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The Start of Spring began as a guitar diddle I couldn’t find a place for. Eventually a chapter of my life closed, and I was able to match it to lyrics that felt equally as pondered as they are certain. I was finding it all as I wrote it and realizing it to be true. This song wasn’t one that I had the full picture of before it’s existence. Rather, this song gave identity to what I was feeling and allowed me to acknowledge and move on. The Start of Spring is a reflection and rebirth into a new cycle.
lyrics
Spent so long coloring in-
side the lines of winter’s wanting
Forgot there had to be an end
I heard my gut when it said
You’ve done all that you can
It is what it is
You should be proud of it
What a way to start the spring
What a way to start again
What a way to feel
Oh to finally grow again
Now I sit by the window
Watching the colors swirling
Didn’t have to move at all
So I raise my glass to the wind
For doing what it is
Graceful as it bends
Carrying life in it
What a way to start the spring
What a way to start again
What a way to feel
Oh to finally breathe
credits
released March 20, 2023
Written by Schaefer Llana
Schaefer Llana - Acoustic Guitar, Lead & Backing Vocals
Will Sexton - Electric Guitar
Mark Edgar Stuart - Bass Guitar
Al Gamble - Organ & Piano
Will McCarley - Drums & Percussion
Produced by Bruce Watson & Jimbo Mathus
Engineered & Mixed by Bruce Watson @ Delta-Sonic Studio in Memphis, TN
Mastered by Clay Jones
supported by 6 fans who also own “The Start of Spring”
A lovely addition to the best project of 2023, that at some points feel like B-Sides, but is overall just as strong as the work that made it on "the record" Outer Estate
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supported by 5 fans who also own “The Start of Spring”
Cried happy tears on the first listen. So many amazing lines. So many great musical choices. Can’t wait to hear these songs live when TMG return to the UK. The pirate’s life for me. dwinlomusic