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"my nervous system is tangled jewelry..."

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Dear Friends,

Hello again so soon! Today, I’ll get straight to it:

New Atlas Song: Parallel Universe (Philia)

My new song Parallel Universe (Philia) is now available everywhere! I hope you enjoy it! Liner notes and lyrics can be found below. Plus, a new episode of The Sleeping At Last Podcast all about this new song is coming soon!

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Sleeping At Last: Light Carries On Documentary

It is an honor to share that Wonderkind Studios’ documentary, Sleeping At Last: Light Carries On is now available on YouTube!! I am so excited for everyone to get to see what Brian MacDonald has captured and created, and I can’t thank Brian enough for wanting to share my story. I hope you enjoy his beautiful film!

WATCH

Parallel Universe (Philia) Liner Notes

I had the privilege of bringing Parallel Universe (Philia) to life with the help of the following people:

Strings: Sharon Gerber & Anya-Katarina Gerber

Mixing: John Goodmanson

Mastering: Greg Obis

Artwork: Elicia Edijanto


Lyrics:

my nervous system is tangled jewelry.

the harder i try, the tighter the knots in me.

i want to hide, yet i wear it on my sleeve-

a neon sign desperate to be seen,


to find a parallel universe,

to share what heals

and name what hurts,

comparing notes is an act of love.


darkness bites, we laugh as if it doesn’t,

making light of the heaviest of burdens,

no, it may not change a thing

but my lungs fill up with oxygen

and for a moment i get to forget

all of my existential threats


in this parallel universe,

we’ll share what heals

and name what hurts,

comparing notes is an act of love.

when everything is so much,

and the best of me is all used up,

to fall apart is an act of trust.


it’s been forever, time sure unraveled quick,

we pick up the thread as if it never did-

making room, even if just for a minute,

to fall back in tune, ’til the dissonance vanishes

it may not change a thing

but my lungs fill up with oxygen

and for a moment we get to forget

all of our existential threats.


in our parallel universe,

we’ll share what heals

and name what hurts,

comparing notes is an act of love.


parallel universe,

we’ll share what heals

and name what hurts,

comparing notes is an act of love.

when everything is so much

and the best of you is all used up,

to fall apart is an act of trust.

to fall apart is an act of love.

LISTEN

I hope you’re having a really nice week! Speak very soon.

Huge love, Ryan


P.S. Here’s a list of things I love right now:

  1. Wonderkind Studios (Brian and his crew are just wonderful!)

  2. Humble Crumble (Go here when in London! So good.)

  3. Narnia: The Magician’s Nephew (VERY excited about this.)

  4. Pixar’s Ghost Market (It’s a couple years away, but cannot wait.)

 

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