ALTERNATE UNIVERSE

This album is a slideshow of memories, centering on loss, insecurity, and prayers - emotions that took me to places I'd never truly experienced before. It explores love versus lust, rejection, resilience, body dysmorphia, and identity. As I once noted, "This album sprouts from self-knowledge and assertiveness," and I still stand by that.

To me, assertiveness is the opposite of turbulence - it's about facing your reality and owning it. This work carries a rebellious, non-conforming perspective, particularly in how intimacy, love, and lust battle for dominance. It critiques hookup culture and examines clinginess, cheating, wandering eyes, and sexual regrets with brutal honesty. A hard-earned lesson echoes throughout: not everyone is "the one", even when it feels like they are. Before reaching this realization, I endured a period that tested my sense of self. But I overcame it - and I now wear that growth with pride.

There's also a segment of the album with three consecutive pieces (Best Advice, Carbon Dioxide, and Juxtaposition) that feel uplifting and inspiring, serving as emotional anchors during this journey.

Ultimately, this album is for the unapologetically queer people who supported me when I felt like apologizing; for Chanté, wherever she is - I hope you're happy; and for all the men who hurt me - thank you.