3. OWL — Lyrics
About the Song
Stillness isn’t stopping—
it’s how I aim cleanly.
(Scroll below the lyrics to read more about this song.)
Lyrics
[INTRO ]
O child of dust—
undress your doubt.
Step out of your borrowed skin.
I am the eye behind your eyes.
The watcher who whispers, “now.”
I come in the mask of a moving cloud.
Night holds the question.
Courage is timing.
[VERSE ]
Moon hangs low—
a wicked grin.
Eyes that see what others fear.
Whispers only I can hear.
Ask the dark
what it remembers.
Speak too soon—
cheapen the truth.
Wait too long—
lose the nerve.
Owl waits because Owl knows.
Moment aligns.
Wing cuts the night.
Now.
[CHORUS ]
Who am I?
I am Owl.
Night-bound—
in the hush now.
Who am I?
Owl knows.
Mouth of the ground,
move with the clouds.
I am Owl.
[BRIDGE]
Knowing isn’t loud.
Avoidance is.
Let the moment meet me.
Stillness isn’t stopping—
it’s how I aim cleanly.
[CHORUS ]
Who am I?
I am Owl.
Night-bound—
in the hush now.
Who am I?
Owl knows.
Mouth of the ground,
move with the clouds.
I am Owl.
[OUTRO ]
Eye in the keyhole.
Sigil in the soil.
Fall through the question.
Lose what you hold.
Open your mouth—
[pause]
Owl chooses the sound.
About the Song
“Owl” is a timing song.
I am learning how much damage comes from acting too early — and how much harm comes from waiting past the moment that asks for movement. This track sits inside that narrow window where stillness sharpens instead of freezes.
While writing it, I kept noticing how often clarity speaks quietly. The body knows before the voice moves. Timing lives in sensation.
What I notice while living with this song
Stillness carries information. Silence gathers aim. When the moment aligns, action arrives cleanly.
Owl teaches me that waiting can be active. Attention steadies. Vision adjusts. Courage feels precise.
This song helps me trust the pause without turning it into avoidance.
Why Owl
Owls move when accuracy peaks. They listen first. They wait without rushing. Then they act without apology.
Owl in this album holds the role of timing. After Molt softens the body, Owl teaches discernment. When to speak. When to wait. When to let the dark finish remembering.
Undercurrents and teachers I carry here
This song carries the influence of Aleister Crowley in the way will aligns with timing rather than force. True action arrives when the moment agrees.
For a gentle, human introduction to Crowley’s symbolic language, I recommend The Chicken Qabalah by Lon Milo DuQuette.
You may also hear an echo of Abraham Hicks in the emphasis on alignment — movement that follows readiness rather than pressure.
These influences live here as practice, not conclusion. This song holds my learning in motion.
Where this sits in BYRDS
Owl follows Molt for a reason. Softening prepares perception. Timing refines action.
If Crow watches and Molt releases, Owl times.
This track sits at the point where listening becomes readiness.
A little owl moves through the dark, keeping watch over you. 🦉
