An Affirmation From the Night Watchman

Plating is Optional

The Ballad of John and Yoko isn’t about romance or rebellion. It’s about momentum under pressure. The world is loud, judgmental, intrusive, and moving whether you’re ready or not. Lennon doesn’t stop to explain himself. He doesn’t slow down to process his feelings. He just keeps moving, narrating the strain as it happens.

That’s the lesson.

Life doesn’t always give you the option to pause. Responsibility doesn’t wait for clarity. Sometimes the demand is simple and brutal: carry it.

That’s where the chocolate cake comes in.

Not plated. Not shared. Not turned into a metaphor about healing or reward. You eat it straight out of the bag because life sucks and you still have to function. You’re not celebrating. You’re fueling. There’s a difference.

People confuse slowing down with being responsible. They’re not the same thing. Some moments don’t want rest — they want alignment. Same pace. Same load. Just something that matches the frequency you’re operating at so you don’t crack under it.

That’s what the song does. It pairs with the moment. It doesn’t deny the pressure or dramatize it. It says: this is happening, I’m still moving, and you can think whatever you want.

Chocolate cake out of the bag is the same move. No ceremony. No illusion that things are fine. Just a small, honest adjustment that lets you keep going without lying to yourself.

Life sucks.

You don’t stop it.

You don’t slow it down.

You find something that fits the weight — and you carry it.