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This track means a lot to me and has been a long time coming in some respects. Much like the previous HOL single, “Exile”, it is a reflection of a time in my life that was very raw and intense, although extremely numb at the same time. At some point around 2017 or 2018, I was living in Chicago and generally hating life - but saying that doesn’t quite cover it. Nothing made sense to me and being in the world was mostly like being dragged across sandpaper. During this time, I came across the videos of Trevor Ilesley. A lot of what he said spoke to what I was experiencing. He spoke of the “dark night of the soul”. There was a point where I thought, “That has been my whole life” - which sounds both overly dramatic and flippant but, on some level, it was true. It was at this point that the “hook” of this song (to the extent there is one) was born. The first 2 lines of the song stems from an older idea but those lines were merely a springboard. During that time in Chicago where I was isolating and spiraling, I would go on long walks almost every night. Looking back at this and other times in my life, I’ve really done a LOT of walking and much of it seems equally restless, pointless, and born of anxiety more than any real necessity. I feel like I could have walked across the planet with that energy and, often, the planet I was on and the places I walked did feel very foreign to me.

I didn’t initially intend to sample Mr. Ilesley but, after a while working on this song, I kept hearing his voice in my head and it seemed like it should be here and that I should share some of what I consider to be crucial parts of his message - especially considering his influence on me, this song, and how much a part of getting me through that time he was. I contacted him via email and sent an early version of the tune but have never heard back. Hopefully, he doesn’t mind. Go check out his YouTube channel - especially if this song resonates with you. 

This single version includes a special dub mix with an alternate set of samples that I didn’t have room for in the “A side”. There will be another (sample-free) version on a forthcoming EP this spring.

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released February 3, 2023

Produced, Arranged and Composed by William Street for Synthetic Sentiment/SYNSEN MUSIC (BMI) 2023 A.D.
Spoken word by Trevor Ilesley taken from his various YouTube videos.
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