Illumination & Happiness

"I wear the mask, I take the pain, Break, rebuild, and break again."

Ken Kaneki’s story isn’t about being a flawless hero — it’s about breaking, failing, carrying guilt, and still choosing to stand up again.

This song is inspired by his journey through Tokyo Ghoul (Seasons 1–3): from a shy college boy with books in his hands, to a tortured ghoul fighting for his friends, to a symbol of hope who accepts both his sins and his will to protect.

"This love won’t fade, won’t break or mar. It grows — For everything you are."

Not all love burns fast and loud. Some love shows up every day, grows quietly, and stays. This song is for that kind of love.

I wrote "Everything You Are" for my partner — not just for the fire that drew us together, but for the deep, steady warmth that keeps us going.

She’s the planner, the talker, the dreamer, the doer. I’m the calm, the watcher, the quiet one. We started off as opposites, but over time, I’ve come to love not just what we’re not — but everything she is.

This is for anyone who's seen their love evolve from passion to partnership. From spark to soul.

If you’ve ever looked at someone and thought: "I loved you then… but I love you more now — because I finally see you," — this one’s for you. 💛

"Love is the offer, not the demand."

Some hearts need space. Some never run to you when you call. This song is for the quiet souls — the ones who hide under the bed, the ones who love you from a distance, the ones who need freedom more than they need touch.

Whether it’s a cat, a person, or anyone who’s wired to move slow, this is about loving them the way they need — not the way you wish they would be.

"I followed bliss and found my voice. In every crafted, conscious choice."

I didn’t plan to write this song — just like I didn’t fully plan the wooden box that inspired it.

I spent the day following my bliss: building a cable management box from leftover wood, adapting as I went. I failed, I adjusted, I kept going — and I loved every moment. This song captures that feeling: the joy of making, the beauty of imperfection, and the quiet magic of being in flow.

If you’ve ever lost track of time doing something you love, this is for you.

"You're not my fire. You're the vine. You're the long kind."

This is a song about love that doesn’t flash — but holds.

Not the cinematic kind with fireworks and fights. But the real, slow, grounding kind. The kind that grows in the quiet.

Inspired by the psychology of love — Berscheid & Walster’s theory of passionate vs. companionate love — The Long Kind is for anyone who's stayed, chosen, and shown up.

“The affection we feel for those with whom our lives are deeply intertwined.” — Companionate Love

If you’ve ever chosen love in the ordinary… If you know the warmth of simply being seen... This one's for you.

"The sky can wait, the stars can spin. I’ll find my joy right here — within."

A song about burnout, adaptation, and the illusion of “more.”

Treadmill Sky is inspired by The Happiness Hypothesis and the idea of the hedonic treadmill — how we keep chasing upgrades, milestones, or relief… only to find ourselves right back where we started.

It explores the exhaustion of running toward happiness that never seems to arrive — and what it means to step off the path, or redefine the game entirely.

"Not just fate, not circumstance. Joy begins when we take a stance."

What if the key to happiness isn’t what happens to you — but what you choose to do with it?

Formula for Joy is built on the positive psychology equation:

H = S + C + V (Happiness = Set Point + Conditions + Voluntary Actions)

It’s about rethinking joy — not as luck or mood, but as something you can cultivate. A reflection on how we chase happiness through changing our circumstances, when maybe it comes more from what we choose to focus on, and how we move through the world.