"Belong / Break" explores the profound human yearning for genuine connection in an increasingly digital and isolating world, where superficial interactions leave individuals feeling numb and disconnected, yet desperately craving the raw vulnerability that comes with true belonging. Through vivid imagery of scrolling screens, lost signals, and emotional scars, the song delves into the paradox of seeking empathy and love despite the inevitable pain of rejection and heartbreak, portraying loneliness as an addictive fever dream that rewires the mind. Ultimately, it celebrates the transformative power of these wounds, suggesting that the ache of breaking is essential to awakening the heart, fostering resilience, and rediscovering one's inherent capacity for love and shared humanity, as echoed in the triumphant resolve to rise through the noise and find home in authentic bonds.

Belong/Break

Winnipeg composer, retired from the farm, still chasing meaning in melody. My work lives where TV cues meet YouTube soundscapes, with a few albums in between. Built in Mixcraft Pro, fuelled by late-night coffee, stubborn curiosity, and a Stoic’s sense of timing. Also writing on politics, history, and philosophy, because sound isn’t my only instrument.

Belong/Break

Wayne Mathison