There is so much going on in this track. A lot of the imagery is disjointed and fractured, like memory, where I wrote from.
I know I wrote the last verse about my childhood with my older brother, the amazing sensation of play, of being best friends.
When I was into that I must have remembered a bit of my religious upbringing and my extremely mixed feelings toward the church "hold your hands out, get a piece of it"... sort of a rant against he commodification of spirituality.
But a lot of this song is about being a kid, having big thundercloud pride, shooting stars between your eyes, staying up into the night waiting for the word.
lyrics
Reservoirs, shooting stars, fall between your eyes.
Hundred mile, shy smile, begging you to try.
Thundercloud, tall and proud, petulant and snide.
Don't know how, even now, to say goodbye.
Wait for the truth to come, be enthralled.
Hold your head up, don't resist.
Everyone will be absolved… hold your hands out, get a piece of it.
Everywhere in the air, only thing I saw.
Last chance, happenstance, drawing of the straws.
Maybe wow, somehow, it'll disappear. Don't know how…
even now… to shed a tear.
Stay up all night, hear the word. Finally.
Everyone will be absolved. Hold your hands out, take it quietly.
Forgot back then, played pretend, glimmer in your eyes.
Perfect light, clear and bright, brilliantly alive.
Everywhere you would be, I would be too.
Perfect sky, learned to fly up into the blue.
Luke Janela has been writing and recording music for many moons. He is a classically trained cellist, guitarist and singer.
He has fronted 15 albums. All bare a distinct character and tend to defy simple classification.
His music is urgent and innovative, moving from fol to punk to classical to electronic as a cohesive, contemporary whole...more
Aaron Ross is one of my favorite songwriters, and this album was recorded at the apex of my time in Nevada City, CA. I'm even on a couple of tracks, but that's not why it's great. It's EPIC. Luke Janela
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