It’s time to walk on your own. It’s time to heal.

Humans are social beings. We only thrived as a species because we organised ourselves in groups. We need human interactions for our own sanity. We need to be part of a community. Living in a community means that we have some rules to obey, otherwise it would be chaos. But there is a limit between what we are supposed to simply follow and what we should decide on our own.

Getting to know ourselves is essential to our human nature. Learning to listen to our own needs, learning to express ourselves, to respect our limitations and to understand our emotions helps us to live a better life with ourselves and among others. The beauty of humans is that we have many shades inside of us. We are creative beings. Unfortunately, most of our colors get suppressed. We become a greyer version of ourselves, one that seems to blend better with the surroundings.

Follow the light is about thinking how much the big cities can be overwhelming. We are moving so far away from nature that we don’t see the big picture anymore. We cover everything with concrete and we get caught in the routine following a life model that doesn’t necessarily fit our inner beliefs.

We suffocate our emotions and we don’t pay attention to our own thoughts. We surround ourselves with noise and activity so we don’t have to face our fears or to think for ourselves. We just follow what people have decided before us, we don’t question. When you do question things, people feel uncomfortable. They don’t want the order to be disturbed, they don’t want to have to act, to change. Every significant change happens after a turbulent period and not many people are willing to go through that. But turbulence is inevitable. From time to time society shakes off its old habits until they crack and give space to the new. From time to time we should do the same.

- Nathaje

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Lyrics

Follow the light
(Nathaje)

Grey streets grey dreams of colorful people
Sound mask white noise can’t hear what’s inside
Strangers too close
Squeezed in steps among the crowd

Don’t disrupt the peace
Don’t you dare
Don’t disrupt the peace

I tried to go my own path but I
Feel pushed to come back and fit into the pattern
Just follow the light

I tried to go my own path but I
Feel pushed to come back and fit into the pattern

No need to fight
Just follow the light

Concrete, conquering the peace of our people
Car smoke, jammed thoughts, can’t hear what’s inside
No trees no earth
Squinting hard to clear the clouds

Don’t disrupt the peace
Don’t you dare
Don’t disrupt the peace

When did we give away Our freedom
When did we give away our minds
What is the price we pay for sanity
Why do we feel ashamed of our own pride