There’s this moment when you realize you’ve outgrown the ghost of who you were, but you’re still haunted by their shadow. That’s where this song came from. It’s not about becoming perfect, it’s about choosing to evolve even when it hurts.

I wrote this one in the middle of a mental reboot. I’d been surviving on autopilot for too long, smiling through static, pretending I was fine while burning out behind the scenes. “Between Versions of Me” is what it sounds like when the system crashes and you finally decide to rebuild it your way. It’s industrial, it’s chaotic, it’s ugly in the right places, but that’s what makes it real.

This is one of those songs that bleeds and breathes at the same time. It’s about killing compliance, forgiving the past, and becoming something truer in the wreckage.


Lyrics

version loading…
integrity check… failed.
reboot the soul.

years in the fog, fists on repeat,
routine carved trenches in my sleep.
smiled through the static, floor wore my outline,
fed on apologies one “sorry” at a time.
every mirror cracked under what i pretended,
every breath a file i never defended.
then the system hissed, choose or crash.
so i killed compliance and i never looked back.

i let the old me burn without a funeral,
ash on my tongue but the air felt beautiful.
hands trembling, pacing to a brand new beat,
forgave the ghost that tried to delete me.

change is scary, still i go.
if the ground disappears, i grow.
was surviving, now i breathe.
between versions of me, i choose me.
(hey, breathe) (hey, free)
between versions of me, i choose me.

breathe in, let go, rewrite code, evolve unfold.
breathe in, let go, rewrite code, evolve unfold.
“evolve… evolve…”
“evolve… evolve…”

pressure taught me how to disappear,
edges sanded down until i vanished clear.
beneath the smile and the “i’m fine” script,
there’s thunder in my throat and gold in the glitch.
first step shook, unknown like a storm,
but my bones rerouted, found a truer form.
fixed a point in static, signal, scar,
i became the noise that broke the bar.

told that scared kid inside my chest,
“you did your best, now delete the rest.”
not who i was, not who i’ll be,
but i love this chaos for remaking me.

change is scary, still i go.
if the ground disappears, i grow.
i was surviving, now i breathe.
between versions of me, i choose me.
(hey, breathe) (hey, free)
between versions of me, i choose me.

let the static fade, i’m tuning in.
every scar a step, every fall begins again.
let the static fade, i’m tuning in.
between versions of me, i begin.
“evolve… evolve…”
“evolve… evolve…”

i won’t wear pain like a uniform.
won’t make a bed in the thunderstorm.
if i break again, it’s on purpose,
split the shell and let the wild surface.
one step, two step, eyes up, spine tall,
one truth, two truths, i can lose it all,
and still be more myself than i’ve ever been,
done bargaining with oxygen.

change is scary, watch me go.
if i’m falling, i plant hope.
was surviving, now i breathe.
between versions of me, i choose free.
change is scary, still i rise.
hands open, future in my eyes.
i don’t need permission, i just breathe.
between versions of me, i choose heal.

breathe in, let go, rewrite code, evolve unfold.
all my broken parts turn gold.
breathe in, let go, rewrite code, evolve unfold.
between versions of me, i’m whole.
i’m whole... i’m whole...
i’m whole... i’m whole...

reboot complete.
version: me.

Between Versions of Me

Flinch, Then Ignite:  https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/shiitakeproducts/flinch-then-ignite

I built Shiitake Products because the world needed a home for beautiful nonsense and soul-splitting truth.

- Sometimes that looks like a dancefloor meltdown at 2am.
- Sometimes it’s a button that says “Mildly Okay Human.”
- Sometimes it’s a whispered hymn to grief.

It’s all real. It’s all me. This is my multiverse—and you’re invited.

Here, AI collides with human emotion to create music that actually means something.
From dark trap bangers to cinematic alt-rock anthems, from emo-folk confessionals to glitch-satire ballads—every track is a story, a mood, a moment.
Not built for algorithms.
Built to feel.

🎧 Genres? Trap. EDM. Alt-rock. Rap-rock. Folk. Comedy. Chaos.

🧠 Themes? Rage. Love. ADHD spirals. Existential dread. Healing. Heartbreak. Hope.

🎯 Mission? To punch through the noise—and hit something real.


🔥 Want your story turned into a song? I do that.

🎁 Every listen helps fund more sonic experiments, more weird merch, and more beautiful noise.

🔗 Links:
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🍎 Apple Music: music.apple.com/us/artist/shiitake-products/1766960367
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