Exit
By Cosmic Cairns on December 28, 2022 8:40 pm
...And that'll do it. We made it through another year and another round of Weekly Beats! I came into this year with some trepidation. I didn't feel like I was in the right headspace to tackle a song a week and I wasn't sure I wanted to do it again, but I decided to just go for it. I ended up being glad I went for it and mostly enjoying the process this year. First of all it's always inspiring to listen to everyone else's tracks, so that's a good reason to participate right there. I know from past experience that sometimes WB can feel like a real obligation and inspiration can run really low, but somehow my inspiration level stayed pretty steady and I generally had a good time working on a track each week. My big goal was to keep it fun this year and I feel like I was able to do that. As a bonus I also feel like I can see some tangible improvements in myself over the year and that's always nice.
So what's everyone got planned for 2023? I think the first thing I'll do is gather up some of the WB tracks I did this year and put together an album. I'll probably take a little break from doing a song every week, but I do hope to do a decent amount of recording in 2023. It's been a while since I put together an album that wasn't comprised of tracks I did for WB, so maybe I'll try to do that. Heck, maybe I'll even spend more than a week on songs, although WB's got me trained into a specific kind of workflow now. Maybe I'll play around with doing some longer tracks. Like 15 minutes or more. Not sure though.
I've also been writing a book that I started a few years ago. I'm probably about 2/3rds to 3/4ths done with it and I had kind of hoped to finish it in 2022, but I think my creative brain just went full-blown into music mode and I barely worked on the book at all. So I'm thinking after I put together the first album I might try to switch gears for a bit and focus on finishing that sucker off finally.
As of right now I'm planning on returning for WB 2024, as long as it's a thing and as long as life doesn't throw me any weird curveballs that prevent it. In the meantime I'll be posting any new albums I do to Bandcamp and probably Spotify, Youtube, etc. I do have Cosmic Cairns accounts for Facebook and Twitter, although I don't use either one all that often. My likes/follows are embarrassingly low on both so feel free to throw me a pity like/follow if you want! 
I do check them from time to time, so feel free to get in touch. Especially if you're releasing any albums or videos or new tracks this year. I'd love to check them out.
Oh yeah, I also did a track for this week. Here are the lyrics:
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There is no breeze today, it's quiet here
All the butterflies are gone
An echo fades away across the lake
And gets lost in the sun
Seems like a good note to go out on
It's been real but now it's time to go
Don't want to wear out any welcomes
And knowing when to quit is something to aim for
Something not everyone gets
The moon is almost full and Jupiter
Is lingering nearby
And on the horizon a comet's tail
Stretches across the sky
There were many things here worth experiencing
I'm glad I saw some sunsets along the way
If I can I will try to remember
Storm clouds only hide away the sun and the stars
But they're still where they are all the time
A bright red exit sign looms overhead
Illuminates a door
And I may hesitate but not for long
I can't resist the pull
Even if I wanted to stay forever
The river of time just keeps chugging along
No one's able to escape its current
Gotta go wherever it wants and that is not here
This is merely a step along the way
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), excited to check out more and more from you!
