Splinter- The Song

Here's a clip of Splinter, as interpreted by word, sound & spirit. As you may see by now, the Splinter theme is far reaching. I threw out the idea of having a theme song to my comrade Ravi Maharaj (electronic artist : a_phake)

Click the play button in the middle of the picture





the lyrics came via 2 very creative sessions. It was chiseled out by both parties over e-mail. Ravi put the music down & had specific melodic ideas for the words & how they would be phrased. So while i took the liberty of spilling many quatrains of thought onto paper, ideas would eventually get tossed back and forth or out altogether. This process allowed the message of the song to be rounded off & polised. An experience not too unlike the physical process of sculpting.

Lyrics:

there's a world that goes before your eyes
its splinters are caught in ur head
where the sharpest feelings lay disguised
like a scorpion under ur bed


there's a trap door gonna close in ur mind
let the darkness out of your heart
are u living on the lies u can find
as it trickles from the start


IM EITHER GONNA RISE
OR GO DOWN WITH YOU


The eagle's flight begins with a shattered shell
The snake he sheds his skin
he's got alotta stories to tell


Rising high as he spreads his wings
In the perfect natural order of things
He's a light - he's gonna fight
he's gonna burst into a flame


IM EITHER GONNA RISE
OR GO DOWN WITH YOU


we listen to the tracks laid down since the womb in our heads
The fabric of your life is woven from the myths you’ve been fed
we are all splintered
shattered like a stone
we rise up from the pieces of dust and steel & bone


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The song will debut tonight on 95.1 FM @ around 10pm. Tune in & show your support.
It will also be part of a Soundtrack CD Souvenir, available on the Opening Night & for the duration of the exhibition.

The CD is priced at $60. 

(More on the CD content in another blog!)