"Adding One to Zero": Saying "Fun" Out Loud Changes the World

Sometimes we compare ourselves to others and cover our hearts in an invisible cloak of inferiority. When we try to start something from "zero," we tend to stop, frightened by our own lack of courage.

After returning home, I met someone who changed my world. This song depicts the experience of facing my "true self" because of that person, and how my world changed vividly when I voiced my heartfelt "fun" instead of following someone else's standards.

There is no longer any need for the borderlines someone else decided. That certain step of adding one to zero adds your own unique color.

Adding one to zero

Verse 1
Peeling off the invisible cloak
I used to hide behind with words
The days I chose a foreign city
My legs were trembling, I was afraid

Comparing myself to something, feeling hollow somewhere
Multiplying zero by many things
Adding color to it
I had no courage anywhere

Pre-Chorus 1
In a world piled up from zero
One began to change the world

Chorus 1
A world where you say "fun" out loud
Is a repetition of building up from nothing
If feelings pile up
That alone makes every day more fun

The words you repeat out loud
Raise your spirits, stir you up
If your feelings rise
That alone makes every day more fun

Verse 2
I thought I could escape
From my true self by changing my words
But I realized, no matter where I am
It's this heart that I must face

Pre-Chorus 2
The standards someone else decided
And the borderlines someone else decided
The real answer right in front of me
I could see it, but I overlooked it

Chorus 2
A world where you say "fun" out loud
Is a repetition of building up from nothing
If feelings pile up
That alone makes every day more fun
There is nowhere anything to be compared to

Don't look away from the fun
Don't run away from the fun
Because that is the signal that makes it come true

Bridge
Don't run away into vague words
Seek the responsibility of speaking out
To the cowardly me of that day
I can say "thank you"
Jump out of the cage of comparison
To your own sky
No need to rush, take it slow
Accept the present and start walking

Last Chorus
A world where you say "fun" out loud
Is a repetition of building up from nothing
If feelings pile up
That alone makes every day more fun

The words you repeat out loud
Raise your spirits, stir you up
There is no need to compare, when you say "fun" out loud
Zero piles up into one, and then into two and three

Piling up

We all tend to hide our true selves within "standards decided by someone else" or "cages of comparison." However, the conclusion of this song is very simple.

"When you say 'fun' out loud, zero piles up into one, and then into two and three"

The fact that you can say "thank you" to your cowardly past self and the self that used to hide behind words is proof that you have taken a step forward with courage.

There is no need to rush. Take it slow. There is no need to compare yourself to others.

Follow the voice of your heart, and as you let the 'spirit of words' that is joy resonate, begin to walk your own unique path.