Today’s offering is a song I wrote for the spaces we stopped listening to…

“The Silence We Forgot.” Not silence as absence. But silence as presence. The kind that holds you steady when the world spins too fast.

This is a song for what the world still needs and maybe, what you’ve been needing too. There’s a kind of stillness we don’t really recognize anymore. Not the awkward kind. Not the kind that follows tension. The kind that holds truth without needing to explain itself. The kind that steadies you. The kind that remembers you.

That’s the kind of silence this song is about. “The Silence We Forgot” doesn’t ask for volume. It just lingers…soft, steady, and true. It’s the one you stumble across at 2AM when everything else feels too fake to hold. It doesn’t press itself on you. It just makes room… and waits.

I wanted to write something that felt like exhaling. Like being alone and finally okay with it. Like quiet that calms you instead of scaring you. Something that holds still in a world always asking for more. The words showed up slow. No pressure. Just enough for the moment. Some things aren’t meant to make sense right away they just need room to breathe.

🎧 Why This Song Sounds Different

I leaned into lofi textures and neo-soul warmth, but I asked the music to do more than sound good I asked it to feel sacred.

The female vocals are layered with old-school R&B harmonies that feel like ancestors humming behind you. And the string transitions? They were designed to feel like shifts in the wind… subtle but undeniable.

This was about showing up. For the version of the world we’ve been too busy to listen to.

⏱️ How Music Creation Is Changing And Why That Matters

We’re in a time where music is shifting…fast. Songs are being made quicker than ever. Tools are smarter. Platforms are louder. We’ve started measuring our lives by refresh buttons. And I get it. In a world where attention spans are thinning and fast gets more applause than true, it’s easy to think you need to rush just to stay seen. But here’s the thing: Faster doesn’t always mean deeper. It’s like building a house with power tools but forgetting to check the foundation. It might go up quick but will it hold during the storm?

Don’t get me wrong there’s beauty in evolution. The fact that people can create music from their laptops, their phones, even from their bedrooms with no studio, no label, no middleman? That’s powerful and liberating. And highly revolutionary.

But even as music gets quicker to make… We can’t lose what makes it matter. Not everything beautiful is built in a hurry. Some songs need time to simmer. Certain truths don’t land until everything else stops. We’re not just making songs. Every word we speak is a key. Transmissions. Tiny time capsules that hold memory, feeling, and breath.

So while the world speeds up, I’m learning to slow down on purpose. To let the music breathe. To give the soul room to speak without being rushed. This song isn’t resisting change it’s offering balance. A rhythm that doesn’t rush. A song that doesn’t compete, just connects.

🎼 Where Music Comes From and Why It Still Matters

Before we had language, we had rhythm. Before we had theology, we had vibration. Before we named the divine, we heard it in wind, in heartbeats, in humming voices around fires.

Music isn’t a product. It’s memory. It’s transmission. It’s the soul speaking in a language the mind can’t interrupt. It isn’t just sound, it’s spiritual muscle memory. It’s how the earth keeps time. It’s the pulse beneath all things. We talk about music like it’s entertainment. But it’s older than that. It’s infrastructure. Unseen hands holding the structure while your spirit rewires. A tuning fork for the human experience.

We need music, not just to feel better but to remember who we are. That’s why music keeps finding us, no matter how fast the world spins. It’s what keeps the planet dancing even when hearts are heavy. It’s what gives grief a melody, hope a beat, and love a place to live when words give out.

Music makes the world go ‘round…literally. Its vibration is part of how creation holds itself together. So when a song like this whispers to you in the quiet… It’s not just a track. It’s a remembering.

🌍 What the World Needs Right Now

There’s already too much sound. What we’re missing is meaning. We need more music that makes people feel something real. This song is my offering. To the healers who are tired. To the dreamers who don’t feel heard. For the ones who forgot to look up you’re allowed to pause. You’re allowed to re-enter your life. Maybe stillness is the new rebellion. Maybe reverence is the new revolution. If you’ve been moving fast for too long…

If your spirit’s been craving something it can’t quite name… This song is for you. To remind you of what you already carry. Peace. Quiet wisdom. Voice. And yes… silence. The holy kind.

Like morning fog… slowly lifting.

May the wisdom within guide you, the freedom within carry you, and the love within remind you….it is already done!

—Renee’

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