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Man in Room 39
The Arcadian Wild Lyrics

Windowless room, number 39, holds an honest man with a thirsty mind.
But there are no rivers inside these walls, and so he sings,
Roaring brooks and cherry trees. This is the place my heart longs to be.
The blossoms in the water are calling me.
His glossy shoes only hold him down. They were never meant to cover ground.
So he slips them off and frees his soul, then he goes to,
Roaring brooks and cherry trees. This is the place my heart longs to be.
The blossoms in the water are calling me.
Remember a mountaintop has no roof and a home in the wild needs no window.
Leave your cage, break your chains. Roar your name and say,

Roaring brooks and cherry trees. This is the place my heart longs to be.
The blossoms in the water are calling me.

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Led by songwriters Isaac Horn and Lincoln Mick and with Bailey Warren on fiddle, The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre, blending the traditional with the contemporary in order to create a unique acoustic sound that is simultaneously unified and diverse. With roots in formal vocal music and influences from progressive bluegrass and folk, The Arcadian Wild offer up songs of invitation; calls to come and see, to find refuge and rest, or to journey and wonder. Read Full BioLed by songwriters Isaac Horn and Lincoln Mick and with Bailey Warren on fiddle, The Arcadian Wild confidently inhabits and explores an intersection of genre, blending the traditional with the contemporary in order to create a unique acoustic sound that is simultaneously unified and diverse. With roots in formal vocal music and influences from progressive bluegrass and folk, The Arcadian Wild offer up songs of invitation; calls to come and see, to find refuge and rest, or to journey and wonder. Over the course of 2020, The Arcadian Wild released Principium, a four-movement song-cycle that explores human relationship, flourishing, degradation, and redemption, culminating in the release Principium EP in February 2021, which debuted at #3 on the Billboard Bluegrass Chart. Resumed touring found the band playing to increasingly large and enthusiastic audiences in 2021 and 2022, with shows often morphing into impromptu sing-alongs, a true collaboration and connection between artist and audience. The release of two new singles in Fall 2022 gave their followers just a taste of a newfound well of creativity, with more to come in 2023!

Stay tuned and come along to journey and wander.