Clouds

from Phase/Shift by Iambic Beats

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Ty Gardner (@bywayofwords on Twitter) is an amazing writer. I asked him if I could feature one of his poems in a song. He sent me about 10 and they were all amazing. Thanks a lot, right? Choosing is difficult.

Anyway, I landed on this one and he told me the backstory about looking up at the sky. Immediately, I heard the song in my head and asked him if he would pretty please record the story. He did, thankfully, and I chopped it up and featured it in the song.

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I remember as a child
Standing in a courtyard of sorts
Looking up at the sky and watching as the clouds moved
Realizing I had no idea how anything actually worked
And it made me feel so small

How childish and lonely to realize the migration of clouds
A haunting epoch of self-awareness and clarity.

I think I knew it then;
The truth of my mortality.

Forming from nothing,
Sunshine and peace.

Building then billowing,
Rage and rain.

Dissipating, faded, and final.

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from Phase/Shift, released August 21, 2021
Cloud Migration Taught Me About Death was originally published in "Bukowski Charm," available on Amazon. Please check out his many works; they are amazing.

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Iambic Beats Los Angeles, California

We have so many titles. A few of mine are: scientist, poet, writer, singer, mom. I like to think I live at the intersection of music and words and always asking questions. A goddamn lovely place to be.