Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
Stream 'Look Up' and all my newest singles here: purenoiserecs.lnk.to/AlexMeltonMusic
Pre-order my new original album 'The Process' here: purenoiserecs.lnk.to/AlexMeltonMerch
“Look Up” is a song about self-sabotage. It takes a lot of work to break the self-fulfilling loop of anxiety, but it starts with looking up. It starts with being eye-to-eye with your worries, problems, thoughts, and finding the beauty in the process of existing within them.
Special thanks to producer and collaborator Alan Day, mastering engineer Kris Crummett, Ghost Hit Recording in MA, and everyone on the Pure Noise Team.
Thanks to Dan, Abram, and Max for help on the video. Everyone collaborated on all aspects of this project. Art direction, gear acquisition, rentals, coordination, specific shots and storyboarding in real time.
I’ve spent a lot of my life working towards goals. So much time spent working toward the prize. Putting so much importance on the ringing of the bell, being able to say DONE. I DID IT. But that’s so fleeting, that feeling of accomplishment. We actually spend far more time in the middle of it all, planning, working, thinking, thinking, thinking, anticipating.
What if the whole point of it was to enjoy the middle portion? To be present, and find joy in the small moments along the way? Would that make things better, would I be happier? Is it even possible to conceptualize moments as they happen?
“The Process” is my attempt at answering these questions, to focus on the things that bring me joy while acknowledging the things that keep me from fully embracing that joy. Frustration, anxiety, worry, the unjust nature of the world. It all feels so unfair. But still we exist, we attempt to thrive, and we love. That process, that feeling of striving for better, is exactly where we can find the meaning that we were brought here to find. It’s not easy, and it’s not always fun, but it can be filled with moments that stay with you forever. To live fully is to be everything at the same time, good days are bad days and everything in between. It’s all part of the process.
Stream 'Look Up' and all my newest singles here: purenoiserecs.lnk.to/AlexMeltonMusic
Pre-order my new original album 'The Process' here: purenoiserecs.lnk.to/AlexMeltonMerch
“Look Up” is a song about self-sabotage. It takes a lot of work to break the self-fulfilling loop of anxiety, but it starts with looking up. It starts with being eye-to-eye with your worries, problems, thoughts, and finding the beauty in the process of existing within them.
Special thanks to producer and collaborator Alan Day, mastering engineer Kris Crummett, Ghost Hit Recording in MA, and everyone on the Pure Noise Team.
Thanks to Dan, Abram, and Max for help on the video. Everyone collaborated on all aspects of this project. Art direction, gear acquisition, rentals, coordination, specific shots and storyboarding in real time.
I’ve spent a lot of my life working towards goals. So much time spent working toward the prize. Putting so much importance on the ringing of the bell, being able to say DONE. I DID IT. But that’s so fleeting, that feeling of accomplishment. We actually spend far more time in the middle of it all, planning, working, thinking, thinking, thinking, anticipating.
What if the whole point of it was to enjoy the middle portion? To be present, and find joy in the small moments along the way? Would that make things better, would I be happier? Is it even possible to conceptualize moments as they happen?
“The Process” is my attempt at answering these questions, to focus on the things that bring me joy while acknowledging the things that keep me from fully embracing that joy. Frustration, anxiety, worry, the unjust nature of the world. It all feels so unfair. But still we exist, we attempt to thrive, and we love. That process, that feeling of striving for better, is exactly where we can find the meaning that we were brought here to find. It’s not easy, and it’s not always fun, but it can be filled with moments that stay with you forever. To live fully is to be everything at the same time, good days are bad days and everything in between. It’s all part of the process.
