Like a Lotus [STTZ Projekt: Poesie]

dark jazz ballad, chamber-folk, spoken word

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# Preface
I had the idea to combine lines from Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet" (1923) with a moody, late-night jazz vibe.

While reading his thoughts on how joy and sadness basically come from the same place, it just struck me how perfectly his words would fit over some slow piano and brushed drums.

I set it up as a duet to get this cool back-and-forth between a deep, spoken-word voice and some smooth, breathy singing.

Honestly, the whole thing is just meant to feel like you're sitting in a dimly lit club after hours, letting those deep, philosophical thoughts wash over you while you kick back and relax.

[Intro - soft brushed snare deep upright bass and slow ethereal piano]
Say not I have found the path of the soul.
Say rather I have met the soul walking upon my path.
For the soul walks upon all paths.
The soul walks not upon a line
Neither does it grow like a reed.
It unfolds itself like a lotus of countless petals.

[Verse 1 - intimate male spoken word and smoky jazz piano]
Your joy is your sorrow unmasked
A heavy water from hidden springs
The selfsame well where laughter ran
Is filled with tears the winter brings
How else can it be?
(How else can it be?)
The deeper sorrow carves your being
The more joy you can hold and see

[Pre-Chorus - ethereal female sung vocals and slow ambient bass]
You talk when you cease to be at peace
And when you leave your heart's release
Thought is a bird of empty space
That cannot fly in a worded cage
(A worded cage)

[Instrumental Solo - muted jazz trumpet and delicate ethereal piano]

[Verse 2 - soft male sung vocals and brushed drums]
Your pain is the breaking of the shell
(The breaking of the shell)
That encloses your understanding well
Even as the stone of the fruit must break
(The fruit must break)
So must you know pain for your own sake
Could you keep your heart in wonder
(In wonder)
Your pain would not seem less divine
Than the joy you claim as thine

[Bridge - male and female duet overlapping vocals with moody ambient piano]
So if you love and must have desires
Let these be your guiding fires
To melt into the silent night
And be a brook in starry light
To wake at dawn with a winged heart
And give thanks before you part
(Give thanks before you part)

[Verse 3 - ethereal female sung vocals and minimal jazz piano]
Accept the seasons of your deep heart
Like fields that watch the summer start
Through the lightning and the thunder
Keep your quiet soul in wonder
For love has no other aim
But to fulfill its sacred name

[Outro - intimate male spoken word with fading upright bass and lingering piano]
If you would behold the spirit of death
Open your heart to life's warm breath
For life and death are always one
Like the river and the sea under the sun
(Like the lotus)
(Countless petals)
(The river and the sea)

[Disclaimer]
AI-generated: This song was created using Suno, an AI music generation tool, in accordance with Art. 50 EU AI Act.

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# Preface I had the idea to combine lines from Khalil Gibran's "The Prophet" (1923) with a moody, late-night jazz vibe. While reading his thoughts on how joy and sadness basically come from the same place, it just struck me how perfectly his words would fit over some slow piano and brushed drums. I set it up as a duet to get this cool back-and-forth between a deep, spoken-word voice and some smooth, breathy singing. Honestly, the whole thing is just meant to feel like you're sitting in a dimly lit club after hours, letting those deep, philosophical thoughts wash over you while you kick back and relax. -- [Intro - soft brushed snare deep upright bass and slow ethereal piano] Say not I have found the path of the soul. Say rather I have met the soul walking upon my path. For the soul walks upon all paths. The soul walks not upon a line Neither does it grow like a reed. It unfolds itself like a lotus of countless petals. [Verse 1 - intimate male spoken word and smoky jazz piano] Your joy is your sorrow unmasked A heavy water from hidden springs The selfsame well where laughter ran Is filled with tears the winter brings How else can it be? (How else can it be?) The deeper sorrow carves your being The more joy you can hold and see [Pre-Chorus - ethereal female sung vocals and slow ambient bass] You talk when you cease to be at peace And when you leave your heart's release Thought is a bird of empty space That cannot fly in a worded cage (A worded cage) [Instrumental Solo - muted jazz trumpet and delicate ethereal piano] [Verse 2 - soft male sung vocals and brushed drums] Your pain is the breaking of the shell (The breaking of the shell) That encloses your understanding well Even as the stone of the fruit must break (The fruit must break) So must you know pain for your own sake Could you keep your heart in wonder (In wonder) Your pain would not seem less divine Than the joy you claim as thine [Bridge - male and female duet overlapping vocals with moody ambient piano] So if you love and must have desires Let these be your guiding fires To melt into the silent night And be a brook in starry light To wake at dawn with a winged heart And give thanks before you part (Give thanks before you part) [Verse 3 - ethereal female sung vocals and minimal jazz piano] Accept the seasons of your deep heart Like fields that watch the summer start Through the lightning and the thunder Keep your quiet soul in wonder For love has no other aim But to fulfill its sacred name [Outro - intimate male spoken word with fading upright bass and lingering piano] If you would behold the spirit of death Open your heart to life's warm breath For life and death are always one Like the river and the sea under the sun (Like the lotus) (Countless petals) (The river and the sea) [Disclaimer] AI-generated: This song was created using Suno, an AI music generation tool, in accordance with Art. 50 EU AI Act.

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