The Drowning Man

from Wintersea by Dundar The Barbarian

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“The Drowning Man”

This song appears courtesy of my band Heathens Of Wild Lore (HOWL for short), and ultimately of my songwriting partner Travis Johnsey. I believe we wrote this song back in 2021, and, for me, it is one of the best things Travis and I have created together. It’s a song about transition, particularly between human connection, and the active processing that goes on during that change. Resistance and acceptance, realization and forging ahead. I tried to treat my vocals in a way that expressed myself singing through a ship radio as the vessel is going down. It’s so damn good to have others to sing with. Thank you Travis, Jenna, Jason, Tyler, Josh and Garret.

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I see you wild on the horizon
Big brown eyes, beautiful, smiling
I'll take your soul and drift away
Make love and war every day
I've got an issue with myself
Live inside my own hell
But you could never even tell
I keep it together so damn well

I'm fading away in the darkness
Letting my soul breathe
I know you're on my heels
I'm unlocking the empty
I'm looking to believe
That you were the one I fell

I heal myself with a potion
Beautiful and dark like the ocean
And when I rise from beneath
I know you can't see
All these questions hanging over me
Now I've opened all the doors
Flooding all of the floors
Rattle, shift, and shake away
Climb the stairs to reach the top
But the last door is still locked
Turn around and drink the rain

I've got not reason to unwind
I feel I'm wasting precious time
That I'll never regain, no
I've got just one place left to go
It ain't the top that much I know
Turn around and sink away

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from Wintersea, released April 28, 2023
Travis Johnsey and Greg Dunbar: Lyrics

Greg Dunbar - Vocals, guitars, synthesizers, recording, mixing, mastering

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