My Purpose

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Afterglow is a reflection on love’s aftermath—where passion once blazed, only clarity remains. This neo-soul/alt-R&B ballad traces the quiet transformation that follows emotional chaos: from longing to release, from hurt to healing. With vivid imagery and soulful lyricism, Afterglow lives in the space between what was and what’s left behind—a warm echo of truth, resilience, and quiet closure.

Afterglow

Verse 1
The fire’s gone, but not the flame,
It lingers soft inside my name.
We danced through sins and silent cries,
Now only truth beneath the skies.

Pre-Chorus
No more running, no disguise—
Just the afterglow in your eyes.

Chorus
Afterglow, we made it through,
Not untouched, but somehow true.
What we burned became our light,
A quiet blaze to end the night.

Verse 2
Your breath no longer haunts my chest,
But left a calm I call my rest.
And though the stars begin to fade,
I feel the peace that we have made.

Pre-Chorus (2)
I won’t forget, I won’t rewind,
But I’ve outgrown what kept me blind.
Chorus (repeat)
Afterglow, we made it through...

Bridge
No bitter end, no last regret,
Just warmth in places we once wept.

Outro
So let the morning slowly rise—
I’ll meet it whole, with open eyes.

Afterglow

💎 Glass Heart
An intimate, cinematic alt-R&B ballad laced with vulnerability and slow healing. "Glass Heart" tells the story of emerging from emotional isolation with tender courage. The lyrics speak of fragility not as weakness but as beauty—where love unfolds gently, without pressure. With atmospheric production and poetic imagery, the song glows like a quiet sunrise on scarred glass.

Glass Heart

Verse 1
I kept my soul behind a wall,
Afraid to rise, afraid to fall.
But then your voice—like morning rain—
Touched the cracks I swore to chain.

Pre-Chorus
Now something stirs beneath my skin,
A warmth I thought I'd locked within.

Chorus
Glass heart, beating in the light,
Still fragile, but holding tight.
I’m learning love can start again,
Where broken ends don't always end.

Verse 2
Your hands don't rush, they understand,
The silence written in my hands.
We speak in glances, breath, and time—
No need to rush the climb.

Pre-Chorus
I feel again, but soft, not loud—
A candle’s flame against the cloud.

Chorus (repeat)
Glass heart, beating in the light…

Bridge
If I shatter, let me shine—
Not in fear, but by design.

Outro
So hold me close but not too tight,
My glass heart lives in golden light.

Glass Heart

held//numb

I'm Theo Cenere, a folk singer-songwriter.

I write songs about memory, silence, rust, and all the things we carry but never say out loud. My music is simple, stripped down — mostly just voice and guitar — because that’s how it feels most honest to me.

Rust is my first album. I recorded it in quiet rooms, during long nights, and it’s full of little truths.

Still I Rise

Title: Love Again?
Artist: MOBest


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Summary:
This melancholic ballad tells the story of a chance encounter between two former lovers who haven't seen each other in years. Now both in committed relationships, they meet unexpectedly and are overwhelmed by unresolved emotions and a deep, lingering connection. As they catch up, memories resurface, revealing what they’ve built—and what they’ve lost. Despite their current lives, the emotional pull between them remains undeniable. The song explores the tension between loyalty and longing, past and present. It ends with the haunting, unresolved question: "Are we allowed to love again?"


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Lyrics:

[Intro]
[Piano – soft and sparse, with distant ambient strings]

[Verse 1]
I saw you on the corner, just by chance
The years fell off like autumn leaves
Your smile still pulled me like a trance
I caught my breath, I couldn’t breathe
We laughed like nothing ever changed
But time has left its quiet range

[Verse 2]
You spoke of love and where you live
I nodded through a trembling grin
You said you've found someone to give
The peace I couldn't hold within
I told you I had someone too
But none of that felt truly true

[Chorus]
[Strings swell gently, building warmth]
[Are we ghosts of who we were?]
[Do old flames still know our names?]
[Is this moment just a blur,]
[Or the start of wilder flames?]
[We had our time, we lost our way]
[But here you are again today]

[Verse 3]
The street grew still, the lights went low
You looked at me like years ago
You said, “I still remember June,”
The lake, the stars, that silver moon
I whispered, “I remember too,”
And suddenly I felt brand new

[Instrumental Break]
[Piano and cello – nostalgic motif echoing first verse melody]

[Bridge]
[We stand in silence, hearts undone]
[By what we lost and what remains]
[The lives we built, the love that’s gone]
[Still echo softly through our veins]

[Verse 4]
We didn’t kiss, we didn’t touch
But every look still said too much
A thousand words in just one glance
An old unfinished, ghostly dance

[Chorus – Reprise]
[Are we ghosts of who we were?]
[Do old flames still know our names?]
[Is this moment just a blur,]
[Or the start of wilder flames?]
[We had our time, we lost our way]
[But here you are again today]

[Outro – Whispered, minimal instrumentation]
[So tell me now, my long-lost friend...]
[Are we allowed to love again?]


Love Again?

🕯 I Leave Ashes Behind 🕯
A slow-burning soul elegy wrapped in velvet smoke.
No anger. No goodbye. Just the soft hush of someone choosing absence with grace.
Minimalist jazz-inflected instrumentation meets intimate, breath-warm vocals — a departure so quiet, it echoes.

This is not closure. This is sovereignty.
She doesn’t vanish — she simply leaves nothing behind but ash.

🎧 Mood: detached, graceful, unshaken
🖋 Line to remember: “I leave ashes — dry and clean / Like I was never in between.”

Let the silence speak.

I Leave Ashes Behind

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Verse 1

I don’t need closure, I don’t need grace
I watched it burn and turned my face
No final words, no bitter cries
Just smoke curling through the sky

Pre-Chorus
You’ll search the air for what we were
But darling, I don't leave a blur


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Chorus

I leave ashes behind
Not love, not hate, not the ties that bind
No trace for you to follow back
No scent of me on your collapse
I leave ashes — dry and clean
Like I was never in between


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Verse 2

I left the dress, I kept the name
I walk in silence, not in shame
No bags to pack, no doors to close
Just lighter steps where nothing grows

I didn’t flinch, I didn’t stay
I simply turned and slipped away

Pre-Chorus
You’ll search the air for what we were
But darling, I don't leave a blur


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Chorus

I leave ashes behind
Not love, not hate, not the ties that bind
No trace for you to follow back
No scent of me on your collapse
I leave ashes — dry and clean
Like I was never in between


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Bridge (the ritual of disappearance)

No candle lit, no mourning song
No looking back to prove him wrong
No trace of me in what you find
Just breath… just dust… just disinclined


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Final Chorus

I leave ashes behind
Not love, not hate, not the ties that bind
No myth for you to twist or keep
No echo waiting while you sleep
I leave ashes — soft and wide
Then I return to what’s inside

I Leave Ashes Behind

A song in the style of a gaelic folk song, although from an idea from hearing a Georgian folk song. The original lyrics were quite sparse and left a lot unsaid. I tried to write in a similar style, but felt it needed  a little more of the story. This was added from the perspective of the traveller. But left with some of the story untold as in the original

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