Lake of the Mind

by Southern Star

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Live tracks recorded at Old Soul Studios in Catskill, NY.
Overdubs recorded at Horehound Mansion.
Engineered by Kenny Siegal with assistance from Mathew Cullen.
Mixed and mastered by Sam Snyder.

lyrics

Take a look at the world for a while and I know that you’ll find
That the whole universe is a thought of the great Cosmic Mind
And I hope that you see that you’re destined to be everywhere
And the right way to go is to know that you’re already there

Into the morning of the ever-present dawn
You’ll find a reason there to keep carrying on

And to think that your life in itself is a bottomless dream
When there’s so little chance to move on from the world it might seem
I would say that you’re right that you only can go by yourself
But you’ll be never wrong to reach out to the world for some help

Without the wreckage of the ever-changing wind
You’d never know that there’s an endless road within

Waiting to meet you
Leading you into
The lake of the mind

I know that life is but a dream
But there’s another world apart from what I’ve seen

Within the refuge of an open-hearted mind
There is another person there for me to find

Waiting to meet you
Leading me into
The lake of the mind

And when I take that silent dive within
There’s nothing that can change the world I’m living in
Ah yes I know a change is gonna come
As soon as I find out where that sound is coming from

Here it comes

credits

released August 25, 2023
Music and lyrics by Cian McCarthy

Acoustic guitar, electric guitar, saxophone, mellotron and vocals by Cian McCarthy

Pedal Steel by Kurt G. Johnson

Rhodes piano by Mikaela Davis (courtesy of Kill Rock Stars)

Bass by Shane McCarthy

Drums by Alex Coté

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