diff --git a/assets b/assets
index fd8251b13..bc7e486ba 160000
--- a/assets
+++ b/assets
@@ -1 +1 @@
-Subproject commit fd8251b139d482146ed79495865a48676a4d1d68
+Subproject commit bc7e486ba4cf52e55893daa951e58b37059b0adb
diff --git a/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/CapsuleText.hx b/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/CapsuleText.hx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dda687f5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/CapsuleText.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+package funkin.freeplayStuff;
+
+import openfl.filters.BitmapFilterQuality;
+import flixel.text.FlxText;
+import flixel.group.FlxSpriteGroup;
+import funkin.shaderslmfao.GaussianBlurShader;
+
+class CapsuleText extends FlxSpriteGroup
+{
+  public var blurredText:FlxText;
+
+  var whiteText:FlxText;
+
+  public var text(default, set):String;
+
+  public function new(x:Float, y:Float, songTitle:String, size:Float)
+  {
+    super(x, y);
+
+    blurredText = initText(songTitle, size);
+    blurredText.shader = new GaussianBlurShader(1);
+    whiteText = initText(songTitle, size);
+    // whiteText.shader = new GaussianBlurShader(0.3);
+    text = songTitle;
+
+    blurredText.color = 0xFF00ccff;
+    whiteText.color = 0xFFFFFFFF;
+    add(blurredText);
+    add(whiteText);
+  }
+
+  function initText(songTitle, size:Float):FlxText
+  {
+    var text:FlxText = new FlxText(0, 0, 0, songTitle, Std.int(size));
+    text.font = "5by7";
+    return text;
+  }
+
+  function set_text(value:String):String
+  {
+    blurredText.text = value;
+    whiteText.text = value;
+    whiteText.textField.filters = [
+      new openfl.filters.GlowFilter(0x00ccff, 1, 5, 5, 210, BitmapFilterQuality.MEDIUM),
+      // new openfl.filters.BlurFilter(5, 5, BitmapFilterQuality.LOW)
+    ];
+    return value;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/SongMenuItem.hx b/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/SongMenuItem.hx
index 33a94cbe0..596dfbed4 100644
--- a/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/SongMenuItem.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/freeplayStuff/SongMenuItem.hx
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 package funkin.freeplayStuff;
 
+import funkin.shaderslmfao.GaussianBlurShader;
 import flixel.group.FlxGroup;
 import flixel.FlxSprite;
 import flixel.graphics.frames.FlxAtlasFrames;
@@ -20,7 +21,7 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
 
   public var songTitle:String = "Test";
 
-  public var songText:FlxText;
+  public var songText:CapsuleText;
   public var favIcon:FlxSprite;
   public var ranking:FlxSprite;
 
@@ -81,9 +82,7 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
         ranking.x -= 10;
     }
 
-    songText = new FlxText(capsule.width * 0.26, 45, 0, songTitle, Std.int(40 * realScaled));
-    songText.font = "5by7";
-    songText.color = 0xFF43C1EA;
+    songText = new CapsuleText(capsule.width * 0.26, 45, songTitle, Std.int(40 * realScaled));
     add(songText);
     grpHide.add(songText);
 
@@ -91,7 +90,6 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
     pixelIcon.makeGraphic(32, 32, 0x00000000);
     pixelIcon.antialiasing = false;
     pixelIcon.active = false;
-
     add(pixelIcon);
     grpHide.add(pixelIcon);
 
@@ -297,6 +295,7 @@ class SongMenuItem extends FlxSpriteGroup
     // cute one liners, lol!
     diffGrayscale.setAmount(value ? 0 : 0.8);
     songText.alpha = value ? 1 : 0.6;
+    songText.blurredText.visible = value ? true : false;
     capsule.offset.x = value ? 0 : -5;
     capsule.animation.play(value ? "selected" : "unselected");
     ranking.alpha = value ? 1 : 0.7;
diff --git a/source/funkin/shaderslmfao/GaussianBlurShader.hx b/source/funkin/shaderslmfao/GaussianBlurShader.hx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ad472ac31
--- /dev/null
+++ b/source/funkin/shaderslmfao/GaussianBlurShader.hx
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+package funkin.shaderslmfao;
+
+import flixel.addons.display.FlxRuntimeShader;
+import funkin.Paths;
+import openfl.utils.Assets;
+
+/**
+ * Note... not actually gaussian!
+ */
+class GaussianBlurShader extends FlxRuntimeShader
+{
+  public var amount:Float;
+
+  public function new(amount:Float = 1.0)
+  {
+    super(Assets.getText(Paths.frag("gaussianBlur")));
+    setAmount(amount);
+  }
+
+  public function setAmount(value:Float):Void
+  {
+    this.amount = value;
+    this.setFloat("amount", amount);
+  }
+}