12. BRACER (Hanged Man) — Lyrics
Sneak peak the album as it’s being written. Some songs streaming, the rest wait until April.
Crow says:
You can’t keep introducing yourself the old way.
The Hanged Man — Reversed
[INTRO]
Crow watches the pivot.
The drop looks gentle.
I calculate.
I stiffen.
Water mirrors my brace.
World tilts.
I don’t.
Bracer is me.
[VERSE]
I look more relaxed than I feel.
Ankles grip the floor,
Vision folds. Inward swirl.
Body holds memory.
Mind outruns the room.
People dissolve.
I portion myself.
See the shift.
Delay the dive.
My footing becomes ceiling.
Perspective leans.
Ghost says:
Grow and they fall away.
Crow says:
The drop remakes you.
[PRE-CHORUS]
Shoulders tight.
Hands free.
(hands free)
I don’t know
what to do
with these.
[CHORUS]
Bracer.
Predict without proof.
Bracer.
Body believes it.
Bracer.
Pulse doubles.
Old signal rises.
Brace again.
(Brace again.)
[BRIDGE — ego exposure]
I practiced persona for decades.
Posture betrays me.
I’m learning to unclench.
Resistance persists.
Arrival reorders me.
Angle changes.
[PRE-CHORUS]
Shoulders tight.
Hands free.
(hands free)
I don’t know
what to do
with these.
[CHORUS]
Bracer.
Predict without proof.
Bracer.
Body believes it.
Bracer.
Pulse doubles.
Old signal rises.
Hang instead.
(Hang instead)
[OUTRO]
Ghost served its season.
Bracer recalculates.
The Hanged Man settles.
Crow says:
You can’t keep introducing yourself the old way.
Containment loosens.
Humility stretches.
Brace softens.
Being remains.
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Fun fact: I played the flute on this track. The melody came off the top of my head in one take.
Thank you for listening 🤲🏻
