"Copal Flow" is the first step in Wakinyan's exploration. Like the strong scent of copal brings ancient memories and visions, each track here depicts a scenery and involves the listener directly, totally. Introduced by the obscure night of "Notturno", like in a wood, crowded with spirits and animals, you're guided through 9 gates, each one opening on a different space and time.
As if the purpose was to awake the slumbering ancestral memory of man, this record is fundamentally based on the dualism of elements strictly relating to the human being: "voice" and "iron". Whispers and screams, heartbeats and metal clashes, pulsing rhythms and voodoo drumming, ancient chants of the earth
Visions
Wakinyan Lyrics
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and here is life.
Here are the questions
and here are the answers.
Here is the infinity
and here is the emptyness.
Here is the truth
and here is the trick.
Here are the visions
and here are the Gods.
Wakinyan's song "Visions" is a meditation on the duality of existence. Through the use of terse, simple lines, Wakinyan describes the complexity and depth of life as he sees it. The first verse is a statement of what he is seeing, of what is before him: he sees visions, and he sees life. The second verse is a declaration of the fundamental questions and answers that underpin existence. Wakinyan is pointing out that there is no life without questions, and that there can be no answers without questions. He is also implying that even when we find the answers we are looking for, they may not bring us peace or understanding.
The third verse takes a philosophical turn, evoking infinity and emptiness. The juxtaposition of these two concepts is interesting because it appears to be contradictory: how can there be emptiness in infinity? But Wakinyan is pointing out that infinity is not a solution to the emptiness of life, but rather a part of it. The fourth verse uses the metaphor of the "trick" to speak to the nature of truth. It is simultaneously something that is slippery and difficult to grasp, and something that is essential to understanding.
The final verse brings the focus back to Wakinyan's own experience. He sees visions, which he perceives as the work of the Gods. This is a reminder that while existence may be complex and challenging, there is still beauty and wonder to be found in it.
Line by Line Meaning
Here are the visions
These are the images and ideas that I am experiencing or perceiving.
and here is life.
This is the state of being, existence, and vitality that surrounds me.
Here are the questions
These are the inquiries and uncertainties that I have.
and here are the answers.
These are the solutions and responses to the questions that I have.
Here is the infinity
This is the concept of endlessness and boundlessness.
and here is the emptyness.
This is the feeling of void and lack of substance.
Here is the truth
This is the accurate and factual representation of what is real.
and here is the trick.
This is the deception or illusion that can be mistaken for truth.
Here are the visions
These are the images and ideas that I am experiencing or perceiving.
and here are the Gods.
These are the supernatural or divine beings that I acknowledge or believe in.
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Written by: Wakinyan
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