Creative Flow with the Solstice/Full Moon
Nothing better for me than when the creative flow comes out into lyrics. The Solstice and Full moon were amazing for this over the weekend. A very sacred experience for me. I was reading Melville on Friday night, thinking of how he & Moby Dick were largely overlook in his lifetime. The line "I leave a white and turbid wake, pale waters, paler cheeks" stuck me as very poetic/lyrical. So I wrote the lyrics to this song, opening with the first part of that line, in honor of Melville (& the great Quest.) Chorus is blank as that usually comes out collaboratively... Namaste.
I leave a white and turbid wake
Cast my fate upon the stars
Not sure why I’ve given chase
Or just what the dangers are
Might be a white whale or a ghost
Might roam the forest or the sea
Might raise a dagger or a toast
To the deepest part of me
It’s the night that leads me on
As it cloaks the mystery
Is it the moon now or the dawn
That’s the greater friend to me
[Chorus Goes Here]
It’s been months now since I sailed
But it feels like years to me
Guess time crawls when you’re jailed
(Or) when you’re not who you want to be
Is that a shadow in the night
Yeah, perhaps the time is here
I could tell if I had more light
I could see without the tears
I leave a white and turbid wake
Heading for a vast unknown
It’s a call I can’t forsake
I can feel it in my bones
