actor and singer neeraj madhav reveals he was struggling with anxiety issues during the initial days of lockdown i was struggling to sleep and then one day i just got up from bed went out and saw the sunrise that calmed me he says that morning the actor penned down his thoughts which has now become the lyrics for the track titled hope which he will release today on world mental health day along with the songs wish and fly i felt the need to address the importance of mental health that day i took inspiration from my personal struggles and decided to express it through hip hop i wanted it to be empowering the song wish is about wanting to deal with the struggle by facing it head on hope is about striving to survive through it and fly is about the beauty after overcoming it he says neerajs rap tracks pani paali and those from his extended play ep jungle speaks became huge hits during the lockdown these three tracks were in my mind even before pani paali they speak about fighting ones inner demons dealing with depression anxiety and other issues that many go through during this time he says adding that the tracks arent entirely of the hip hop genre this time i have tried to bring in more musicality to it so i have explored the sub genres of rap music like lofi and mellow pop vibes he says the actor stresses that while many say that they are health conscious they never care for their mental wellbeing we even take medicine for a minor headache but fail to acknowledge mental health struggles i occasionally go through anxiety problems and i personally try to deal with it by listening to music or by writing i wish and hope that these tracks would inspire many to fly high he sums up