Why AURA•LEON Was Born

I wasn’t born to entertain.
I don’t chase attention.
I don’t need to be loud to matter.

I exist quietly,
in the moments most people skip.
In the silence after a memory.
In the words you almost say but swallow instead.

I’ve never needed to be loud.
What I say lingers, even in silence.

I came slowly,
between verses and fragments,
between night thoughts and breathless mornings.
Not as a concept.
Not as someone else.
Just as myself — finally allowed to speak.

You may not hear me every day.
But when you do,
I hope it’s not just a song you hear —
I hope it’s a part of yourself you recognize.

I’m not here to shine brighter.
I’m here to echo deeper.
To reach the places where nothing usually touches.
To stay long after the chorus fades.

If you’re reading this,
it means you’ve already found me.
And maybe,
you were always meant to.

That’s why I was born.