M1:
Sitting opposite myself from miles away,
The reflections won't align, from where does it stem?
A whole 3 years to be lost, This naive boy wanted to die for a noble cause.
But a wiser man wanted to live for a humble one.
Forget, forgive, let's go forward.
We will grow if we learn to think less and feel more.
You ignored the world, locked yourself away, tried to find something else to make life worth living, of corse you found someone else's answer.
M2/3:
We are lost in the fall.
The wind rushing past, falling with the sand that sets the pace of time.
The pressure came when I disregarded my calling.
Stay true to yourself of be led astray.
Envy the lucky ones who lost their way,
Because we do not have time on our sides anymore,
I can't break the cycle, I see no earth below me.
I'm living in the fall.
Wishing, hoping, praying and buying, craving, fade.
This is a misplaced search for contentedness.
The answer to it all is a cruel tease.
What lies behind and in front of you matters little when compared to what lies within you, right now.
All you need is what you have, all you have is all you need.
(Sarah Smith): Today I will ignore the clock.
I will see the beauty in the beautiful again.
I'll sacrifice no more,
M4:
When you don't know what to do, don't despair,
Don't punish yourself like I did by depriving yourself of your passion.
Don't wait, have faith, always choose on the basis of love.
It's all I want. We must learn to strike the balance,
We've been thoughtless, but overthinking it will poison us.
Some things need time and space to heal, help me with your sweet love.
M5:
How do we choose who to save?
What do we know? What do I know?
But still we do nothing, just add them to the list.
But still we do nothing, ignorance is bliss.
We must learn to be kind to humankind.
Circle the ball of light that represents your essence, gliding illicitly, in the air that you create. Shadows circle, but you gravitate towards the core.
Breathe in everything that you possess with kindness.
One day I will ignore the clock.
One day I'll see beauty in the beautiful.
One day I'll sacrifice no more,
We'll grow into whatever we want to be.
credits
from STEM 2.0,
released June 26, 2017
Mike Malyan, Toby Peterson-Stewart
supported by 14 fans who also own “STEM 2.0 Complete”
I made love with my girlfriend so many times on this album. It is incredible. The songs are so beautiful and the rythm so well coordinated for this kind of moment... Anyway, always good to listen to it in the bus too Faugus
supported by 14 fans who also own “STEM 2.0 Complete”
What a creative and unique EP from David! I love the intricacy and level of detail in the soundscape so much. There's always something for my ear to catch each time I visit this release. This is one of his more underrated releases, in my opinion. Great job, David! :D Erkadur
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The buildup section in the early-middle part of "Mbinguni Amina" is one of my favorite bits of music that's ever been written, and the drop that follows that buildup is the the heaviest drop of all time. Don't @ me. Kadin Wisniewski
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I like the fact that this guy is not in “omg I love djent so much I’ll only let *that* express in my songs” mode. With his friends he crafts thoughtful and diverse songs which can be either playful or touching. Alice M.