Speckles

from New Traditions by Karter Schachner

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“The world is emblematic. Parts of speech are metaphors, because the whole of nature is a metaphor of the human mind.”
― Ralph Waldo Emerson, Nature

ALL OF THE UNIVERSE IS WITHIN ME. This is my life mantra. I hold fast to the truth that our inner universe is as limitless and far-reaching as the outer universe, and that the two extend from our consciousness and progress exponentially. We must choose to raise our consciousness both inwardly and outwardly until we are awestruck by the unfathomable reality of the external world as well as the unlimited creative potential of the mind. The Art of Life involves balancing our inward and outward consciousness, allowing creative energy and environmental energy to move us in the direction of universal truth & infinite love.

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There's a universe beneath the skin
where distant hearts cry out

We are speckles in the dark
Stars collide as we redraw the constellations
Planetary thoughts float by in finite periapses
A thousand questions breed on our tongues

Observing insects in the grass
Who's watching us inside our rooms
Pollinating honeybees choose flowers for the yard
To lovers choose the colors for their future home

There's a universe beneath the skin

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from New Traditions, released April 4, 2015
Karter Schachner - Voice, programming
Daniel Strait - Piano, Voice
Dave Douglas - Percussion
Andrew Lake - Saxophone
Aaron Kenawell - Bass Clarinet

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Karter Schachner Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Avant-garde singer-songwriter from Pittsburgh, PA.

///Allow me to grab & lift you into mystical dreamscapes.
///Allow me to sonically deconstruct the binaries that separate us.
///Allow me to foster New Traditions of truth & empathy.

(cover photo by David McCandless) ... more

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