Marcell Siahaan released his latest musical work in Ramadan this year. Carrying a theme about a person's inner journey, Marcell delves deeper into the retrospective search for the human self.
This song is the second religious single for Marcell. Previously in 2024 he released a song titled "Tawakal", whose lyrics, composition and arrangement were written by him.
Through his own record label and music publisher, Ruang Menyusui Records and MKH Publishing, the single "Menuju Cahaya" was produced by Marcell himself as the main music director. The vocals were recorded by Yusuf Effendi Hadiyanto at the Ruang Menyusui studio, assisted by legendary behind-the-scenes musicians including Gatot Alindo on acoustic and electric guitars and Ivan Alidiyan on keyboards and synthesizers.
Meanwhile, Stefanus Adi Wibowo as the vocal director, as well as Lawrence 'Random' Widarto as the assistant or mixing and mastering engineer. Not to forget, his beloved wife Rima Melati Adams also took part in reading the English poetic lyrics in the song.
"Obviously, only Rima is the most fluent and the best English pronunciation in this house," said Marcell in a written statement received by VOI, February 26.
Through its lyrics, Menuju Cahaya describes the inner journey of a human being at the moment of stopping feeling to be the center, and starting to step towards something bigger than himself. This song does not talk about achievement, but about release; not about being right, but about learning to be submissive and honest with yourself.
The lyrics themselves are inspired by the concept of Tazkiyatun Nafs, which is the process of purifying the soul. This idea is in line with the message of the Qur'an in Surat Asy-Syams (91) verses 9-10 and Surat Al-A'la (87) verse 14, which both emphasize that true luck does not come from external recognition, but from the courage to cleanse the heart.
"Light" in this song is not meant as a symbol of personal success or instant enlightenment. Light is a goal, as something approached, not owned. This interpretation is inspired by the image of Divine Light in Surat An-Nur verse 35, so that the lyrics do not emphasize the ego, but emphasize the process of taking a journey: stepping forward without a name, without the burden of being worshiped.
There is something interesting about the music processing in this song. Even though it has a religious nuance, this song is packaged quite uniquely through an arrangement that is thick with electronic nuances.
"I deliberately gave birth to this song with a slightly different arrangement, of course without losing its spirit, the hope is that this song can capture more listeners from a wider and more diverse segments," explained Marcell.
"And whoever they are can interpret the music and lyrics of this song without having to wait for certain moments. Self-purification is a process that deserves to be celebrated by anyone, anywhere and anytime." he concluded.
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