THE REAL ME — MALVINOIR “The Real Me” was written about what happens when two people can see something real in each other, but life keeps building walls between them. Different cities. Different lifestyles. Work. Responsibilities. Pride. Timing. Expectations. Excuses. The things that seem small individually can eventually become strong enough to keep two people standing on opposite sides of the same story. MALVINOIR wrote “The Real Me” from the place underneath all of that. It is about the version of ourselves that exists before the titles, the money, the image, the reputation, the defenses, and the things we tell ourselves because facing the truth would require us to become vulnerable. Sometimes the hardest person to show someone is the real you. The song isn't about placing blame on either person. It is about recognizing how easily two people can care about each other and still allow the outside world to dictate what happens between them. One person has their reasons. The other has theirs. Both can believe they are protecting themselves while slowly creating more distance. That is why the imagery for “The Real Me” shows two people facing one another while entire worlds exist behind them. Their cities, careers, lifestyles, pride, obligations, and excuses are physically pulling them in opposite directions. And MALVINOIR stands between those worlds as the voice telling the part neither side says out loud. Under everything else, who are you? Not who the world knows. Not who your career requires you to be. Not who pride tells you to pretend to be. Who are you when all of that disappears? That person is “The Real Me.” Written by MALVINOIR.more