**Description for "Shattered Identity – The Rant":**  
"Shattered Identity – The Rant" is a raw, unapologetic dive into my personal struggles, pulled straight from the pages of my diary. It’s an aggressive, emotional anthem about being misunderstood, judged, and tested by those who think they know me. This song is for anyone who’s ever felt misjudged, silenced, or had their feelings ignored. It’s an explosion of anger, frustration, and ultimately, self-liberation. I confront my demons, call out the fakes, and find my strength in the end. We may be shattered, but we’re still standing—together, we’re finally free.

Shattered Identity “The Rant”

One of the most haunting and deeply personal tracks on the Regrets album, Should’ve Listened is a chilling conversation between past and present selves, between hope and harsh reality. The song is built on internal conflict, self-recrimination, and the painful realization that warnings were ignored—and the consequences followed.

This track is not just about regret—it’s about the battle between intuition and denial, between knowing the truth and refusing to accept it until it’s too late. The personification of Britney in the mirror serves as a raw, unfiltered reflection of the narrator’s own ignored instincts, the voice of reason that was always there but was silenced in the hope of something better.

The intro is soft, eerie, and almost hypnotic, setting a tone of grief, self-blame, and eerie acceptance. The opening hums feel like a ghost whispering in the dark, a lingering presence that’s always been there, waiting to be acknowledged.

The first verse is filled with remorse, as the narrator speaks softly, almost trembling, reflecting on all the red flags they ignored:
"You warned me, but I still believed,
Tried to fix what was meant to leave."
The pain isn’t just about betrayal—it’s about knowing deep down that it was coming and choosing to believe in the lie anyway.

Then comes Britney’s response from the mirror—cold, unforgiving, and brutally honest. She is unapologetic, cutting straight through the narrator’s excuses:
"Oh, now you fuckin’ hear me?
Took you long enough, bitch, clearly."
Her words tear into every bad choice, every ignored warning, every time the narrator chose blind faith over reality. She speaks with anger, frustration, and exhaustion, having watched the narrator fall for the same patterns over and over again.

The choruses are built on vocal cracks and stutters, mimicking the narrator’s emotional breakdown. The stuttering on "I— I should’ve li-li-listened" reflects hesitation, regret, and suppressed tears. The humming woven throughout feels like the sound of memories replaying, echoes of past warnings looping back in the present.

The third verse shifts the song’s tone to a desperate, sorrowful plea. The narrator acknowledges Britney’s words but tries to justify their choices, admitting the fear of being alone, the longing for connection, the false hope that people would stay:
"I know you’re right, I know you knew,
But it’s hard to let go when it felt so true."
This moment is a tragic confession—sometimes, we cling to lies not because we don’t see the truth, but because we aren’t ready to face it.

The bridge is Britney’s final, unfiltered reality check, hitting harder than before:
"How many times did I tell you, huh?
How many times did you ignore me, huh?"
There’s no sympathy, no sugarcoating, just an unrelenting slap of truth. The frustration is clear—Britney isn’t just angry at the people who hurt the narrator, she’s angry at the narrator for continuing to let it happen.

By the final chorus, the song erupts into an explosion of grief and fury, as the narrator finally releases all the pain they were trying to suppress. The last lines in the outro are eerily quiet, like a whisper in the dark, as Britney’s voice echoes through the mirror one last time:
"I told you, bitch."
It’s not said with anger anymore—it’s just fact. The warning was always there.

The song ends not with peace, but with echoes—because regret never fully fades, it just lingers like a ghost, waiting for the next time it needs to be heard.

Should’ve Listened is a masterpiece of self-confrontation, serving as a pivotal moment in the Regrets album. It forces the listener to question their own ignored instincts, to remember the times they silenced their own inner warnings. The eerie, hypnotic tone and deeply personal lyrics make it one of the most emotionally intense songs on the album.

Should’ve listened

Skull’s a padded cell, lined with panic
Each thought ricochets off the bone
Brain's swollen with static
But I’m trapped here, alone

The pressure builds behind my temples
Jaw tight, eyes twitch, neck sore
Every whisper turns violent
Then loops back louder than before

I blink but the images stay
Thoughts like fists that won’t decay
This isn’t noise, it’s a drill
Boring into me against my will

My thoughts have me in a chokehold I can’t tap out of
Tension winding tight from the inside up
Skull cracking from the fight I breathe
Trying to scream through locked teeth

Can’t think, can’t sleep, can’t make it stop
Headlocked in a pressure I can’t drop

Sinuses swell with rage
Forehead pulsing red
Every idea’s a jackhammer
Breaking peace inside my head

The crown of me’s gone sour
My cortex coils like wire
My brainstem’s burning hours
Fueling thoughts I can't retire

I chew on silence, grind it down
But even quiet starts to pound
Every nerve’s a fuse that’s lit
Inside this cranium I can’t quit

My thoughts have me in a chokehold I can’t tap out of
Each throb a verdict I’m unworthy of
Tension locked in my frontal lobe
Clenched so hard, I implode

Can’t breathe, can’t blink, can’t make it stop
Headlocked in a brain that forgot how to drop

There’s a war behind my forehead
A riot under skin
No one sees the bruising
But I’m breaking deep within

My temples count the seconds
In pulses loud and grim
If thoughts could leave bruises
My skull would cave in

My thoughts have me in a chokehold I can’t tap out of
Clawing through my brain like it's not enough
Nerves snapping like rubber bands
Cranium cracked by my own hands

Can’t breathe, can’t blink, can’t make it stop
Headlocked, and it’s all I’ve got

My mind is the cage
My skull is the lock
I built this pressure
Now I can’t make it stop

Headlocked

Starlight Remembered is a cinematic orchestral journey through memory, space, and solitude. 

It begins with soft, ethereal pads and distant drones, gradually layered with ambient synth textures, warm orchestral strings, and gentle brass swells.

The harmonic progression shifts naturally, creating a sense of emotional gravity without relying on rhythm — allowing the music to breathe and evolve. It builds to a wide, expressive climax before fading gently back into space, unresolved yet complete.

Produced with a cinematic mix: wide stereo image, lush midrange tones, and immersive sonic depth.

Starlight Remembered

Expressing Myself through, Lyrics and Music is my way of cooping in this world <3

Should’ve listened

xTDCx

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