Why “Infinite Tides?”
• Subtle Allusion: The title evokes themes of movement, emotion, and life’s ebb and flow, resonating with the imagery in the lyrics, such as “Waves of Yesterday.”
• Existential Undertones: “Infinite” suggests boundlessness, aligning with explorations of existence, love, and loss.
• Emotion and Growth: Tides represent change, growth, and the passage of time—central themes in both this music and these lyrics.
Project Notes
Explore personal growth and relationships in Deep, contemplative lyrics.
Theme: Brain areas lighting up
His lyrics often explored a wide range of themes, including:
• Existentialism: His music often contained existentialist themes.
• Love and loss: His lyrics covered a variety of topics related to love and loss.
• The meaning of life: His lyrics often explored the meaning of life.
• Stoicism:Some of his lyrics displayed Stoic themes, particularly in his later work.Processing Reality
The brain processes lyrics and melodies of songs on different sides of the brain. The left mid-STS integrates both lyrics and tunes at a prelexical, phonemic stage, while the left anterior STS processes lyrics independently at structural and semantic levels.
• Avoiding Recognition
The ability to recognize lyrics is heavily reliant on a song's timing patterns. When the time elements in songs are distorted, participants can still identify the melodies but can no longer understand the lyrics.;
• Memory Overload
Music and memory are closely linked. A song can trigger a cascade of vivid memories, and melodies and lyrics can be effortlessly recalled.
• Frozen Emotion
Music can induce profound emotional responses, often intertwined with personal memories of significance.The brain's reward system is activated, which is rooted in the emotive power of music.
• Brain areas lighting up
The Inferior Frontal Gyrus (IFG) is activated by tasks that require structural understanding. The cerebellum is dedicated to timing and motor coordination, and demonstrates heightened activity among musicians.
• Puzzles
The brain "solves" the puzzle created by the writer of a song by learning the repeated twists and turns in the music, decoding the lyrics, and identifying the bigger picture.
• Rhyme and rhythm
Rhyme and rhythm together help give the brain a cadence of words that are easier to remember.Tracks:
Seek Within
[Verse]
Lost in the echoes of time’s embrace
Searching for meaning in this empty space
Whispers of past dreams where do they go
Questions unanswered shadows start to grow
[Verse 2]
Through the mirror of my mind I gaze
Reflections of choices lost in a hazy maze
Paths once taken now they just fade
In the dusk of uncertainty love’s masquerade
[Chorus]
Oh life tell me where do I belong
In this grand design singing my own song
Existence fleeting yet I feel so strong
In this journey of the soul am I wrong
[Verse 3]
Bound by the threads of fate we spin
Entwined in love and loss where do we begin
Hearts intertwine then drift apart
In the tapestry of life where’s the start
[Bridge]
Wandering through shadows of doubt we climb
Sifting through moments like sands of time
Grasping at answers in the silence of night
In the void of existence a flickering light
[Chorus]
Oh life tell me where do I belong
In this grand design singing my own song
Existence fleeting yet I feel so strong
In this journey of the soul am I wrong
Unshakeable Heart
[Verse]
Within the fire I stand unburnt
Life’s whispers guide me head held firm
Through storms and trials I will learn
To rise above this raging churn
[Verse 2]
In shadows cast by hurtful words
I find my strength it’s not disturbed
Let tears turn to a healing rain
From deepest sorrow I’ll refrain
[Chorus]
Unshakeable heart strong and bold
Through life’s journey we unfold
With stoic grace we face the fall
Resilient we shall stand tall
[Verse 3]
In quiet moments truth is found
In stillness wisdom does abound
Through fleeting joys and pain possessed
A quiet mind in peace will rest
[Bridge]
Let go of what you can’t control
Embrace the calm within your soul
The echoes of a past now gone
Shape the strength that you rely on
[Verse 4]
To love with heart hands open wide
To understand without pride
For every loss there’s something gained
A steadfast heart remains unstrained
Mountains to Climb
[Verse]
Walking through the valley where shadows play
Searching for the meaning in a brand new day
Hope and sorrow mingle like a painted sky
Every step I take I’m learning how to fly
[Verse 2]
In the quiet moments when the world stands still
Listen to the whispers that the heart can fill
Building bridges high where rivers meet the sea
Every answer found in being you and me
[Chorus]
Through the stormy weather and the endless night
Happiness and heartache shape our inner light
In the dance of ages with our hands entwined
Finding life’s true meaning in the love we find
[Bridge]
Questions of existence like a riddle’s rhyme
Climbing every mountain takes a bit of time
Tracing all the footprints left along the shore
Recognizing beauty in what we’re living for
[Verse 3]
In the maze of moments learning to let go
Life’s a grand performance and we’re on the show
Holding onto courage as the seasons change
In every twist and turn there’s something to exchange
[Chorus]
Through the stormy weather and the endless night
Happiness and heartache shape our inner light
In the dance of ages with our hands entwined
Finding life’s true meaning in the love we find
Pieces of Me
[Verse]
In this life we’re just pieces in the game
Lost in time trying to find a name
We fit together but still not the same
Puzzle hearts never tame
[Verse 2]
Pieces of the past searching for the glue
We both tried to mask but the cracks still grew
In this maze we chase truths we knew
Finding love not new
[Chorus]
Piece by piece we grow
Fitting all the sorrow
Tomorrow might be slow
But we’ll find joy to borrow
[Bridge]
We’re fragments of a story yet to be told
Shattered hearts in the chaos bold
Every edge refined by a lover’s hold
Pieces of the soul unfold
[Verse 3]
In the mirror I see changes in my face
Every scar tells the story of a place
Time and love leave a delicate trace
Pieces shift and embrace
[Chorus]
Piece by piece we grow
Fitting all the sorrow
Tomorrow might be slow
But we’ll find joy to borrow
