Let’s go into the netherworld.
Where the room goes quiet when he speaks.
Small frame, nervous hands,
shaking truths like loose receipts.
Says, “I’ll go first,” every time
not greed, just fear he’ll disappear.
He fills the air so he won’t drown,
but all we hear is atmosphere.
And God, it’s easy to get angry,
to name it pride, or vanity
but under every push-to-shine
is someone begging, silently.

And I see the boy beneath the badge,
tiny armor, paper-thin
trying to earn a place at tables
that would seat him if he’d let us in.

But I won’t read the room for ghosts.
I won’t guess the shape of someone’s hurt.
We’re all projecting broken mirrors,
but his just cuts a little first.
This is my rite of passage
not to carry every life I meet.
If it’s not my storm to steady
then let the lightning leave me be.

I watch him claim ideas as his,
like prayers he can’t afford to lose.
Teachers nod, his classmates wince,
and I feel both, I really do.
It’s not malice, it’s survival
the child who feared he’d fade from view.
Some wounds grow up in uniforms,
but stay the same scared shade of blue.
And yes, it grates, the constant grasping,
the way he talks like holding court.
But every desperate performance
is just a softer child in war.

So I can name the harm he causes,
without pretending he’s the harm.
You can understand a person
and still keep your distance warm.

But I won’t read the room for ghosts.
I won’t guess the shape of someone’s hurt.
We’re all projecting broken mirrors,
but his just cuts a little first.
This is my rite of passage
not to carry every life I meet.
If it’s not my storm to steady
then let the lightning leave me be.

Netherworld, where every shadow
is just a child that lived too loud.
Where every flaw we point at others
is something we once feared in crowds.
But I’m not your savior, not your judge,
not your quiet hidden ache
I’ll meet you where the truth begins,
but not at the cost of my own shape.

No, I won’t read the room for ghosts.
I won’t shrink to make your storm make sense.
We’re all walking rites of passage,
scraping childhood from our skin.
If it’s not my weight to carry,
may it fall and not return.
This is how I keep my fire
from becoming someone else’s burn.

rite of passage

🎬 Song Insight

"We Wake" is a haunted dreamwalk through the corridors of time, innocence, and loss. It captures the ache of growing up while the world spins out of reach—days slipping into yesterdays, memories turning into ghosts, and every heartbeat echoing the question: what do we keep, and what do we lose to time? The song traces the tension between longing for something that “sticks” and the hard truth that nothing—youth, love, identity—ever stays the same. Gentle as a lullaby but raw as a midnight confession, We Wake is a cinematic meditation on childhood, regret, and the fragile hope of finding someone who endures.


📝 Lyrics

Verse 1:
 Every time I go to turn away
 I watch as they all fade
 Faster each time, faster each day
 Nothing I grasp is ever meant to stay

Bridge:
 When you’re young, it’s a cruel little joke
 Sitting, wishing among all hope
 Reflections never seem to change
 But when they do, it’s never the way you’d choose

Chorus:
 It spins with hands that bend
 A loudness sounds within
 As it runs, we’re catching up
 But time is always an empty cup

Verse 2:
 As the days turn away
 Slipping on, becoming yesterdays
 These moments become memories
 Nothing I hold stays clear

Bridge:
 Truths come in mistakes we make
 And the “sometimes” when it’s too late
 The fate we seal—a date that never heals
 Just a reminder of what we made

Chorus:
 We always ask, “Where has it gone?”
 Warning all the kids to stay young
 Don’t rush it, as if they had a choice
 Never really given a chance

Bridge:
 We give it away, sometimes for pay
 Other times it’s taken,
 Sometimes it’s too soon,
 And without it, we’re always late

Interlude:
 instrumental:

Verse 3: 
 What looks back now leaves me guessing
 Maybe this person isn’t him—just the skin
 Spirit of a kid, pain from a past
 Miles show, but what’s left holds my soul

Bridge:
 Skipping stones ripple waves that stay
 Images of all the ways we’ve gone off track
 Wanting to be seen for what we are
 Not be the lasting memories we wake

Outro:
 We are kids, living in a world that changes
 Time spinning in every direction
 It’s a life that keeps us rearranged
 Looking for something that fits
 Hoping—maybe—it’s something that sticks,
 We are kids, living in a world that changes
 Wanting something that sticks
 Someone—

💬 Personal Reflection
This song was born out of those empty hours where you stare at old photos, wondering how time moved so fast and why you’re never ready for the way things change. For me, “We Wake” isn’t just about childhood—it’s about how trauma, hope, and love can all feel like dreams we wake from, sometimes alone, sometimes together. There’s a longing here that’s bigger than nostalgia. It’s the ache for someone who will stay, for memories that don’t vanish, and for the version of ourselves we hope to find again. Writing this was both healing and a little brutal—a way to honor all the pieces I’ve lost and the ones I still hold tight.

🔥 4Me2BeFree Signature
At 4Me2BeFree, our art is a fight for truth—raw, inclusive, and unapologetically cinematic. “We Wake” lives in that liminal space where childhood ends, identity fractures, and hope claws its way through the cracks. We refuse to sugarcoat the ache of being human, queer, and alive in a world that wants easy answers. Every track is a reminder: your scars, your longing, your unspoken dreams—they all belong. Our mission is to turn every fleeting moment into music that lingers, soundtracking the hard and beautiful work of waking up as yourself.

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We Wake

🎬 Song Insight

“Summer in the Fire Sky” is a faded Polaroid that still burns with color—a song about golden evenings, scraped knees, childhood dares, and the bittersweet speed of growing up. This track is sunlight through leaves, thunder in the distance, laughter echoing down streets you never quite left behind.
It captures that magical liminal space between safety and wildness: when the world felt endless, friends were forever, and every sunset seemed to set the whole sky on fire. The ache is real, but so is the warmth—the lyrics glow with hope, longing, and a secret promise: the memories you made are always waiting for you, just beyond the horizon. “Summer in the Fire Sky” isn’t afraid of melancholy. It celebrates it. Every chord and line is an open window back to the best parts of youth.

📝 Lyrics

Verse 1
once alive
i could play outside
sand between my toes
oh everyone knows
it was just how it goes
when the neighbors say hi
they all come to watch
the light danced in the sky

Verse 2
thunder shook the ground
distance claps how far the sound
a little longer for the danger
where every kid is no stranger

Pre-Chorus
fireflies filled the dark
flying by yellow light
and junebugs [laughing] “whatever that was”
it’s the summer that lasts forever
where childhood memories go to live
that same place we chase till the day we die

Chorus
the buzzing sound, yellow streets all a glow
before i knew what it was to grow
to stay that way, to play like yesterday
when my mind was empty and a life was free

Verse 3
those summer nights when heat was all around
tracking past the days that last
seeing stars and wishing hard
who would’ve thought that was the best part

Bridge
[chuckles] chasing a future that never lasts
just thoughts of yesterday as it passed
hold on tight, don’t ever let this go
it passes before, and then you know

Breakdown
parents preach to kids like they know
but every year older, they can’t help but outgrow
nothing to hold onto, nothing to slow them down
racing faster to capture their own sound

Outro
because in the end, that’s all we want
to be loved by the sound of being young
to play through our blood and maybe—
[jokingly] just maybe—have them see there’s no rush
just maybe
there’s no rush
“thanks"
"Don't forget to tip the wait staff—, especially that cute one—, yeah you"

Summer in the Fire Sky

🎬 SONG INSIGHT — “fade out…” by 4Me2BeFree

Music video  tinyurl.com/4ME2BEFREE-Fadeout

Some songs don’t scream — they bleed quietly until the truth floats to the surface.
“fade out…” is an intimate unraveling, a slow descent into memory and the kind of pain that lingers long after the moment has passed. It’s the sound of a heart cracking in real time: quiet, cinematic, and soul-heavy.
The track moves between soft confessions and emotional detonations, wrapped in alt-folk warmth and atmospheric indie-rock tension. Each breath feels like a step through a doorway you don’t want to open but can’t ignore. This isn’t escape — it’s recognition. A moment where the past refuses to stay dead, and the only way out is through.

📝 LYRICS — “fade out…”

Intro:
Static on the inside
shadows crawling through

Verse 1:
watch hope fade
my anger ignites
your fire I feed
I burn it up

A world wanted
never the same inside
taken in by lies you tried

Pre-Chorus:
Hands on the wall
’bout to fall— yeah, fall
it’s about to fall
it’s about to fall

[Chorus]
I fade out…
every truth I gave
I fade out… you’re the same
I keep waking in this yesterday
you’re the one to blame
for this life… goes insane

Interlude:

Verse 2:
the shell cracked
falling back
lied to my reflection
he's hiding out

Down in hell
held for a fight
forced my eyes
yeah, stealing my sight

Pre-Chorus:
Breathing what’s left
feed me memories— please
Breathing what’s left— make me alive

Chorus:
I fade out…
every truth I gave
I fade out… you’re the same
I keep waking in this yesterday
you’re the one to blame
for this life… goes insane

Bridge:
nothing left to save
I gave it all to you
I can’t bleed this pain—
it’s all I do

Outro:
I close my eyes, slip away
flying to the other side
I’m not gonna lie— it’s heaven tonight
I close my eyes
I see through you
it’s the other side
where I’m alive
I close my eyes

nothing left to save
I gave it all to you
it’s all I do
it’s all I do

💬 PERSONAL REFLECTION

This song came from a place where everything felt like it was sliding out from under me. It wasn’t anger — not really. More like exhaustion, the kind of emotional burnout where you stop trying to understand and just start admitting what’s been breaking you.
“fade out…” is the moment you realize you’re still carrying someone else’s damage, someone else’s lies, someone else’s weight. Writing this was me finally putting it down.

🔥 4Me2BeFree SIGNATURE

4Me2BeFree exists to turn real emotion into cinematic sound — raw, unfiltered, and unapologetically human. “fade out…” captures the heart of the project: storytelling that holds space for pain, identity, queerness, survival, and the strange beauty that comes from refusing to stay silent. Every track is a reminder that freedom isn’t clean — it’s earned, fought for, and sometimes whispered through broken chords.

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fade out…

A restless yet quietly vulnerable track that explores the strange comfort of repetition, and the thin line between routine and reality.

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In the Wintertime

“Still-Water Kind of Man” is a slow, acoustic country song about quiet strength and the kind of man who doesn’t need many words.
Built on soft fingerpicked guitars, warm slide accents, and a calm storyteller voice, the song captures a sunrise-on-the-porch moment — steady, grounded, and thoughtful.
A simple piece of rural calm from Isak Evermore.

👉 Promo: https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/isakevermore/still-water-kind-of-man

Lyrics:

I don’t say much.
Never felt the need.
The road understands me well enough.

Morning comes easy on a quiet man,
boots on the porch, coffee in my hand.
Fields waking up under slow sunrise,
and I take it in without trying to find words.

I’ve learned most things
by listening more than talking.

So I walk at my own pace,
letting the day find me where I stand.
Don’t need to rush or raise my voice
I’m just a still-water kind of man.
If the world keeps moving fast,
I’ll stay right here as I am.
There’s peace in the quiet
for a still-water kind of man.

Some folks chase noise to fill the room,
but I’ve always found comfort in the simple tune
of wind through the grass and gravel underfoot
it tells me all I need to know.

Not every thought
needs a spotlight on it.

So I walk at my own pace,
letting the day find me where I stand.
Don’t need to rush or raise my voice
I’m just a still-water kind of man.
If the world keeps moving fast,
I’ll stay right here as I am.
There’s peace in the quiet
for a still-water kind of man.

Silence isn’t empty…
it’s where everything settles.

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Still-Water Kind of Man

Restless Like The Rain (minimalist mix)

“Unspoken Words” is a slow-burn folk-jazz confession,  the kind of song that sits with you long after the last chord fades.

Warm acoustic guitar, brushed drums, soft electric swells, and an expressive violin weave through a late-night atmosphere where silence says more than language ever could.

This track lives in that space between two people where everything meaningful is felt, not spoken.
Every glance, every breath, every quiet moment becomes its own kind of promise.

If you love intimate smoky room ambience, emotional restraint, and songs that unravel softly rather than explode, this one’s for you. Put it on during a quiet drive, a late-night walk, or when the world feels too loud and you need a gentler truth.

Unspoken feelings. Unspoken fears. Unspoken love.

Sometimes the quiet says everything.

Lyrics:

Evening falls, the voices fade
Crowded rooms, a masquerade
But in your eyes, the noise is gone
In every silence, I hear the song

No phrases spoken, nothing to prove
The quiet moves me, I hear the truth

Unspoken words, clear and strong
Telling me that I belong
No sound needed, still I know
You carry me wherever I go

Moonlight drifts across the floor
Your touch explains what I wait for
The world recedes, the moment stays
A hidden language, a thousand ways

Every glance is a vow you make
In stillness deeper than words can take

Unspoken words, clear and strong
Telling me that I belong
No sound needed, still I know
You carry me wherever I go

Through the silence, I understand
The weight of love in your open hand
No echo louder, nothing more real
Than the quiet promise I feel

Unspoken words, clear and strong
Telling me that I belong
No sound needed, still I know
You carry me wherever I go


Nothing said… and everything heard...


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Unspoken Words

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Producer and songwriter creating music across emotional and cinematic spaces. Working across multiple artist projects, each with a distinct sound, language, or mood. Focused on atmosphere, restraint, and long-form musical identity.

"If it didn’t matter, it wouldn’t hurt. Pain is the gift of knowing you’re alive."

4Me2BeFree is more than music—it’s my story, my scars, and my survival. Every song is a piece of me, a raw melody of love, heartbreak, and resilience. I blend AI-generated vocals and instruments with real emotions, turning my experiences—especially from an LGBTQ+ perspective—into something that speaks to anyone who's ever felt lost, broken, or just searching for something real.

Breakup songs? Yeah, they hit different. Music carries us through the worst of it, and every generation finds their own anthems of love, loss, and getting back up. Heartache doesn’t care about age, gender, or where you come from—music connects us all.

I make music because I’ve been there. The pain, the anger, the hope—it's all in these songs. If something here hits home for you, let it. If you feel something, let me know. That’s the connection that keeps this alive.

LoveBot Army is a music collective pushing beyond genre and form. From cinematic dream pop to raw hip hop, from glacial ballads to underground tech house. Each album is a new chapter in a shape-shifting sound journey.

Our process is human at its core, emotion first, instinct-led, but we embrace technology as a creative amplifier. With AI-assisted, human-driven production, we craft music that’s both visceral and visionary.

LoveBot Army is more than sound. It’s immersive. It’s collaborative. It’s a multi-sensory world built with digital artists, visual storytellers, and rule-breakers across every medium.

Let the music find you.

💖 Let’s create something unforgettable, together.

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To license anything here (or anywhere my music is available) please contact me @ telaak88@gmail.com (just hit Tv/film placement 175) #1StopLicensing ~ I do mood pieces/film scores as well https://soundcloud.com/lightboxtherapy/sets/scoring-mood-pieces - Spotify Link - https://open.spotify.com/artist/7J4QsxOIiMG3VDChH8ZaxD - (many more songs there than here) I also have music on  Pandora ~ Everything is free to download.. if you want you can throw me a few bucks here - paypal.me/lightboxtherapy Just for the record - I DON'T - have a mailing/fan list - do a lot of promotion - try to be a social media superhero (hence the numbers here) buy fake followers or plays - use Pro Tools, Autotune, loops, effect plugins (and other ways to cheat) and I'm not the guy who grabs the guitar at the party - I'm also not trying to get signed or be a rockstar - I DO want people to hear my music but self promoting feels odd - I've had a few bands over the years and have always done original music (100% indie/DIY) - I started out as a DJ in the 90's and taught myself to play/write music in my late 20's - I am a HUGE fan of great music above all else - - I have had some major label interest in an accidental way but prefer being indie - you can buy/stream my stuff @ these places - Spotify, iTunes, Apple Music, Google Play, Amazon, Rdio, Last.fm, Deezer, Tidal, YouTube, and Beats - I also offer 100% free downloads and you can donate @ the link above if you'd like - I'm a bit of a recluse and write/record daily on a very simple 8 track digital recorder in my bedroom and am always working on something - - Besides trying to create something truly great I mainly focus on licensing my music to film/Tv which seems to be my main revenue stream ~ I have worked with Armand Petri (Goo Goo Dolls,10,000 Maniacs, Sixpence None The Richer) and Fen Ikner (Calexico, Lips and other notable Indies) - I've had a decent amount of college, satellite and some FM radio play in the past and some of my placements include TBS's Search Party, CBS'S SUPER BOWL'S GREATEST COMMERCIALS 2016 SPECIAL, The 2013 Nickelodeon Kid's Choice Awards - A&E's Dead Again, MTV, MTV News "Nirvana: Past Present Future" and several placements on various shows on The History Channel - ABC (UK), The Paramount Network - 3 on VICELAND's Vice Essentials Doc Series (The Real Walter White Documentary,Bong Appetit, Frozen Faith) as well as a Viceland commercial - Fuel Tv, CMT, (Raiders Of Rock), MTV Canada, TruTv, The Science Channel, RMC Découverte (France), Comedy Central, 3 episodes of  OLN's Project Guatemala (Canada), Telemundo, CTV, Style Network (France), 5USA (UK), The DIY Network, UNSEALED : Alien Files, The NHL Network, Fox Sports - Last Call With Carson Daly on NBC - The Military Channel,  Fuse (Fuse News/Nirvana spot), Animal Planet, The Discovery Channel, The Esquire Network, Spike, Investigation Discovery, The National Geographic Channel, The Sundance Channel, TLC , The Bravo Network, ESPN, truTv a song in the VICE documentary - Black Sabbath and the Birth of Heavy Metal On The Road, various Documentaries  - I occasionally score and have had my music placed in indie films - All songs - John Telaak (ASCAP) & Telaak Publishing (ASCAP) - facebook page - https://www.facebook.com/lightboxtherapy - twitter -twitter.com/lightboxtherapy and I use this site for older songs that won't fit here - Some tracks here mastered by Jovo Fillips @ Planet 5 Records --

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