Bi Khatereh (Paniz Remix)

This track ain’t about wisdom or grace — it’s about waking up hungover in your own life. With grit in his voice and humor like a busted hymn, Ellis Wilder leans into the mess: tighty whities ridin’ up, fast food wrappers on the floor, and a heart too tender for the grind. “Gettin’ Old Blues” is a millennial fever dream wrapped in denim, self-loathing, and defiant self-love.

📸 Dirty Americana meets queer existentialism.
🎸 For the late bloomers, burnout kids, and anyone still trying to figure it out.

Gettin’ Old Blues

TEHRAN

🎥 Watch the official video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r3b_awlpu8g

Verse 1
Don’t look up  the sky is falling
Don’t look down  the ground is crawling
Keep that blindfold,  if that’s your cure
Everything you own is no longer yours

Chorus
Blind        can’t see the chains you wear
Blind        pretend there’s nothing there
Blind        the mirror’s cracked, light won’t shine
Blind        to every warning sign

Verse 2
History fades,  whitewashed of crimes
Truth rewritten by the ruling slime
Hands are dirty,  yet they preach
Justice stays just out of reach

Chorus
Chorus
Blind        can’t see the chains you wear
Blind        pretend there’s nothing there
Blind        the mirror’s cracked, light won’t shine
Blind        to every warning sign

Verse 3
Blame the neighbour, blame the sea
Point the finger, never me
Trading shadows, never free
Bury responsibility

Bridge
Evil wins when good men do nothing
Silence grows, and shadows keep coming
The cost will come, it always does

Chorus
Chorus
Blind        can’t see the chains you wear
Blind        pretend there’s nothing there
Blind        the mirror’s cracked, light won’t shine
Blind        to every warning sign

Chorus (Final)
Chorus
Blind        can’t see the chains you wear
Blind        pretend there’s nothing there
Blind        the mirror’s cracked, light won’t shine
Blind        to every warning sign


Outro
Blind… (fades)

BLIND

Your Back Was The Light

Shadow On My Pillow

I Held the Door Too Long

Cain Walker - I Don't Care

Lyrics Written By Allan D Baule Jr November 2025

My Last Party

Come In For The Night

Steady Ground

An Invitation

I don’t write to lead a chorus. I write to leave a light.
These songs are only footnotes — echoes reminding us that struggle and hope never vanish, they only wait for new voices to rise.

Everyone has a voice. Yours is no lesser, no greater than another. Each carries its own truth, and each truth belongs in the song.

Whatever your path — through faith or doubt, joy or grief, belonging or difference — your story matters. Your words can name the weight you carry, or sketch the world you still believe is possible.

So write. Whisper or roar, it makes no difference. A single verse, honest and clear, can carry further than you expect.

Together, these voices weave the chorus. Not owned by one, not silenced by power, but held in common. If my words spark even one more verse, then the song is larger than me — and the story continues.

1. The Core Philosophy: "Serve First, Lead Second"
The central tenet of servant leadership, as coined by Robert K. Greenleaf, is that a leader's primary motivation is a genuine desire to serve others. This is a direct contrast to traditional leadership models where the leader's goal is to amass power, control, or personal gain.


Humility in Action: A humble person naturally puts the needs of others before their own. For a servant leader, this isn't just a tactic; it's an internal compass. They don't see themselves as being "above" the people they lead. Instead, they see their role as a steward of the organization, responsible for helping others thrive.


2. The Inverted Hierarchy
Traditional leadership operates on a pyramid structure, with the leader at the top and everyone else below. Servant leadership inverts this pyramid. The leader is at the bottom, supporting the team and lifting them up.


Humility in Action: This visual metaphor perfectly represents humility. A humble leader doesn't need to be on top to feel powerful. Their influence comes from empowering others. They are secure enough in their own abilities that they don't feel threatened by the success or growth of their team members. In fact, they celebrate it.

3. The Shift from Positional Authority to Moral Authority
A traditional leader commands through their title or position. A servant leader, on the other hand, leads through persuasion, trust, and the respect they earn from their team.

Humility in Action: Instead of saying, "Do this because I'm the boss," a servant leader says, "This is what we need to accomplish. How can I help you do your best work?" They listen more than they speak, and they value the team's ideas and input more than their own. This requires a profound level of humility—the recognition that the best ideas can come from anywhere, not just from the person at the top.

4. Key Traits of a Servant Leader that are Rooted in Humility


Many of the most commonly cited characteristics of servant leaders are direct expressions of humility:

Listening: A humble leader knows they don't have all the answers and is genuinely interested in hearing the perspectives of others.

Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another person is an act of putting yourself aside to connect with someone else's experience.

Stewardship: This is the mindset that you are entrusted with the well-being of the organization and its people, rather than owning them.

Commitment to the Growth of People: Humble leaders see the intrinsic value in every individual and are invested in their personal and professional development, even if it means they eventually surpass the leader.

In essence, humility is the internal attitude that makes servant leadership possible. Without humility, a leader who tries to "serve" might just be using it as a manipulative tactic to gain control or popularity. True servant leadership comes from an authentic, humble desire to put the needs of others first. It is, as the saying goes, "thinking of yourself less, not thinking less of yourself."

BLIND

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