Matreya is back with his second single, “I Saw The Light,” a raw dive into the process of healing after enduring years under inner darkness. The Birmingham-born artist, who used to be known as Mason Noise, promises a stirring testament to the healing powers of letting go underpinned by spirituality and Reiki.
“I Saw The Light” is built on a down-to-earth, almost ritualistic drumbeat that feels like the aftermath of a release. Ethereal synths and softening layers of vocals give the whole song a spectral lift, suggesting movement not from suffocation but towards clarity. Every beat sounds deliberate, reflecting the act of unraveling, shedding, and slowly returning to health.
There's an aching vulnerability in Matreya’s delivery, demure at first before gliding upwards as the song gathers pace. There’s an emotional arc in all this that approximates recovery: the breaking, the reckoning, and finally a breakthrough.
“I Saw The Light” continues Matreya’s progression as a songwriter and man emerging from his shadows. In a matter of minutes, he’s built a space for pain to sit alongside healing and, in doing so, has created some guiding light to help anyone who might be walking through their darkness.