The World

“The World” closes the journey with a sense of completion, but not in the neat, tidy way we often imagine endings to be. In tarot, the World represents wholeness and integration, the moment where everything you have learned is gathered into one clear understanding. But it is also a reminder of cycles, of the truth that every ending folds immediately into a beginning. Nothing is ever finished for long. Life moves in circles, not straight lines.

When I wrote “The World”, I found myself reflecting on that balance between fulfilment and continuation. The song began as an acknowledgement that the struggles of life will never disappear entirely. Difficulty does not vanish just because we grow wiser. Challenges do not soften simply because we have survived others before. But something does shift within us. We become steadier. Less naive. More capable of meeting what comes with clarity rather than fear.

For me, this track holds a quiet optimism. Not the wide eyed optimism of the Fool, but the grounded, earned optimism that comes after walking through light and shadow. It is the feeling of standing at the end of a long cycle, breathless but proud, aware of every bruise and every moment of grace that brought you here. It is the understanding that although life will continue to test you, you are no longer stepping into the unknown blindly. You are stepping in with awareness, strength and a deeper sense of self.

Musically, “The World” carries that sense of uplift mixed with reflection. It looks back without regret and forwards without fear. It is a celebration, but a humble one, rooted in experience rather than idealism. There is joy in recognising how far you have come, and equal joy in knowing that the journey is not over, that there is more to learn, more to explore, more to become.

At its heart, the song is about embracing life as it is. Cyclical, unpredictable, beautiful, frustrating and endlessly renewing. “The World” is the point where the lessons of every card before it settle into something whole. A moment of completion that naturally becomes the first step of whatever comes next. A reminder that endings are simply beginnings in different clothing, and that we move forward not because we expect ease, but because we have learned to trust ourselves enough to continue.