Sebastian Nilo

Of Decay and Youth

Genere Genre
Pubblicazione Release 23/01/2026
Durata Duration 5:57

Descrizione Description

"Of Decay and Youth" is a deep house / soul track built on contrast and connection.
It starts from a world that feels worn, fragile, and uncertain, but moves toward a collective response made of movement, shared values, and human presence.

Carried by warm piano chords, a steady groove, and expressive viola lines, the song speaks about a generation growing up inside the cracks — aware of decay, yet still choosing empathy, unity, and action. The chorus becomes an invitation to move together, not to escape reality, but to face it side by side.

Reflective at first, then uplifting and communal, Of Decay and Youth is meant both for late-night listening and for an emotional dancefloor — a reminder that even in fragile times, something alive still moves within us.

"Of Decay and Youth" is a deep house / soul track built on contrast and connection.
It starts from a world that feels worn, fragile, and uncertain, but moves toward a collective response made of movement, shared values, and human presence.

Carried by warm piano chords, a steady groove, and expressive viola lines, the song speaks about a generation growing up inside the cracks — aware of decay, yet still choosing empathy, unity, and action. The chorus becomes an invitation to move together, not to escape reality, but to face it side by side.

Reflective at first, then uplifting and communal, Of Decay and Youth is meant both for late-night listening and for an emotional dancefloor — a reminder that even in fragile times, something alive still moves within us.

Lyrics

The world is tired, I see it in the streets
Promises worn down at the seams
Cities breathing stories made of dust
Dreams learning how to bend, not break, just trust

Everything is changing without sound
No collapse, just cracks in the ground
But even here, inside the fall
Something’s still alive in us all

We were born into the after
Still we choose to stay in time
When the ground is starting to shatter
That’s the moment
We align

We move together, side by side
Feel the pulse, feel the rise
Hands up high, no alibi
This is how we stay alive

From the cracks, from the truth
We light it up
Of decay…
and youth

I see it in their eyes tonight
Fear and fire, same heartbeat
Growing fast, learning pain
Still choosing love again and again

No more waiting for perfect signs
They move together, draw new lines
Sharing ground, sharing proof
Turning loss into something new

No more heroes carved in stone
Just real voices, flesh and bone
Step by step, we find the route
Every silence
Points to truth

We move together, side by side
Feel the pulse, feel the rise
Hands up high, no alibi
This is how we stay alive

From the cracks, from the truth
We light it up
Of decay…
and youth

We don’t shine because we’re blind
We shine because we know the cost
Still we choose to give our time
To stay
To lift
To love what’s lost

We move together, side by side
All these hearts, one single drive
Hands up high, no alibi
We don’t fade—we multiply

From the now, from the truth
We carry it on
Of decay…
and youth