diff --git a/source/FreeplayState.hx b/source/FreeplayState.hx
index 464ba7452..6dec6f1a6 100644
--- a/source/FreeplayState.hx
+++ b/source/FreeplayState.hx
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatState
 	private var grpSongs:FlxTypedGroup<Alphabet>;
 	private var curPlaying:Bool = false;
 
+	private var iconArray:Array<HealthIcon> = [];
+
 	override function create()
 	{
 		var initSonglist = CoolUtil.coolTextFile(Paths.txt('freeplaySonglist'));
@@ -88,6 +90,9 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatState
 
 			var icon:HealthIcon = new HealthIcon(songs[i].songCharacter);
 			icon.sprTracker = songText;
+
+			// using a FlxGroup is too much fuss!
+			iconArray.push(icon);
 			add(icon);
 
 			// songText.x += 40;
@@ -271,6 +276,13 @@ class FreeplayState extends MusicBeatState
 
 		var bullShit:Int = 0;
 
+		for (i in 0...iconArray.length)
+		{
+			iconArray[i].alpha = 0.6;
+		}
+
+		iconArray[curSelected].alpha = 1;
+
 		for (item in grpSongs.members)
 		{
 			item.targetY = bullShit - curSelected;
diff --git a/source/PauseSubState.hx b/source/PauseSubState.hx
index 5831ebef1..2e36eda04 100644
--- a/source/PauseSubState.hx
+++ b/source/PauseSubState.hx
@@ -39,17 +39,27 @@ class PauseSubState extends MusicBeatSubstate
 
 		var levelInfo:FlxText = new FlxText(20, 15, 0, "", 32);
 		levelInfo.text += PlayState.SONG.song;
-		levelInfo.text += '\n' + CoolUtil.difficultyString();
 		levelInfo.scrollFactor.set();
 		levelInfo.setFormat(Paths.font("vcr.ttf"), 32);
 		levelInfo.updateHitbox();
 		add(levelInfo);
+
+		var levelDifficulty:FlxText = new FlxText(20, 15 + 32, 0, "", 32);
+		levelDifficulty.text += CoolUtil.difficultyString();
+		levelDifficulty.scrollFactor.set();
+		levelDifficulty.setFormat(Paths.font('vcr.ttf'), 32);
+		levelDifficulty.updateHitbox();
+		add(levelDifficulty);
+
+		levelDifficulty.alpha = 0;
 		levelInfo.alpha = 0;
 
 		levelInfo.x = FlxG.width - (levelInfo.width + 20);
+		levelDifficulty.x = FlxG.width - (levelDifficulty.width + 20);
 
 		FlxTween.tween(bg, {alpha: 0.6}, 0.4, {ease: FlxEase.quartInOut});
 		FlxTween.tween(levelInfo, {alpha: 1, y: 20}, 0.4, {ease: FlxEase.quartInOut, startDelay: 0.3});
+		FlxTween.tween(levelDifficulty, {alpha: 1, y: levelDifficulty.y + 5}, 0.4, {ease: FlxEase.quartInOut, startDelay: 0.5});
 
 		grpMenuShit = new FlxTypedGroup<Alphabet>();
 		add(grpMenuShit);