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The Kraken

by Ben Vining

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The Kraken, written and read by Best Tardy
Sound design & mixing by Ben Vining

Best Tardy is a poet and author. Support his work at www.patreon.com/besttardy

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Creativity is the kraken that we summon at night,
Overtaking our senses with reckless delight.
It is the beat of the drum, the calling of will,
To feed that which in us is restlessly still.
It bursts from the stars, it flies in the air,
It makes us believe in things that aren’t there.

Things that makes sense and things that quite don’t:
Steam powered airships with sailors afloat,
Lions with day jobs, tigers in space,
Magical faeries who wish to trade place,
With a circus of tubas who wander the streets,
Looking for whales who might savor their beats.

So, on madness! on bravery! on cowardly might!
To the thoughts that consume us that help win the fight.
The fight against those who would try to transpose
The things that we feel into sanctioned off rows.
But we are not ones to be vanquished unheard.
We flare up and crackle like burning old birds:
Birds that once were and now are no more;
The idea that ashes could take a new form.

For imagination’s a cycle of those who rejoice
Of the amazement that comes from having a voice.
The art that we breathe, the pictures we feel,
The astounding thing is that these things become real!
They never quite die; they live on in our minds
Until our hands transform what used to be blind
Into something we see that ripples the seams—
Creativity connects our world to our dreams.

It’s always inside us, it always awaits
For that hint of a flavor, for that beautiful taste
Of happiness, pain, euphoria, bliss!
It all comes from inside of our uncharted abyss.
So, call to your demons! to your angels! and more!
The things that spawn from them are what we adore.
You’ll find your life’s purpose inside your own art,
For you are a painting no one dare tear apart.

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released July 26, 2020
Poem written & read by Best Tardy

Sound design & mixing by Ben Vining

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Hi, I'm Ben! I'm a producer, composer, and songwriter from Phoenix, AZ. I love experimenting with unconventional production techniques, and also creating my own custom digital instruments and effects.

My favorite artists to listen to are Flume, Porter Robinson, Bon Iver, Madeon, and Louis The Child. I love vocal effects, processing, pitch shifting, and just all-around mangling of an audio signal. ... more

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