ARCANA - The Hermit (new song)

Hello my dear demons…

I hope you all enjoyed the Catherine Elms ARCANA livestream? It was a really fun time for me in Wales and I’m still buzzing from the countryside and wholesome activities. If you missed the livestream then it's available forever for patrons here.

It was a great evening and my entire time spent with Cath was just brilliant - I had no idea how much I needed to get away from the city for a while. We have talked about repeating the event perhaps at The Nest on real pianos... and maybe one day a stage show.

Anyway, for now, as promised it’s time for me to start teasing out the songs from the EP 😃

Up first is THE HERMIT.

Ok. So Cath’s description of this song goes something like this...

"The Hermit has always been a card that I've felt drawn to, as an introvert who needs solitude for recharge and reflection. But, I think it's a positive and necessary part of life - we all need to make space to sit with ourselves and reflect on who we are and what we want ("I'm a story incomplete"); when we're alone we can be honest with ourselves, away from social conventions and expectations, and discover our true selves ("In the silence I am mine"). The Hermit isn't lonely, only learning. Musically, we were inspired by Holst's Neptune from The Planets - we channelled that feeling of being distant, quiet, and removed from the world through spacious chords that span almost the entire range of the piano."

THE HERMIT - LYRICS

I’m a story incomplete

From word to word

It grows and breathes

From the solitude

I can thrive

In beautiful complexity

It takes practice

To erase pathways

Trodden in by marching time.

It’s not lonely

Only learning

In the silence I am mine.

These foolish conventions

You can overcome

When you’re brave enough to run

I've been

Turning in my sleep

reaching from the inside

And if I have to lose

Then this is what I choose

Mould me

And shape me

Take me

Erase me

I belong here

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Enjoy! There will be another 3 songs coming your way this month plus a vlog… a photobox… and for those of you on MARBAS, BELETH & ELIGOS you’ll be receiving a very special handmade package, shipping this weeked. Don’t go anywhere 😃

Love & Feathers and Pianos,

Mishkin xx