Every time I walked onstage
A part of me kept thinkin’ —
If I could be anyone
Maybe I didn’t need to be myself at all
But that one flash of light…
Yeah, that one was real
When the applause died out
The whole damn world went silent
Faces still smiling in the dark
But I was stuck inside a role
I couldn’t scrape off
Chewin’ my nails behind the curtain
Pretending I wasn’t breaking
The more I dressed myself up
The less my own skin fit
Every compliment just carved
Another hollow space in my chest
But in an empty backstage room
For one breath
I felt like I finally met the real me
Behind the spotlight’s burning edge
I cried where no one could see
That was my everyday ritual
Quiet as a sinner sayin’ grace
But because that light once found me
I can stand here and sing again
What the hell is a dream, anyway?
You can’t weigh it by applause
It ain’t about being lit up —
It’s about the sky
You still ache to look up at
Even after the curtain call faded
I stayed there
Refusing to walk away
Not for them
Not for glory
Just for me —
To step back into the fire
One more time
- Lyricist
Talone
- Composer
Talone
- Producer
Talone
- Programming
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Listen to BEHIND THE SPOTLIGHT by THE RUST BORN
Streaming / Download
- 1
SLOW SONG FOR NO ONE (Remastered)
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- 2
WE NEVER SAILED
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- 3
LAST CALL LEFT UNSAID
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BEHIND THE SPOTLIGHT
THE RUST BORN
STILL STANDING, NOT HEALED
is not an EP about recovery or closure.
It captures the moments when nothing was said,
nothing was fixed,
and yet something remained standing.
There is no victory here.
No redemption.
Only silence, weight, and endurance.
Not healed.
Still standing.
Artist Profile
THE RUST BORN
THE RUSTBORN is a raw garage rock project defined by its Code of Iron. Adhering to a strict minimalist philosophy consisting of no multi tracking, no electronic sounds, and no outside interference, all tracks are recorded in a single take. With whiskey burned baritone vocals, distorted guitars, and primal rhythms, THE RUSTBORN strips rock and roll down to its jagged core. This is the sound of a man standing alone against the noise of the modern world, proving his existence through a single unfiltered roar.
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