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The gentle little intro riff was the seed that created this particular tune. It grew into quite a sprawling creation by the time I was done writing it. I am especially fond of the almost-cinematic instrumental break in the middle. Lyrically, it addresses the superficiality of human religions and the way we tend to mistake the symbol of a thing for its essence.

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GOD

I'm here all around you,
my essence surrounds you.
But temporal trappings confound you,
and nothing I impart can ground you.

You toil in vain to define me,
wondrous words to confine me.
Your prayers and totems can't bind me. With tools like these you'll not find me.

The world is an illusion where you dwell amidst confusion,
that dulls all resolution, turns conviction into dissolution.

The spaces between moments beseech you. The singularity entreats you.
The universe has so much to teach you…but it may never reach you.

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from The Quiet Earth Orchestra, released February 19, 2008

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John Ludi Madison, Wisconsin

John Ludi is a musician/singer-songwriter with a wide array of influences and lyrical interests who was "Indie" before the term even existed. Working outside of the music industry by choice has given Ludi the ability to release songs of a level of lyrical depth that are anathema to the minds of the "suits". Ludi lives off-grid in a yurt in the woods of WI and will "fight the power" til he dies. ... more

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