It begins like a story you think you already know. A shadowed figure, a lone silhouette. A mask. Just another night, just another song, you think. But then, slowly, the words seep in. And suddenly you’re not so sure of anything at all.
“Which One is Real?” That’s the question Billboard-charting artist Shweta Harve is asking. Not of the world outside, where trolls dance behind screens and avatars. She asked that last time, with her breakout hit “What the Troll?”. No, this time, the question is inward. Closer. Uncomfortably close. This time, it’s about you.
Because inside every person, there’s a tug-of-war. The ego—hungry, restless, endlessly grasping. Always pretending. And the soul—quiet, patient, watching. Which one do you listen to? Which one drives the choices you make when no one else is watching?
The song doesn’t so much answer as it exposes. Harve’s voice, clear but tinged with something almost accusatory, floats over Dario Cei’s intricate arrangements. Guitars shimmer and fracture like light hitting broken glass. Percussion pulses steady as a heartbeat, then stumbles, the way we all do when our masks slip. You can feel the struggle. The push, the pull. The masquerade, and the moment of truth.
Listen closely to the words. “Who you see is not you, I’m the one who sees you. Lost in the games you play pretend, beneath the surface, where it never ends.” That’s not just a lyric—it’s a voice whispering in the middle of the night, when the party’s over, when the masks are off and you’re left alone with yourself. A confession? Or a revelation?
And then there’s the bridge. “Whether running blind or as a waning star, I am your compass, no matter how far.” You can almost picture it—someone on the edge of collapse, staring into the mirror, finally realizing that the reflection staring back has been the witness all along. The soul. The higher Self. Watching, waiting.
By the time the outro arrives—“In the mirror of the soul, I’m the one who sees you”—it doesn’t feel like an ending. It feels like a reckoning. A moment you can’t quite shake, long after the screen goes dark.
So…which one is real? The question lingers, heavier than the beat, deeper than the melody. Harve and Cei won’t answer it for you. They can’t. Only you can decide whether you’ll keep pretending…or finally face the reflection staring back.
October 24th…”Which One is Real” drops.
–Kevin Morris