Every one of us struggles to learn how to accept change, but in the end, the only way to find inner peace is by realizing that everything flows, life is constant change, and we are running water.
The poetic and other-worldly sounds and lyrics of “Siddhartha” tell about this universal struggle, as told through the story of Siddhartha Gautama, the man who would eventually become known as the Buddha.
The track mixes cinematic, electronic, organic, new age, and world music elements to create an entirely unique soundscape.
lyrics
Siddhartha ( Running Water )
by Syne
There was a man once locked away
Walls so high
Kept him away from all the pain
The bad, the broken
He hid behind a mind unopened
Then one day he ran away
Searching for an answer
To this world of change
And fleeting moments
Running 'round, eyes wide open
Running 'round, running 'round searching so far
Trying to find something to hold on to
But we’re running water
Running 'round, running 'round searching so far
Trying to find something to hold on to
But we’re running water
We’re running water
He ate the bark from Bohdi trees
Starved himself
Until he fell down on his knees
Broken, beaten
Now living in a world of weakness
‘Til he fell upon a dream
And he saw
The only way to free himself
From all his demons
Was to change with the seasons
Cause we run around, run around
Searching so far
Trying to find something to hold on to
But we’re running water
Running 'round, running 'round
Searching so far
Trying to find something to hold on to
But we’re running water
We’re running water
We're running water...
credits
released January 13, 2019
Credits:
Executive Production, Music Composition and Production, Concept Art Design, Character Design, Storyboarding, and Song Cover Artwork by Syne
Song Mixing by Sean Carey
Song Mastering by Kathy Naunton at dB Mastering, Sydney
Graphic, Motion, and Animation Work by Maria Goruleva by All4Band Studio
Video Project Supervision by Vladyslav Tsarenko at All4Band Studio
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