Satori (Reverie in Rain)
By ViridianLoom on January 28, 2024 8:25 pm
In Tucson, getting rain is kind of a big deal. We spend a majority of the year in hot weather, clear blue skies, and finding any bit of shade we can. So when we finally get a storm rolling in, it almost becomes kind of a spiritual experience when the rain starts falling. My wife and I have pulled up chairs, opened our garage door halfway, and just watched and listened to the rain falling. So yeah, this song is about that more or less, attempting to describe the feeling of being weighed down by bad memories of the past and finding clarity by being in the moment and experiencing nature.
› Lyrics
‹ Lyrics
Like remnants of a blight
An echo of past memory
Consumption of the mind
Deafening choir of contempt
Clawing from the inside
Pushing it down and away
“Oh, I couldn’t care less”
or at least that’s what she would say, but it won’t relent
And as she looked away, staring out into empty space
It’s welcomed embrace
Heading outside into the dimming light
Darkness coats the sky, overcast as the storm rolls in
Wishing for a rain that washes away all the pain
The moment drawing near, the scent of petrichor fills the air
The first drops start to fall
Dotting the ground in reverence
The sound drowns out all her self-doubt
Clarity found in nature’s grasp
Holding steadfast
Our garden is overgrown
Colors spilling out by the window sill
Forgotten time
Hopelessly enshrined
Beads dripping down the frosted glass
Silence, at last
› Song Notes
‹ Song Notes
For the most part I wanted to keep this song exclusively to guitar + vocals with the intent of using the guitar itself for percussion. But I eventually added some piano during the climactic moments, but I tried to keep myself restricted from using any further instruments beyond that. Well, I DID tap on a Pepsi can for a hihat type of sound at the end but I swear THAT'S IT.
Vocal performance is ok. There's lines that could be sung better and there's definitely some lyrics that I would have preferred to workshop more but the overall intent is there. I planned on rerecording some of the parts this morning but my voice doesn't want to cooperate with me today and keeps cracking. So since I reached the point of diminishing returns I'll leave it as is. I'm interested in rerecording some of these songs when my singing gets more consistent.
