This track comes from Aaron's startup DNA — the philosophy that convention is just a suggestion. It tackles Celebrating the new version of yourself - the joy of realizing the reinvention worked, you're actually different now, actually better. The lyrics get specific — "The old Aaron would've never looked to stars above" — because personal tracks on Majik's are personal for real, not performatively. The dance-pop production matches the energy of the confession. It hits celebratory and confident, in that order. Every personal track in the catalogue comes from a real moment, a real feeling, a real person. This one is no exception.
[verse 1]
Spun up a new instance of myself today
Cloud-based confidence and a Folly Beach array
Stransky's running different, optimized and clean
Best performance metrics that I've ever seen
The old Aaron would've stayed in a job he didn't love
The old Aaron would've never looked to stars above
And said I'm building something magic on this shore
New instance running, and I'm ready for more
[chorus]
New instance, new me, running on new ground
New instance, the old one's been shut down
Everything is faster, cleaner, better than before
New instance of Aaron, watch me soar
[verse 2]
DoD to founder, Navy to the beach
Every pivot got me closer to my reach
A-A-Ron two point oh with the upgraded soul
Lean Six Sigma sharpened to a fine patrol
OG Unicorn's the name on the latest deploy
From a scared kid in boot camp to a man of joy
The Unconventional Technologist in final form
New instance, baby, I survived the storm
[chorus]
New instance, new me, running on new ground
New instance, the old one's been shut down
Everything is faster, cleaner, better than before
New instance of Aaron, watch me soar
[bridge]
If you're stuck in version one, I'm telling you
Shut it down and spin up something new
The migration's scary but the uptime's worth the risk
New instance, flip the switch
[chorus]
New instance, new me, running on new ground
New instance, the old one's been shut down
Everything is faster, cleaner, better than before
New instance of Aaron, watch me soar
[outro]
Version two point oh
Running strong
No downtime