The Lake

by WILD SPELLS

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The Lake tells the story of a search party looking for a 7-year-old girl who has been missing for three months. A woman in the search party notices something purposefully weighed down at the bottom of a lake. It's the girl they've been looking for, eyes open, reaching upward.

Weeks later, the woman struggles to cope, and her life becomes divided cleanly in two: before she found the body and after. This is what trauma does: folds our lives in half discretely. The woman wonders if she can ever leave her house again or whether she can step outside to face the world and all its tragedies.

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LYRICS:
"I saw your face at the bottom.
I saw your face at the bottom of the lake.

Should I reclaim this space?
Scrub the fabric and the floors, lock the doors, and hide inside the walls.
Should I forget your name?
Might be a little better than before and after."

credits

released January 30, 2020
Wild Spells is:
Eric Larson: Guitar, Baritone Guitar, Vocals
Erin Nelson: Keyboard, Vocals
Kory Parsley: Drums, Electronic Drums, Percussion
Zack M. Evans: Bass Guitar

"The Lake" was recorded on June 30, 2019 at Rabbitbrush Audio in Boise, Idaho.
Song written and performed by Wild Spells.
Engineering by Z.V. House of Rabbitbrush Audio.
Mastering by Mike Moschetto.
Artwork by Anja Crocker.
Layout by Erin Nelson and Zack M. Evans.

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Wild Spells is an atmospheric doom rock band from Boise, Idaho.

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