Gemotions

The band, "The Renegades," had become a sensation overnight. The song, “Echoes of Yesterday,” was the exact melody and lyrics he’d written years ago, now performed by a group of strangers. A feeling of intense inner tension filled him as he read the online articles. He felt the blood pounding in his ears.

He’d once collaborated with a musician, sharing his music as a means to reach more people. The musician now claimed the song as their own. Every note, every word, echoed a private part of himself, now on display for the world.

He shut himself in his apartment, the silence amplifying his unease. He couldn’t bring himself to pick up his guitar. The instrument, once a source of solace, now felt heavy and unfamiliar in his hands. He felt a constant, underlying throb that ran throughout his body.