This Song Went Through Three Huge Changes To The Lyrics Before Settling Into This Version On The Album.

This song went through three huge changes to the lyrics before settling into this version on the album. It started out as my attempt at something like a love song, but then it crumbled away until it was more like a song about obsessive-compulsive disorder ... interesting, to say the least. What exactly does this say about me and my ability to form meaningful, lasting relationships with other human beings? Probably that I suck. Yep.

My gloomy version of “Silent Night” will surely lift your Xmas 2020 spirits.

This song is about just how ridiculous it is, in this enormous universe of infinitely complex beauty, that nothing can compare to the emotional intensity of love. To be sure, reflecting on black holes and neutron stars can bring about a sublime sense of wonder, but what are such refined emotions in comparison to the cataclysmic upheaval of falling in love? At the same time as acknowledging the ridiculousness of it all, the song is also about surrendering to the domination of love and enjoying its special place within experienced reality. Without knowing love, it would be impossible to understand even half of what it can actually feel like to be a human being alive on planet earth.

Here’s a demo of a new song I’ve been working on!

Claire Falkenberg

Trash, 2011

oil on collaged c-prints of trash

I’ve just released my second full length album! Available right now on bandcamp: https://marktimmins.bandcamp.com/album/controlled-voluntary-suffering