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After another season of failed crops, a farmer contemplates finally giving up his harsh, unpredictable lifestyle. But that very night, he's visited by a formidable shadowy figure, who mysteriously tempts him with a life of promise and ease. Skeptical and fearful of this strange lure, the farmer uses his own power to ward off the figure, and much to his own surprise, is successful! With a new sense of confidence and ambition now filling his veins, he begins preparing for the next season, while ivory wings slowly begin sprouting from his shoulders. Months pass, and yet his crops still produce nothing. His hope wanes yet again, and in response, the wings slowly begin tearing off from his body, painfully reminding him of his tepid past. Amidst the agony, he prays for the shadowy figure to return once more, so he can be offered a second chance.
Trailing conscious delay
The smell of decay
Predator salivates
Must enslave the prey
Foggy shield in his scope starts wielding its blur
Darkness creeping in a'drape, a figure takes shape
Clarity falls short
Fear found its mort, which had failed to abort
Cryptic it remains, unknown, awaiting impulse
Eating up the breadcrumb trail of my unexplored tale
White walls have paved its allure and charm
The steadiness speaks no harm
Prying happy smiles with clean, fresh sterile style
Apathy ahead for miles, and more to compile
In this dry time, darkness will prevail
The crop you tend will surely fail
Over smoldering musk scents, sandalwood ferments
Whistles pitching high initiate tree roots' slide
Hypnotic pulses on animal skins
Present the smudge stick to its grin
Forced in a tight cell
Where thoughts mean to dwell, they swell
Will man cry when his wings are torn off dry?
Pregnant tongues howl
Adolescent eyes growl
Feed with exotic rinds
To birth the silver kind
credits
from Carousel (Part I),
released November 1, 2018
Scott Mitchell Gorski - Upright Bass, Voice
Lindsey Paige Miller - Cello
Songs, Lyrics, and Concept By Scott Mitchell Gorski
Cello Parts written by Lindsey Paige Miller
Recorded and Mixed by Greg Norman at Electrical Audio in Chicago, IL Mastered by Bob Weston at Chicago Mastering Service in Chicago, IL
Produced by Okapi
OKAPI is a duo which utilizes upright bass, cello, and voice through raw, intimate orchestrations driven by honesty and
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