Quiver

from Violet Afterlife by Cosmic Cairns

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I wrote this one about six months after Jealous of Birds, but the themes seemed complimentary. There's a yearning to fly away and just be outside under a big vast sky. I imagine a lot of people were feeling that way in 2020 especially as there have been limits on places to go and it's just seemed to drag on and on. At the end of the day music has always been a good mode of escape for me and this is a solid example of that.

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I thought you should know that I'm all right
But I gotta get on the next flight
Somewhere they've never heard of
Dampening out the inner light

A silver arrow's in my sight
I filled the quiver up last night
And now I'm not the one who
Quivers under the stars so bright

Got lost in thought there for a time
While overhead the full moon shines
And lights up clouds that stretch out
From here to the horizon line

I'll turn my eyes from side to side
Take in the sky so deep and wide
A vast expansive ocean
I get dragged away by its tide

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from Violet Afterlife, released April 16, 2021

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Cosmic Cairns Nevada

Cosmic Cairns is a one man band/recording project featuring Ethan Slaughter on numerous instruments. I've been making home recordings since 1995 and am in a constant process of learning, growing, and exploring. And hopefully recording a few halfway decent songs along the way. ... more

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