The real test of character isn’t what you do when everyone’s watching. It’s who you are alone, in the dark, when no one would ever know. Do you still tell the truth? Do you still do the right thing?
“Anyone can look good in the spotlight. Show me who you are at 2 AM when no one’s counting.”
The arrangement breathes with atmospheric pads and acoustic guitar, intimate and confessional in the verses. Cello and electric guitar swell into anthemic choruses — because integrity isn’t just restraint, it’s freedom. When you’re the same in the dark, you never have to remember which mask you’re wearing.