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Sun for Everyone (SceneSC Version)

by Death Ray Robin

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This track was recorded for SceneSC's 2023 Sampler, but I wrote it during the summer of 2019.

I simply don't have the energy to share my ~*personal story,*~ but maybe I'll open up if I get to the point where I finish and upload an album version.

To make it plain, this song is me complaining to and about myself while also trying to offer myself some consolation.

I set a placeholder date and forgot to change it, and as a result, I accidentally released "Sun for Everyone (SceneSC Version)" to streaming on September 11, 2023. I guess that's the official release date, even though it'll be "live" on Bandcamp on September 22, 2023.

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You can say that you are glad to see
That I’m alive and well, that I’m happy
As long as you’ve got a little more “happy” than me
I can say that I want good for you
That I wanna see you happy, too
But I don’t wanna see you doing better than me

But I know that
There’s enough sun for everyone
Enough for all us to succeed
But knowing ain’t enough
To untangle all of the needless competition in me
There’s enough sun for everyone
Enough for all us to succeed
But knowing ain’t enough
To untangle all of the needless competition in me

Curated images steal my joy
And all my inner-work, again, destroyed
And all because of my daily scrolling-spree
I let comparison harm my mind
And every time I try to realign
I feel it’s futile 'cause of what is lacking in me

But I know that
There’s enough sun for everyone
Enough for all of us to win
But knowing ain’t enough
If I always choose to be rough
On the Seeker within
There’s enough sun for everyone
Enough for all of us to win
But knowing ain’t enough
If I always choose to be rough
On the Seeker within

A noble pessimist, earnest narcissist
Looking out for "Me", for "My"
Perfection on a plate
I don’t wanna have to wait
Don’t wanna do the work
Just hand it over

There’s enough sun for everyone
Enough for us to clearly see
That we just take away from all the things that make us great
When we compare you and me
There’s enough sun for everyone
Enough for us to clearly see
That we just take away from all the things that make us great
When we compare you and me

There’s enough sun for everyone
No need to treat yourself unfair
There’s enough sun for everyone
Enough for all of us to share

credits

released September 11, 2023
Sun for Everyone was written by Desirée Richardson
Performed by Desirée Richardson, Cecil Belmont Decker, and Moses Octavin Andrews
Co-Produced by Desirée Richardson and cecilnick in Columbia, SC
Mixed and Mastered by Cecil Decker in Columbia, SC

Artwork:
Photo was taken by Lola Scott in Atlanta, GA
Edited by Desirée Richardson

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Death Ray Robin Columbia, South Carolina

Death Ray Robin is an Alt-R&B act featuring Black-Korean vocalist Desirée Richardson and a rotating cast of instrumentalists from Columbia, SC. Best known for her mellifluous soprano and straightforward yet poetic pop sensibilities, Richardson vacillates between genres, writing about themes of self-preservation, identity, revenge, forgiveness, and hope. ... more

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