Judgement

“Judgement” was born out of a moment of uncomfortable self-recognition. I realized that the tension I felt toward others - the irritation, the critique, the unconscious superiority - was a mirror. (My inner thoughts were: “OMG. If I can be this mean and judgemental of others…..that means…..I am this mean to myself. Ouch!)

The song began as a confrontation with the outside world, but as I wrote it, I turned inward. It became about the quiet ways I police myself. The standards. The comparison. The voice that says “not enough” or “too much.” Judgement captures the razor-thin line between discernment and projection. It’s not about pretending we don’t judge - it’s about owning it, tracing it back, and deciding what we want to do with it.

Perfectionism

“Perfectionism” was born from exhaustion. From the constant tightening of my own standards. From believing that if I refined enough, polished enough, achieved enough, I could finally outrun uncertainty and outperfom any and everyone (LOL ok, as if?!) Impossible taslk.

At first, I thought perfectionism was discipline. Ambition. Commitment to excellence. But as I sat with it, I realized how much of it was fear - fear of being misunderstood, dismissed, or simply not enough. This song became an excavation of that tension. The pressure I place on myself. The invisible rules. The subtle self-rejection disguised as high standards.

Perfectionism lives in that space between devotion and control. It asks what happens when excellence is no longer an offering, but a shield. And whether there is another way to create - one rooted in wholeness instead of proof.