total link: https://lit.link/acity
image download: https://patreon.com/Acity
Original music-driven cinematic visuals.
Directed with human creative vision & editorial judgment.
Manually engineered for rhythmic precision and narrative flow.
"I’m a phantom trapped in a forest of personas"
The piece I created today, "THE NAME OF THE SHADOW", was written with inspiration from Carl Jung's theories of the persona and the shadow.
The persona represents our social mask or the roles we play to fit into society, while the shadow embodies the repressed, authentic self we've pushed down.
Jung observed that the more deeply one identifies with or merges into the persona, the darker and more profound the shadow becomes.
For today's video, I projected these ideas onto the backstage of a fashion show as the setting—where outward appearances are meticulously crafted, yet hidden tensions and true selves lurk just out of sight.
How many different "faces" did you wear today?
I'd love to hear your thoughts 😊
Original Audio-Visual Project by Acity
Directed & Edited by Acity
Music: Produced by Acityartmedia
Lyricist: Acity
[LYRICS]
[INTRO]
In the mirror, is that me or an intruder?
In this corner where the light won't reach,
My shadow finally lifts its head.
[VERSE 1]
Digging into my soles, a world twelve centimeters high,
Breathless curves forced by wire lines perfection.
I paint over my skin with the taste of others, a meticulously designed doll.
The sweat stains hidden beneath this glory
Become an epitaph that no one can read.
[PRE-CHORUS]
Beyond the partition, music and applause swell into a tidal wave.
Now I must cease to be human and transcend into a myth.
In the final heartbeat before the spotlight hits,
The perfectly rehearsed mask begins to breathe.
[CHORUS]
I’m a phantom trapped in a forest of personas,
Losing the real me within the blinding glare.
The brighter the light, the deeper the shadow pools at my feet.
What you crave is the smile on my painted mask
As your cheers grow louder, I turn transparent a glittering ghost.
[VERSE 2]
Shadows begin to feast upon my skin,
Even the sense of pain has become a forbidden luxury.
Am I acting? Or do I truly exist? The border has melted away.
When she in the mirror smiles, I find myself smiling too
I no longer remember who decided to smile first.
[BRIDGE]
Is she me? Or am I her?
The day the questions stopped, I was finally complete.
The spotlight pours over me, the shadow pools beneath
This is no longer an act. This is me.
[CHORUS]
I am a dream taking root in the forest of personas,
The real me is long gone under the stage lights.
The brighter it gets, even my shadow begins to evaporate.
What you crave is the smile of the mask I’ve become
As your cheers grow louder, the mask becomes my soul.
[OUTRO]
In the light, is that really me?
Here, where the light hits,
I fell to my knees before my shadow,
And the shadow... it took my name.
#Acity #OriginalMusic #AIMV #VisualArt #LyricVideo #DarkPop,
