here for the night." 
And he raised a city, shinin' in the sand 
Said, "This is home, son... this is the promised land."

(Verse 4) 
And that illusion... Lord, it tasted sweet 
I slept for ages, got back on my feet I thought 
I'd made it, thought my journey's end 
Was in that city, with my newfound friend 
(Guitar stops. One beat of cold silence) 
But when I woke up strong... he just smiled and waved his hand 
And there was nothin' but the desert... Nothin' but the sand.

(Chorus 2 - The Turn) 
He said, "That was the goodness that you plain forgot... 
"The taste of joy that can't be sold or bought. 
"Your heart's a lock... but here's the key: 
"That city wasn't for you... 
(Voice breaks, just a little) 
...That city was me."

(Pivot) 
I don't know how to do good... 
(Guitar hangs on a suspended, aching chord) 
But he just stood there... 
And he would.

(Outro) 
(The first "stuck" guitar pattern returns. But it's slower now. It's not "stuck" anymore... it's "walking.") 
He just stood there... and he would. ... 
My house is built on a crooked line... 
But I'm walkin'... 
And the road is fine. 
I'm just walkin'... 
And the road is fine. 
(Guitar pattern plays twice, then stops cold.)

The Sweet Illusion

《我在風裡等你》是一首關於等待與釋懷的歌。
用最平靜的聲音，唱出時間、風與回憶的味道。
這不是悲傷的愛情，而是一段學會放手的溫柔故事。

吉他與笛子的聲音如同海風，輕輕吹過心底。
在每一個孤單的夜裡，風仍舊替他說著：「我還在這裡。」

🎵 風的方向，也是一種思念。

🎶 風格： 現代國語抒情 / 民謠流行
🗣️ 語言： 中文（台灣）
📍 地點： 台北，台灣 — 2025

#我在風裡等你 #Mandopop #台灣音樂 #華語抒情 #台北夜色 #台灣創作 #風的故事 #FolkPop

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《我在風裡等你》 (I Wait for You in the Wind) is a poetic Mandopop ballad about waiting, release, and quiet love.
A warm, reflective voice tells of time, wind, and memory — not heartbreak, but acceptance; not pain, but peace.

Guitars and bamboo flute drift like ocean wind through a Taipei night,
carrying words unspoken and feelings that never truly fade.

🎵 The wind’s direction is also a kind of longing.

🎶 Style: Modern Mandopop / Folk-Pop Ballad
🗣️ Language: Mandarin (Taiwan)
📍 Origin: Taipei, Taiwan — 2025

#我在風裡等你 #Mandopop #TaiwanMusic #ChinesePop #TaipeiSound #EmotionalBallad #FolkPop

《我在風裡等你》

“When home stops feeling like home, escape becomes therapy. This song is about the urge to run — not from people, but from the version of yourself that stayed too long. Every mile between you and the past is a breath you finally own 👻🙏🏼”

Let It Show (Piano Vocal Version)

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