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The lucky dark
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by Isaac Dust
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- about
- Who knows why certain things capture our imaginations. Zen teacher Joan Halifax posted an essay in the spring of 2008 called “The Lucky Dark.” The phrase comes from a translation of a St. John of the Cross poem, and basically it refers to all the dark, scary shit that we hate—like suffering, death, loss, and fear—but that also can be deeply transformative when embraced. Just as the phrase “Waiting for the miracle” captured my attention and guided my creative process for years, “The Lucky Dark” seized hold of me right away, and I knew it would be the title of my next album.
I’ve been thinking a lot about what I do musically, what it means to me, and how I see the process unfolding now that I’m back in Carrboro, NC. There’s quite a music scene here, and I had a great time being a part of it a few years ago when I played bass for My Dear Ella. My buddy Eric—the heart and soul of MDE—has continued to play music here, and in the spring of 2009 he recruited me to play bass in his new band, Minor Stars.
I’m still not sure how Isaac Dust fits into the grand scheme of things. When I settle in to my little studio on a Saturday evening, I’m just looking to open up and see what happens. The process is so wonderful, so enlivening, that the end result is almost beside the point. I share it online for a lot of reasons. Of course, I get a thrill when a little praise is thrown my way. But really my music is part of a bigger picture I’ve been sloppily painting for years now. For lack of a better word, it’s a spiritual practice, a way to connect with others and the depths of myself.
En una noche oscura
“En la noche dichosa,
en secreto, que naide me veía,
ni yo miraba cosa,
sin otra luz y guía
sino la que en el corazón ardía.”
San Juan de la Cruz - credits
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released 28 November 2010
BAND MEMBERS:
Bob D. (in the flesh);
Eric Wallen, Jeff DeWitte, Brian Hall (in spirit).
Special thanks to Mary Alice Scott and Henry Miller. - tags
- tags: rock folk indie rock Las Cruces
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I’ve been keeping an audio journal of sorts for years now, recording whenever I can find the time and inspiration. Some ... more recordings are unedited song ideas. Others are musical experiments or times when I’m just goofing around. Many are more developed song ideas that may or may not continue to evolve. Hopefully, I’m getting better as I go along. less
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- Track Name: Godspeed
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The question eats you like cancer
I have the answer
Are you ready to hear it?
Godspeed through all your dreams
Your such a lonely animal
So spread your seed
Godspeed through all your dreams
Your crawling back from Mexico
On hands and knees
Godspeed through all your dreams
Your finally on the radio
But no one's listening
Sanity came like a storm to my brain
Blew in from the south
then blew out of my mouth
in a long string of words
never meant to be heard,
only seen in the sky
like the fourth of July
All the red and blue lights
like the stars in the night
must all finally fade
with the dawn of the day - Track Name: Alive to the end
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The best of friends
come round again
Remember when
I said back then
"I'll wait right here 1000 years"
Seemed like an hour
It's over now
Everything's over now
The time has come
What's done is done
The battle won
Throw down my gun
The hole inside
The blackest night
Don't leave me here
to face my fear
I'll hide out
I'll cry out loud
I'll say it now
My big mistake
To stay away - Track Name: Trouble weighs a ton (Auerbach)
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What's wrong dear brother
Have you lost your faith
Don't you remember a better place
Needles and things have done you in
like the setting sun
Oh dear brother, trouble weighs a ton
What's wrong dear sister
Did your world fall down
Did men misuse you and push you around
Same story dear, year after year
Pathetic men run
Oh dear sister, trouble weighs a ton
What's wrong dear mother
Has your child disobeyed
Left you hurtin' in so many ways
What once was sweet
is now sorrow and grief
that cannot be undone
Oh dear mother, trouble weighs a ton - Track Name: Broken shoulder blues
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I was only 34 years old
when I thought I played my final show
But who was I to think I'd know when it was all over
I went away for 4 long years
and thought I conquered all my fears
But man you saw me shed those tears when it was all over
I got back up and hit the scene
to find out what it really means
The sleep ain't always worth the dream when it's all over
So many times the same old thing
I think I'm out but then I'm in
I thought I'd lost but I just might win
We watched it go under the bridge
There ain't no sense denying it
And who'll be left to give a shit when it's all over
and said and done but I was never one to jump right in
but I might not see your face again
We can say goodbye or just say when
