Lights

There are certain posts like this one I choose not to share with people on social medias. There's something about these more personal posts that I'd rather have people stumble upon on their own. 

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As simple as it is, I think I know what I'm going to be naming my first album. 

Lights

I've been writing and writing these past few months to try and develop a sound that people can relate to. It's funny because Lights came to me in a dream. I woke up from one of the most twisted journeys of my entire life to this epiphany. It was brilliant. 

Lights illuminate who we are. When the lights are off, we're vulnerable. When the lights are on, we're still vulnerable, but it's all out there for others to see. Lights aren't tangible. When you think about it on a deeper level, lights are literally everywhere. When we close our eyes, we can imagine light. When we open our eyes, we can look for the light. In the figurative sense, we look for the light in others. The concept of lights is brilliant. 

In the beginning stages of developing this album, I've tried to capture my human experience. When I first sat down with a pen and paper at 3 am on a Monday, I thought about the utmost highs and lowest of lows in my life and put them all on paper. Within minutes I had dozens of thoughts and experiences I've either taken pride in or tried to forget about. All of these emotions were all of the sudden put to the forefront. It was a trip and a half to say the least. 

Whether I realized it or not, all of these experiences have shaped who I am today. They were like the lights that guided me to where I am now. They say "lights will guide you home" .. but as young and naive as I am, I know this is just the beginning. 

My "lights keep flashing, but never fade." As we grow older, we'll keep having these influential markers in our lives, all shaping who we become. Those experiences flash in front of us, but never fade once they leave. 

I sincerely hope I capture people with my first album. I want to help people relate to themselves, their life, and the world around them. 

If there's one thing I've learned so far, it's that everything is subject to change. People, priorities, situations; they all change. How we adapt and move on shows the world who we really are. You gotta be tough nowadays. 

I hope Lights can help people through the ups and downs of their world like writing this album has helped me too. 

Sincerely, 

                Will Biernat 

No One Will Ever Know What I've Done on my Own

People think I've had it easy;
born into a ray of sun
most relationships turn volatile
some to none

Money isn't the motive
but it is my defeat
cause I can't talk home
scars on my bare feet

Minds running in circles
from wants to needs
because yesterdays sorrows
are todays leads

Rain is my nostalgia
it takes me to the lake
us sitting on the dock
nothing scary at stake

I wonder if you miss me
if you ever want to kiss me
but all you did was diss me
deep down I wished you missed me

the suns been rising
it's almost noon
opportunities come and go
some too soon

Future so bright
didn't see the cracks
blindly moving forward
on the wrong tracks

No money
No family
19 in the middle of my mind
Iggy Azalea shit is long gone behind

I've made many mistakes
most will never know
my shadows are black
like dead grass under snow

The sun's still rising
but if it's almost noon
I've got to start working
to my own damn tune

Mediocracy scares me
keeps me up at night
hell it's 4 AM
damn, sleep tight

Traveled to cities
all on my own
no one will know
what I've done on my own

No one will ever know
what I've done on my own

Dark // Light

In a figurative sense, I don't believe in black and white. Especially at a young age, a lot of the things in our life fall in some sort of grey area.

This list that we mold for ourselves never seems to end. 

- Who we want to be 

- Where we see ourselves in 10 years

- Our chosen Occupation

- Where we want to live

-etc. 

Personally, I find myself falling somewhere in the middle with the majority of the list above. The grey area. Black and White is nothing but an illusion formed in a fictional utopia. 

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They say that darkness is just the absence of light. We often ignore and justify darkness as something as temporary. It's as easy as flipping a switch, waking up from a kindred dream, or stepping out of a dark room. 

By ignoring darkness, we fail to comprehend. We fail to understand. We fail to know why we yearn for the light. 

You would be lying if you said you were never blind to your next step. Darkness is a very big part of our life. In the figurative and literal sense, darkness makes you think. Because when the tangible things in front of you are not illuminated, your mind wanders. Your mind is forced to find a light of its own. 

Darkness is real. Why do we as a society ignore what is not seen? Why do we only focus on the light when the switch can be turned off? Why do we only focus on the light when the sun sets? Why do we only focus on the light when millions of people are stuck in the dark? 

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I believe there is no light without the recognition of darkness.