Welcome to Chillers, the ongoing series where we take a look at songs that give me goosebumps. Bi-weekly posting will be done on WordPress with a cross post to Bluesky.

An encapsulation of growing up from gifted child to burnt-out adult, Becoming Unbecoming takes a hard look at the comedy and tragedy of modern adulthood. It’s self-aware, tender, and devastating all at once—funny in the places it hurts and honest where it counts.

Each line from Leanna Firestone contrasts itself, forming a string of opposing truths. Every lyric feels like a diary entry from someone coming to terms with the fact that the same drive that once set them apart has become their undoing.

It’s a reflection of the millennial experience—trying to live up to potential, finding out what happens when the praise runs out, and learning to forgive yourself in the process.

A criminally underrated song that captures what it means to grow up, burn out, and still try again tomorrow.