On “Mesmerize”, Au5 removes the soul from its whimsical electro and glitch hop side-track, and returns to shattering dubstep, accompanied by Bella Musser’s bright vocals. As the electronic growls unfold, a devastating truth dawns upon the restless soul – transcendence is its true destiny.
[Verse 1]
Step out of your shadow
Step into the light
Make yourself a stranger to the memories in your mind
They've been holdin' onto
The things you've left behind
There's no place for them
There's no place to hide
[Chorus]
From everything you're meant to become
For everything is yours to take from
[Drop]
[Post-Chorus]
Do you feel like you are whole?
Do you feel like you are whole?
Do you feel like you are home?
Do you feel like you are whole?
(Ooh, ooh)
[Verse 2]
Come out of the dark
Come see who you are
Have you forgotten what it's like under the stars
Come into your own
Back where you belong
Do you remember who you were before it all?
[Drop]
[Chorus]
From everything you're meant to become
For everything is yours to take from
[Drop]
[Post-Chorus]
Do you feel like you are whole?
Do you feel like you are whole?
Do you feel like you are home?
Do you feel like you are whole?
[Outro]
(Ooh, ooh)
(Ooh, ooh)
Mesmerize was written by Bella Musser & Au5.
Mesmerize was produced by Au5.
Struck by the bittersweetness of being alone in this world, we slowly come to realize the place we are is not where we are from. We begin to remember our true home, among the Stars.
—Au5 via YouTube