Drop Anchor

from Scenes from a Window by Adam Tell

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Written, produced, and performed by yours truly.

The album title, and a lot of the lyricism, drew from the experiences, emotions, and thought patterns I've had over the last year and a half. Lots of anxieties about the world, but lots of love and support in my interactions with people.

Musically, the biggest inspiration for this album has been my Weber upright piano, which we bought second-hand shortly after moving to CT. It has a practice pedal, which plots a nice thick felt right down between the keys and the hammers. I'll sit down and doodle on it daily. In the end, I ended up recording it for every song on the album except the two instrumental songs, ironically enough. The last song on the album is a solo piano/vocal piece.

I hope you enjoy Scenes from a Window.

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This ain't the time to lose my mind
Sober decisions are needed
A mental break, resuscitate
The pressure has long been exceeded
I'm in too deep, been losing sleep
I show all the signs of obsession
I'm sure I'm right, I locked it tight
But somewhere along the way I lost them

Will the payoff in the end be greater than the spend of energy
Is this a bold ideal or is this closer to insanity
Drop anchor in the sand, and slip under the waves of bitterness
Waiting for the calm and trusting in the process

Try and maintain a steady gain
A tempo that pushes me forward
Look for the shapes, ways to relate
Parse out the chaos from order
I'm still alive, prob'ly been revived
I won't take another breath for granted
No choice to make, too much at stake
I won't leave the helm uncommanded

Will the payoff in the end be greater than the spend of energy
Is this a bold ideal or is this closer to insanity
Drop anchor in the sand, and slip under the waves of bitterness
Waiting for the calm and trusting in the process

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from Scenes from a Window, released December 17, 2021

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