Silent Voice

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SILENT VOICE - The Calling – track 3
Each inhale and exhale is a reminder that the true path of our protagonist is to listen to her inner voice, a voice that is too often silenced by the dominant thinking mind, and in recognizing its essence, allow it to naturally expand within. Our protagonist enters a state of inner knowing. Her silent voice is no longer captive of the performing egoic Self. For a menacing moment, this twisted tale of relentless battle has her trapped in a timeless loop, ultimately escaping into the present.

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Silent Voice

From the depths of our inner layer
Calls the silent voice of longing.
The missed moments that blur into a cloud
Of insignificance,
Haunt our every thought as if beating quietly
Upon our conscience,
Reminding us of our commitment made
Before we exhaled our first breath.
The first inhale lingered as an unspoken promise
In the air, of a loved one just departed,
The one who loved us enough to give birth to our soul.
I read words written a life time ago and my heart
Tightens with a yearning to return to that self
Who wandered through life,
Connected to an inner voice,
Which leapt out onto the page
And viciously captured the injustice
Of the ever present moment creeping into the past.
This past, I now live in the present.

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from XI, released September 24, 2021
@reidwilkie poetry & spoken word
@eddie.hulten music & production
@eryanusa mix engineer
@markfullermastering mastering engineer

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XI Los Angeles, California

XI is a spoken song duo duo grounded in poetry, sonic expression and visual storytelling, created, curated and realized by @reidwilkie and @eddiehulten.

XI is derived from the multi-faceted X, representing the expanse of musical experimentation, coupled with the singular power of I, representing the Word as much as the Self.

XI, the self-titled inaugural release, denotes the Self which is past. ... more