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Sad Landscapes

from Evyn by Reason To Care

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The missing pieces fall into place and Evyn finds himself in a railway compartment. He feels secure and his certainty grows, although he does not know the destination. Someone had left the window ajar. The cabin welcomes light winds and Evyn feels them moving in circles. He is reminded of his brother telling stories about seagulls at the Baltic Sea three years ago. Evyn almost loses himself in thoughts, but yesterday’s tragedy does not let him take a trip down memory lane and drags him back to the here and now.

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I am still gazing into the distance and my view settles down at the horizon line. All of a sudden, I am able to recall shapes of a person trespassing the field of my vision. The person draws closer and the film fades out. My hands slide into the pockets of my jeans to explore the depths. I am left in disbelief as my left hand brings a small parcel, wrapped in an old newspaper, to light. Impatiently, I try to unwrap the bundle, but it takes a while as I lost control over my hands trembling in excitement. In the next moment a tiny pendant drops out of the paper into the palm of my hand. It’s a little whale disappearing in my pocket again. Desperately, I try to forget the bundle, but it will take a while. The scenes of yesterday are still spinning inside my head. Just like a humming-top, spinning and spinning, they‘ll spin forever. On the edge to throw the newspaper away, a photo attracts my attention. It’s the sea again. But where’s all the shiny blue? My eyes run over the text to reach another photo. I am confused. It’s black, which shimmers at the surface and I can discover how the white light of the sun gets split into all colours of the rainbow. Oh, how they lie pretending a life of ease. The photos should have been printed in greyscale! The black mass ties every single soul to the ground. Featherweight turns heavyweight. ...And there‘s no escape. I think we are guilty. I know we are guilty! ...And there‘s no escape. Yes we are guilty of building sad landscapes. We are taking the air to fly. We are taking the water to swim. We are taking the soil to grow. We are ending lives. Birds should fly sky-high, shouldn’t they? …And fishes should dive deep, to peacefully fall asleep!

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from Evyn, released August 29, 2014
music and lyrics written by Reason To Care
recorded, mixed and mastered by Jan / Hidden Planet Studio, Berlin
guest vocals on Sad Landscapes by Andrez/No Omega

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